Hen & Chicken

You'll find this proper neighborhood boozer holding court on North Street, where Southville locals have been propping up the bar for decades. The kind of place where conversation flows as freely as the well-kept ales, and Sunday afternoons stretch into evening without you noticing. The upstairs comedy room has launched more careers than you'd expect from a pub this size, while downstairs the kitchen turns out Sunday roasts that actually justify the queue. It's refreshingly unfussy – think mismatched furniture, beer-stained carpets, and staff who remember your order. The garden out back fills up fast when the sun shows its face, proving that sometimes the best pubs are the ones that don't try too hard.