The Dartmouth Arms

Head down Vicarage Road and you'll find yourself in one of those pubs that actually feels like it belongs to Wolverhampton rather than some corporate template. The Dartmouth Arms isn't trying to be anything it's not—it's the kind of place where regulars prop up the bar and conversations meander naturally from football to the state of the world. You'll get a decent pint, the sort of no-nonsense hospitality that makes you want to linger longer than you planned, and a genuine sense that you're drinking somewhere with roots. The ratings speak for themselves: locals keep coming back because it does the fundamentals right.