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Contents Around the world in eight restaurants 6 No meat please, we’re Bristolian 12 Just desserts 16 Restaurants 20 Afro-Caribbean 20 American 20 British 22 Chinese 29 European & Mediterranean 30 Fish 34 French 34 Global 34 Indian & Nepalese 35 Italian 38 Japanese 43 Mexican & South American 43 Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Greek & Turkish 44 Spanish & Portuguese 45 Thai, Malaysian, Korean, Indonesian & Vietnamese 46 Vegetarian and vegan 47

CafĂŠs 49 Takeaways 60 Pubs 71 Bars 76 Further afield 80 Editor: Helen Dorritt Features: Hannah Bellis and Cecilia Forfitt Design: Cath Evans Published by Bristol News & Media, Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 0BY Tel: 0117 934 3000

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Around the world in eight restaurants There's a wealth of international cuisine on offer in this city right now, but while chains such as Wahaca and Cau represent the big boys, what about the smaller independents? Hannah Bellis shares a few of her favourites

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hen I was as a student in Bristol, it was an exciting moment when Wagamama opened, as there weren’t many inexpensive international food options available in the city in those days. Twenty years on and the food scene here is a very different, tasty beast, with a huge range of quality independents offering exceptional flavours, meaning you can enjoy authentic international food without having to travel outside of the M32. Set out like Phileas Fogg and enjoy these stops to travel around the world in eight independent eateries – although, like Willy Fogg, you’ll certainly need a lion-sized appetite!

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MEXICAN Bearritos down in the Bearpit is street food grown up.

Owner-operator Simon was part of the Bristol Eats food market before finding a permanent pitch in this stationary double-decker bus. Food is cooked downstairs and served from a hatch to outside tables, or you can eat on the colourful top deck if the weather is not so nice – an odd experience to see the cars around the Bearpit go past beside you! Food is giant burritos, tortas or tacos with your choice of pork, chicken, halloumi or tofu, and three salsas of different spiciness, for £5.50 a dish.

All food is freshly made on the bus, served from 11am to 4pm Monday to Friday, with an 11.30am start on Saturday.

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KOREAN Just a few minutes’ walk from the Bear Pit in Haymarket Walk is Sky Kong Kong. This organic Korean restaurant is as quirky and unconventional as the woman who owns and cooks there, Wizzy Chung, and capable of turning out some exceptional food. There’s no menu choice – you get a starter and main for £12.50, based on local seasonal ingredients, many grown on Wizzy’s allotment. You need to be prepared to put yourself into the chef’s hands – Wizzy will accommodate vegetarian or vegan dietary requirements but not a lot else – but as she trained in Michelin establishment Nobu, they should be safe hands. Don’t expect Michelin-style food, however – you get good fresh Korean cooking, an expert version of what is cooked around thousand of Korean homes, using traditional techniques to produce a meal that is 70 percent vegetable and 30 percent

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meat for a healthy balance. It's BYO, so bring a bottle, but not two, as Wizzy won’t stand for loud, drunken behaviour in this serene communal-table eatery. Not that there’s not much time to get drunk – last orders are at 8.30pm to give chef the balance that she wants, plus the restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday.

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SPANISH Ahhhh, Bravas on Cotham Hill! The atmosphere here is fully laid back Spanish, but it’s such a hit that it can be hard be to get a table. You can usually get a spot at the bar for two, though, which makes this a great place for a date. Look out for authentic Spanish specialities such as calcots – griddled green onions – which come on as specials when in season and help make Bravas feel like the real deal.

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CHINESE

Above and right: Bearritos brings Mexico to Bristol; below and below right: some of Bravas’ tasty offerings; left and far left: enjoy these beautifullypresented dishes in Sky Kong Kong’s communal eatery

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Above and right: Chilli Daddy is a Bristolian success story; below: Urban Tandoor uses its own spice blends in its dishes

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CHINESE Another authentic treat is Chilli Daddy, which is such a hit that it now has four Bristol branches, serving different variations of Dr Weng’s Szechuan street food (cuisine originating from this South West province of China), and which all started from a stall in Bedminster Tobacco Factory Market in 2011.

Its city centre restaurant is on Baldwin Street and is open for lunch or dinner until 9pm with a great range of spicy noodle salads or soup noodle hotpots – try the new fish version or the new bao buns.

At Chilli Daddy you choose your spice level from 0 to 5, so even if you’re not fond of chilli you can still eat well and cheaply here. Most mains are £6, with tasty starters such as mouthwatering chicken or dumplings around £4 each. There’s also a 20 percent discount on Wednesdays, and a children’s menu.

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INDIAN Wander down Small Street and you’ll find Urban Tandoor, an Indian eatery that’s currently in the top five restaurants in the city on Trip Advisor – there's a wealth of reviews from happy customers praising attention to customer service, reasonable price and quality of the food, and delighted responses from the establishment. It’s changed a lot in the two years since front-of-house Sujith D’Almeida and chef Dhanasekaran Durai took it on, focussing on fresh ingredients and its own spice blends to produce food completely free from artificial colours and flavouring. The five star dining background Sujith comes from explains the standard of service, and the quality means it can be hard to get a table, but book ahead – it’s worth it.

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The Bristol Hippodrome St Augustine’s Parade, BS1 4UZ T: 0844 871 3012 W: www.atgtickets.com

There’s more than just a show at this theatre!

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lthough over one hundred years old, a visit to The Bristol Hippodrome shows how theatre in Bristol is continually evolving, whether this is enjoying a delicious meal in the gorgeous surroundings of this city centre theatre or taking part in an interactive experience.

The Hippodrome has just launched a new in-venue dining establishment called Hanover Street Bistro, where you can enjoy a cup of illy coffee or treat yourself to three courses before your show. The bistro is found in the Piano Bar of the Hippodrome and caters for up to 38 for pre-theatre dining, ensuring you get to your seat in plenty of time for curtain up.

Other delights to be found to enhance your theatre visit are a range of Ambassador Experiences with something for all pockets, from onthe-go offers and others that allow access to the luxurious Ambassador Lounge, offering you a taste of opulence during your visit.

One incredible new idea the Hippodrome has just introduced is Ordertorium – get it? Yes, you can order from your theatre seat and your food and drink will be brought to you.

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and a great idea to enhance your theatre experience. Download the free app and start ordering!

Another great idea that the Hippodrome offers is special accessible performances, including sign language, audio described, captioned and ‘relaxed’ performances for patrons who would benefit from a more laid-back environment. There are also behind the scenes theatre tours every Saturday morning, a Monday lunchtime choir and a Glee club for the younger ones on certain Sundays.

As you can see, there’s so much more to your local theatre than what’s on stage, so give them a call or pop in today to find out how you and your family can get involved!

For further information visit www. atgtickets.com/bristol, or contact the venue on bristomarketing@ theambassadors.com

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ENGLISH

Above: Greens uses the best of British; above left and right: head to Prego for authentic Italian dishes; left and below: after 21 years, Rocotillos has earned its moniker of Bristol insitution

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BRITISH Greens Restaurant on Zetland Road is my local fine dining venue, and I love its lunch menu for just £11.95 for two courses. Focussing on British classics cooked by a Scottish chef, it’s serving a great example of the Great British menu – post Brexit, I hope this partnership can continue. The fish here is especially good – the fillet of cod with Wye Valley asparagus, Jersey royals and hollandaise (£15.50) is about as British as they come.

This is the place for a third date once you have established that your partner is really worth it!

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ITALIAN Not far away in Westbury Park you’ll find my favourite Italian, Prego. It has an amazing olive tree-festooned terrace you can enjoy on summer evenings, and serves unpretentious, delicious and inexpensive Italian food all year round. The pizzas are good, but I’m usually led by the specials menu based on locally sourced meat, seasonal veggies and decadent fish such as crab and scallops, and typically around just £15 a plate. The puds are all made on the premises, even the ice-cream, and are exceptionally delicious, so I usually skip the starters to be absolutely sure that I can fit one in.

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AMERICAN Another place I love to indulge in is Rocotillos on Queens Road. This place definitely deserves the moniker of a Bristol institution, celebrating 21 years of diner style service. Formerly a fruit and veg shop, it’s hard to imagine how it functioned without its fantastic mirror-tile ceilings, funky mosaics and booth and bar styling that makes it so distinctive in the Bristol food scene. The milkshakes are to die for and for £4.50 you get a generous silver can serving. When it comes to food, opt for one of the massive burgers or an all-day breakfast – the short stack pancakes with real maple syrup (£5.25) are especially fine.

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No meat please,

WE’RE BRISTOLIAN Cecilia Forfitt explores the vibrant and growing vegan and vegetarian scene that's recently sprung up in our gloriously green city

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met my first vegan at university, when my boyfriend’s pal from home visited for the weekend and made a curry so rich and flavoursome (using only what he foraged for in our student kitchen cupboards) that I vowed to be vegan by the end of the week.

And then the red wine wore off and I started the next day with buttery toast and full fat milk in my coffee. It would be too hard, I told myself, giving up all that. And besides, I didn’t know any vegans – leaving behind meat, dairy et al would spell the end of eating out with my friends. Today, living in the same city, I am vegan, happy, healthy and spoilt for choice when it comes to places to eat when I go out.

Ah, Bristol. Where else can you swig vegan beer brewed just down the road, then with a fuzzy head tuck into a full vegan English breakfast the next morning, washed down with a homemade almond milk Americano, then head to a vegan speed dating event after polishing off a wood-fired cheese-free pizza? Well… Probably London. And almost certainly Brighton. In fact, a fair few cities have cottoned on to the vegan trend in

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recent years. This year The Vegan Society and Vegan Life Magazine commissioned research that found that there are over half a million vegans in the UK – that’s three and a half times as many as in 2006. It’s cool to be kind these days – celebrities like Ellie Goulding are giving animal products a miss, Lush is leading the way when it comes to crueltyfree cosmetics and you can take your own vegan cheese to Pizza Express and they’ll give your pizza the plant-based treatment.

Although, if you live in Bristol there’s probably no need to make room for that tub of Cheezly in your handbag, as you’ll find vegan pizza on many a menu – at Easton’s Zero Zero you can order your margherita topped with homemade cassava and cashew béchamel, and brand new business Mission Pizza, soon to be appearing at festivals and street markets in the South West, claims to make a mean vegan mozzarella that’s “just as gooey as the real thing.”

Bristol’s vibrant independent restaurant scene has gone from strength to strength over the years, even in a tricky economic climate. Easton’s Maitreya Social has been

serving Bristol’s vegetarians and vegans for over 14 years, and Stokes Croft’s Café Kino remains a firm favourite among the coffee and cake crowd who appreciate the open space, relaxed atmosphere and renowned Kino burgers. But over the last three years Bristol’s meat-free food scene has ramped up several gears, catering to all manner of cravings, from glazed doughnuts that could convert Homer Simpson to cruelty-free sushi – after all, according to Bristol-based vegan sushi pedlars Happy Maki, “sushi means seasoned rice, not raw fish.”

Since the summer of 2015 we’ve seen vegetarian and vegan restaurant Flow appear on Haymarket Walk, counting many a meat eater among its loyal customer base, and 1847, part of a national micro-chain of contemporary vegetarian restaurants, opening in the centre of Bristol.

Bedminster’s East Street is now home to Vx, proudly offering “a seriously delicious alternative to the abuse and exploitation of our animal chums” in the form of vegan junk food, and 2016 has seen Kale & Kettle, Next Door Café and Trewhitts all arriving, to the

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EUROPEAN & MEDITERRANEAN

Left and right: The Mighty Food Fight and its legendary doughnuts; below: Vx is vegan junk food heaven; bottom right: Happy Maki makes fish-free sushi; bottom left: Next Door Café’+s tasty veggie noodles in a miso ginger sauce

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excitement of food bloggers and members of Bristol Vegans, a busy Facebook community that allows a space for likeminded folk to share experiences, tips and support. There’s even a vegan brewery in the heart of Bristol – Moor Beer is pushing the boundaries of traditional brewing with its unfined ales (meaning that it brews without using fish-derived isinglass cask linings to clear the beer, giving its tipples a slight haze).

Broadmead’s Phoenix Café allows a different vegan food trader to take over the kitchen every day of the week, so people can establish their own small businesses alongside a part-time or full-time job. “Bristol allows businesses to grow organically,” says owner Annie Davies. “It’s a very forgiving city.” That’s why, when financial difficulties and rising rental prices force blossoming businesses to close their doors (vegan pub Adam & Eve and Gloucester Road’s The Black Sheep have both ceased business this year despite rave reviews and diners queuing for tables) it’s rarely the last we see of them.

Bristol people are passionate about good, ethically sourced ingredients, and they’re eager to give others a leg-up if they’re on the same page. Small businesses literally pop up in already existing establishments – such as The Mighty Food Fight who, after a summer of serving vegan food from its beloved blue Citroen van René, has changed tack and is now creating innovative monthly three-course dinner pop-ups in restaurants around the city. Featuring dishes such as Vietnamese banh mi pizza and blood orange glazed doughnuts, these sell out overnight.

Of course, there are so many more places to mention, and business plans are more than likely being drawn up in the corner of a pub over a pint of Bristol-based Wiper & True’s Kiwi Lilt. One thing’s for sure, with the plant-based scene already thriving and greater numbers of people keen to sample the meat-free option on the menu, even more exciting things are on the horizon for vegan and vegetarian dining in our city!

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Above: Flow’s Keralan stir fry; right: vegan chocolate cake at Café Kino; below: Maitreya Social has been dishing up veggie food for over 14 years; bottom: new veggie business Mission Pizza

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URBAN TANDOOR INDIAN RESTAURANT

13 small street, Bristol, BS1 1DE T: 01179299222 W: www.urban-tandoor.com/

“The Best Indian food in Bristol”

Mark Taylor’s Verdict When an Indian chef friend tells me that he has just eaten the best Indian food he can remember, I had no hesitation in taking the recommendation seriously.

No sooner had my pal urged me to check out Urban Tandoor than I was making myself comfortable at one of the booth tables and ordering my first pint of Cobra.

Tucked away at the quieter end of Small Street, it’s a modest-looking little place from the outside, and for years it was a fairly average curry house.

That was until a few months ago, when Sujith D’Almeida, pictured, took over and renamed it. Within a few months, he has taken Urban Tandoor from around number 1,000 on Tripadvisor into the top 10.

Such instant success shouldn’t be that surprising considering D’Almeida’s background. Originally from Mumbai, where he trained with Sheraton Hotels, D’Almeida used to be a manager at The Grand by Thistle hotel, just up the road from Urban Tandoor.

He has been joined by Chennai-born Dhanasekaran Durai, one of his former chefs from The Grand, who originally worked in top hotels and restaurants back home in India.

Clearly trying to move away from the traditional back street curry house image, there are no hot plates on the white linen tablecloths and food is served in white china dishes and on plates of various shapes and sizes, much as you might find in a Michelin-star restaurant.

Durai cooks everything from scratch and uses his own blends of spices, the emphasis being on light, fresh dishes that aren’t laden with oil, or clarified butter.

After a stack of crisp poppadoms and excellent chutneys, garlic chicken tikka (£4.95) was as good a starter as any I can recall eating in an Indian restaurant.

The five pieces of chicken, still smoky and blistered from the tandoor oven, were beautifully tender. They were accompanied by a cooling pot of mossy green coriander and yoghurt dip and a fresh and springy nest of razor-thin carrot, red onion and flat-leaf parsley that was a far cry from the limp and slimy rabbit hutch salad garnish that usually turns up with curry house starters.

A main course of lamb tikka karahi (£9.50) was a thick, tomato-enriched medium-spice sauce packed with pieces of equally soft and tender lamb, strips of red and green pepper, slices of onion and chunks of fresh ginger to add a fiery edge.

Triangles of soft and chewy naan bread studded with chopped garlic made a perfect vehicle for mopping up the surplus sauce.

RESULT: Tucked away off the centre, it would be all too easy to dismiss Urban Tandoor as just another back street curry house. It is currently serving some of the most authentic and enjoyable Indian food in central Bristol and it's a real find. ©LW

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Just desserts

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Fancy something sweet?

Helen Dorritt looks at the rise of pudding-only eateries in Bristol

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hen my Canadian friend Stephanie came to visit me in 2006, after dinner one evening she suggested that we went out for ice cream. As lovely as this idea sounded, I had to tell her that such a thing didn’t happen in Bristol; that the idea of a place selling just dessert after 6pm wasn’t really an option.

Fast forward ten years and it’s a very different story. In Bristol, dessert parlours are like the old saying about buses: you wait for one, and then several arrive all at once.

First it started with the frozen yoghurt, and the arrival of Flavalanche and AngelBerry.

The came the ice cream and gelato parlours: Sundaes on Baldwin Street opened in late 2014 with Kaspas on Park Street following a few months later. Scoops in Fishponds Road was next up in May 2015, Cocos Desserts in Stapleton Road opened its doors the next month, with a second shop in Kingswood coming soon after. Swoon then followed in February 2016, adding yet another option to the dessert landscape of our city, and there are surely more to come.

What marks these out as different to cafés are the extended hours to catch the after dinner trade as well as the daytime sweet treat seekers, with some staying opening until midnight in order to tap up both the families out late at night and post-pub revellers who want a sugar hit. And while a lot of the new openings are chains or franchises, in true Bristol food style there have been a number flying the flag for independents.

One of these is the delightful Swoon on Park Street, described by owner Pat Powell as “a traditional Italian gelateria with a bit of a swagger.” Step inside the glass-fronted shop opposite College Green and you’ll find a selection box of frosty delights in an array of tantalising flavours, ranging from whispersoft gelato to I-can’t-believe-there’s-nodairy-in-this sorbet.

Swoon is the brainchild of Pat’s brother Bruno Forte, who wanted to draw upon the family’s Italian gelato heritage (their grandfather came over from Italy to establish

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gelato parlours in Scotland), and who travelled to Bologna to attend a three month course at the Gelato University – yes, such a wondrous thing exists – in order to prepare.

