The Gentleman & Scholar Pub and Terrace

You're on Bridge Street, which most people only know as a corridor between the station and everywhere else. But slip into The Gentleman & Scholar and you've landed in something altogether more considered. It's got that confident pub energy—wood, brass, proper bar—but without the sticky carpets or desperation. The terrace is genuinely good for Birmingham: actual space, decent sightlines, the kind of spot where you can actually hear your mates. The cocktails aren't an afterthought either; they know their way around a drink here. It's the sort of place where you can do a quick after-work pint or settle in for something longer, which is rarer than it should be.