Gen Bar

You walk into Gen and there's no faffing about—just honest cocktails made by people who actually know what they're doing. The space feels deliberately unpolished, all exposed brick and industrial bones, which somehow makes the whole thing more approachable. This is Smithfield's answer to proper cocktail craft, the kind of place where the bartender will ask you what you actually like drinking rather than pushing you towards whatever's fashionable. It's become the sort of spot locals keep coming back to because the drinks are genuinely excellent and the atmosphere doesn't take itself too seriously.