Newport AleHouse

This Grade II listed building on Holyrood Street has been a hairdresser's, a coffin store and a stable before becoming what regulars call the island's smallest pub, no larger than a front room. The bar usually keeps four real ales on permanently plus five changing guest lines that rotate regularly. There is no kitchen, so food runs to snacks such as locally sourced pies, rolls and sandwiches rather than cooked meals. A small stage hosts a regular live music programme, drawing a crowd into a room built for a fraction of the numbers a standard pub would hold. The compact size means conversation carries easily across the bar, and regulars mix with visitors drawn in by the building's odd history as much as by the beer list.