The Kings

Walk down Albert Road in Southsea and you'll find The Kings tucked among the independent shops and cafes that make this stretch genuinely liveable. It's the kind of place where you can sink a pint without anyone performing their drink choice at you—just straightforward, unpretentious boozing. The crowd's a mix of neighbourhood stalwarts and people who've stumbled in after wandering round the Southsea shops, and there's a proper local energy that you don't manufacture, you either have or you don't. Low-key decor, no gimmicks, just decent pub fundamentals done right.