The Mixologist

Head upstairs at The Cornerhouse and you'll find yourself in a properly grown-up bar that actually knows what it's doing with spirits. The Mixologist doesn't shout about itself—there's no neon sign doing backflips—but the drinks list reveals bartenders who've clearly spent time thinking about flavour combinations rather than just throwing bottles at ice. You're looking at classic cocktails done right, the kind of place where your Negroni tastes like it should, not like someone's having a laugh. It's the sort of spot locals drift to when they want a proper night out without the sticky floors of Broad Street's louder corners.