Crocketts

Walk up Upper Paul Street towards the Cathedral Quarter and you'll find Crocketts tucked away with the kind of understated entrance that rewards locals in the know. Inside, it's all dark wood and amber lighting—the sort of place that feels like it's been there forever, even if it hasn't. The team here takes their cocktails seriously without being precious about it; they'll nail a classic Negroni or surprise you with something more inventive depending on what you're after. It's become the kind of spot where you actually want to sit at the bar and chat to whoever's pouring, not just grab a drink and disappear.