Ishtar Lounge

You'll find Ishtar tucked away on St John's Street in one of Peterborough's better-kept corners—Good Barns Yard is quietly becoming somewhere worth lingering. Inside, it's all warm lighting and dark wood, the kind of place that feels like a proper night out without trying too hard. The menu focuses on what they do well: chargrilled lamb and chicken, generous sharing plates of hummus and smoky aubergine, and cocktails that actually taste like someone cares. Locals keep coming back because the food is genuinely good and the prices don't insult your intelligence.