Lifeboat Inn, St Ives

You'll find yourself on Wharf Road watching the boats bob past while nursing a pint that tastes like it should. The Lifeboat's the kind of place where fishermen still belly up to the bar, and the chatter's properly local—not the polished chat you get elsewhere in town. It's got that salty, slightly worn-in character that comes from being genuinely embedded in St Ives' working waterfront rather than playing at it. The ales rotate properly, and the food leans into what actually comes off the boats rather than chasing trends.