Kongs of King Street

You'll find yourself on King Street in the city centre, pushing through the doors of what's basically become Bristol's go-to for a proper night out. Kongs spreads across multiple levels—each one ramped up with a different atmosphere, so you can start in the sleek downstairs bar nursing a well-made cocktail, then drift upstairs where things get progressively louder and messier in the best way. It's the kind of place where you'll bump into half your mates on any given Friday, where the cocktail menu's actually thoughtful rather than gimmicky, and where the DJs know how to read a room. Not fancy, not pretentious, just genuinely good fun.