Pat has happy memories of being fed spoons of gelato in her grandparents’ kitchen, and when Bruno asked her if she was interested in going into business with him, it wasn’t a hard decision. “Initially my sons queried whether Bristol was ready for gelato, but they didn’t appreciate how strong the foodie community is here,” explains Pat. There’s a precedent in this city for good ice cream and sorbet – the fantastic Tarrs in Brislington has won multiple awards for its delicious products since opening in 1920 –and boy were we ready for more: Pat is thrilled that at how well Swoon’s artisanal puds is being received, with queues on hot days snaking out of the door and onto the pavement.

Quality is the name of the game at Swoon, with all of the gelato and sorbets made on the premises – in fact, you can watch the chefs hard at work in the glassed-in kitchen at the front of the parlour. There are no artificial flavourings or colours, so the array of gelato looks a lot less lurid than in some other parlours, but with intense flavours that burst to life on your tongue. And in case you’re wondering what the difference is between gelato and its English counterpart, gelato is warmer than ice cream, has less fat and is churned more slowly, which helps to make it more flavoursome and more dense than ice cream. Swoon also crafts sorbet, but it’s a million miles away from the frosty crunchiness that’s usually associated with this dessert, instead being so soft and creamy that makes you wonder how it’s only made with water. This also makes it an ideal treat for the growing number of vegans and people who want to eat dairy free.

This is certainly proving a heady combination for Bristolians, with business booming since Swoon opened its doors earlier in the year. “2.30pm until 10pm is our busiest time,” reports Pat. “In the afternoon you see people going to Pinkmans or Café du Jour to

get a coffee, then coming here for a gelato.”

The evenings have just got more interesting with the granting of Swoon’s alcohol licence, as Pat feels that it can now be more like gelateria in Italy, “a place where families visit after dinner, and the children enjoy a sundae while the adults have a Campari and soda.”

The licence also means that Swoon can now experiment with flavours – expect to see such delights as Pimms, mojito and strawberry and Prosecco appearing on the menu soon.

This desire for a dessert and drink combo – let’s face it, wine plus sugar is a match made in heaven – is something that No Man’s Grace has also tapped into with the introduction of its dedicated ‘dessert bar’.

You can pop into this Cotham restaurant-bar (the recent winner of a coveted Michelin Bib Gourmand) just for a pud, with an everchanging menu including such creations as pistachio and olive oil cake with tarragon ice cream or chocolate mousse, cake and ganache, plus a range of inventive ice creams such as cinnamon or tonka bean.

“There were a couple of reasons why we decided to include a dessert bar,” explains John Watson, the co-founder of No Man’s Grace and former chef at Casamia. “Firstly, we wanted to make the cost of eating out more accessible, especially for young people.

Offering the option of dessert only gives customers the chance to experience highend restaurants in a much more affordable way. We also like the idea of making a night out more special by visiting multiple places in one evening. You spend the same amount of money, but you’ll get the chance to try a range of restaurants and bars.”

Once you’ve selected which pudding to try, you can also pair it with a dessert wine or matching cocktail, carefully chosen by John to complement the food’s flavours. Then you can take a seat at the bar to eat (which is designed to be just at the right height to make this comfortable), or in the warmer months, go out onto the terrace to enjoy your sweet treat under the stars. Stephanie would most definitely approve.

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Aquila Restaurant 30-34 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1NR T: 0117 321 0322 W: www.aquila-restaurant.com

Recently crowned Bristol’s best modern European restaurant in the Bristol Good Food Awards

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pened in 2014, Aquila is one of Bristol’s most talked about restaurants and has been blazing a trail of glowing reviews and awards ever since.

Authentic fresh Italian food coupled with a glamorous modern restaurant and slick service ensure that Aquila is the place to be seen in Bristol. With 160 covers set over two floors, an open kitchen and a double height glass façade overlooking Baldwin Street, it’s not hard to see why.

The kitchen brigade hail from all regions of Italy and their knowledge of regional dishes and flavours offer you a real taste of true Italian food using the finest fresh ingredients.

These young chefs have caused quite a stir on the tastebuds of critics and customers alike, and this culminated in Aquila being voted ‘Bristol’s Best Modern European Restaurant’ at the Bristol Good Food Awards.

As a family-run independent restaurant the passion and attention to detail are plain to see in all aspects of the front of house team, with exceptionally high service standards.

An extensive wine list is coupled with an eclectic and ever-changing cocktail list, which the highly trained

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bar staff ensure complements the delicious food offerings.

With its central location and ability to cater for everything from intimate dining for couples all the way up to groups of over 100, Aquila has set a new standard in Italian cuisine in Bristol.

Sample menu Starter Grilled king prawns with an Aperol glaze and avocado cream

Main Pork belly served on a seasonal mash Dessert Chocolate fondant, accompanied by limoncello crème anglais

Price Lunch 12-3pm offer: pizza, pasta or panini £6.95 Pre-theatre menu 3.30-6.30pm: 2 courses £14.95, 3 courses £17.95 À la Carte Menu: starters £5.9511.95, main courses £8.9527.95, desserts from £4.95

Drinks Wine from £4.50 a glass

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Listings Restaurants 20 Afro-Caribbean 20 American 20 British 22 Chinese 29 European & Mediterranean 30 Fish 34 French 34 Global 34 Indian & Nepalese 35 Italian 38 Japanese 43 Mexican & South American 43 Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Greek & Turkish 44 Spanish & Portuguese 45 Thai, Malaysian, Korean, Indonesian & Vietnamese 46 Vegetarian and vegan 47

CafĂŠs 49 Takeaways 60 Pubs 71 Bars 76 Further afield 80

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RICE AND THINGS 120 Cheltenham Rd, BS6 5RW Tel: 0117 924 4832, www.riceandthings.co.uk ■ An authentic Jamaican restaurant offering ‘soul food’ cooked by chef Branatic Neufville, whose dishes were inspired by those his grandma used to cook back home. The restaurant has evolved from a ‘hole in the wall’ takeaway and menu offerings include ackee saltfish, ital stew and Mitchell Town curry goat.

Open Mon-Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun 11am-8pm.

ATOMIC BURGER 189 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8BG Tel: 0117 942 8600, www.atomicburger.co.uk ■ Pac-Man wallpaper, a ceiling decorated with iconic figures from ’70s children’s TV shows and a Panini sticker album-style loyalty card set the scene for top-notch burgers and hot dogs washed down with milkshakes and craft ales. Open all week 11.30am-10.30pm.

TURTLE BAY 8 Broad Quay, BS1 4DA Tel: 0117 929 0209 221-223 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5QP www.turtlebay.co.uk ■ Part of a rapidly growing national chain of vibrant eateries showcasing dishes from across the Caribbean islands, Turtle Bay was co-founded by Ajith Jaya-Wickrema, one of the original founders of Las Iguanas. Among the culinary delights are Trinidad chicken curry, Caymanas rum cake, and a large selection of cocktails such as Tobago Tea. Open Broad Quay Mon-Weds 11.30am-11.30pm, Thurs 11.30am-12.30am, Fri-Sat 11.30am-1.30am, Sun 11.30am-11pm; Cheltenham Road Sun-Thurs 11.30am-11.30pm, Thurs 11.30am-12.30am, Fri-Sat 11.30am-1.30am.

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BAGEL BOY 39-41 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1TP Tel: 0117 922 0417 213 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NN Tel: 0117 907 5316 202 North Street, BS3 1JF Tel: 0117 963 2093 Bar Humbug, 9 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2NT Tel: 0117 904 0061, www.bagelboy.co.uk ■ Mitch Church and Leo Thompson now have four sites for Bagel Boy, all serving carefully-sourced beers and locally roasted coffee alongside an extensive range of bagels and burgers, including the signature salt beef-packed New York Boy. Open Mon-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-7pm.

BURGER JOINT 83 Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2NT Tel: 0117 329 0887 240 North Street, Southville, BS3 1JD Tel: 0117 329 2790

73 Fishponds Road, Bristol, BS16 3BS Tel: 0117 965 7690, www.theburgerjoint.co.uk ■ Seen as something of a luxury burger joint, this eatery offers up handmade prime beef and lamb burgers as well as two vegetarian options, which can be teamed up with more than 20 different toppings and sauces. Opened

by Bristol University graduate Dan Bekhradnia in 2009, Burger Joint is a licensed restaurant, but you can also take away. Check the website for individual opening times.

BYRON HAMBURGERS 62 Queens Rd, The Triangle, BS8 1RE Tel: 0117 925 6666, www.byronhamburgers.com ■ The Bristol debut for this fast-expanding London chain offers the full range of burgers, including specials such as the Chilli Queen and the B-Rex. There’s also a choice of salads, desserts, craft ales and bourbons. Open MonFri 11.30am-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10pm.

CHOMP 10 St Nicholas St, BS1 1UQ Tel: 0117 929 3322, www.chompgrill.co.uk ■ What started out as a mobile burger van in a converted horse box became the first permanent site for Jake Black’s acclaimed Chomp brand. Locally sourced beef gets star billing in the burgers and steaks, with vegetarians getting their own meat-free

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Turtle Bay alternatives. Wash it down with one of the craft beers or bourbons. Open Mon-Thurs 6pm-11.30pm, Fri 12-2pm and 6-11.30pm, Sat 5-11.30pm, Sun 6-9pm.

CHOPHOUSE RESTAURANT & BAR Future Inns Cabot Circus Hotel, Bond St South, BS1 3EN Tel: 0845 094 5588, www.futureinns.co.uk/restaurant-bar-bristol ■ This transatlantic-style restaurant at the back of Cabot Circus shopping centre concentrates heavily on steaks, chops and ribs, including the classic ‘Turf ’n’ Surf’. Part of the Canadianowned Future Inns, it also offers lighter options as well as the lunchtime menu, which includes sandwiches and salads, plus an early bird special. Open daily from noon-10pm.

FIVE GUYS 46 Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BX Tel: 0117 925 6979, www.fiveguys.co.uk ■ The long-established American burger chain Five Guys made its Bristol debut at the end of 2014 and Cabot Circus shoppers have been queuing out of the door ever since to collect their brown paper bags of burgers, hot dogs and fries. Open Sun-Thur 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11.30pm.

FRANKIE & BENNY’S Unit SU 83b, Glass House, Cabot Circus, BS1 3NX Tel: 0117 954 9800

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The Venue, Merlin Rd, Cribbs Causeway, BS10 7SR Tel: 0117 959 1180 Hengrove Leisure Park, Hengrove Way, BS14 0HR Tel: 01275 834725 Aspects Leisure Park, Longwell Green, BS15 9LA Tel: 0117 947 4680 Unit 7, Abbey Wood Retail Park, Station Road, BS34 7JL Tel: 0117 969 9011, www.frankieandbennys.com ■ There are more than 200 branches of this wallet-friendly American/Italian chain dotted around the country and the Happy Days-style booths and extensive menu of pizzas, burgers, steaks and pasta dishes make it popular with teens and families alike.

Each Bristol location stands in the shadow of a multiplex cinema or retail park, so it’s an ideal pre-film or shopping pitstop. Open Mon-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-10.30pm.

GOURMET BURGER KITCHEN Glass Walk, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BT Tel: 0117 927 9997 74 Park St, BS1 5JX Tel: 0117 316 9162, www.gbk.co.uk ■ Burgers made from 100 per cent South West-sourced beef are the unique selling point here, although the 24 different types of patty also include chicken, fish and three veggie options. Open Cabot Circus Mon-Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm; Park St SunThurs 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm.

GRILLSTOCK SMOKEHOUSE 41 Triangle West, Clifton, BS8 1ER Tel: 0117 927 3200, www.grillstock.co.uk ■ Grillstock is a festival-inspired temple to dude food, where you may have to queue for a space at the one communal table in front of the open kitchen. As you savour the delights of its BBQ meats, washed down with bottles of craft ales or Orchard Pig Cider, you’ll see why this buzzy place lives up to its slogan of ‘meat, music and mayhem’. Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10.30pm.

MATHILDA’S 8a Haymarket Walk, BS1 3LN Tel: 0117 329 2626, www.mathildaschilli.com ■ A chilli bar with a rapidly growing following, Mathilda’s is located in a subway beneath the bus station next to the Bearpit.

Open since 2014, it offers up two types of chilli – brisket or three-bean, served with rice, guacamole and jalapenos. If you have room left, sample one of sundaes for afters.

Open Weds-Sat 5pm-10pm.

MEATLIQUOR 77-79 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RD Tel: 0117 402 0000, www.meatliquor.com/bristol ■ Local street artist Inkie has supplied some striking backlit monochrome pieces for this Bristol version of the London-based brand, which serves dude food such as burgers, hot

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slow’ over hot coals. Vegetarians are also well catered for. Open Mon-Sun noon-11pm.

THREE BROTHERS Welsh Back, Harbourside, BS1 4SB Tel: 0117 927 7050, www.threebrothersburgers.co.uk ■ On-trend burgers, hot dogs, sticky chicken wings, shakes, floats and sundaes provide a genuine American flavour to this semifloating venue, as does a range of local and imported craft ales. Open Mon-Sat noon11pm, Sun noon-4pm.

TGI FRIDAY’S The Venue, Lysander Rd, Cribbs Causeway, BS10 7UB Tel: 0844 692 0275 The Circus, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BD Tel: 0844 692 8915, www.tgifridays.co.uk ■ A full range of American classics can be found at this bustling and vibrant national chain, from blackened chicken fajitas and steaks to Jack Daniel’s double glazed ribs.

Sweet treats include ice-cream sundaes, and there’s an extensive cocktail list. Children get to choose from their own menu offering the usual favourites of pizza, pasta and burgers. Open Cribbs Causeway Sun-Thurs 11.30am-10.30pm, Fri-Sat 11.30am-11pm; Cabot Circus Sun-Thurs noon-10.30pm, Fri noon-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm.

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dogs, sticky chicken wings and ’slaw, all washed down with milkshakes and craft ale. There's a good number of vegetarian choices including a halloumi and mushroom burger and black bean chilli jacket potato, alongside meat-based dishes such as the signature Dead Hippy burger (two mustard-fried beef patties, cheese, pickles, sauce and lettuce). Open Mon-Thurs noon11pm, Fri-Sat noon-1am, Sun noon-10pm.

MOCKINGBIRD 58 Alma Vale Rd, Clifton, BS8 2HS Tel: 07734 666020, www.mockingbirdcafe.tumblr.com ■ It may be tucked away in a leafy corner of Clifton, but there is a pronounced flavour of the American Deep South at the Mockingbird, which serves buttermilk biscuits, Alabama chicken and roast beef po’boy. Open Mon 9am-noon, Tues-Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 10am-2pm.

PLEAD THE 5TH 10a Park Row, BS1 5LJ Tel: 0117 925 6174, www.facebook.com/pleadthe5thuk ■ Pulled pork sandwiches, buffalo chicken wings, Creole veggie jambalaya and mac and cheese bites are just a few reasons why students from nearby Bristol University are flocking to this American-themed diner. Or maybe it’s the pancakes with maple syrup and the craft beer. Open Tues-Fri noon-4pm and 6-10pm, Sat noon-10pm.

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ROCOTILLOS 1 Queens Row, Triangle South, Clifton, BS8 1EZ Tel: 0117 929 7207 ■ This 1950s all American-style diner, with its leather booths and spinning stools, offers a range of triple decker sandwiches, quesadillas, burgers, fluffy pancakes and muffins. Most notable are its ‘Triple-X’ milkshakes, as well as the generous nature of the portions. Pocket-friendly, it’s particularly popular with the city’s student population.

Open Mon-Weds 8am-6pm, Thurs-Sat 8am-7pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

SMOKING BUNS The Love Inn, 84 Stokes Croft Tel: 0117 923 2565, www.theloveinn.com ■ This diner-style operation at The Love Inn offers burgers, proper hot dogs and good sides, using brioche buns from Hobbs House Bakery and meat from Powell’s of Olveston.

Open Mon-Thurs 6pm-late, Fri-Sat noon-4am, Sun noon-late.

SPITFIRE BARBECUE 1 Hannover Quay, Harbourside, BS1 5JE Tel: 0117 925 4585, www.spitfirebarbecue.com ■ Located on the water’s edge just past the Lloyds Amphitheatre, this BBQ restaurant and grill serves the full range of ribs, burgers, pulled pork and wings, all cooked ‘low and

BERWICK LODGE Berwick Drive, BS10 7TD Tel: 0117 958 1590, www.berwicklodge.co.uk ■ Set in a secluded luxury hotel on the outskirts of Bristol, this two AA-rosette fine dining establishment relaunched as Hattusa restaurant last year with new head chef (and Roux Scholar winner) Paul O’Neill already stamping his identity on the menus, which are modern British with an Asian twist. Open daily noon-2.30pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm.

BIRCH 47 Raleigh Road, Southville, BS3 1QS Tel: 0117 902 8326, www.birchbristol.co ■ Since it opened in May 2014, Birch has become one of Bristol’s most talked-about new restaurants, attracting glowing reviews from locals and national food critics alike.

Previously a chef at London’s legendary St John restaurant, owner/chef Sam Leach offers up a daily changing menu of no-frills modern British food. The emphasis is on seasonal produce, some as local as from his own smallholding on the outskirts of Bristol. Typical dishes include braised snails, asparagus, lettuce, bacon, pea shoots and lovage, and Middlewhite pork loin, potato cake, roast onion sauce and greens.

Open Weds-Sat 6pm-10pm.

BRIGSTOW BAR & KITCHEN Millennium Promenade, Bristol, BS1 5SY Tel: 0117 325 0898, www.brigstowbarandkitchen.co.uk ■ Situated in an enviable location opposite the ss Great Britain, this waterfront café/ bar serves innovative food inspired by Scandinavian chefs and restaurants. Food

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Located on the popular Harbourside, Steak of the Art is only a few minutes from Bristol’s busy city-centre. So if you’re just wanting a place to chill out to have a drink or somewhere that will provide a real taste sensation, make sure you put Steak of the Art on your must visit list.

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Perfect for those looking for pure foodie pleasure, the restaurant, which is located on Harbourside, combines an electric artistic atmosphere with some of the best steaks served anywhere in the South West.

From the moment you step inside, customers are rewarded with a real wow factor starting with the impressive arch which spans across from the bar.

