The Whip

Easy-going Main Street gastro-pub
Noteworthy for: 'Real Ale Sundays' offer a special cask ale each week, in addition to the existing draft list.

Popular plate: The signature Whip Burger uses Edam cheese and a secret-recipe hot sauce. Yum.
Tipple of choice: The bottled beer list is huge; try the toffee-like Baird Porter and the woody, malty Innis & Gunn, both Scottish.

This rustic Mount Pleasant resto-bar is always busy, attracting everyone from ale aficionados to fashionable creative types after a good merlot. A range of appetisers like coconut-breaded scallops and sashimi salmon are just the start; gourmet burgers are the specialty here. Choose from beef, cod, chicken, veggie and salmon burgers, all served on focaccia or ciabatta.

The Whip actively promotes the work of local artists, and also hosts popular acoustic nights once or twice a month. A short bus ride from downtown, it has fast become 'the' place to spend a few weekend hours. Tally your own bill, the waitresses deplore splitting them.

Age limit: 19