Stokes Croft, Bristol · ££
Local cider, a mural-covered courtyard and a soundsystem worth the trip.
Shoreditch, London · ££
Seven cask lines, a jukebox nobody has updated since 2009 and a pork pie counter.
A proper back-street pub with a fire, a dartboard and no television.
Northern Quarter, Manchester · ££
Twelve keg lines, a tiled snug and a proper pie counter.
Folk night on Wednesdays, cask ale all week, no fruit machines ever.
Ten taps, a covered yard and a pizza van most evenings.