The restaurant itself is a living gallery including a selection of ‘booths’ which can sit up to six people. This includes an Alice in Wonderland themed booth carved from a single tree trunk and a Brit Pop inspired table complete with spilt paint!

A Parisian themed private dining area is perfect for family celebrations, get-togethers or meetings while the main restaurant is arguably one of the most inspiring places to eat in Bristol.

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menu consisting of ales, ciders and a carefully devised wine-list. Open for food Mon-Thurs noon-10pm, Fri noon-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10pm.

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GREENS 25 Zetland Rd, BS6 7AH Tel: 0117 924 6437, www.greensbristol.co.uk ■ This highly regarded Redland restaurant enjoys a local following, serving up modern British cooking with occasional Asian influences. Expect to find top-notch fish dishes and excellent value set menus, including a vegetarian-based one. Typical dishes include ham hash cake with poached egg and hollandaise, and fillet of sea bream with Cornish clams, asparagus, Jersey Royals and miso broth. Open for lunch Tues-Sat noon-2.30pm, open for dinner Mon-Sat 6pm-10pm, Sun noon-late.

is often delivered to the table by the chefs themselves to explain the process behind the dishes, which include hay smoked celeriac with nut crumble and honey mustard, and fitchett pie with silverskins and saffron cream. Open Tues-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 9.30am-11pm, Sun 9.30am-9pm.

BROWNS 38 Queens Rd, BS8 1RE Tel: 0117 930 4777, www.browns-restaurants.com ■ Part of the Browns restaurant chain, this eatery is housed in a landmark building – once the university refectory – which was modelled on the Doge’s Palace in Venice.

Whether it’s for lunch, dinner or breakfast, Brown’s pulls a crowd with regard to the food it offers as well as its cocktails. The sunny terrace and steps remain a must for sunseekers and those who simply want to be seen. Open Mon-Thurs 9am-11pm, Fri-Sat 9am-12am, Sun 9am-10.30pm.

CHIN! CHIN! BAR & KITCHEN 155 St Michael's Hill, BS2 8DB Tel: 0117 973 9393, www.chinchinbarkitchen.com ■ Operating a double life as a cheerful café by day and candlelit bistro by night, this Kingsdown eatery changes its menu weekly, with a strong emphasis on seasonal produce. Choices include steaks, burgers and salads as well as a daily fish dish. Opening times vary according to season so check the website for details.

CLIFTON SAUSAGE 7-9 Portland St, Clifton Village, BS8 4JA Tel: 0117 973 1192, www.cliftonsausage.co.uk ■ High-quality locally produced bangers may still be a best seller, but they’re not the only things on offer here. There’s plenty of choice on the seasonal menu, including a daily fish special and Wiltshire rib-eye steaks,

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with veggie options such as asparagus and pearl barley risotto. Open for food Mon-Thurs noon-4pm and 6pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-4pm and 6pm-11pm, Sun 10am-4pm, 6pm-9pm.

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COWSHED 46 Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, BS8 2NH Tel: 0117 973 3550, www.thecowshedbristol.com ■ The Cowshed’s enduring popularity makes booking essential despite it doubling its size.

Owned by Adam Denton, this stylish bar and grill offers high-quality steaks and seasonal game, as well as plenty of fish and veggie options.

Must-book Sunday lunches are recommended, as is its well-conceived wine list. Open for food Mon-Thurs noon-3pm and 6pm-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-3pm and 6pm-10.30pm, Sun noon-4pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm.

FODDER CANTEEN AT YEO VALLEY Rhodyate, Blagdon, BS40 7YE Tel: 01761 463366, www.yeovalley.co.uk ■ The staff canteen at Yeo Valley HQ is now open to the public for weekday lunchtimes and it’s a genuine find with excellent food on offer. Grab a table close to the windows looking over Blagdon and the lakes and tuck into the well-priced, daily-changing seasonal menu from chef Paul Collins, who used to work at Daylesford Organic. Open Mon-Fri 12.30pm-2pm.

GRAZE 63 Queen Square, BS1 4JZ Tel: 0117 927 6706, www.bathales.co.uk ■ Owned by Bath Ales, the emphasis at this bar and chophouse is on meat, with steaks cooked over charcoal in the Josper grill. The seasonal British menu here also includes game, pies and seafood, as well as veggie choices, and there’s a well stocked drinks

HANOVER STREET BISTRO The Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade, BS1 4UZ T: 0117 302 3310, www.atgtickets.com ■ Situated within the Hippodrome's Piano Bar, Hanover Street Bistro is a new and stylish addition to the theatre, serving a comprehensive food and drinks menu. Open two and a half hours before matinee and evening performances, this 38-cover bistro offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee, and has good veggie options. Booking is recommended. Call for opening times.

HISTORICAL DINING ROOMS The Black Door, Windsor Terrace, Totterdown, BS3 4RY Tel: 0117 933 2892, www.historical-dining-rooms.co.uk ■ Upstairs from popular local pub The Star and Dove, this restaurant places an emphasis on British heritage cooking with a range of seasonal tasting menus, all served in a Regency-styled dining hall. On the first Saturday of each month you can sample a Victorian breakfast, too. Open Weds-Sat 5.30pm-9.30pm, Sun noon-4pm.

KATIE & KIM’S KITCHEN 39-41 Picton St, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5PZ www.katieandkimskitchen.blogspot.com ■ Former winners of the British Street Food Awards, when they ran their business from a converted horse box on Stokes Croft, Katie & Kim’s Kitchen opened in 2014 next door to the Radford Mill Farm Shop in the heart of Montpelier. It has become an instant hit with well-informed foodies drawn to the daily-changing seasonal menu, which might feature Cheddar scones topped with poached eggs and streaky bacon or ham and barley soup. Leave room for a custard tart and a cup of excellent coffee. Open Weds-Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

THE LOCK-UP 182 Church Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9HX Tel: 0117 329 0707, www.thelockupbristol.com ■ Run by a former chef at The Pony & Trap in Chew Magna, this café-bar-restaurant is open all day downstairs for breakfast, coffees, lunch and dinner. We recommend heading to

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The food is modern British in style and there is plenty of seasonality. Prices are sensibly pitched, with starters averaging around £5 and most mains under £12, while a short but interesting wine list offers plenty by the glass.

Open Tues-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 11am-8pm.

THE PIG Hunstrete House, Pensford, BS39 4NS Tel: 01761 490490, www.thepighotel.com ■ Taken over in 2014 by former Hotel du Vin supremo Robin Hutson, the former Hunstrete House hotel has now transformed in a stunning country boutique hotel as part of The Pig collection. The restaurant here offers up uncomplicated and simple British food and what can’t be grown in the kitchen garden or extensive vegetable and fruit beds is sourced locally. Served in an authentically replicated Victorian greenhouse dining room, dishes might include slow-cooked crispy pig cheek piccalilli and wild chive dressing. Open daily lunch noon2.30pm, dinner 6.30pm-9.30pm.

THE PUMP HOUSE Merchants Rd, Hotwells, BS8 4PZ Tel: 0117 927 2229, www.the-pumphouse.com ■ Set in a former Victorian pumping station by the Cumberland Basin, the innovative modern British cooking at this gastropub has already earned chef/proprietor Toby Gritten two AA rosettes. You can choose to eat in the bar, mezzanine area or outside on the quayside and dishes might include seared Bath chap teamed with Cornish crab and apples, followed perhaps by whole Dover sole, leeks, Jersey Royals, cockles and seaweed butter. Open Mon-Sat noon-3pm and 6.30pm-9.30pm, Sun noon-5pm and 7pm-9pm.

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RIVER COTTAGE CANTEEN St John’s Court, Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, BS8 2QY Tel: 0117 973 2458, www.rivercottage.net/canteens/bristol ■ Situated in a 19th century church building, this is one of celebrity chef Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s mini-chain of Canteens. The seasonal, daily-changing menu showcases produce revolving around the mantra of local, sustainable and organic. English buffalo mozzarella, beetroot and blood orange or venison ragu, orecchiette pasta and kale are typical of the style. Open Tues-Sat 10am-10.30pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

RIVER GRILLE AT THE BRISTOL HOTEL Prince St, BS1 4QF Tel: 0117 923 0333, www.doylecollection.com ■ With head chef Matt Lord at the helm since 2012, this standalone hotel restaurant not only succeeds in attracting hotel guests and visitors, but also local foodies. With its floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the waterfront, the menu revolves around West Country produce, perhaps a 28-day dryaged beef steak prepared on the charcoal Josper grill, or a rump of Nailsea lamb.

Open breakfast Mon-Fri 6.30am-10am, SatSun 7.30am-11am; lunch 12.30pm-2.30pm daily; dinner Sun-Thur 5.30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-10.30pm.

STEAK OF THE ART Cathedral Walk, Harbourside, BS1 5LN Tel: 0117 929 7967, www.steakoftheart.co.uk ■ Although there are veggie alternatives, West Country-sourced steaks and South Coast fish form the bulk of the menu at this steak restaurant and art gallery tucked away behind Millennium Square. The lunchtime menu rapide (£9.95 for a main course and

soft drink) offers good value. Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-9pm.

TOWNHOUSE BAR & RESTAURANT 85 Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, BS8 2NT; Tel: 0117 973 9302, www.thetownhousebristol.co.uk ■ The chilled atmosphere of Nick Armitage’s restaurant and bar epitomises flexible all-day dining. Whether it’s brunch, afternoon tea or a slap-up supper, the modern British cooking found here reflects the season and draws on local produce. The £10 for three-course set menu (noon-7pm Mon-Fri and 12-6pm Sat) is a bargain, so booking is recommended, as are the Sunday roasts. Open Sun-Fri 11am-midnight Sat 10am-midnight.

WALLFISH BISTRO 112 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, BS8 4DB Tel: 0117 973 5435, www.wallfishbistro.co.uk ■ Run by chef Seldon Curry and partner Liberty Wenham, the food here is seasonal, modern British and well-priced, fish and seafood being something of a speciality.

Start with Exmouth mussels, scrumpy, cream and fennel before moving on to the rack of salt marsh lamb with sweetbreads, broccoli and anchovy. Open Weds-Fri noon-3pm, 6pm-10pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm.

WALTERS BAR & GRILL College Green, BS1 5TA Tel: 0117 925 5100, www.bristolmarriottroyal.co.uk ■ On the ground floor of this Victorian hotel, Walter’s Bar & Grill offers a contemporary dining experience and it’s a popular pretheatre choice. The menu showcases South West produce, with signature dishes including the chargrilled 35-day aged steaks. Open Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm.

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Chinese CATHAY RENDEZVOUS 30 King St, BS1 4DZ Tel: 0117 922 6161, www.cathay-rendezvous.com ■ An elegant restaurant within a handsome Georgian building (the first purpose-built library in England), specialising in Cantonese, Szechuan and Mandarin cuisine. It offers a good value Sunday lunchtime buffet as well as set menus, which consist of dishes from the Chinese provinces. Open Mon-Thurs noon2.30pm and 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat noon-2.30pm and 6pm-11.30pm, Sun noon-3pm and 6pm-10.30pm.

CHILLI DADDY 17 Perry Rd, BS1 5BG 45-47 Baldwin St, BS1 1RA 98 Queen Street, BS8 1NE Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 2AT Tel: 07914 538539, www.chillidaddy.com ■ What started five years ago as a stall at St Nicholas Market has become three permanent sites plus a newly-opened stall in the Glass Arcade for the award-winning and authentic Szechuan food cooked by Dr Weng and his family. Go for the beef hot pot noodles and the chicken dan dan. Also at the Wine Street food market on Fridays. Check the website for individual opening times.

COSMO 30 Triangle West, BS8 1ET Tel: 0117 934 0999, www.cosmo-restaurants.co.uk ■ Especially popular with large groups and

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also for teenagers’ parties, this sprawling 250-seat restaurant is part of a national franchise specialising in ‘eat as much as you like’ global cuisine. The set-price menus are good value and as well as the self-serve banquet, there are six live cooking stations, including a teppanyaki hotplate and fresh noodle bar. Open Mon-Thurs noon-3pm, Fri noon-3pm and 5.30-11pm, Sat noon-4pm and 5.30pm-11pm, Sun noon-10pm.

DYNASTY 16a St Thomas St, Redcliffe, BS1 6JJ Tel: 0117 925 0888, www.dynasty-bristol.co.uk ■ Above a well-stocked Chinese supermarket, Dynasty’s opulent dining room has been a magnet for the city’s Chinese population for more than ten years. There’s an abundance of authentic dishes to choose from and the dim sum comes highly recommended, cooked daily by a dedicated dim sum chef. Open MonSun, noon-11pm.

EMPEROR COURT 26 Portland St, Clifton Village, BS8 4JB Tel: 0117 973 1522/0117 923 8661, www.emperorcourtrestaurant.co.uk ■ A family-run Clifton favourite, with the emphasis on Cantonese, Szechuan and Peking cuisine. Chef Thanh Que cooks up an extensive menu of authentic dishes while his wife Kim Lien Vien runs front of house. The set menu is particularly good value and takeaway is also available. Open Sun-Thurs (not Mon) 6-11pm, Fri-Sat 6-11.30pm.

JADE PALACE 277 Two Mile Hill Rd, Kingswood, BS15 1AX Tel: 0117 967 3851 ■ This friendly neighbourhood Chinese has been offering up high quality food for more than 20 years, and the ‘all you can eat menu’ is great value. Ideal for large parties as well as intimate meals for two, it was once voted as one of Bristol’s Top Ten Restaurants by Post readers. Open daily noon-2.30pm and 5.30-11.30pm.

MAYFLOWER 3a-5 Haymarket Walk, BS1 3LN Tel: 0117 925 0555, www.mayflower-bristol.co.uk ■ Located under the bus station, just off the Bearpit, its location isn’t pretty and the room is plain, but those in the know – and that includes the city’s Chinese population as well as off-duty chefs – maintain the Mayflower’s Cantonese food is second to none, earning its reputation as one of Bristol’s best Chinese restaurants. Takeaway also available. Open Mon-Sat 6pm-3am, Sun noon-3am.

WATER SKY BRISTOL Eastgate Oriental City, Eastgate Rd, Eastville, BS5 6XY Tel: 0117 951 2888, ■ This huge 400-seater restaurant sits above the well-regarded Wai Yee Hong oriental supermarket and its menu of traditional Cantonese cooking is just as extensive.

Among its offering is its ‘eat as much as you like’ option, where you can choose from 65 different dishes, well-priced at £18.95 (adult) and £10 (child under 140cm). Open

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Bell's Diner and Bar Rooms Mon-Sat 11.30am-10pm (dim sum served 11.30am-4.30pm), Sun 3pm-10.30pm.

WONGS 12 Denmark St, BS1 5DQ Tel: 0117 925 8883, www.wongsrestaurant.co.uk ■ This upmarket Chinese restaurant offers more than 150 dishes from all four corners of China, as represented by the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Szechuan and Guangdong. Close to the Hippodrome – making it ideal for theatregoers – those in the know plump for one of the set menu options, while the express lunch menu is ideal for business lunches.

Open Mon-Thurs 11.30am-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 11.30am-12.30am, Sat Sun 11.30am-10pm.

ZEN HARBOURSIDE First Floor, Unit 4B, Explore Lane, Millennium Square, Harbourside, BS1 5TY Tel: 0117 920 9377, www.zenharbourside.co.uk ■ This sister restaurant to Dynasty (see listing) has views across the fountains in Millennium Square and offers more than 100 dishes reflecting 23 Chinese provinces.

For those who like it hot, there’s the Hell’s Concoction – a fiery broth of meat and offal – while the Szechuan and Yunnan dishes also raise the spice stakes. Also to be found

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on the menu are well-known Cantonese favourites. Open Mon-Fri noon-2.45pm and 5.30-11.30pm, Sat noon-11.30pm, Sun noon-10.30pm.

European & Mediterranean ADELINA YARD 3 Queen Quay, Welsh Back, Bristol, BS1 4SL Tel: 0117 911 2112, www.adelinayard.com.

■ The first venture for chef couple Jamie Randall and Olivia Barry, the innovative and confident menu at this friendly restaurant combines Nordic influences (fermented vegetables, raw venison and preserved egg yolks all make an appearance) with classics – think roast rib-eye for two people to share or warm rice pudding with apple compote and boozy prunes.

Open Tues-Sat, noon-3pm and 6-10pm.

BELL’S DINER AND BAR ROOMS 1 York Rd, Montpelier, BS6 5QB Tel: 0117 924 0357, www.bellsdiner.com ■ With its roots dating back to the late 1970s, this iconic, Bohemian restaurant in Montpelier has attracted high praise from national critics, thanks to its gusty

Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking by chef Sam Sohn-Rethel. Perhaps try raw artichoke, manchego, pear and almond salad with truffle oil, followed by veal cheeks slowcooked in Pedro Ximenez, celeriac purée and morcilla. Open Mon 6pm-10pm, Tues-Sat 10am-10pm.

BORDEAUX QUAY V-Shed, Canons Way, Harbourside, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 943 1200, www.bordeaux-quay.co.uk ■ Situated on the waterfront, Bordeaux Quay has established itself as an epicentre for good food lovers, with its restaurant, bar, brasserie, cookery school, deli and bakery all under one roof. With countless awards to its name, including one for Sustainability Champion, the all-week, all-day brasserie downstairs offers up dishes such as the day’s catch from the Cornish coast, cooked in a tomato base with fennel, chilli salad croutons and aioli.

Open only at the weekend, the upstairs restaurant offers fine dining. Open brasserie Mon-Fri 8am-10.30pm,Sat 9am-10.30pm, Sun 9am-9.30pm; restaurant Fri-Sat 5.30pm-10pm, Sun noon-3pm.

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The menu, which offers lunch and dinner options, changes with the seasons and offers fantastically inventive dishes using the best of local ingredients. Also look out for the new sister pizza restaurant, Pi Shop, and tapas bar Pocos, both on the same site. Open Weds-Sat noon-1.30pm, 6pm-9.30pm.

