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Where to Go
Our Sheffield culture map. Discover galleries and heritage sites run with love, shops that do things their own way, and cafes full of charm. These are Our Favourite Places – they could be yours too.
Cutlery Works
Cutlery Works, 73-101 Neepsend Lane, S3 8AT
Open Wednesday-Thursday 9am-11pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-1am, Sunday 9am-10pm
Public
Public, 23-55 Surrey Street, S1 2LG
Open Monday-Friday 4pm-1am, Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 12pm-1am
Yellow Arch Studios
Yellow Arch Studios, 30-36 Burton Road, S3 8BX
Open Monday-Friday 10am-11pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-9pm
Sheffield Tap
Sheffield Tap, 1b, Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
Open Sunday-Thursday 11am-11pm, Friday-Saturday 10am-12am
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby, 73-75 Division Street , S1 4GE
Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-2am, Friday-Saturday 12pm-3am, Sunday 12pm-2am
Ambulo
Ambulo, Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, S1 2PP
Open Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday 9am-5pm
Nice Neighbourhood
Nice Neighbourhood, 342 Glossop Road, S10 2HW
Open Monday-Wednesday 8am-6pm, Thursday-Friday 8am-late, Saturday 10am-late
The York
The York, 243-247 Fulwood Road, S10 3BA
Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-12:20-am
The Gardeners Rest
The Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane, S3 8AT
Open Monday-Thursday 3-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-11pm
Picture House Social
Picture House Social, 383 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FS
Open Monday-Thursday 5pm-12am, Friday 4pm-1am, Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 12pm-12am
The Broadfield
The Broadfield, 452 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FR
Open Monday-Thursday 11:30am-12am, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-1am, Sunday 11:30am-11pm
Walkley Beer Co.
Walkley Beer Co, 362 South Road, Walkley, S6 3TF
Open Thursday 4-10pm, Friday-Saturday 2-10pm, Sunday 4-10pm
The Bath Hotel
The Bath Hotel, 66-68 Victoria Street, S3 7QL
Open Monday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
Rutland Arms
Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
The Fat Cat
The Fat Cat, 23 Alma Street, S3 8SA
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
The Devonshire
The Devonshire, 113-117 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Sunday-Wednesday 9:30am-12am, Thursday 9:30am-1am, Friday-Saturday 9:30am-3am
Hallamshire House
Hallamshire House, 49 Commonside, S10 1GF
Open Monday-Thursday 4pm-11.30pm, Friday 2pm-12:30am, Saturday 12pm-12:30am, Sunday 12pm-11:30pm
The Brothers Arms
Brothers Arms, 106 Well Road, S8 9TZ
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am
Hagglers Corner
Hagglers Corner, 586 Queens Road, S2 4DU
Bhaji Shop open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, bar open Thursday 4-11pm, Friday 4pm-2am, Saturday 2pm-2am
The Tramshed
The Tramshed, 51 Chesterfield Road, S8 0RL
Open Tuesday-Thursday 4-11pm, Friday-Saturday 4pm-midnight, Sunday 4-11pm
The Riverside
The Riverside, 1 Mowbray Street, S3 8EN
Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-1am
The Wellington
The Wellington, 1 Henry Street, S3 7EQ
Open Monday-Thursday 3-11pm, Friday-Saturday 12pm-12am, Sunday 12-11pm
The Red Deer
The Red Deer, 18 Pitt Street, S1 4DD
Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday-Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 12-11pm
Shakespeare's
Shakespeare's, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, S3 8UA
Open Sunday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday-Saturday 12pm-1am
Showroom
Showroom, 15 Paternoster Row, S1 2BX
Box office open every day from 11:30am (10am Monday & Thursday). Bar open Monday-Thursday 10am-11pm, Friday 10am-late, Saturday 10:30am-late, Sunday 11am-10:30pm
Sheaf View
Sheaf View, 25 Gleadless Road, S2 3AA
Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-12:30am
The White Lion
The White Lion, 615 London Road, S2 4HT
Open Monday 4-11:30pm, Tuesday-Thursday 4pm-12am, Friday 4pm-1am, Saturday 12pm-1am, Sunday 2-11:30pm
The Lescar
The Lescar, 303 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZF
Open Sunday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday 12pm-1am, Saturday 10am-1am
Bungalows and Bears
Central Fire Station, 50 Division Street, S1 4GF
Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-12am, Friday 12pm-1:30am, Saturday 11am-1:30am, Sunday
11am-12am
Bear Tree Records
Bear Tree Records, Unit 13-16, The Forum, 127 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Monday-Tuesday 12-5pm, Wednesday 10am-5:30pm, Thursday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12:30pm-3:30pm
Millennium Gallery
Millennium Gallery, 48 Arundel Gate, S1 2PP
Open Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Also open during Sheffield school holidays Monday 10am–5pm
APG Works
APG Works, 16-20 Sidney Street, S1 4RH
Open Monday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, Saturday 11am-4pm
Bloc Projects
Bloc Projects, 4 Sylvester Street, S1 4RN
Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-6pm during exhibitions
Sheffield Cathedral
Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street, S1 1HA
Open every day from 8am (closing times vary). Coffee shop open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-3pm.
