Elite Lounge & Restaurant

You'll find Elite tucked away on Whitegate Drive, that stretch where Blackpool actually starts to feel like somewhere you'd choose to be rather than just pass through. It's the kind of place that takes itself seriously without being stuffy—the sort of bar and restaurant combo that makes locals proud. Walk in and you're met with an atmosphere that feels effortlessly polished, where the drinks list suggests someone actually knows their way round a cocktail shaker, and the food isn't an afterthought to the booze. The near-perfect reviews suggest they've cracked something most places round here haven't.