EVA

You'll find EVA tucked into Manchester's Village quarter, where Sackville Street's become a proper destination for people who actually care about what's in their glass. It's the kind of place where the bartenders know their stuff without being arsey about it—they'll chat you through their menu or make you something off-piste if you ask nicely. The space has that comfortable neighbourhood bar feel, somewhere between a mate's front room and somewhere you'd take someone on a second date without it feeling like you're trying too hard.