Sant Yago

Walk down Clarendon Road in Southsea and you'll find Sant Yago doing what it does best: pouring honest drinks and serving food that doesn't mess about. The vibe is unpretentious but proper—think exposed brick, dim lighting, and enough sherry bottles behind the bar to make you feel like you've stumbled into somewhere that knows what it's doing. You're just as likely to find someone nursing a fino as you are a well-made negroni, and that's exactly the point. The food leans Spanish, the cocktails are technically sound, and it punches well above what you'd expect from a bar on this street.