The Cavendish

You know that spot on West Street where you can actually have a conversation without shouting over terrible music? That's what you get here – a proper pub that remembers what pubs are supposed to be about. The food's better than it needs to be for a city centre boozer, and they've managed to strike that sweet spot between welcoming locals and accommodating the post-work crowd. The real winner is those opening hours – 9am starts mean you can sort yourself out with breakfast, and staying open until the early hours makes it one of the few decent options when everywhere else has called it a night. It's not trying to be the coolest place in Sheffield, which is exactly why it works.