The Refinery Regent's Place

You're walking past the gleaming glass frontage on Brock Street and it's immediately clear this isn't your standard boozer. The Refinery pulls off that tricky balance of feeling genuinely welcoming while maintaining a bit of shine—exposed brick, tall ceilings, the kind of place where everyone from local office workers to tourists actually looks content to be there. The drinks programme is taken seriously without being precious; cocktails are well-made and the wine list knows what it's doing. Food-wise, it's proper pub fare done well, not ambitious but thoughtfully executed. King's Cross has transformed massively, and this sits right in the middle of that regeneration—close enough to the British Library and the canal that it genuinely works as a proper destination rather than just an afterthought.