The Keel Row - JD Wetherspoon

You'll find The Keel Row buried in The Gate's cinema complex on Newgate Street, which sounds dodgy but works brilliantly—it's got that real pub feel despite being surrounded by multiplexes and chain restaurants. The sort of place where you can grab a pint for under £3, decent pub grub for a fiver, and not feel like you're being fleeced just because you're in the city centre. It's spacious without being cavernous, with that familiar Wetherspoon setup that somehow never gets old: good cask ales, a solid menu, and enough tables that you're not crammed in with tourists.