Revolution Bristol

You're walking down Baldwin Street in the city centre and Revolution pulls you in with its buzzy energy – the kind of place that's rammed on Friday nights with a proper mix of after-work drinkers and people actually there to have a laugh. The whole operation revolves around vodka, which sounds gimmicky until you realise they've built a genuinely solid cocktail menu around it. The sharing cocktails are the move if you're with mates; they arrive in towers and buckets, which is exactly the vibe. It's not trying to be precious about it – there's no talk of artisanal spirits here, just good-natured drinking with strangers who'll probably be your best mates by 10pm.