Arch Bar Lounge & Kitchen

You're walking along Military Road towards the harbour and you spot the arch—literally a Victorian railway arch that's been gutted and transformed into something properly done. Inside, it's all exposed brick and industrial bones with actual natural light flooding in, not the usual basement bar gloom. The cocktail list isn't showing off needlessly, and the kitchen takes its seasonal menu seriously rather than just bolting on trendy nonsense. It's become the spot locals actually want to drink at rather than somewhere you'd only take visitors.