The Lingmell Inn

You'll find yourself on a residential stretch of Muirhead Avenue East in a part of Liverpool that doesn't get the instagram treatment, but that's exactly why The Lingmell Inn works so well. This is a proper local's pub—the kind where regulars know the staff by name and you're welcome whether you're after a quick drink or settling in for dinner. The food's the real draw here: proper gastropub fare that takes itself seriously without being precious about it, paired with a solid drinks list that goes beyond the usual suspects. It's the sort of place that makes you feel looked after.