Harbour Nights

You're standing on The Waterfront with a glass of something decent in hand, watching the sun do that thing it does over the water—and that's precisely the vibe here. Harbour Nights isn't trying to be anything other than what it is: a proper grown-up bar where they know their way around a wine list and can make a cocktail that doesn't taste like it came from a supermarket mixer. The location is unbeatable—you're literally steps from the seafront, which means the whole place has that natural advantage of just being in the right spot. Service actually feels personal rather than performed, and the crowd is refreshingly mixed: couples, regulars who know the staff by name, groups celebrating something or other. It's become the sort of place where locals actually want to spend an evening rather than somewhere you'd visit once for the novelty.