Minerva Inn

Head down to Looe Street and you'll find yourself in the kind of pub that doesn't need to try. The Minerva sits where the Barbican meets the rest of Plymouth's drinking scene—the sort of place where regulars occupy the same stool they've occupied for years and the bartender knows what you're drinking before you ask. You're getting classic pub fare, a solid selection of ales, and the genuine article rather than anything designed for Instagram. It's unpretentious drinking at its best, the kind of local that reminds you why pubs matter to city life.