D4 on Featherston is an Irish pub at 1/145 Featherston Street in central Wellington, rated a solid 4.3 on Google. The measure of a good Irish pub is less the shamrock decor than the pour — a proper Guinness is drawn in two stages and left to settle, and regulars know within the first sip whether a bar takes it seriously. The best of them work as living rooms for their patch: quiet enough early for an unhurried catch-up, filling with chat as the evening goes on, and at their loudest when a big match is on the screen. When choosing, look for warmth over theming — a bar where staff know the regulars' orders and the crowd mixes after-work office drinkers with weekend lingerers is usually the genuine article. An Irish pub on Featherston Street in the middle of Wellington's office district, D4 is well placed for the after-work pour and a long, unhurried finish to the week.