The York Arms

Walk into the York Arms and you'll clock immediately why this place has been pulling in regulars for years. It's the kind of pub where the bar staff actually know what they're doing, the bitter's kept right, and nobody's trying to reinvent the wheel with molecular gastronomy nonsense. King Street's got a few decent spots, but this one feels genuinely lived-in—the sort of place where you can nurse a pint for hours without feeling rushed, or roll in on a Friday night when it's buzzing with people who actually live round here, not just tourists wandering down from the seafront.