Lollard's Pit Pub

Head down Riverside Road and you'll find yourself at a proper neighbourhood pub that actually feels like it belongs to Norwich, not some theme park version of one. Lollard's Pit is the kind of place where locals prop up the bar on a Tuesday afternoon and it's somehow still buzzing—the sort of pub that doesn't need to shout about itself. The real ale selection is genuinely good without being pretentious, and the food hits that sweet spot between proper pub classics and actually giving a toss about where things come from. Riverside's had its ups and downs, but this place feels like it's keeping the actual community going rather than just cashing in on postcode trends.