Blackbird

You'll find yourself on Foyle Street—proper city centre, walkable from the Walls—pushing through the door of a place that's clearly doing something right given the queue of locals propping up the bar. Blackbird reads like a gastropub should: nothing pretentious, but the kitchen's treating ingredients with real respect. The sort of spot where you can roll in for a pint and end up staying three hours because the food's too good to rush through and the staff actually seem to enjoy their jobs.