CITY CAFE Hilton Garden Inn, Temple Way, BS1 6BF Tel: 0117 925 1001, www.hiltongardeninn3. hilton.com ■ A short walk from Temple Meads, the modern European menu at this hotel restaurant features classic favourites, including steaks, pasta dishes and daily fish options. Its alfresco terrace also offers a surprisingly tranquil atmosphere despite the central location. Open breakfast Mon-Fri 6am-10am, Sat-Sun 7am-11am; lunch MonFri 11.30am-3pm, Sat-Sun noon-6pm; dinner 6pm-10pm daily.

COAL GRILL & BAR Glass House, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BD Tel: 0117 954 4624, www.coalgrillandbar.co.uk ■ Part of the national steakhouse chain, Coal’s signature dish is its ‘fire sticks’ (flamegrilled skewers of meat or fish served on a hot skillet with fire-roasted vegetables), while steaks, burgers, chicken dishes, pasta/ pizza and seafood also feature on the menu.

Situated next to the cinema and overlooking the atrium at Cabot Circus, under-tens get their own menu at this family friendly establishment. Open Mon-Sun 9am-11pm.

Village, BS8 4LD Tel: 0117 973 8955, www.theavongorge.com ■ Boasting panoramic views overlooking Brunel’s famous Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Gorge below, this hotel restaurant, open to non-residents, offers an all-day menu from sandwiches and light lunches through to a modern European dinner menu. Grilled steaks, fish and seafood feature heavily, as do seasonal dishes. Open daily noon-2.30pm and 6-10pm (9pm Sun).

BRISTOL FASHION BEEFEATER The Haymarket, BS1 3LR Tel: 0117 929 8953, www.beefeatergrill.co.uk ■ A magnet for families, especially with its ‘kids eat free’ menu on Saturday afternoons, steaks and spicy buffalo wings may still be the main draw for adults, but there are plenty of pocket-friendly alternatives, including pasta dishes, salads and vegetarian meals, as well as lunchtime jackets, wraps, soups and sandwiches. Open Mon-Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm.

CASAMIA The General, Guinea Street, BS1 6SX Tel: 0117 959 2884, www.casamiarestaurant.co.uk ■ With a coveted Michelin star to its name, Casamia has just relocated from

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GLASSBOAT Welsh Back, BS1 4SB; Tel: 0117 929 0704, www.glassboat.co.uk ■ Moored next to Bristol Bridge, and often surrounded by curious swans, the idyllic waterside setting of this venue has made it a go-to dining choice for more than a quarter of a century. Its location is complemented by its modern European cooking and the £12 for three courses set lunch menu is a steal – perhaps smoked trout, beetroot, apple and caraway salad, followed by duck confit with braised lentils. Open Mon-Sun 8am-11.30am, 12pm-3pm and 5.30pm-10pm.

HARVEY NICHOLS SECOND FLOOR RESTAURANT & BAR Harvey Nichols, 27 Philadelphia St, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BZ Tel: 0117 916 8898, www.harveynichols.com ■ This sumptuously decorated restaurant, situated on the top floor of the flagship Cabot Circus store, still continues to impress seven years after it opened. With two AA rosettes to its name, the seasonal modern European cooking from head chef Louise McCrimmon offers up vibrant, full-flavoured dishes, such as roast organic Stream Farm chicken breast, crisp thigh, pommes Dauphine, autumn truffle and Madeira jus. Open lunch Mon-Sat noon-3pm, Sun noon-4pm; afternoon tea Mon-Sat 3-5.30pm; dinner Tues-Sat 6-10pm.

HOTEL DU VIN & BISTRO Sugar House, Narrow Lewins Mead, BS1 2NU Tel: 0844 736 4252, www.hotelduvin.com ■ South West produce is the cornerstone of this Gallic-inspired bistro, much of it turned into French classics such as moules marinière and beef bourgignon. The elegant and relaxed wood-panelled dining room makes for a high-impact and memorable setting, while the set menus are good value. Open lunch Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm and Sun noon-4pm; dinner Mon-Thur 5.30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-10.30pm, Sun 6pm-9.30pm.

LIDO Oakfield Place, Clifton, BS8 2BJ Tel: 0117 933 9530, www.lidobristol.com ■ Owned by Arne Ringer (who also owns the Glassboat) this light and airy restaurant, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooks the pool in this restored Victorian lido. The accent here is on rustic Mediterranean meets Middle Eastern cooking delivered by chef Freddy Bird. The kitchen’s wood-fire oven is the workhorse here – with dishes including woodroast poussin, pepper and aubergine salad, garlic yoghurt, brown butter, coriander and pine nuts. Open Mon-Sat, lunch noon-3pm and dinner 6pm-10pm, Sun noon-3pm.

MANNA 2b North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7QB Tel: 0117 970 6276, www.mannabar.co.uk ■ Sibling to Prego opposite, Manna combines a small tapas bar with a restaurant serving seasonal Mediterranean-influenced dishes, such as farinata, wild mushroom ragu, slowroast squash and buffalo mozzarella or slowroast Somerset spring lamb shoulder with borlotti beans, marinated peppers and salsa verde. Open Mon 6pm-10pm, Tues-Thurs 6pm-11pm (last food orders 10pm), Fri-Sat 6pm-11.30pm (last food orders 10pm).

MUD DOCK 40 The Grove, Harbourside, BS1 4RB Tel: 0117 934 9734, www.mud-dock.com ■ Perched above a cycle shop, with unrivalled views over Bristol Harbourside, this relaxed and friendly café has achieved iconic status over the past 20-odd years. The Mediterranean-style menus change all the time, but might include pan-fried port cutlet with rocket and pistachio pesto, roasted red onion and mash or mushroom marsala pancakes with mascarpone and spiced carrot.

Throughout the summer tables on the southfacing sun deck are particularly sought after. Open Sun-Mon 10am-9pm,Tues-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat 9am-10pm.

NO MAN’S GRACE 6 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE Tel: 0117 974 4077, www.nomansgrace.com ■ Opened in 2014 by ex-Casamia chef John Watson and his girlfriend, Julu Irvine, this stylish, relaxed restaurant and dessert bar – once a Keith Floyd bistro – serves ‘small plates’ of impeccably cooked Europeaninfluenced food that follows the seasons.

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Restaurants fruit soufflé and rum and raisin ice cream are typical of the style, plus there's a dedicated dessert bar. It recently won a coveted Michelin Bib Gourmand award. Open WedThur 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-6pm.

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OLIVE SHED Princes Wharf, Harbourside, BS1 4RN Tel: 0117 929 1960, www.theoliveshed.com ■ This relaxed Mediterranean restaurant, situated between the M Shed and the ss Great Britain started off life as a quayside warehouse. The alfresco tables are a particular draw, offering stunning views of the waterfront. Tapas is available as well as a pricier à la carte menu, with dishes such as rack of lamb, braised fennel, spring onion mash, sour cherry and mint garnish. Open Mon-Sun 10am-10pm.

THE OX 43 Corn Street, BS1 1HT Tel: 0117 922 1001 96a Whiteladies Road, Clifton, BS8 2QX Tel: 0117 973 0005, www.theoxbristol.com ■ Gaining glowing national reviews and awards ever since it opened at the end of 2013, these slick steak and cocktail joints are run by the same team behind the stylish cocktail bars Hyde & Co and The Milk Thistle.

Stylish and with a great atmosphere, the locally sourced steaks cooked over charcoal are a contributing factor to its success, but equally so are the fish and vegetarian dishes.

Booking recommended. Open lunch Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm, Sun noon-4pm; dinner MonSat 5pm-10.30pm.

POCO 45 Jamaica St, Stokes Croft, BS2 8JP Tel: 0117 923 2233, www.eatpoco.com ■ Run by eco chef Tom Hunt, this awardwinning sustainable restaurant started life as a festival business but it has put down firm roots on Stokes Croft. Bookings are recommended for the dining area at the back, where locally sourced specials such as rainbow trout ceviche and rare bavette with buttered radish and caraway pop up on the seasonal, ever-evolving menu. Open Mon-Fri 9am-late, Sat-Sun 10am-late.

RIVERSTATION The Grove, Harbourside, BS1 4RB Tel: 0117 914 4434, www.riverstation.co.uk ■ Since opening 19 years ago, this Bristol stalwart’s reputation remains untarnished as one of the city’s go-to restaurants for an enjoyable dining experience and consistently good food. You can choose to eat either in the relaxed bar+kitchen area downstairs or upstairs in the bright and spacious main restaurant. Modern European dishes that follow the seasons dominate the menu, and the set supper menu and pre-theatre options are great value. Open bar/kitchen Mon-Wed 9am-11pm, Thurs-Sat 9am-midnight (last food orders 10pm), Sun 10am-5pm (last food orders 4pm); restaurant lunch Mon-Sat noon2.30pm and Sun noon-3pm, dinner MonThurs 6-10.30pm and Fri-Sat 6-11pm.

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RONNIES 11 St Mary Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AB Tel: 01454 437206, www.ronnies-restaurant.co.uk ■ Schooled in classic French techniques, Ron Faulkner’s European cooking style has won him countless awards and accolades since this eatery opened nearly a decade ago and it continues to draw locals and visitors alike. There are à la carte choices like Creedy Carver duck breast, carrots, parsnips and red cabbage, as well as a daily changing set menu option, a bargain at £13 for three courses.

Also open for breakfast and brunch. Open Tues-Sun 10am-3.30pm and 6pm-10pm.

ST VINCENT’S 50 The Mall, Clifton, BS8 4JG; Tel: 0117 9738846, www.stvincentsrestaurant.com ■ With Beluga caviar, lobster and a range of top-notch steaks on offer, not to mention a hefty wine list and a serious whiskey bar upstairs, this upmarket new restaurant is run by the same team behind the nearby Somerset House in Clifton Village and The George at Abbots Leigh. Don’t forget to take your credit card. Open Weds 5pm-11pm, Thurs-Sat noon11.30pm.

SEVERNSHED The Grove, Harbourside, BS1 4RB Tel: 0117 925 1212, www.severnshedrestaurant.co.uk ■ Owned by the same team behind the Coal Grill & Bar chain, this restaurant, set within a Brunel-built boathouse, has earned something of an iconic status since it opened in the city in the mid-1990s. The waterside setting is a draw for summer alfresco dining and its menu stretches from breakfast, lunchtime sandwiches and tapas, through to a full à la carte, including signature flame-grilled meat and fish skewers. Open

Mon-Thurs 10am-11pm, Fri 10am-1am, Sat 9am-1am, Sun 9am-11pm.

SQUARE KITCHEN 15 Berkeley Square, Clifton, BS8 1HB Tel: 0117 921 0455, www.thesquareclub.com ■ Overlooking leafy Berkeley Square, this elegant restaurant makes a point of using seasonal produce and local suppliers, including fish delivered daily from Devon. It all ends up in dishes such as pork belly, ham hock, pickled baby vegetables and apple or roast cod with cream of spinach soup, chicken wings, girolles and pommes mousseline.

Open Mon-Sat noon-3pm and 5pm-10pm, Sun noon-5pm.

WILKS 1b Chandos Rd, Redland, BS6 6PG Tel: 0117 973 7999, www.wilksrestaurant.co.uk ■ Proud holder of a prestigious Michelin star, chef-patron James Wilks previously worked at the very highest level in London, France and Japan and his exquisite food displays a firm grasp of technique and also a thorough understanding of quality ingredients.

Typical dishes include Lyme Bay lobster and langoustine dumpling with lemon purée, spring cabbage and cepes, lobster vinaigrette, followed by lamb cutlets and sweetbread, caramelised onions, green beans, wild garlic and lamb jus. Open Thurs-Sun noon-2pm, Weds-Sun 6.30pm-9.30pm.

ZAZU’S KITCHEN 217a Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NN Tel: 0117 944 5500 220 North St, Bedminster, BS3 1JD Tel: 0117 963 9044 www.zazuskitchen.co.uk Relaxed, all-day dining experience with

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We’re an independent family-run pub on Kellaway Avenue in North Bristol, serving delicious locally-sourced food and a wide selection of drinks from morning until night every day.

Nestled only a short walk away from Bristol’s famously independent Gloucester Road, The Old Spot is a fun, enjoyable, unpretentious family-friendly pub. You can get great service, a satisfying pint, enjoy a delicious burger, share some top notch local mezze or tuck into a big breakfast in one of the best pub gardens in Bristol.

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Restaurants contemporary European dishes. The brunch menu (9am-3pm) makes way in the evening for a full à la carte. Open Gloucester Road daily 9am-3pm, Mon-Sat 6pm-10pm; North Street daily 9am-10pm (9pm Sun).

Fish CATCH 22 38 College Green, Park Street, Bristol, BS1 1DF Tel: 0117 925 8612 ■ This fish and chip takeaway and restaurant opposite College Green occupies one of the city centre’s more interesting buildings. At the back, there is a diner-style restaurant and at the front is a large open kitchen and counter where you order, whether you are eating in or taking your food out. Not just fish and chips on offer here, you’ll also find Pieminister pies, salads, burgers and more, alongside an above average choice of fish on offer, with the standard cod and haddock joined on the menu by halibut, plaice, rock, calamari and whole tail scampi. Open MonSat 11.30am-11pm, Sun 11.30am-10.30pm.

FISHERS 35 Princess Victoria St, Clifton Village, BS8 4BX Tel: 0117 974 7044, www.fishers-restaurant.com ■ Nautical memorabilia (including portholes in the kitchen doors) gives Fishers a genuine coastal feel, as does the daily changing menu, which is almost entirely seafood-based and dependant on that day’s catch. The shellfish platters are always popular, as are the wellpriced set menus at lunch and early evening.

Open Mon 5.30pm–10.30pm, Tues-Fri noon-3pm and 5.30pm–10.30pm, Sat noon –10.30pm, Sun noon–10pm.

LOCH FYNE The Old Granary, Queen Charlotte St, Welsh Back, BS1 4HQ Tel: 0117 930 7160, www. lochfyneseafoodandgrill.co.uk ■ This Bristol link in the national Loch Fyne chain flies the flag for sustainable fish and shellfish, served by well-trained and helpful staff. The ‘order before 7pm’ set menus offer excellent value, as does the £6 for two courses ‘Little Tiddlers’ kids’ menu. Open Mon-Thurs noon-10pm, Fri noon-10.30pm, Sat 9am-10.30pm, Sun 9am-10pm.

SALT & MALT Walley Lane, Chew Stoke, BS40 8TF Tel: 01275 333345, www.saltmalt.com ■ Overlooking Chew Valley Lake, this new upmarket fish and chip restaurant and takeaway is the latest venture from Michelinstarred local chef Josh Eggleton, who runs The Pony & Trap in Chew Magna. Expect tiptop fish and chips, cream teas and homemade cakes. Bookings essential and takeaway also available. Open daily for breakfast 8.30am-11.30am, lunch 2pm-3.30pm, dinner Mon-Sat 5.30pm-9pm.

SOUL FISH 4a Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8AE Tel: 0117 924 4942, www.soul-fish.uk

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■ A modern take on the good old British chippy, Soul Fish is a restaurant and takeaway offering faultless chips with a wide range of fish options, plus battered sausage, fried chicken and American-style po’ boys. Food is served on greaseproof paper-covered trays, cutlery is stuffed into enamel camping mugs and ketchup comes in a transport caff-style tomato-shaped sauce dispenser. Open Mon 5-10pm, Tues-Fri noon-2.30pm and 5-10pm, Sat noon–10pm, Sun 4–9pm.

SPINY LOBSTER 128 Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2RS Tel: 0117 973 7384, www.thespinylobster.co.uk ■ Formerly Rockfish Grill, Mitch Tonks’s elegant seafood restaurant has direct links with Brixham fishermen and the menu is written around what arrives each day, most of it cooked over charcoal on the Josper grill.

Signature dishes include wild prawns with olive oil, garlic and chilli, and hake with sweet garlic and romesco. The two courses for £15 set lunch and early evening menu is a serious bargain. Open Tues-Sat noon-2.30pm (3pm Sat), 6pm-10pm (10.30pm Fri-Sat).

French BRASSERIE BLANC The Friary Building, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BF Tel: 0117 910 2410, www.brasserieblanc.com ■ The Bristol outpost of Raymond Blanc’s popular brasserie chain occupies a prominent position in Cabot Circus with a suitably continental-style terrace for alfresco dining.

From escargots and beef stroganoff to baked Alaska and lemon tart, the menu reads like an A-Z of French classics. Open Mon-Thurs noon10pm, Fri-Sat noon-10.30pm, Sat noon-9pm.

CÔTE 27 The Mall, Clifton Village, BS8 4JG Tel: 0117 970 6779, www.cote-restaurants.co.uk ■ This upmarket French brasserie continues to impress with its well-executed versions of Gallic menu staples. If you like steakfrites, moules marinières and crème caramel, Côte pushes all the right buzzy brasserie buttons. Open Mon-Fri 8am-10.30pm, Sat 9am-10.30pm, Sun 9am-9.30pm.

CAFÉ ROUGE Unit R4, the Mall, Cribbs Causeway, BS10 7TG Tel: 0117 950 8730, www.caferouge.co.uk ■ There are regular daily flights from Bristol to Paris, but if you want to save on the air fare and get a small (if occasionally clichéd) sense of French dining, then head to Cribbs (the ones in Cabot Circus and Park Street are now gone). Everything a Francophile could want, from charcuterie plates to mussels and mushrooms.

Global ALUNA 4 Broad Quay, BS1 4DH Tel: 0117 927 6829, www.aluna.uk.com/bristol ■ A new cocktail bar and restaurant

offering modern global food, encompassing Singapore noodles, burgers, a Jamaicanstyle jerk chicken wrap and seafood linguine. Open Sun-Thurs noon-12am, FriSat noon-1.30am.

BILL’S 67-69 Queen’s Road, BS8 1QL Tel: 0117 929 0035, www.bills-website.co.uk ■ Originally starting out as a single Sussex cafe attached to a greengrocer’s, Bill’s now has a rapidly expanding empire of approaching 40 UK sites. A big draw with Bristol University students, the expansive menu offering ‘breakfast to bedtime’ dining takes in global classics, along with pies, mezze boards, burgers and salads.

