The Banksia Bar and Restaurant

You'll find yourself in a proper grown-up space here—the kind of place where the lighting doesn't make you look knackered and the staff actually know what they're talking about. The Banksia sits inside the Hotel Indigo on Lower Briggate, so it's got that polished, confident feel without being stuffy about it. The Mediterranean menu pulls from the right places: expect honest Italian and Spanish influences done with actual technique, paired with cocktails that taste like someone's thought about them. It's the sort of spot you book when you want to impress someone or just treat yourself to an evening that doesn't feel like you're settling.