The Treasury Cafe-Bar-Restaurant

You'll find this sprawling venue tucked just off the main Barbican drag on Catherine Street, occupying what feels like half a Victorian building with multiple floors and distinct areas. The ground floor buzzes with laptop-wielding freelancers nursing flat whites, while upstairs transforms into something altogether more atmospheric come evening - think exposed brick, moody lighting, and cocktails that actually taste like someone cares. The menu's properly ambitious, swinging from decent brunch plates (their eggs Benedict doesn't disappoint) to more ambitious dinner fare. Friday and Saturday nights see the place packed with a mixed crowd - office workers decompressing, couples on dates, and groups of mates settling in for the long haul. The weekend opening hours until 1am make it one of the few places in the city centre where you can actually have a proper night out without feeling like you're being shuffled towards the door at 11pm.