The Underground - by Elephant & Co.

You'll descend into something properly different here—the kind of basement bar that feels like a secret, all exposed brick and moody lighting on the quieter stretch of Victoria Street. The Underground sits beneath Elephant & Co., and they take their cocktails seriously without the pretension that sometimes comes with that territory. Regulars swear by the creative house specials, and the compact setup means you're genuinely close to what the bartenders are doing. It's the sort of place where you pop in for one and find yourself still there two hours later, chatting to people you didn't know at the start of the night.