Lord Palmerston

Walk into the Lord Palmerston and you'll find the kind of place that works because it doesn't try too hard. There's a real mix of locals—from the after-work crowd to families grabbing dinner—which tells you something about how well it straddles that line between casual and proper. The craft beer selection is the real draw here; they take their beer seriously without being insufferable about it, and the rotating taps mean there's always something worth trying. Food-wise, expect pub classics done right: the sort of thing that pairs perfectly with a pint and doesn't disappear halfway through.