ArtBar

You descend into ArtBar like you're entering somewhere properly intentional—because you are. Housed in the Abbey Hotel just off North Parade, this basement operation takes itself seriously without being stuffy about it. The drinks menu reads like someone actually cares about what goes in your glass, and the space itself feels deliberately curated, with an aesthetic that sits somewhere between contemporary hotel bar and actual neighbourhood haunt. It's the kind of place where you can dress up for an evening out or rock up after work, and either would feel completely right.