Darcy's Bar & Restaurant

Head down to Dickinson Quay and you'll find yourself on the canal at Darcy's, where the whole vibe shifts from your typical High Street spot. The marina location means you're actually somewhere — water, space, air — not squeezed between Boots and Pret. You're getting proper cooking here, the kind of place where they care about what's on the plate, and the bar's clearly taken seriously too. It's the sort of spot where you can swing by for a cocktail after work or settle in for a proper meal with actual ambition behind it.