The Queen Anne Bar

You walk into the Queen Anne and it immediately feels like the kind of place where regulars actually know the bar staff's names – because they do. It's got that unhurried, unpretentious atmosphere that's becoming rarer in Dundee's city centre, the sort of spot where you can nurse a pint without anyone trying to upsell you on craft cocktails or loaded fries. The crowd is mixed – pensioners, after-work drinkers, students from nearby – but there's something genuinely welcoming about how everyone just gets on with it. It's the kind of pub that doesn't need gimmicks or Instagram moments to justify its existence.