The Canteen occupies a former bank on Stokes Croft and has never bothered pretending to be anything other than a community bar with good intentions. The food is simple and priced for the neighbourhood, burgers, loaded fries, honest plates. The live music programme brings in local and touring acts most weekends.
It is the kind of place that makes Stokes Croft what it is: unpretentious, welcoming to everyone, slightly chaotic, and better than somewhere with better design would be. Bring cash for the bar.