Hilly House

You'll find Hilly House tucked away on Himley Road, the sort of place where regulars prop up the bar and actually know the landlord's name. It's unpretentious stuff—the kind of pub that's been doing its thing for years without needing to reinvent itself every five minutes. The food's solid rather than showy, the drinks are poured properly, and there's enough of a buzz on weekends that you don't feel like you're drinking alone, but it never tips into being rowdy. It's the pub you'd actually want to go to on a Tuesday night, basically.