Sankey's The Old Fishmarket

You're walking down The Pantiles on a Friday evening, the Georgian architecture gleaming around you, and you duck into what feels like an actual fishmonger's turned restaurant—because that's essentially what The Old Fishmarket is. The space has character without trying: exposed brick, the kind of lighting that doesn't make you squint, and tables close enough that you actually feel part of something. The menu changes with what's landed that day, which means you're eating fish at peak freshness, cooked simply so you taste exactly what you ordered. It's the sort of place locals keep coming back to because it's honest.