62 The Bank & Bar 62

You're walking down Boutport Street and you spot the listed Victorian bank frontage—that's your cue. Inside, the original architecture does the heavy lifting: high ceilings, period details, the kind of bones that make you sit up straighter. It's proper grown-up dining without the stuffiness. The menu takes itself seriously without being pretentious, and the wine list suggests people here actually care about what you're drinking. This is where Barnstaple comes when it wants to feel like it's somewhere else, but honestly, it's better than somewhere else because you know the staff.