Eleven:11 Cocktail bar

You'll find Eleven:11 on George Street in the heart of Hastings town centre, where the locals who care about a proper drink tend to congregate. This is the kind of place where the bartender remembers your name after your second visit and won't judge you for ordering something off-menu if they reckon they can nail it. The cocktails here aren't trying too hard—there's no unnecessary dry ice or Instagram theatre—just genuinely well-executed drinks made with actual technique and decent ingredients. It's become the sort of spot where you can slip in for a solo drink at the bar or settle into a corner booth with friends and actually hear yourself talk.