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Abbeydale Road South, S7 2QW
Open Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Also open during school holidays Thursday–Friday 10am–5pm
Shepherd Wheel
Shepherd Wheel, Whiteley Woods, Off Hangingwater Road, S11 2YE
Open Saturday-Sunday and bank holiday Monday 10am-4pm (summer) / 11am-3pm (winter). Check updated opening hours in June 2021
Portland Works
Portland Works, Randall Street, S2 4SJ
Open the first Tuesday of the month for tours at 2pm by arrangement, and for events/open days
National Emergency Services Museum
National Emergency Services Museum, Old Police/Fire Station, West Bar, S3 8PT
Open Wednesday-Sunday & bank holidays 10am-4pm.
Weston Park Museum
Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, S10 2TP
Open Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Also open during Sheffield school holidays Mondays 10am–5pm
Manor Lodge
Manor Lodge, 389 Manor Lane, S2 1UL
Turret House open Sundays and bank holidays 10:30am–4pm in spring/summer. Open mid-week for craft sessions during Sheffield school holidays, and at other times for special events
Kelham Island Museum
Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, S3 8RY
Open Tuesday-Friday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. Also open Monday 10am–5pm during Sheffield school holidays. From late autumn 2021, the museum will also open on Saturday.
Bragazzi's
Bragazzi's, 224-226 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Tamper: Sellers Wheel
Tamper: Sellers Wheel, 149 Arundel Street, S1 2NU
Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Friday After Hours 5-10pm, Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-4pm
Marmadukes Cafe Deli
Marmadukes Cafe Deli, 22 Norfolk Row, S1 2PA
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
Upshot Espresso
Upshot Espresso, 355 Glossop Road, S10 2HP
Open Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, Saturday 9am-3pm
Forge Bakehouse
Forge Bakehouse, 302 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Tuesday-Friday, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
Kelham Island Books and Music
Kelham Island Books and Music, 284 Shalesmoor, S3 8UL
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Tamper: Westfield Terrace
Tamper, 9 Westfield Terrace, S1 4GH
Open Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
The Grind Cafe
The Grind Cafe, Cornwall Works, 3 Green Lane, S3 8SJ
Open Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm, Saturday 8:30am-5pm, Sunday 9am-5pm
Record Collector
Record Collector, 233-235 Fulwood Road, S10 3BA
Open Monday-Tuesday & Thursday-Saturday 10am-6pm
Tonearm Vinyl
Tonearm Vinyl, 293 South Road, S6 3TA
Open Thursday-Friday 5:30-7pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 12-4pm
Spinning Discs
Spinning Discs, 55 Chesterfield Road, S8 0RL
Open Wednesday-Friday 12-7:30pm, Saturday 10:30am-5pm, Sunday 11am-3pm
Syd and Mallory's Emporium
Syd and Mallory's Emporium, 158 Devonshire Street, S3 7SX
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm
The Front Parlour
The Front Parlour, 300 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZL
Open Wednesday & Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Sharrow Vale Hardware
Sharrow Vale Hardware, 370-372 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZP
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-3pm
Made by Jonty
Made by Jonty, 363 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZG
Open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday & bank holiday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
The Mediterranean
The Mediterranean, 271-273 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZF
Open Monday-Saturday 12-2:30pm & 5:30-10:30pm
Starmore Boss
Starmore Boss, 257 Sharrow Vale Road, S11 8ZE
Open Monday-Thursday 11am-6:30pm, Friday 11am-7pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday (December only) 11am-4pm
Proove
Proove, 261 Fulwood Road, S10 3BD
Open Sunday-Wednesday 11:30am-10:30pm, Thursday-Saturday 11:30am-11pm
Patoo
Patoo, 607-609 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PT
Open Sunday-Thursday 12-2:30pm & 6-10:30pm, Friday-Saturday 12-2:30pm & 6-11:30pm
Okeh Cafe
Okeh Cafe, 116 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FF
Open Monday-Friday 8:30am-3pm (till 8pm on Wednesday), Saturday 9am-3pm, Sunday 9:30am-2pm
Amici and Bici
Amici and Bici, 220 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Monday-Wednesday 8am-7pm, Thursday-Saturday 8am-11pm, Sunday 8am-5pm