Open Mon-Weds 8am-10.30pm, Thurs-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 9am-10.30pm.

CAULDRON 98 Mina Road, St Werburghs, BS2 9XW Tel: 0117 9141321, www.thecauldron.restaurant ■ A new restaurant that has no gas, with all cooking done over a charcoal-fuelled fire pit in the kitchen. A range of breakfast options plus lunches and dinners, with influences from all over the world. Open Tues 6-10pm, Weds-Sat 8.30am-10pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

FOOD NATION 185 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8BG Tel: 0117 942 2322, www.foodnationbristol.com

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Brasserie Blanc ■ Although the owners are Indian and the

food of Kerala dominates the menu, this fusion buffet-style restaurant also serves dishes from China and Mexico, much of it cooked at the table on special BBQ hot stones. Open Tues-Sat 10.30am-10pm, Sun 3pm-10pm.

NEW MOON 9 The Mall, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4DP Tel: 0117 239 3858, www.newmooncafe.co.uk ■ Set across two floors, New Moon serves hearty portions of global dishes served at sensible prices. As well as the tapas menu, there is also a frequently changing themed set menu based on dishes from a particular country. Open Mon 6pm-10pm, Tues-Fri 11am-3pm and 5pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm.

URBAN BAR & KITCHEN Redcliffe Hill, Bristol, BS1 6SQ. Tel: 0117 319 9004, www.mercure.com.

■ Located within the newly refurbished Mercure Holland House Hotel, head chef Brijesh Khan’s menu looks to all four corners of the world for inspiration. There are burgers, steaks, daily fish specials, sandwiches, salads and an ‘unsung heroes‘ section of old favourites such as fish and chips or spaghetti meatballs. On the ‘urban food‘ menu you find dishes such as pulled pork burrito with salsa, guacamole, sour

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cream and piri piri chips, lamb kofta with fruity pomegranate and cucumber salad and Malaysian lahksa with noodles, king prawns, chicken and bamboo shoots. Open daily 7am-9.45pm.

ZA ZA BAZAAR Canons Rd, Harbourside, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 922 0330, www.zazabazaar.com ■ Sprawling fixed-price eat-as-much-as- youlike buffet restaurant on the Harbourside, which is based on a global street food market. Ideal for large parties and kids’ birthdays. Open daily lunch noon-5pm and dinner 5pm-11pm.

Indian & Nepalese 4500 MILES FROM DELHI 8-10 Colston Ave, BS1 4ST Tel: 0117 929 2224, www.4500miles.co.uk ■ This contemporary 200-cover Indian restaurant offers a menu of familiar favourites with more interesting dishes including a generous vegetarian choice available as main or side dishes. The lunchtime ‘eat as much as you like’ buffets are great value. Open daily noon-2.30pm, Mon-Thur 5.30-11pm, Fri-Sat 5-11.30pm, Sun 5-10.30pm.

AHMED’S CURRY CAFÉ 1e Chandos Rd, Redland, BS6 6PG; Tel: 0117 946 6466, www.currycafebristolonline.com ■ Now into its 15th year, this long-serving Indian remains popular with locals and Redland students. Alongside staple dishes (biryanis, baltis, chicken tikka), there‘s a range of Haandi curries and Haleem stews.

You can also take your own booze for a £1.50 corkage fee per person. Deliveries and takeaways available. Open SunMon and Weds-Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-midnight.

AHMED’S MASALA CAFÉ 2 Jacobs Wells Rd, BS8 1EA Tel: 0117 930 4194, www.masalacafeonline.com ■ This compact restaurant near the roundabout at the bottom of Jacobs Wells Road offers house specials such as mango chicken and the full range of curries, including bhuna, madras and dhansak. Home delivery and takeaway available. Open daily (except Tues) 5.30pm-11.30pm (midnight Fri-Sat).

AL’S TIKKA GRILL 33 Ashton Rd, Ashton, BS3 2EG Tel: 0117 985 3016, www.alstikkagrill.com ■ Greasy spoon caff by day, the room is transformed into cosy, candlelit Indian BYO bistro at night. An Ashton favourite for the best part of two decades, the vibe here is

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INDIAN & NEPALESE 4500 Miles From Delhi (reservations only), Sun-Thurs 6pm-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-midnight.

DEV’S KERALA 180 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, BS7 8NU Tel: 0117 924 5555 ■ Dev’s Kerala might be chaotic and lively, but the food is excellent and the prices are wallet-friendly, particularly with its BYO booze option. Although you’ll find a few old favourites, the food here is essentially southern Indian and the ghee roast dosa, masala dosa and bhelpuri are excellent, as are the rotis. Open daily 6-11pm except Tues.

EASTERN SPICE 269 Two Mile Hill Rd, Kingswood, BS15 1AX; Tel: 0117 935 2335, www.easternspice.com ■ Cheap and cheerful, this curry house has been a neighbourhood favourite since the 1990s. The extensive menu features the usual suspects, but house specialities such as prawn saag paneer and lamb tikka Bombay come recommended, as do the thali dishes.

Takeaway available. Open Mon-Thurs 5.3011.30pm, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-midnight, Sun 5.3011pm (open bank hols).

EASTERN TASTE 94 St Mark’s Rd, Easton, BS5 6JH Tel: 0117 952 0718, www.easterntaste.co.uk ■ This Easton favourite serves up authentic Indian and Bangladeshi dishes, from mild hicken kormas to hot prawn Madras, with plenty for vegetarians. Takeaway available. Open MonSat 6-11pm (11.30pm Fri-Sat). friendly and unpretentious, and the food takes in a range of popular dishes, from mild and creamy kormas to ‘extra hot’ phals. Takeaway is available. Open daily 5.30pm-11pm.

BAYLEAF Unit 3, Simmonds View, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8HR Tel: 0117 979 2656, www.bayleaf-bs34.co.uk ■ Award winning curry house in Stoke Gifford, whose accolades include South Asian restaurant of year at the 2014 Asian Food Awards, plus Chef Mohd Bilal Uddin being nominated for Chef of the Year at the 2015 Asian Curry Awards. Takeaway and delivery available. Open daily 5.30pm-11pm.

BOMBAY SPICE 10 The Mall, Clifton Village, BS8 4DR Tel: 0117 970 6066 ■ Bombay Spice celebrates the regional diversity of Indian cooking, as well as taking in wider regional traditions such as Bangladeshi specialities. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Thurs noon-2pm, 6pm-11.30pm, Fri 6pm-midnight, Sat noon-2pm, 6pm-midnight, Sun 6pm-11.30pm.

BRISTOL RAJ 36 Alma Vale Rd, Clifton, BS8 2HS Tel: 0117 973 1414, www.bristolraj.com ■ This traditional curry house sticks to classic balti, biryani and tandoori dishes at walletfriendly prices, although the lesser-known chef’s specialities such as mango chicken are

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worth a look. Takeaway available. Open daily 6-11.30pm.

BRUNEL RAJ 6-7 Waterloo St, Clifton Village, BS8 4BT Tel: 0117 973 2641, www.brunelraj.co.uk ■ A Clifton Village favourite since the 1990s, Brunel Raj remains one of the most popular Indian restaurants in the area. Signature dishes include the king prawn chilli masala and honey chicken. Takeaway available.

Open daily 6pm-11.30pm.

CHAI SHAI 4 Jacob Wells Road, BS8 4NF Tel: 0117 925 0754 ■ With room for just a handful of diners, this is essentially a takeaway business but tables are well worth queuing for. Faruk Choudhury and his wife, Shilpi, offer a short, dailychanging menu of regional Indian street food dishes from Bangladesh, Punjab and Kerala. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Sat 11am-10pm.

CURRY HOUSE 393 Bath Rd, Brislington, BS4 3EU Tel: 0117 977 9090, www.curryhouse-bristol.co.uk ■ Now into its 33rd year, this long-established restaurant is predominantly Indian, with occasional Bangladeshi influences. Among the speciality dishes, king prawn kara massala and butter chicken are among the best-sellers. Takeaway and home delivery within south Bristol. Open daily noon-3pm

GANESHA 54-56 Bedminster Parade, BS3 4HS; Tel: 0117 953 3990, www.ganeshaindiancuisine.com ■ Now into its seventh year, this popular south-of-the-river restaurant specialises in regional dishes from Goa, Kerala and Maharashtra. There are plenty of interesting vegetarian options here, as well as familiar Indian staples, but in-the-know locals go for the dosas and specials such as Peshawari gosht chops. Takeaway and home delivery available. Open daily noon-2pm (by prior arrangement), 5.30pm-11pm.

GANGES 368 Gloucester Rd, Horfield, BS7 8TP; Tel: 0117 924 5234 ■ Mahmood Chowdhury and his brothers, Ahmed and Shohir, opened this traditional restaurant in 1981 and it continues to serve a full range of Indian and Bangladeshi dishes at pocket-pleasing prices. Takeaway available.

Open daily noon-11pm GURU 301 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8PE Tel: 0117 942 6677, www.gurubristol.co.uk ■ Occupying a former pub, Guru opened in 2012 and it has quickly established itself as a favourite with Bishopston locals. Traditional curries sit alongside signature dishes such as Royal Bengal chicken and king prawn chingri jhol. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Sat noon-2pm and 6pm-11.30pm, Sun noon-2pm and 6pm-11pm.

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Restaurants that go way beyond the balti. Signature dishes include achari venison and prawn and scallop curry. Open Mon-Fri noon-2pm, MonSat 6pm-11.30pm, Sun 6pm-10.30pm.

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OH! CALCUTTA! INDIAN KITCHEN 216 Cheltenham Rd, BS6 5QU Tel: 0117 924 0458, www.ohcalcutta.co.uk ■ The food in this contemporary restaurant tours the Indian regions, and specials of Malaysian curry and chilli Bengal sit happily alongside old favourites such as dhansaks and jalfrezis. Takeaway and home delivery available. Open daily 6-11.30pm.

HARI KRISHNAN’S KITCHEN 31a Zetland Road, Redland, BS6 7AH; Tel: 0117 942 2299 25 The Mall, Clifton Village, BS8 4JG Tel: 0117 973 4499, www.krishnanskitchen.co.uk ■ Southern Indian dishes dominate the menu here, with plenty of fish and vegetarian options as well as meat choices. Try the lamb malabar and the mushroom kootu. Takeaway available.

Open Mon-Thurs noon-3pm and 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sun noon-3pm and 6pm-midnight JOY RAJ 31 Regent St, Clifton, BS8 4HR Tel: 0117 973 8101, www.joyrajbristol.com ■ This friendly subterranean Indian in Clifton Village covers all the usual high street curry bases but the tandoori specials and chef’s signature dishes keep things interesting.

Open Sun-Thurs 5.30pm-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-midnight.

KATHMANDU Colston Tower, Colston St, BS1 4XN Tel: 0117 929 4455, www.kathmandu-curry.com ■ Popular with visitors to the Colston Hall opposite, this friendly, family-run Nepalese restaurant successfully combines both traditional Indian favourites with lighter, more fragrant Nepalese dishes. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-midnight.

KOHI NOOR 211 Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, BS8 2XS Tel: 0117 973 3823, www.kohinoorofbristol.co.uk ■ Opened in 2008, this stylish and contemporary restaurant features Indian and Rajasthani specialities including prawn malabari and chicken bhuna Hyderabadi.

Takeaway available. Open daily Tues-Sat 6pm-11.30pm, Sun 6pm-11pm.

KRISHNA’S INN 4 Byron Place, The Triangle, Clifton, BS8 1JT Tel: 0117 927 6864, www.keralagroup.co.uk ■ Veggies get plenty of choice here, but

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then so do meat and seafood fans, with chilli chicken and king prawn poriyal among the most popular dishes. The dosas are especially good. Open lunch daily noon-3pm, dinner FriSat 6pm-11.30pm, Sun-Thurs 6pm-10.30pm.

LAL JOMI 2 Harcourt Rd, Redland, BS6 7RG Tel: 0117 942 1640, www.laljomi.co.uk ■ This long-established restaurant in the heart of Redland (Lal Jomi means red land in Hindi) has been winning awards and accolades for more than two decades. The menu covers all bases with a menu of classic Indian dishes, tandoori specialities and a large range of seafood options. Takeaway available. Open daily 6pm-11pm (midnight Fri-Sat).

MADRAS EXPRESS 223 North St, BS3 1JJ Tel: 0117 966 9008, www.madras-express.co.uk ■ Locals are happy to sit elbow-to-elbow in this intimate restaurant as the food is so generous and well priced. The regional dishes on the extensive menu are inspired from all over India. Delivery and takeaway available.

Open Mon-Sat 5.30pm-11pm.

MINT ROOM 12-16 Clifton Rd, Clifton, BS8 1AF Tel: 0117 329 1300, www.themintroom.co.uk ■ Sibling to the award-winning Bath restaurant, this contemporary Indian specialises in vibrant, cutting-edge dishes including tawa scallops with kaffir lime and cucumber, followed perhaps by tandoori halibut hara bhara with Cornish crab, pickled carrots and cumin. Open all week noon-2pm, 5.30pm-11pm.

MYRISTICA 51 Park Street, BS1 5NT Tel: 0117 930 0806, www.myristica.co.uk ■ Recently relocated from Welsh Back to Park Street, this stylish and upmarket restaurant specialises in region-specific Indian dishes

OLD INDIA 34 St Nicholas St, BS1 1TG Tel: 0117 922 1136, www.oldindia.co.uk ■ The mahogany panelled room of the old Stock Exchange building oozes character and provides a classy setting for the well-priced and expertly cooked menu of contemporarymeets-traditional Indian cooking. Old India was a winner in the English Curry Awards 2015. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Sat 6pm-11.30pm.

RAJ BARI 183 Hotwell Rd, BS8 4SA Tel: 0117 922 7617, www.rajbaribristol.co.uk ■ Open since 1991, Raj Bari offers a range of old favourites plus enticing specials such as peshwari chicken or lamb tikka jalfrezi. Takeaway available. Open Sun-Thurs 5.30pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5.30pm-11.30pm.

RAJ TANDOORI King St, BS1 4DZ Tel: 0117 929 1132, www.raj-bristol.co.uk ■ Since 1981, this subterranean restaurant has been a popular haunt for theatregoers heading to the Old Vic next door. Traditional meets contemporary on the well-priced menu and the early bird £15.95 set menu is great value. Takeaway available. Open daily 5.30pm-late.

RAJPOOT 52 Upper Belgrave Rd, Clifton, BS8 2XP Tel: 0117 973 3515, www.rajpootrestaurantbristol.co.uk ■ Established for 30 years, this upmarket Indian overlooking the Downs is geared more towards special occasions than a postpub Ruby Murray. With its crisp white linen tablecloths and deep carpets, it’s an elegant dining room where you can enjoy carefully prepared Indian dishes such as honey chicken or green vegetable cashew korma. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm, 6pm-11pm.

ROMY’S KITCHEN 2 Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HB Tel: 01454 416728, www.romyskitchen.co.uk ■ Since opening in 2013, Romy Gill has already won awards for her contemporary, authentic Indian home-cooking. Vegetarians are well catered for here via dishes such as mung bean dal, with Bengali-style goat and chilli chicken among the meatier options.

Open Tues-Sat 10am-2pm, 6pm-11pm.

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SHEESH MAHAL 13a Gloucester Rd, BS7 8AA; Tel: 0117 942 2942, www.sheeshmahalbristol.com ■ In its 36th year, Sheesh Mahal is one of Bristol’s longest-running Indians and still pulls in the locals with its tandoori dishes and Mogul specialities. Takeaway available.

Open daily noon-2.30pm, 6pm-11.30pm.

Thali Café

THALI CAFÉ 1 William St, Totterdown, BS3 4TU Tel: 0117 933 2955 64-66 St Marks Rd, Easton, BS5 6JH Tel: 0117 951 4979 12 York Rd, Montpelier, BS6 5QE Tel: 0117 942 6687 1 Regent St, Clifton Village, BS8 4HW Tel: 0117 974 3793 Tobacco Factory, Southville, BS3 1TF Tel: 0117 9532783 www.thethalicafe.co.uk ■ This cool Bristol-based mini-chain serves authentic, healthy regional dishes with an emphasis on nutrition and using local ingredients where possible. The ever-evolving menu includes crunchy Keralan salad, Sri Lankan fish fry and tarka dahl. See website for individual opening times.

TIKKA FLAME South Building, Anchor Square, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 316 9393, www.tikkaflame.co.uk ■ This light and airy harbourside restaurant offers a modern menu of Indian and Pakistani dishes. Typical are murgh Lahori, lamb vindaloo and BBQ king prawns. Open Mon, Weds and Thurs 12.30pm-2.30pm, Mon-Thurs 6.30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12.30pm-11.30pm, Sun 12.30pm-10pm.

TURMERIC 775 Fishponds Rd, BS16 3BS Tel: 0117 965 0022, www.turmericbristol.co.uk ■ A real hit with the locals, expect all the usual menu suspects plus specials such as chilli garlic massala and roshni king prawn.

Open daily noon-2pm, 5.30pm-11.30pm (closed Fri lunch). Takeaway.

URBAN TANDOOR 13 Small St, BS1 1DE Tel: 0117 929 9222, www.urban-tandoor.com ■ Over the past two years, Sujith D’Almeida has turned around what had been a struggling restaurant and transformed it into one of the hottest places on the Indian block.

Chennai-born chef Dhanasekaran Durai cooks everything from scratch and blends his own spices. Try the garlic chicken tikka starter and the lamb tikka karahi. Open Mon-Sat 5.30pm-10.45pm, Sun 5.30pm-9.45pm.

Italian AL BACIO 95 Queen’s Road, Clifton, BS8 1LW Tel: 0117 973 9734, www.albaciobristol.co.uk ■ This chic Italian offers a high level of service and a menu of antipasti, pasta dishes, risottos, pizzas and meat/fish specialities. The terrace

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tables are highly prized in summer. Open MonThurs noon-2.30pm, 5.30pm-11pm, Fri-Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10pm.

