The King’s Head Worcester

Walk into the King's Head and you're immediately in the thick of Worcester's social fabric. Sidbury's been the city's main thoroughfare for centuries, and this place has the kind of unpretentious energy that makes you feel like a regular within ten minutes. The bar's got a good rotation of real ales—exactly what you want if you can't be doing with another craft beer menu—and the food sidesteps the tired gastropub trap by knowing what it does well and sticking to it. You'll find families clinking glasses with office workers and students sprawled across tables that have probably seen better days but feel more honest for it.