The Farmers Union

Head down Queen's Terrace towards the city centre and you'll find yourself in one of those pubs that actually feels like it belongs to the neighbourhood rather than a chain. The Farmers Union does the unglamorous work of being genuinely welcoming—the sort of place where regulars prop up the bar alongside visitors, and nobody makes a fuss about either. The food is solid and unpretentious, the kind of thing that pairs properly with a pint, and they clearly know their way around a decent drink menu without getting all showboating about it. It's got proper bones, this place.