The Bull Baiters Inn

Walk into The Bull Baiters and you'll immediately feel the weight of proper pub culture. This isn't somewhere that's been Pinterest-fied or turned into an Instagram backdrop — it's the kind of place where people have been nursing the same pint for twenty years and know the landlord's opinions on everything from the weather to whether City's got a chance this season. St John's has changed plenty over the decades, but this spot remains stubbornly, brilliantly itself. The real draw is what's behind the bar: they take their beer seriously here, rotating cask ales and keeping standards high when so many other locals have gone all-in on lager and lime.