Nine Bar

You'll find Nine Bar tucked away on Narborough Road in a part of Leicester that's quietly becoming proper interesting. Walk in and you're immediately in someone's front room rather than a theme park version of a bar — the kind of place where regulars know the staff's names and the staff remember how you take your drink. The stripped-back approach works because they're not trying to be clever about it. It's the bar you'd actually want round the corner from your house: decent selection, unpretentious, and with enough character that you'll keep finding reasons to come back. Whether you're after a proper pint or something with a bit more going on, this is the place that gets it right without overthinking things.