Four Corners Canteen
Four Corners Canteen, 150 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FH
Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm
Jameson's
Jameson's, 334 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FN
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm (till 8pm every other Thursday), Sunday 11am-4pm
Cocoa Wonderland
Cocoa Wonderland, 462 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PX
Open Monday 12-5pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 10am-5.30pm, Sunday 12-5pm
The Rude Shipyard
The Rude Shipyard, 89 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FE
Open every day 9am-5pm except Wednesday
Homemade by Thelma's
Homemade by Thelma's, 4 Nether Edge Road, S7 1RU
Open Tuesday-Friday 9am-3pm, Friday for bistro night 7:30pm-10:30pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, first Sunday of each month for brunch club 10am-3pm
Turner's Bottle Shop
Turner's Bottle Shop, 298 Abbeydale Road, S7 1FL
Open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-7pm, Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 10am-7pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
The Milestone
The Milestone, 84 Green Lane, S3 8SE
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-11:30pm, Sunday 11am-10:30pm
Abbeydale Miniature Railway
Abbeydale Miniature Railway, Abbeydale Road South, S17 3LB
Open occasional Sundays March-October and Santa Specials in December, 1-5pm
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road, S10 2LN
Open weekdays 8am-4pm, weekends & bank holidays 10am-4pm (open till dusk/7:45pm in summer)
Hathersage Swimming Pool
Hathersage Swimming Pool, Oddfellows Road, Hathersage, S32 1DU
Open March-October (heated), November-February (cold water)
Folk Train
Folk Train, Sheffield Station, Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
Running the fourth Tuesday of each month on the 19:14 from Sheffield to Edale
Foodhall
Foodhall, 121 Eyre Street, S1 4QW
Open Wednesday 8-10pm, Thursday 10am-3pm, Friday 10am-3pm & 8pm-12am
Soya Express
Soya Express, 44 Union Street, S1 2JP
Open Monday-Thursday 9am-5:30pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-3pm
Street Food Chef
Street Food Chef, 90 Arundel Street, S1 4RE
Open Monday-Saturday 8am-10pm, sunday 10am-9pm
Sheffield Central Library
Sheffield Central Library, Surrey Street, S1 1XZ
Open Monday-Tuesday 9:30am-5:30pm, Wednesday 1-8pm, Thursday-Friday 9:30am-5:30pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
David Mellor Design Museum
David Mellor Design Museum, The Round Building, Leadmill, Hathersage, S32 1BA
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm (Round Building guided tours Saturday & Sunday 3pm)
Alfred Denny Museum
Alfred Denny Museum, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, S10 2TN
Open the first Saturday of each month, tours at 10am, 11am, 12pm
Renishaw Hall
Renishaw Hall, Renishaw Park, S21 3WB
Open Wednesday-Sunday (March-October) / Friday-Sunday (October-November) 10:30am-4:30pm
Oisoi
Oisoi, 2 St Paul's Place, 121 Norfolk Street, S1 2JF
Open Monday-Thursday 11:30am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11:30am-10:30pm, Sunday 12-9pm
CollardManson
CollardManson, 125 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Monday-Friday 11am-5:30pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12:30pm-4:30pm
Birdhouse Tea Company
Birdhouse Tea Company, 7b Nether Edge Road, S7 1RU
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
DINA
DINA, 12 Fitzalan Square, S1 2AS
Diner open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, venue open at various times for events
Sheffield Hallam University Gallery
Sheffield Hallam University Gallery, Head Post Office, Fitzalan Square, S1 2AY
Open during exhibitions
Lokanta
Lokanta, 478-480 Glossop Road, S10 2QA
Open Tuesday-Thursday 5-10:30pm, Friday-Saturday 5-11:30pm, Sunday 12-9:30pm
Steel City Ghost Tours
Steel City Ghost Tours, Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 7:30pm
Nether Edge Pizza Company
Nether Edge Pizza Company, 92 Burton Road, S3 8DA
Pizzeria open Thursday-Friday 5-10pm, Saturday 12-10pm / mobile oven Wednesday at Norfolk Arms, Thursday at The Horse and Jockey, Friday at The Greystones
Western Bank Library
Western Bank Library, Western Bank, S3 7NA
Public gallery open Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 12-6pm during exhibitions
Lucky Fox
Lucky Fox, 72 Division Street, S1 4GF
Open Monday-Thursday 11am–6pm, Friday 10am–8pm, Saturday 10am–8pm, Sunday 11am–4pm
