3 late-night dives in Bristol our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Bristol nightlife.
The Mothers' Ruin ★ 3.9
Old City · 7-9 St Nicholas Street, Bristol BS1 1UE
The Mothers' Ruin is the Old City's proudest dive bar, gin by name and band stickers by decor, with gigs upstairs and late Bristol pints down below.
Tip: Pair it with Seamus O'Donnell's next door and you have Bristol's smallest, best two-stop crawl.
The Love Inn ★ 4.0
Stokes Croft · 84 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY
The Love Inn keeps Stokes Croft dancing until 04:00 at weekends, Team Love's tin-signed Bristol local with a serious soundsystem and free early entry.
Tip: Free entry runs to 22:00 most nights; the Team Love bookings outclass the bar's dive-bar looks.
The Beer Emporium ★ 4.0
Old City · 13-15 King Street, Bristol BS1 4EF
The Beer Emporium's cellars pour until 03:00 most nights, the late-shift refuge of Bristol's King Street with Pepenero pizza flying out past midnight.
Tip: Last orders land at 01:45; it is the sensible-drinks answer to the question of where to go after the pubs shut.