The Boardroom

You're walking into Market Chambers on St Nicholas Street and immediately you can feel something different—this place has actual personality. The Boardroom takes the board game bar concept seriously without it ever feeling gimmicky. There's a genuine craft to the cocktails here, the kind that don't rely on five different liqueurs and an Instagram filter to justify their existence. The space itself feels lived-in, purposeful, filled with the kind of people who actually want to be there rather than just ticking a box. It's rowdy on weekends, genuinely sociable on quieter nights, and you'll find regulars alongside first-timers all equally absorbed in whatever game's in front of them.