The Millstone

You'll find yourself in the kind of pub that feels like it's been holding court on this Northern Quarter corner for decades, where the conversation flows as freely as the pints. The worn wooden floors and traditional fittings tell stories of countless evenings spent putting the world to rights over a proper pint. The crowd here is brilliantly mixed – you'll spot creative types from the surrounding studios nursing afternoon pints alongside regulars who've been coming here since before the area got trendy. The food does its job without any fuss, and the staff actually know how to pull a decent pint. It's the kind of place where you pop in for one and somehow find yourself still there three hours later, which is exactly as it should be.