Bunk

You'll find yourself descending into the basement of the Hydrogen Building on Wollaton Street, where Bunk does what it does best: makes you a cocktail that actually tastes like something rather than sugar with a fancy name. The space has that underground bar energy—low ceilings, dim lighting, the kind of place where conversations get louder as the night goes on. Staff know their stuff without being insufferable about it, which is rarer than you'd think in Nottingham's cocktail scene. It's become exactly the sort of spot you'll keep returning to, whether you're after a proper Negroni or just somewhere that doesn't treat you like you're interrupting their evening.