This much-loved Cathedral Quarter stalwart is as traditional as they come. Named after a local poet and socialist, the bar is privately owned by the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre. All dark wood, real fires and board games; it's the perfect place to relax with a pint and shoot the breeze with the customary band of scribes and boho-types. With award-winning food, and regular jazz and Irish music sessions, it's easy to forget this fantastic melting pot only opened in 1999.