AQUILA Baldwin St, BS1 1NR Tel: 0117 321 0322, www.aquila-restaurant.com ■ This slick 160-seat Italian restaurant is set across two floors of a glass-fronted building on Baldwin Street. The service here is well-polished and the food is modern and ingredient-driven – think arancini stuffed with ragu and fresh seafood pasta with garlic and tomato. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

AQUA ITALIA RESTAURANT & BAR Welsh Back, BS1 4RR Tel: 0117 915 6060 153 Whiteladies Rd, Clifton, BS8 2RF Tel: 0117 973 3314 Spinnaker, Harbour Road, Portishead, BS20 7AW Tel: 01275 842590 www.aqua-restaurant.com ■ This family-friendly mini-chain continues to offer a good-value range of antipasti, risotto, pasta and pizza, as well as meat and fish dishes. Open Welsh Back MonThurs 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-10.30pm, Sat 9am-10.30pm, Sun 9am-10pm; Whiteladies Sun-Thurs 9am-10pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10:30pm; Portishead Sun-Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-10.30pm.

BELLA ITALIA 8-10 Baldwin St, BS1 1SA Tel: 0117 929 3278 The Venue Leisure Complex, Merlin Rd, Cribbs Causeway, BS10 7SR Tel: 0117 959 0982 Cabot Circus, BS1 3BX

Tel: 0117 927 7230 www.bellaitalia.co.uk This long-established and omnipresent chain serves up pizza, pasta and oven-baked dishes, plus ice cream and puddings. Kids get to choose from their own menus. Open Baldwin St daily 9am-11pm (11.30pm FriSat); Cabot Circus Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10.30pm; Venue Leisure Complex MonSat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10.30pm.

BELLA VISTA 2b Victoria Street, BS1 6DT Tel: 0117 925 0929, www.bellavista-restaurant.co.uk ■ Next to Bristol Bridge, this Venetianinspired family-run restaurant offers an extensive menu packed with familiar pasta dishes, pizzas, meat, fish and vegetarian main courses. The express lunch menu is a steal at £7.95, with an unlimited salad bar to accompany your dish. Open Mon-Sat 10am-3pm, 5pm-10.30pm.

BOSCO PIZZERIA 96 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2QX Tel: 0117 973 7978, www.boscopizzeria.co.uk ■ The latest opening from Miles Johnson (who also runs The Kensington Arms in Redland), this cool Italian takes its inspiration from pizzerias in Naples and New York. The woodfired pizza oven is the focal point of the open kitchen, but non-pizza dishes such as veal Milanese or wood-roasted sea bass with rosemary and olive oil are equally impressive.

Open Mon-Sun noon-10pm.

CARLUCCIO’S 11 Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BU Tel: 0117 933 8538 The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, BS34 5DG Tel: 0117 950 8760

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Carluccio's www.carluccios.com ■ One of the UK’s most successful Italian chains, with an ever-evolving menu of pasta dishes, risottos and meat/fish main courses.

There are also gluten-free and kids’ menus, as well as good-value fixed-price menus. Open Cribbs Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 10am-6pm; Quakers Friars Mon-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 10am-10.30pm.

CIBO RISTORANTE 289 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NY Tel: 0117 942 9475, www.cibo.co.uk/ristorante ■ Originally a delicatessen, Cibo is now also a popular neighbourhood restaurant serving stone-baked pizzas and pasta dishes supplemented by daily specials.

Open Mon-Thurs 10.30am-10.30pm, Fri-Sat 9.30am-11pm, Sun 12.30pm-4pm.

DA VINCI 10 Denmark Street, BS1 5DQ Tel: 0117 929 7299 ■ This Sicilian-owned restaurant opposite the stage door of the Hippodrome is a popular pre- and post-theatre venue. There’s an extensive range of pasta, pizza/calzone and meat and fish specials, as well as traditional pan-sautéed dishes. Open Mon-Thurs noon -3pm and 5.30pm-11pm, Fri-Sat noon12.30am, Sun noon-10.30pm.

DOLCE ITALIA 21 West Town Road, Backwell, BS48 3HA Tel: 01275 463744, www.dolceitaliarestaurant.co.uk ■ A converted house on the main road running through Backwell, this friendly restaurant has quickly made its mark with a range of familiar Italian dishes at affordable prices. Open Mon-Sat noon-3pm and 5pm-11pm.

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DON GIOVANNI’S Unit 1-2, Victoria House, Temple Gate, BS1 6PW Tel: 0117 926 0614, www.dongiovannisbristol.co.uk ■ Open for more than 30 years, Andy Firetto’s Sicilian-inspired restaurant opposite Temple Meads serves well-executed Italian favourites including pasta, pizza and risotto, plus meat and seafood specials. Open Mon-Fri noon2pm and 5pm-11pm, Sat 6pm-11pm.

EUROPA 37-38 St Stephen’s St, BS1 1JX Tel: 0117 929 7818, www.europarestaurant.co.uk ■ Pietro and Teresa Tallo’s well-run Italian restaurant has recently had a more contemporary refit and introduced a new pavement terrace area. Whether it’s for pasta, pizza or meat/fish main courses, it’s all delivered by friendly and efficient staff.

Ideal for pre-theatre dinner (the two-course set menu is a bargain at £10.95). Open MonFri noon-2.30pm and 5pm-midnight, Sat 5.30pm-midnight.

FLOUR AND ASH 203b Cheltenham Rd, BS6 5QX Tel: 0117 908 3228 38 The High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3DZ Tel: 0117 330 0033 www.flourandash.co.uk ■ Banker-turned-chef Steve Gale has hit upon a winning formula with his two small pizza and ice cream restaurants, one tucked away in the shadows of the Cheltenham Road arches and the other in Casamia’s old site.

Family-friendly (the kids’ menu is a bargain) and buzzy, the wood-fired sourdough pizzas come with high-quality seasonal toppings and all the ice creams are made on the premises. Open Westbury-on-Trym MonWeds noon-9.30pm, Thurs-Sat noon-10pm,

Sun noon-9pm; Cheltenham Road Mon-Weds 5pm-9.30pm, Thurs-Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9pm.

GIUSEPPE’S 59 Baldwin Street, BS1 1QZ Tel: 0117 926 4869, www.giuseppesitalianrestaurant.co.uk ■ Bristol's oldest Italian restaurant (it opened in 1961 and was originally called Marco’s) is a delightful trattoria serving classic dishes, with very friendly waiting staff.

The melanzana parmigiana is an especial highlight. Open Mon-Tues 12.30pm-2pm, Mon-Sun 5.30pm-11pm.

LA CAMPAGNUOLA 9 Zetland Rd, Redland, BS6 7AG Tel: 0117 924 8102, www.lacampagnuola.co.uk ■ Hearty pasta dishes, authentic handmade pizzas and a range of seafood, veal, poultry and steak dishes make this an old-school Italian charmer with a modern attitude.

Opened in 1980 by the late Filippo Spitali and his wife Ann, this busy neighbourhood restaurant is now run by their children Vincenzo and Mariangela, and the Sicilianinspired dishes continue to pull a crowd.

Open Sun-Thurs 6pm-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-12.30am.

LA GROTTA 9 Union St, BS1 2DD Tel: 0117 929 0466, www.lagrottabristol.co.uk ■ Popular with Broadmead shoppers, this split-level trattoria opposite the Galleries shopping centre has been run by the same family for more than 30 years and it offers a genuinely warm welcome. A menu of generous, well-priced à la carte favourites (including superb homemade pizzas) is supplemented by lunch specials and early

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G L A S S B OAT E V E N TS & P R I VAT E H I R E

Located on the floating harbour in the historic quarter of Bristol, the Glassboat restaurant is a perfect setting for all occasions. The restaurant ers spectacular views of the river and Bristol bridge and celebrates its 30th birthday this year. We pride ourselves on sourcing the finest ingredients and delivering perfect classic French dishes.

Our recently refurbished Lower Deck can be used as a meeting room or private dining for up to 40 people. Larger events and weddings have the option of exclusive use of the boat for up to 150 people. This romantic setting is also available for licensed wedding ceremonies.

Please visit our website to view our events brochure and day delegate rates: www.glassboat.co.uk Day Delegate - rates available Meeting Room - For business meetings (AV equipment inclusive) Private Dining - Available for breakfast, lunch or dinner Weddings - Ceremonies, wedding breakfasts, evening receptions

New menu now available Breakfast - Monday to Sunday 8am-11.30am Lunch - Monday to Saturday 12pm-3pm / Sunday 12pm-4pm Dinner - Monday to Saturday 5.30pm-10pm

Reservations: 0117 332 3971 events@glassboat.co.uk

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Restaurants evening deals. Open Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm, Mon-Thurs 5.30pm-10pm, Fri 5pm-late, Sat 24 hours, Sun 11.30am-5pm.

LA PIAZZA 4 High Street, Thornbury, BS35 2AQ Tel: 01454 414500, www.lapiazzabristol.co.uk ■ A taste of Italian dining in South Gloucestershire, this friendly and award-winning restaurant offers the usual suspects of pasta, pizza and risotto, plus a good dessert menu (homemade chocolate fondant and pistachio affogato are two highlights) and a Sunday lunch. Open Tues-Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

MARCO’S OLIVE BRANCH 76 Victoria St, Redcliffe, BS1 6DF Tel: 0117 922 6688, www.marcosolivebranch.co.uk ■ Italian standards share equal billing with authentic Sardinian dishes at this relaxed restaurant owned by chef Marco Olivieri. That means pasta dishes and stone-baked pizzas rubbing shoulders with wild boar fillet in wild mushroom sauce or breast of chicken with Sardinian sausages and fennel seeds. Open Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, Tues-Fri 5pm-11pm, Sat 5.30pm-11pm.

PEPE NERO 22 Bond St, BS1 3LU Tel: 0117 926 8057, www.pepeneroorganic.com ■ Convenient for Broadmead and Cabot Circus, this small restaurant and takeaway specialises in authentic southern Italian fast food. There are up to 30 different pizzas on offer here, with lots of options for vegetarians. All bread and dough is made and baked on the premises using predominantly organic ingredients. Eat in the upstairs restaurant or take away. Open MonThurs 12.30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12.30pm-11pm, Sun 1pm-9pm (takeaway only).

PICCOLINO 1 Narrow Weir, Cabot Circus, BS1 3DU Tel: 0117 929 3255, www.individualrestaurants.com ■ Part of a national Italian chain, Piccolino has an extensive menu of pasta, pizzas, risottos, salads and meat/fish main courses.

Tables on the alfresco terrace are much in demand. Open daily 11.30am-11.30pm (10.30pm Sun).

PIZZAROVA 289 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NY Tel: 0117 9427 770, www.pizzarova.com ■ From a company that started out as a street food operation making pizzas in a converted Land Rover, Pizzarova serves a short core menu of sourdough bases with toppings that change as specials come and go. You can enjoy a pizza and drink for under a tenner. Takeaway available. Open Mon-Thurs 4pm-10pm, Fri 4pm-11pm, Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10pm.

PIZZA PROVENCALE 29 Regent St, Clifton, BS8 4HR Tel: 0117 974 1175, www.pizzaprovencale.co.uk ■ A Clifton favourite for the past two decades and bookings are essential at weekends.

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Quirky and chaotic with candles, church pews and closely-packed tables, you could order the ribs in barbecue sauce or the seafood tagliatelle, but the 13 different types of pizzas may just win your vote. Open Sun-Thur noon11pm, Fri-Sat noon-midnight.

PIZZA EXPRESS Unit 1, Building 8, Harbourside, BS1 5TY Tel: 0117 927 3622 35 Corn St, BS1 1HT Tel: 0117 930 0239 2-10 Regent St, Clifton, BS8 4HG Tel: 0117 974 4259 31 Berkeley Square, Clifton, BS8 1HP Tel: 0117 926 0300, www.pizzaexpress.com ■ This long-established family-friendly chain continues to offer an ever-evolving menu of pizzas, pasta dishes and salads, prepared in open-plan kitchens. Open Berkeley Sq daily 11.30am-11pm; Harbourside daily 11.30am-11pm (10pm Sun); Regent St and Corn St daily 11.30am-11pm (10.30pm Sun).

PIZZA WORKSHOP 232 North Street, BS3 1JD Tel: 0117 966 9890, www.pizzaworkshop.co.uk ■ Housed in what was previously Café Sazz, Pizza Workshop is the first venture from Frenchman Mikael Georgelin. With a tagline of “one thing made well”, Pizza Workshop has six pizzas on offer, as well as a quartet of ’saltimbocca’ sandwiches melted in the pizza oven. For dessert, there are small tubs of ice creams made by Chew Moos on a family-run farm in Dundry, with a concise drinks list. Good quality food, sensible prices and a child-friendly approach make this a valuable addition to North Street’s food scene.

Open Sun-Wed noon-10pm, Thurs-Sat noon10.30pm.

PLANET PIZZA 187 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8BG Tel: 0117 944 4717 32 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LA Tel: 0117 907 7112 www.planetpizza.co.uk ■ As well as salads and tortilla wraps, there are 20 different types of pizza to choose from, each one named after a planet, galaxy or constellation. The pizzas come in nine or 12-inch sizes and the Neptune (prawns, smoked mackerel, anchovies, red onion and capers) comes highly recommended. Open Glos Road daily; Cotham Hill Tues-Sat. PREGO 7 North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PT Tel: 0117 973 0496, www.pregobar.co.uk ■ This contemporary neighbourhood Italian restaurant makes good use of local seasonal produce as much as it does high-quality Italian ingredients. Pasta and pizzas share the menu with daily changing specials, perhaps wild garlic and gorgonzola arancini with rocket salad followed by pan-fried fillet of bream with pepperonata, braised fennel and potatoes. Time a visit for the two-forone pizza deal on Monday evenings. Open Mon 5.30pm-9pm, Tues-Sat noon-2pm and 5.30pm-10pm, Sun noon-3pm.

PROVEN 33 St Stephen’s Street, Bristol, BS1 1JX Tel: 07724 183209 ■ From the same team behind Bagel Boy, Proven Pizza is ideal for a quick snack because it serves everything by the slice for £2 or £2.50, with extra toppings at 30p or 50p. Although primarily a takeaway business, there are three black chalkboard-like tables and wooden benches for those who want to eat in. There’s a lunch deal from noon-3pm of £5 for two slices and a drink. Open Mon-Thurs noon-9pm, Fri-Sat noon-10pm.

ROSEMARINO 1 York Place, Clifton, BS8 1AH Tel: 0117 973 6677 90 Colston St, BS1 5BB Tel: 0117 925 3524 www.rosemarino.co.uk ■ Now with a city centre venue to complement the Clifton branch, this award-winning restaurant is open for breakfast, morning coffee, brunch, lunch and dinner. At dinner, perhaps start with spring vegetable risotto and shaved pecorino and follow it with pork, fennel and chilli ragu with ricotta and polenta gnocchi. Open Sun-Mon 9am-3pm, Tues-Sat 9am-3pm and 6pm-10pm.

SAN CARLO 44 Corn St, BS1 1HQ Tel: 0117 922 6586, www.sancarlo.co.uk ■ The elegant, marble-clad Bristol branch of this award-winning chain offers the full range of pizza and pasta plus a vast blackboard of fish dishes, seafood and superb steaks, all served with old-school charm and slick service from real-deal Italian waiters. Open daily noon-11pm.

SERGIO’S 1-3 Frogmore St, BS1 5NA Tel: 0117 929 1413, www.sergios.co.uk ■ This cosy trattoria beneath Park Street has been open since 1989 and is a popular haunt for pre-theatre visitors as well as a great party venue. Expect an extensive blackboard menu, including a selection of fish and seafood dishes. There’s a drinks list but the BYO option may help to reduce the final bill. Open Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm, Mon-Sat 5.30pm-11pm.

THE STABLE Canon’s Road, Harbourside, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 927 9999, www.stablepizza.com ■ Sourdough pizzas topped with locally sourced toppings, washed down with a vast range of artisan draught and bottled ciders, it’s little wonder The Stable has proved such a hit since it opened in 2013. Open daily for food noon-10pm (bar closes 11.30pm).

VALENTINO 124 Stoke Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3RJ Tel: 0117 962 3222 ■ Expect old-school Italian hospitality at this popular neighbourhood restaurant which sticks to a tried-and-tested formula with a menu of classic dishes. Open Mon-Sat noon2.15pm and 6-10.45pm, Sun noon-2.30pm and 5pm-10.30pm.

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San Carlo VINCENZO’S PIZZA HOUSE 71 Park St, BS1 5PB; Tel: 0117 926 0908, www.vincenzospizzahouseandrestaurant.co.uk ■ This unashamedly old-school Italian – a Park Street fixture for decades – offers simple classics and authentic pizzas at low prices.

The terrace offers great alfresco potential in summer. Open daily noon-1am.

WILD WOOD 18-20 Regent St, Clifton, BS8 4HG Tel: 0117 2397986, www.wildwoodrestaurants.co.uk ■ Part of a rapidly expanding chain, this family-friendly restaurant majors on stonebaked pizzas, pasta dishes, salads and burgers. Open daily 11.30am-11pm.

ZERO ZERO 2b High Street, Easton, BS5 6DL Tel: 0117 951 0265, www.zero-zero.co.uk ■ Not strictly an Italian, and it only has a few seats for diners who want to eat in, but the stone-baked sourdough pizzas are the real deal at this takeaway, along with spicy chicken wings and exclusively imported French wine on tap. Open Sun-Weds 5pm-10pm, Thurs-Sat 5pm-11pm.

ZIZZI Unit SU84B, Glass House, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BX Tel: 0117 929 1066 29-33 Princess Victoria St, Clifton Village, BS8 4BX Tel: 0117 317 9842 www.zizzi.co.uk ■ Budget-friendly pasta and pizza options, as well as antipasti, salads and main course specials. Open daily noon-11pm (10.30pm Sun).

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Japanese NOA 12-13 Waterloo St, Clifton Village, BS8 4BT Tel: 0117 973 2881, www.noajapanese.co.uk ■ This recently revamped restaurant and bar serves contemporary Japanese noodle dishes and donburi rice bowls, as well as the freshest made-to-order sushi and sashimi. Wash your food down with one of the many types of sake on offer. Open lunch Thurs-Fri noon-3pm, dinner all week 6pm-11pm.