Union St
Union St, 18-20 Union Street, S1 2JR
Open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, and for events
Site Gallery
Site Gallery, 1-5 Brown Street, S1 2BS
Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-6pm (late opening on Thursdays till 8pm), Sunday 11am-4pm
Chapel Decorative Interiors
Chapel Decorative Interiors, 99 Broadfield Road, S8 0XH
Open Monday-Wednesday by appointment, Thursday-Saturday 10am-4:30pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Sheffield Antiques Centre
Sheffield Antiques Centre, 178-188 Broadfield Road, Heeley, S8 0XL
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday and bank holiday 11am-5pm
The Dram Shop
The Dram Shop, 21 Commonside, S10 1GA
Open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10:30pm, Sunday 12-9pm
Birdhouse Tea Bar & Kitchen
Birdhouse Tea Bar & Kitchen, Alsop Fields, Sidney Street, S1 4RG
Open every day 8am-10pm
The Misses Vickers
Weston Park Museum, Western Bank, S10 2TP
Museum open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Remo's
Remo's, 259 Fulwood Road, Broomhill, S10 3BD
Open Tuesday-Friday 8am-5pm, Saturday 9:30am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
The Treehouse Board Game Cafe
The Treehouse Board Game Cafe, 41 Boston Street, S2 4QF
Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-11pm, Saturday 10am-11pm, Sunday 10am-10pm
Our Cow Molly
Cliffe House Farm, Hill Top Road, Dungworth, S6 6GW
Open Wednesday & Friday-Sunday 11am–5:30pm. Open every day in school summer holidays
South Street Kitchen
19-20 South Street, S2 5QX
Open Tuesday-Thursday 9am-4pm, Friday 9am-10pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Sidney + Matilda
Sidney + Matilda, Rivelin Works, 46 Sidney Street, S1 4HR
Open during exhibitions Wednesday-Saturday 12-6pm and by appointment
The Waggon and Horses
The Waggon and Horses, 57 Abbeydale Road South, S7 2QQ
Open Monday-Thursday 11.30am-11pm, Friday 11.30am-12am, Saturday 10am-12am, Sunday 10am-11pm
Bishops' House
Bishops' House, Norton Lees Lane, S8 9BE
From 4 July 2021: open Sunday 10am–4pm. From August: open Saturday–Sunday 10am–4pm
National Videogame Museum
National Videogame Museum, Castle House, Angel Street, S3 8LN
Open term times: Friday 12-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-5pm
Open school holidays: every day 10am-5pm
Jojo's General Store
Jojo's General Store, 553 Ecclesall Road, S11 8PR
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm
Thrifty Store
Thrifty Store, Castle House, Angel Street, S3 8LN
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 12-5pm
St Luke's Vintage Shop
St Luke's Vintage Shop, 3 Crookes Road, S10 5BA
Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-4:30pm
Stoneface Creative
Stoneface Creative, Storrs Lane, S6 6GY
Open days and events vary – check website
Vulgar
Vulgar, Unit 2, The Forum, 127-129 Devonshire Street, S3 7SB
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Oisoi Food Market & Lounge Cafe
Oisoi Food Market & Lounge Cafe, Gatecrasher, 104 Arundel Street, S1 4RE
Open 11am-6pm
Fronteer Gallery
Fronteer Gallery, 18 Exchange Street, S2 5TS
Open during exhibitions Wednesday–Friday 10am–3pm, Saturday 2–7pm
Our Guides
A street art pub crawl
Five city centre pubs where what’s been created with cans, brushes and rollers is as much of a draw as what’s pulled from the casks.
Our Guides
A beer trail through the Antiques Quarter
Shopping for antiques can be thirsty work. Punctuate your purchases with a sup in some of the excellent pubs that share this corner of the city with flea markets and antiques centres.
Our Guides
One (big!) day in Sheffield
New to Sheffield? Explore the city centre with our top 10 guide to places to go if you really want to get a feel for the city's independent spirit while you're here. Taking in a fantastic viewpoint, art, theatre, excellent food and drink, and more.
Our Guides
Cosy pubs of Kelham Island
A number of historic pubs in Kelham Island date back to the area's mid-19th-century industrial peak. This trail will take you to some of the cosiest.
Cutlery Works
Two former factory floors filled with traders serving up exceptionally tasty and varied options. Take your pick from South Indian street food, Balkan barbecue, sushi, natural wine, and more.
Public
An old loo turned intimate underground bar, Public serves some of the best cocktails in town, set to an excellent soundtrack of music supplied by Bear Tree Records.
Yellow Arch Studios
Richard Hawley's longstanding go-to studio, now home to a live music venue and bar.
