Niko, Preston

A small wine and craft beer bar, elegantly decorated in black, wall tiles, ceiling, stool's, counter, even the door mat; only the floor in light wood tiles and the silver scaffold tube tables relieve the darkness. Ten unbadged keg taps adorn the black tiled bar back, a nearby board shows the choices none on this occasion were from Overton whose brewery tap this is, perhaps they’re available upstairs in the bit I didn’t explore. The counter is to the left while the right hand side has shelves of beers in cans and bottles at one end, wine at the other.

A small craft beer and bottle shop, very modern with black tiling and decor, run by the eponymous Niko who apparently hails from Serbia so a Serbian brew or two is available. Notably there was nothing very local amongst the row of craft keg taps and I settled for the Wylam Lush, which was adequate if on the expensive side.

Compact wine and beer bottle / can shop that also has ten craft keg taps on the bar-back. I went for the Polly's Brew Floret pale ale (£3.90, schooner, and deliberately cloudy but tasty), but various other styles were available - pricy but quite interesting. Also has a dining room upstairs (not visited).

Very upmarket winebar style operation with a suited and booted barman. High end and obscure craft keg beers available. An interesting addition to Preston but prepare to be taken out of your comfort zone.