OBENTO 69 Baldwin St, BS1 1QZ Tel: 0117 929 7392, www.obento-bristol.co.uk ■ Named after the bento boxes on offer, this Japanese restaurant and karaoke bar serves an extensive menu of sushi, teriyaki, sashimi, teppenaki, noodles, curry dishes and rice boxes. Open Mon-Fri noon-3pm and 5.30pm-11pm, Sat 12.30pm-4pm and 5.30pm-11pm, Sun noon-9.30pm.

Tel: 0117 321 3170 www.yosushi.com ■ Popular chain where you choose your rice rolls and teriyaki dishes from the revolving conveyor belt. Open Cabot Circus MonSat 11.30am-10pm, Sun 11.30am-8pm; Cribbs Causeway Mon-Fri 11.30am-9pm, Sat 11.30am-8pm, Sun 11.30am-5pm.

YUME KITCHEN 9 Cotham Hill, Bristol, BS6 6LD Tel: 0117 200 2888 www.yumekitchen.co.uk ■ The great value food served in this authentic Japanese restaurant is fast and fresh, with sushi and miso soup sitting alongside noodle dishes, dumplings and katsu curry. Open Tues-Thurs noon-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-1pm, Sun noon-3pm.

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WAGAMAMA 63 Queens Rd, Clifton, BS8 1QL Tel: 0117 922 1188, www.wagamama.com ■ This no-frills pan-Asian restaurant chain specialises in healthy, authentic and sensibly priced Japanese food, cooked to order.

Popular with local university students and always busy. Open daily 11.30am-11pm.

BEARRITOS The Bearpit, BS1 3LY Tel: 07837 056229, www.bearritos.co.uk ■ Enjoy this Bristolian take on Mexican street food, served in a converted bus from the Bearpit in the centre. Choose from tacos, burritos and tortas, plus weekly specials.

Open Mon-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat noon-4pm.

YO! SUSHI Glass Walk, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BQ Tel: 0117 321 3161 The Avenue, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, BS34 5DG

CASA MEXICANA 29-31 Zetland Rd, BS6 7AH Tel: 0117 924 3901, www.casamexicana.co.uk ■ Casa Mexicana is now 30 years old, making it one of the oldest Mexican eateries in the UK. A

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Kookootoo warren of interconnected dining areas combined with a bar area at the front sets the scene for a menu packed with burritos, chimichanga, fajitas and specials such as duck and chorizo cassoulet.

Open daily 6.30pm-10pm.

CAU 74 Queens Road, BS8 1QU Tel: 0117 925 4162, www.caurestaurants.com ■ Ignore the futuristic white interior, this family-friendly Argentinian restaurant has become an instant success with Bristol meat-lovers drawn by the charcoal-grilled steaks, burgers and steak sandwiches. There are plenty of fish and vegetarian choices, too, and children are well catered for. Open Mon-Fri noon-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-10.30pm.

THE CUBAN Unit 2, Building 11, Harbourside, BS1 5SZ Tel: 0117 922 1902, www.thecubanbristol.co.uk ■ With more than 150 rums on offer, expertly made mojitos and regular live music, this bar and restaurant has dishes influenced by Spain, Africa, China and Portugal, including tapas, empanadas, burgers and quesadillas. Open daily.

FUEGO 7 Broad Quay, BS1 4DA Tel: 0117 929 7239, www.fuegoquay.com

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■ Sit in or take away, this vibrant Latin American hang-out serves a well-priced range of burritos, quesadillas and tacos. Open daily 11am-11pm.

LAS IGUANAS Anchor Square, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 927 6233 113 Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2PB Tel: 0117 973 0730 The Venue, Merlin Road, Cribbs Causeway, BS10 7SR Tel: 0117 950 3849 www.iguanas.co.uk ■ Combining cocktails with South American food (a fusion of Latin, African and Portuguese flavours), Las Iguanas offers a wide choice of tapas options as well as everevolving main dishes and excellent separate gluten-free and kids’ menus. Open MonThurs noon-11pm, Fri-Sat noon-11.30pm (Harbourside till midnight), Sun noon10.30pm.

MISSION BURRITO 62 Park St, BS1 5JN Tel: 0117 927 3339, www.missionburritos.co.uk ■ The first link in what is now a fast-growing eight-restaurant national chain, Mission Burrito offers big portions of made-toorder burritos filled with chicken, steak,

slow-roasted pork and vegetarian options.

Takeaway also available. Open Sun-Weds 10am-10pm, Thur-Sat 10am-11pm.

WAHACA 70-78 Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU. Tel: 0117 332 4486, www.wahaca.co.uk ■ A Mexican street food restaurant run by celeb chef Thomasina Miers with a comprehensive menu featuring tacos, tostadas, taquitos, quesadillas and empanadas, plus larger dishes such as bavette steak and marinated chicken. Finish off your meal with the churros y chocolate, a delicious treat of sugary Mexican doughnuts with an accompanying seductively rich chocolate sauce. Open Mon-Sat noon-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm.

Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Greek and Turkish AFENDI RESTAURANT & CAFE 217 Cheltenham Rd, BS6 5QP Tel: 0117 924 8927, www.afendirestaurantcafe.co.uk ■ From hot and cold mezze and grills to Middle Eastern staples of falafel, tabbouleh,

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EZO 6 The Promenade, Gloucester Rd, BS7 8AL Tel: 0117 944 2005, www.ezo.org.uk ■ Recently refurbished, this Turkish BYO restaurant has an extensive menu of hot and cold mezze dishes and proper kebabs, charcoal grilled meat and poultry main courses, fish specials and plenty of vegetarian options.

Open daily noon-11pm (Fri-Sat 11.30pm).

LONA 281 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NY Tel: 0117 942 6100, www.lonagrillhouse.com ■ Big and brash, with an extensive menu to match, this Lebanese grill house and juice bar specialises in ribs, steaks and mixed grills cooked over charcoal, but there are plenty of meat-free options and authentic Middle Eastern vegetable and fish options. The large terrace is ideal for sunny alfresco meals. Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun noon-11pm.

KOOKOOTOO 518 Filton Avenue, Filton, BS7 0QE Tel: 0117 969 2528, www.kookoocafebristol.co.uk ■ Kookootoo specialises in the sort of authentic Persian food you would find in a café in the back streets of Iran. As well as the weekly menus, there are daily specials and Sunday is kebab day. Open Tues-Sat 6pm-11pm, Sun noon-6pm.

kebabs, kibbeh and many vegetarian options, this family-run restaurant serves Lebanese and Mediterranean dishes. Open daily noon2pm and 6pm-11pm.

BAMBALAN Podium level, Colston Tower, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4XE Tel: 0117 922 1880, www.bambalan.co.uk ■ Bambalan is spread across the ground floor podium of the landmark Colston Tower, with a large sun trap terrace offering unique views across the city centre and beyond. Open for breakfast/brunch, lunch and dinner, plus drinks, the food has lots of fragrant Middle Eastern influences and an emphasis on healthy and light, feelgood dishes including vibrant, colourful salads, mezzes to share, chicken cooked in a rotisserie and pides (Turkish flatbreads with various toppings). Open all week 8am-midnight.

BELLITA 34 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LA Tel: 0117 923 8755, www.bellita.co.uk ■ Smaller sister restaurant to Bell’s Diner and taking over Flinty Red’s Cotham site, Bellita offers tapas inspired by North African, Middle Eastern and Spanish flavours, using locally sourced produce. Open Mon-Weds 6pm-11pm, Thurs-Sat noon-11pm.

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LA CASBAH 96 St Mark’s Rd, Easton, BS5 6JD Tel: 0117 939 8804, www.la-casbah.co.uk ■ It may be Moroccan in essence but the food at this popular Easton restaurant also looks to the Mediterranean for further inspiration. Specials run alongside a menu of fish, lamb and chicken dishes, as well as a comprehensive vegetarian choice. The tagines are excellent value and you can take your own booze, plus takeaway is available. Open MonThur 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-11.30pm, Sun 5pm-10.30pm.

MEZZE PALACE 13a Small St, BS1 1DE Tel: 0117 927 7937, www.mezzepalace.com ■ The mixed grills – in ‘spicy’ and ‘non-spicy’ versions – are among the best sellers and the set meals are great value, particularly the £4.99 lunch deal. This subterranean restaurant offers hearty and authentic Lebanese food with occasional belly dancers and shisha. Open Mon-Fri noon-3pm and 6pm-11pm, Sat-Sun noon-11pm.

OZ 4 Triangle South, Clifton, BS8 1EY Tel: 0117 927 3097, www.ozrestaurant.co.uk ■ This friendly, unpretentious restaurant offers high quality, traditional dishes from Turkey, including excellent mixed mezze and signature main courses such as izgara levrek (grilled sea bass with spinach, onions and rocket). Open Mon-Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-midnight.

SHIRAZ 275 Hotwell Rd, BS8 4SF Tel: 0117 925 5668, www.shirazpersianrestaurantbristol.com

■ This family-run Persian restaurant specialises in barbecued kebab dishes with the emphasis on lamb and chicken.

Open Mon-Thurs 6.30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 6.30pm-10.30pm, Sun 4pm-10pm.

SOUK KITCHEN 59 Apsley Road, Clifton, BS8 2SW Tel: 0117 906 7690 277 North St, Southville, BS3 1JP Tel: 0117 966 6880 www.soukitchen.co.uk ■ The popular Southville original has now been joined by a Clifton sibling, both sites concentrating on vibrant Middle Eastern dishes packed with interesting flavours and ingredients. Menus feature mezze, chargrilled skewers with pilaf rice and slaw, tagines and salads. Daily specials might include courgette, carrot, feta and herb fritters, and chargrilled whole Cornish mackerel with koshari and spinach borani. The Clifton restaurant also has its own deli area stocked with Middle Eastern ingredients. Open Clifton Mon-Thurs 12pm-3pm and 5.30pm-8.30pm, Fri 10am-3pm and 5.30pm-8.30pm, Sat 10am-3pm and 5.30pm-8.30pm, Sun 10am-3pm; Southville Tues 5.30pm-10pm, Weds-Thurs noon-3pm and 5.30pm-10pm, Fri noon-2.30pm and 5.30pm-10pm, Sat 10am-2.30pm and 5.30pm-10pm, Sun 10am-3pm and 5.30pm-9pm.

Spanish & Portuguese BRAVAS BRISTOL 7 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LD Tel: 0117 329 6887, www.bravas.co.uk ■ What started out as an occasional pop-up supper club at the home of Kieran and Imogen Waite has become one of Bristol’s most popular eateries. The menu changes most days, but typical dishes include crab broth with mussels and squid, and venison with oyster mushroom and chilli. Open Mon-Weds 11.30am-11pm, Thurs-Sat 11.30am-mdnight.

EL PUERTO 57 Prince St, BS1 4QH Tel: 0117 925 6014,www.el-puerto.co.uk ■ This buzzy harbourside tapas bar offers a genuinely lively Spanish atmosphere and a wide-ranging menu of authentic tapas dishes, washed down with beer, wine or jugs of sangria. Open daily noon-midnight.

EL RINCON 298 North St, Southville, BS3 1JU Tel: 0117 939 3457, www.elrinconbar.com ■ Part of a language school, this tiny bar pulls out all the stops when it comes to the full-on Spanish experience, right down to the bullfight posters and concise range of homemade tapas favourites. Cash only.

Open Mon-Sat 6pm-10pm, Sun 11am-2pm.

LA TOMATINA 2-4 Park St, BS1 5HS Tel: 0117 302 0008, www.latomatinabristol.co.uk

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Restaurants ■ Huge range of tapas created by Spanish chefs, served under a high ceiling in a place with a buzz. Check out the midweek early dining deals for a value meal. Open Tues-Sun noon-late.

NANDO’S Glass House, Cabot Circus, BS1 3BX Tel: 0117 3763 876 49 Park St, BS1 5NT Tel: 0117 929 9263 Aspects Leisure Park, Longwell Green, BS15 9LA Tel: 0117 967 2631 Unit 208, Cribbs Causeway, BS34 5UR Tel: 0117 959 0146 Abbey Wood Retail Park, Station Road, BS34 7JL Tel: 0117 969 3040 www.nandos.co.uk ■ Family-friendly Portuguese-inspired chain specialising in flame-grilled peri-peri chicken, pitta, salads, steaks and sharing platters. See the website for individual opening times.

PATA NEGRA 30 Clare Street, BS1 1YH Tel: 0117 927 6762, www.patanegrabristol.com ■ From the same team behind The Ox, Milk Thistle and Hyde & Co, this stylish tapas and wine bar offers a comprehensive choice of seasonal dishes, charcuterie, seafood and vegetarian options. The three tapas for £10 lunchtime offer is especially popular. Open for food Mon-Sat noon-3pm and 6pm-10.30pm.

VENGA 24 High Street, Portishead, BS20 6EN Tel: 01275 814391, www.vengauk.co.uk ■ From the calamares and tortilla to the lamb meatballs and chorizo cooked in cider, the tapas dishes here are authentically Spanish and big on flavour. The only problem is knowing when to stop ordering. Open Tues-Thurs 5pm-11pm, Fri 5pm-2am, Sat noon-2am.

Thai, Malaysian, Korean, Indonesian & Vietnamese BANGKOK JOE’S Portwall Lane, Redcliffe, BS1 6NB Tel: 0117 925 1644, www.bangkokjoes.co.uk ■ Taking over the site of Byzantium, and from the team behind Sticks&Broth and Hanoi Coffee Co, Bangkok Joe’s is authentic Asian street food upscaled to a grand and stylish restaurant setting. The menu fuses the best of the Far East with Bristol’s tradition for high quality, locally sourced ingredients.

Open Mon-Thurs 11.30am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11.30am-1am.

BAUHINIA 5a Boyces Ave, Clifton Village, BS8 4AA Tel: 0117 973 3138, www.bauhinia-bar.co.uk

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■ Named after a type of orchid, this intimate pan-Asian diner/café-bar serves a range of well-executed dishes from China, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. The well-priced lunch and early evening set menus represent especially good value. Open Mon-Thurs 5pm-10.30pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11.30pm.

BENTO BOSS Clifton Down, Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2PH Tel: 0117 973 6132, www.bentoboss.co.uk ■ Popular with students and locals, Bento Boss is the first restaurant from Malaysian couple Tracy Koh and James Fong and the menus cover most corners of far east Asia, including Japan, Indonesia and Korea.

The sushi is prepared fresh every day and signature bento boxes are excellent value.

Open all week noon-10pm.

EVERYDAY THAI 11 New Station Rd, Fishponds, BS16 3RP Tel: 0117 965 7007, www.everydaythai.co.uk ■ A genuine find, Pickky and Sami have gained quite a local following for their authentic cooking, which takes in the full spectrum of Thai classics at pocket-friendly prices. Takeaway available. Open Tue-Sat noon-2.30pm and 5.30pm-10.30pm.

GIGGLING SQUID 34 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, BS8 4BZ Tel: 0117 9732543, www.gigglingsquid.com ■ Part of a fast-expanding national chain, this Clifton Village restaurant offers a full complement of Thai dishes, from soups and salads to curries, stir-fries and seafood and meat specials. Open Mon-Thurs noon-3pm and 6pm-10pm, Fri-Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9.30pm.

KOH THAI TAPAS 7-9 Triangle South, Clifton, BS8 1EY Tel: 0117 922 6699, www.koh-thai.co.uk ■ Part of a Dorset-based chain, Koh Thai Tapas serves an extensive range of contemporary tapas-style small dishes rather than the traditional three-course meal. Choose from soups, salads, curries, stir fries, rice dishes and noodles. Open Mon 5.30pm-10pm, Tues-Thurs and Sun noon-3pm and 5.30pm-10pm, Fri-Sun noon-3pm and 5.30pm-10.30pm.

PHO 28 Clare Street, Bristol, BS1 1YA Tel: 0117 911 9739, www.phocafe.co.uk ■ First Bristol opening for the Londonbased Vietnamese street food chain, in an atmospheric Victorian building on Clare Street.

Named after Vietnam’s national dish, pho, the lengthy menu is made up of healthy and filling Vietnamese street food-inspired dishes at inexpensive prices. You’ll find spring and summer rolls, salads, wok-fried noodles and fragrant curries, as well as Vietnamese beers, cocktails and fresh juices. Open Sun-Thurs noon-10.30pm, Fri-Sat noon-11pm.

SIAM HARBOURSIDE 129 Hotwell Rd, BS8 4RU Tel: 0117 330 6476, www.siam-harbourside.co.uk ■ Although the Thai green curry is still

a best-seller, the extensive menu at this long-established restaurant takes in the full repertoire of the country’s classics and the set Thai banquet menus are a popular option.

Takeaway available. Open Tues-Sun noon2.30pm and 6pm-10.30pm (11.30pm Thurs-Sat).

SKY KONG KONG Unit 2, Haymarket Walk, next to bus station, BS1 3LN Tel: 0117 2399528, www.skykongkong.co.uk ■ What started out as a lunchtime bento box-only affair has already blossomed into an all-day business due to the popularity of Korean chef Wizzy’s exceptional cooking.

Wizzy previously worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and it shows in the technique and flavours of her food, which might include monkfish wrapped in bacon with cockles or slow-cooked pork belly with yam and pak choi. Sushi served every Friday. Open TuesSat noon-2.30pm and 6pm-8.30pm.

STICKS AND BROTH 48-52 Baldwin Street, BS1 1QB; Tel: 0117 925 5397, www.sticksnbroth.com ■ ‘Get your slurp on’ is the slogan for this buzzy ramen and noodle bar, run by the people behind Hanoi Coffee Co. All the ramen dishes are served with bamboo, bean sprouts, soy marinated egg and toasted seaweed, and the house dish of beef brisket with pork bone broth is exceptional. Look out for the £6.50 ‘Tokyo

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Maitreya Social Express’ lunch deal. Open Mon-Weds noon3pm, 5pm-10.30pm, Thurs-Sat noon-10.30pm.

