Pip's Restaurant

You're walking past the Georgian facades of St Augustines Street when you duck into Pip's—and suddenly you're in somewhere that takes itself seriously without being a nightmare about it. This is proper cooking: the kind of place where they're not mucking about with foam or pretension, just excellent food executed with real skill. The dining room feels intimate without being cramped, and there's a genuine sense that the team actually care about what lands on your plate. It's the sort of restaurant that makes you wonder why you don't eat out in the city centre more often.