Sheffield Tap
Just off platform 1b at Sheffield station, the Tap is the best welcome you could possibly want to a city: a beautiful pub stocked with over 200 beers from around the world.
The Great Gatsby
A Division Street favourite. Its classic pub tiles shine bright, the walls pop with pastel colours, and the floor is buffed for dancing. Meanwhile the menu takes inspiration from contemporary fusion dining.
Ambulo
A vocally family-friendly cafe with a menu of carefully crafted, seasonal dishes that are inspired by travel and relaxed eating, including giant crumpets, and cocktails and wine on tap.
Nice Neighbourhood
A mini cultural quarter, where studios, a cafe-bar and event spaces are housed behind seven beautifully kept Georgian townhouse exteriors.
The York
A beautifully restored Victorian alehouse in Broomhill, with impressive menus of burgers and pies, gins, cocktails, and craft beers.
The Gardeners Rest
Sheffield's first community-owned pub, and one of its few riverside drinking holes. The Gardeners has it all: excellent local beer, bar billiards, Tunnock's teacakes, and an incredible beer garden complete with fireplaces for when it gets chilly.
Picture House Social
Make your way through the understated doorway, down the stairs and past the heavy curtain, and let Picture House Social transport you to 1920s New York-style speakeasy. With added pizza and ping pong.
The Broadfield
There’s nowhere better to enjoy a pint of ale and a fat golden pie than the Broadie. It's our favourite place for a Sunday roast too, and we're still working our way through their whiskey map of Scotland.
Walkley Beer Co.
An off licence-cum-sit-down venue in one of Sheffield's prettiest suburbs, offering three casks and a wide range of bottled beers from the likes of Siren, Kernel and Wild Beer, plus a rotating cast of Belgian imports and homebrew equipment.
The Bath Hotel
The Bath is a proper pub, and has been for at least a hundred years. The Grade II listed building dates back to 1867, and was taken over by local ale maestros Thornbridge in 2012.
Rutland Arms
It won't take long for the Rutland's playfulness and enthusiasm for really good ale and equally good food to win you over.
The Fat Cat
A trip to Kelham Island institution The Fat Cat is worth your while at any time of year. But when the nights are drawing in and the Don's about to freeze over, there's nowhere quite like this 1850s alehouse, with its warming ales and pies.
The Devonshire
A true "ginporium" offering over 100 gins, a gin high tea, and monthly Gin Schools for those looking for full immersion in the juniper-derived spirit.
Hallamshire House
Thornbridge Brewery's Crookesmoor outpost, complete with secret garden and snooker table.
The Brothers Arms
A Heeley pub run by the city's resident ukulele-based comedy covers supergroup The Everly Pregnant Brothers. The beer garden treats you to a spectacular panorama of greenery, multiculturalism and brutalism: things Sheffield does particularly well.
Hagglers Corner
Indian-inspired cafe by day, lively music venue by night. Hagglers' bunting-strewn courtyard is also lined with an array of indie businesses, from a yoga studio to a florist to a music school.
The Tramshed
The shelves heave with spirits in this Meersbrook bar, whilst in the fridges, dozens of craft beers are waiting to be sampled.
The Riverside
Sitting alongside the River Don, the Riverside exists in its own little world. It's a lively place that's perfect in the summer months, and looks particularly fetching thanks to the mural by street artist Phlegm that covers its garden wall.
The Wellington
A traditional snug pub conveniently close to the tram stop for Kelham Island, Sheffield's real ale paradise.
The Red Deer
It’s the main haunt of the University of Sheffield’s academics and post-grads, but don’t be intimidated – this is one of the friendliest, cosiest pubs in town.
Fagan's
An undisturbed little spot to take in the evening over a few scoops of Tetley's. Down the side of the pub is a suitably nostalgic mural by artist Pete McKee.
Shakespeare's
An adventurous cask lineup makes this pub a worthwhile detour on a Kelham Island ale trail. Its bright, abstract mural by Florence Blanchard, meanwhile, will grab the attention of anyone stuck in traffic on the A61.
Showroom
Converted from a 1930s art deco car showroom, the Showroom is one of the biggest independent cinemas in Europe – and we'd reckon one of the best. Between the screens and the bar, it's easy to while away whole days here.
The White Lion
With its glazed green brickwork, stained glass windows, hanging baskets and lantern, The White Lion is Heeley's prettiest pub. It's also one of its liveliest.
Kelham Island Tavern
If there's such thing as a quintessential cosy pub then the Tav meets the criteria. It has corners that are best described as nooks, an open fire in winter, and an affectionate pet cat. It's also pretty much plastered in CAMRA certificates.