Cosgrove Bar

You walk into Cosgrove and immediately get why it's been pulling the same crowd for years. It's the kind of place where the bar staff know what you drink before you order, where the mahogany's seen better days and that's precisely the point. King Street's got plenty of options these days, but this one refuses to play the Instagram game—no craft cocktails, no reclaimed wood features, just honest pints and proper craic. The regulars prop up the bar like they own the place, which, honestly, they kind of do. It's Belfast pub culture without the self-consciousness.