The Compasses

You'll find The Compasses tucked away on Little Mount Sion, the sort of street that feels proper residential rather than touristy—which is exactly the point. This is a Greene King pub that doesn't try too hard, which somehow makes it work better than the ones that do. The kind of place where regulars know the bar staff by name and you can genuinely relax without feeling like you're performing for Instagram. They do solid pub food at reasonable prices, keep proper cask ales on rotation, and the vibe shifts naturally from quiet afternoons to something more lively as the evening crowd drifts in. It's the sort of local you'd recommend to a mate rather than write about in a guidebook—but here we are.