Oceans Bar

You're walking out onto Llandudno Pier on a Friday night, salt air hitting your face, and Oceans Bar is exactly where you want to end up. It's got that sweet spot of being touristy enough (it's literally on the pier) but unpretentious enough that you won't feel like you're paying through the nose for the postcode. The views across the bay are genuinely ace, especially when the sun's doing that golden-hour thing, and the drinks menu won't embarrass you—proper cocktails alongside the usual suspects, all hovering around the £8-12 mark. It's the kind of place that works equally well for a quick pint with mates, a date night with actual effort put in, or nursing a gin and tonic while watching the Irish Sea do its thing.