The Whitby Way

You know that pub where the regulars prop up the bar and the landlord remembers your name by drink two? That's The Whitby Way. Tucked away on Wellington Road rather than clustered with the harbourside tourist trail, it's got that lived-in feel of somewhere that belongs to Whitby, not to Instagram. The sort of place where you might catch dominoes being played seriously in the corner, or overhear a conversation about the fishing forecast that sounds more genuine than anything you'll hear in the packed joints down on the quayside. Real ales rotate sensibly, and the crowd is refreshingly mixed—locals proper, weekday pensioners, the odd visitor who's wandered off the main drag. It's unpretentious in the best way.