SURAKHAN 52 Park Row, BS1 5LH Tel: 0117 929 0806, www.surakhanrestaurant.com ■ Signature dishes at this friendly, pocketfriendly Korean restaurant include bibimbap (rice served in a sizzling earthenware bowl, topped with vegetables, meat and either a raw or fried egg) and bulgogi (barbecued beef cooked over an open flame). Open Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm, 6pm-10.30pm.

TEOHS 28-34 Lower Ashley Rd, St Agnes, BS2 9NP Tel: 0117 907 1191, www.teohs.co.uk ■ This small, buzzy restaurant serves varied menus of Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Malaysian food at hard-to-beat prices. Open Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm and 6pm-10.30pm.

THAI CLASSIC 87 Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2NT Tel: 0117 973 8930, www.thaiclassic.co.uk ■ Unashamedly old-school Thai restaurant specialising in a seemingly endless menu of Thai, Malaysian and Singaporean favourites.

Open daily noon-2.30pm and 6pm-11pm.

TORO NOODLE BAR 72 Park St, BS1 5JX Tel: 0117 316 9261, www.toronoodlebar.co.uk

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specialising in Asian fusion food, including Szechuan, Vietnamese and Japanese. A particular draw for Chinese students at nearby Bristol University, the main attraction here is the menu of ‘build your own’ noodles in soup stock, offering umpteen combinations of noodle varieties, soup bases, vegetables, fish or meat. Takeaway also available. Open daily 11am-3.30pm and 5-11pm.

WOK TO WALK 39 Park Street, BS1 5NH Tel: 0117 922 1567, www.woktowalk.com ■ Good value made-to-order stir fries are the speciality of this Bristol location of the international chain, with plenty of veggie options. Take your food away or eat in the basic but big restaurant. Open Sun-Thurs 11am-12.30am, Fri-Sat 11am-2am.

Vegetarian & vegan 1847 25 St Stephen’s Street, Bristol, BS1 1JX Tel: 0117 922 6315, www.by1847.com ■ Named after the year the Vegetarian Society was founded, 1847 specialises in vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes. The modern and inventive choices include whipped feta

with roasted butternut squash, wilted kale and pumpkin seeds and ‘beet' bourguignon (beetroot stew, sautéed potatoes and crumbled goats’ cheese). Open Weds-Fri noon-3pm, 5pm-10pm, Sat noon-10.30pm, Sun noon-8pm.

FLOW 9a Haymarket Walk, Bristol, BS1 3LN Tel: 0117 329 6226, www.flowbristol.co.uk ■ From the same team behind East Bristol Bakery, this vegetarian restaurant, headed up by chef Nathaniel Lamp, has a seasonal menu of small plates, tartines and large plates. Everything is under £10 and much of it barely costs a fiver – you could eat well here for very little, which makes it as much a pit-stop for a quick refuel as a place to linger all evening. Open Tues-Sat 6pm-10.30pm.

MAITREYA SOCIAL 89 St Mark’s Rd, Easton, BS5 6HY Tel: 0117 951 0100, www.cafemaitreya.co.uk ■ Bristol’s best-known vegetarian eatery for several years, the seasonal menus here use top-quality, local ingredients, much of them organic. Typical dishes include spiced vegetable broth with spring vegetables and herbs, and butternut squash and smoked applewood tatin with beetroot, carrot and salsa verde. Gluten/wheat/dairy-free and vegan options clearly marked. Open TuesThurs 6pm-11.30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11.30pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

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A CAPPELLA 184c Wells Road, Totterdown, BS4 2AL Tel: 0117 971 3377, www.acappellas.co.uk ■ At night a candlelit BYO pizzeria serving award-winning stone-baked pizzas, A Cappella is a bright and cheery community café by day.

A range of breakfast options is followed by an extensive lunch menu of sandwiches, tortillas, tapas and Mediterranean classics. Open TuesThurs 8am-10pm, Fri-Sat 8am-10.30pm.

AHH TOOTS 4-8 Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LJ Tel: 07788 843960, www.ahhtoots.co.uk ■ The first venture for art-student-turnedbaker Tamarind Galliford, Ahh Toots is the shop window for a bespoke cake business but also serves a range of savoury items including homemade sausage rolls, quiche of the day and Hobbs House doorstep sandwiches, all to eat in or take away. Open Mon-Sat 9am-4.30pm.

ANNA 7a Boyces Avenue, BS8 4AA Tel: 0117 3295959, www.thisisanna.co.uk ■ An elegant cake shop and café, Anna’s is run by award-winning wedding cake maker Anna Tyler and this French-style pâtisserie oozes sophistication. Watch the team hard at work in the open plan kitchen making cakes, muffins, macarons, meringues and more, and wash your sweet treat down with an espresso made from Extract Coffee or one of 18 loose-leaf teas from the Bristol-based Canton Tea Co. Open Weds-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

ARCH HOUSE DELI Arch House, Boyces Avenue, Clifton Village, BS8 4AA Tel: 0117 974 1166, www. archhousedeli.com ■ The cosy little café at the back of this awardwinning deli uses much of the products from the shop. A typical daytime menu features sandwiches, soups, deli platters, salads, savoury tartlets, pies and a selection of delicious cakes. Open Mon-Sat 9am-4.30pm, Sun 11am-4pm.

ARNOLFINI CAFÉ-BAR 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA Tel: 0117 917 2305, www.arnolfini.org.uk ■ The Mediterranean-inspired menu at this bright and breezy arts centre café showcases a number of top notch local suppliers in a menu that covers handmade pizzas, salads and sharing boards of artisan cheeses and charcuterie. Excellent Extract coffee and a selection of homemade cakes are available, too. Open daily from 10am.

ARON’S 19 Chandos Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6 6PG Tel: 0117 973 7165, www.aronsdeli.co.uk ■ Visit here for the delicious hot sandwiches, bagels, latkes and other comforting Jewish classics, all conjured from local produce.

This café also has a deli attached where you can stock up on groceries. Open Weds-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm.

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ARTS HOUSE CAFÉ 108a Stokes Croft, BS1 3RU Tel: 0117 923 2858, www.theartshousecafe.org ■ At the heart of Bristol’s bohemian quarter, on the junction of Stokes Croft and Ashley Road, this café has its own gallery and events space. The well-priced food takes in salads, toasties, mezze platters and a range of paninis named after Bristol artists, from Massive Attack to Roni Size. Open daily 10am-11pm.

meatballs and pasta bake. The drinks include wine and beer as well as the usual coffee and tea. If you’re a regular, take advantage of the loyalty scheme with free drinks and money off coupons. Open Mon-Thurs 8.30am-5pm, FriSat 8.30am-4.30pm.

BAKERS & CO 193 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BS7 8BG www.bakersbristol.co.uk ■ This light and airy California-meets-Sydneyinspired café was opened in March 2014 by the same team behind Bravas tapas bar in Cotham.

ASHTON COURT COURTYARD CAFÉ Sourdough baked in the open kitchen gets star Ashton Court Estate, Long Ashton, BS41 9JN ■ Popular with dog walkers and joggers in billing here, whether it’s part of the Baker’s need of refreshment after tackling some of breakfast or served with the seared steak, sage the surrounding 860 acres of woodland, this butter, poached eggs and watercress. Great family friendly café at the rear of Ashton Extract coffee and fantastic homemade cakes, Court’s historic Mansion serves a range of well- too, and it’s just started serving a supper priced and filling sandwiches, light lunches menu from Tues-Sat. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, and cakes. Open daily 9am-5pm (April-Oct), Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-3pm plus Tues-Sat Mon-Fri 10am-3pm and Sat-Sun 9am-4pm 5pm-9.30pm for supper.

(Nov-March).

BAKESMITHS ATRIUM CAFÉ 65 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2LY Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road, BS4 3EW Tel: 07535 607061, www.bakesmiths.co.uk ■ New bakery/café/coffee roastery where Tel: 0117 377 2576, www.whisk-uk.com ■ Adjacent to the Spielman Centre in the all the food is baked on site, including an middle of the cemetery, this stunning glass extensive selection of value-for-money cakes pavilion café serves food all day, from brunch and tray bakes. You can also enjoy snacks through to seasonal lunchtime specials and such as sausage rolls, salads, ‘hot pressed’ cream teas. Idyllic in summer, it even provides sandwiches and topped sourdough toasts, blankets in the colder months. Open daily either in or to take away, plus there’s a range 10am-4pm. of beers, ciders and wines. Open Mon-Fri 7.30pm-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

AVENUE 112 Emerson Way, Emersons Green, BAR CHOCOLAT Bristol BS16 7AS Tel: 0117 305 0505, 19 The Mall, Clifton Village, BS8 4JG Tel: 0117 www.avenue-cafe.com 974 7000, www.barchocolatclifton.co.uk ■ Friendly neighbourhood café serving an ■ As well as serving the best hot chocolate extensive breakfast selection, plus a lunch for miles, this little slice of chocolate heaven menu that encompasses sandwiches, jacket offers a range of handmade choccies to potatoes and a selection of hot dishes such as take away. At lunchtime, savoury options

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Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sat 8.30am-5pm.

Biblos

BOSTON TEA PARTY 75 Park Street, BS1 5PF Tel: 0117 929 8601 156 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RL Tel: 0117 329 1454 97 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2NT Tel: 01179 239 571 293 Gloucester Road, BS7 8PE Tel: 0117 942 4654 1 Princess Victoria Street, BS8 4HR Tel: 0117 973 0338 www.bostonteaparty.co.uk ■ Boston Tea Party has become a local institution since it opened on Park Street 20 years ago and its success has now spread far beyond its Bristol base. There are five in Bristol, each offering an ever-evolving menu of sandwiches, breakfasts and lunchtime dishes, plus a range of loose-leaf teas, Extract coffee and craft beers. Open Mon-Sat 7am-8pm, Sun 8am-7pm.

include quiches, paninis, baguettes, sandwiches, soups and salads. There’s also a mouthwatering choice of cakes – everything from baked white chocolate cheesecake to gluten-free orange polenta cake. Open MonSat 9am-6pm, Sun 9.30am-6pm.

BARISTAS COFFEE COLLECTIVE 29 Victoria Street, BS1 6AA Tel: 0117 922 7111, www.baristas.co.uk ■ A veteran of the Bristol scene, this longestablished coffee house is popular with Temple Meads commuters and Victoria Street office workers. Freshly prepared sandwiches (including legendary bacon sarnies), salads, soups and tempting cakes accompany the coffees expertly made by owner George and his team. Open Mon-Thurs 6.30am-6.30pm, Fri 6.30am-3.30pm, Sat 9am-3pm.

BEARPIT SOCIAL Bearpit, St James Barton Roundabout, BS1 3LY www.facebook.com/BearpitSocial ■ Housed in a converted shipping container in the Bearpit beneath St James Barton roundabout, Miriam Delogu’s café serves soups, salad boxes, filled ciabattas, toasties and daily specials, using as many local suppliers as possible. Open Mon-Sat 7am-3pm.

BEATROOT CAFE 20-21 Lower Park Row, BS1 5BN Tel: 0117 376 3714, www.beatroot.org ■ Set across three floors (not forgetting the lovely courtyard), this friendly little café focuses on seasonal, local and organic produce, with plenty for veggies. The affordable menu changes daily but might include salami, cucumber, tomato and mozzarella bagel, or sweetcorn and kale chowder with bacon lardons. Open Mon-Sat 8.30am-4.30pm.

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BETTER FOOD COMPANY CAFÉ Sevier Street, St Werburghs, BS2 9QS Tel: 0117 935 1725, www.betterfood.co.uk ■ Set within the Better Food Company’s award-winning shop, this friendly café serves Mediterranean antipasti, organic soups, salads, mezze platters, daily specials and a range of cakes. Food also available to take away. Open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm.

BIBLOS 62a Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QU Tel: 0117 923 2737, www.biblos.co.uk ■ Open all day as a takeaway or sit-down café, this relaxed little place combines Middle Eastern kebabs and wraps with Caribbean influences – the JFC (jerk fried chicken) is one of the best-sellers. Also at 82 Mina Road, St Werburghs, BS2 9XW. Open Stokes Croft Sun-Thurs 12pm-11pm and Fri-Sat 12pm-2am; Mina Road Mon-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm.

BIBLOS ON THE HILL 225 Gloucester Road, BS7 8NN Tel: 0117 942 5671, www.biblos.co.uk ■ Sibling to the St Werburgh’s and Stokes Croft cafés of the same name, owners Ariel Czaczkes and William Clarke describe their Lebanese-influenced food as ‘healthy, tasty, fast’. Open all day as a takeaway or sit-down café, the wraps and falafels are among the best in the city. Open MonWeds 11am-3pm, 6pm-11pm, Thurs-Sun 11am-11pm.

BIG BANANA JUICE BAR Units 21-22, Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LJ Tel: 0117 927 3274, www.thebigbananajuicebar.co.uk ■ In the heart of St Nicholas Market, Big Banana serves up a range of healthy juices,

BREW COFFEE COMPANY 45 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2LS Tel: 0117 973 2842, www.brewcoffeecompany.co.uk ■ After working for a number of wellknown local cafés, Matt Atkins launched his own in the summer of 2014 and it has been an instant hit, particularly with BBC staff working around the corner. As well as excellent coffee, there’s a range of breakfast choices, pastries and cakes and lunchtime salads, quiches and frittatas. The decked alfresco area is especially popular when the sun shines. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9.30am-5pm.

BRISTOL COFFEE HOUSE 121 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2PL Tel: 0117 970 6565. www.bristolcoffeehouse.co.uk ■ This stripped-back coffee house offers a concise choice of baguettes, salads, cakes and pastries, alongside artisan Brian Woganroasted single estate coffees. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

BRISTOL GUILD CAFÉ 68-70 Park Street, BS1 5JY Tel: 0117 929 1874, www.bristolguild.co.uk ■ Conveniently located close to the longestablished store’s fine food department, this spacious and airy café continues to draw a crowd with its daily-changing menu of soups, salads, quiches, pastries and cakes. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm.

BRISTOLIAN CAFÉ 2 Picton Street, Montpelier, BS6 5QA Tel: 0117 919 2808, www.thebristolian.co.uk ■ This Bristol institution offers some of the finest breakfasts in the city, as well as an imaginative menu of daily specials, healthy salads and vegetarian/vegan options. Burgers and tagines are among the evening options.

Open Tue-Sat 8am-10.30pm, Sun-Mon 8am-5pm.

BRUNEL BUTTERY Wapping Wharf, BS1 6DS Tel: 0117 929 1696

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Cafés ■ Home to one of Bristol’s very best bacon butties and sausage sarnies, this harbourside stalwart also serves cakes and hot and cold drinks. Eat on tables outdoors or take away.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat-Sun 8am-5pm.

CAFÉ BRIGSTOW 9 Clare Street, BS1 1XH Tel: 0117 929 3876, www.facebook.com/cafebrigstow ■ As well as breakfasts, this all-day café covers all bases with bagels, wraps, jacket potatoes, salads, toasties and burgers, perhaps washed down with one of the many smoothies, beers or cocktails on offer. Open Mon-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-8pm.

CAFÉ CREATE Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Cumberland Basin, BS1 6XN Tel: 0117 903 1201, www.cafecreate.uk.com ■ On the ground floor of the Create Centre, this riverside café focuses on healthy dishes on its daily-changing menu with plenty to keep vegetarians happy. Well worth the detour. Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-3.30pm.

CAFÉ DU JOUR 72 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2QA Tel: 0117 973 1563, www.cafe-dujour.co.uk ■ This stylish café offers a full-on French experience, from start-the-day bacon baguettes and scrambled eggs through to toasted croques, salads, quiches, hot dishes and soups. A range of coffees, teas, juices and smoothies complement the many homemade cakes. Also at 11 Park Street. Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat-Sun 8am-5.30pm.

CAFÉ KINO 108 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RU Tel: 0117 924 9200, www.cafe-kino.com ■ This relaxed Stokes Croft café plays to the gallery when it comes to vegetarian and vegan food, whether you opt for the sandwiches, the meat-free breakfasts, soups, salads, spicy bean burgers or the best-selling falafels. Open daily 10am-10.30pm (last food orders 9.30pm).

THE CAFE ON THE COMMON The Ardagh, Horfield Common, BS6 7YL ■ Situated next to a 1930s bowling green and tennis club, and run by local volunteers, all profits from this social enterprise café are put back into the community group. The bacon sandwich is fantastic value, and there are also wraps and a range of cakes, muffins, cookies and ice creams.

CAFÉ RETREAT Stoke Road, near the water tower, Durdham Down, BS9 1FG Tel: 0117 923 8186, www.caferetreat.co.uk ■ This former Victorian toilet close to the water tower of Durdham Down is now a relaxed café with a large alfresco area ideal for families and weary dog-walkers. Drop in for breakfasts, omelettes, salads, jackets, soups, wraps, baguettes, burgers and ice creams. Open daily winter 8am-4pm, summer 8am-6pm.

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CAFFÉ GUSTO 54 Prince Street, BS1 4QH Tel: 0117 376 3682 www.caffegusto.com ■ Long-established Bristol-based café chain serving all-day breakfasts, sandwiches, wraps, paninis, smoothies, cakes and coffee. Also has branches in Clare Street, Hanover Quay, St Michael’s Hill, Whiteladies Road, Temple Meads and Cribbs Causeway. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm, Sat-Sun 8.30am-5pm.

CITY DELI The Paragon, 32 Victoria Street, BS1 6BX Tel: 0117 925 0758, www.citydelibristol.co.uk ■ On the corner of Victoria Street and Counterslip, this busy café is popular with Victoria Street office workers and all the soups, salads and sandwiches are made in the open kitchen. Everything is available to eat in or take out. Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 9am-3pm.

CLUB HAUS Heloise Bay, Welsh Back, BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 937 8020, www.claubhaus.bar ■ Located within Vivo Sports and Gym and enjoying good harbourside views, Club Haus serves coffee, tea, soft drinks and beers.

You can order breakfast until 3pm, plus there are ‘build your own’ salads for lunch, as well as sandwiches, quiche and frittata muffins. Open Mon-Thurs 6.30am-11pm, Fri 6.30am-2am, Sat 9am-2am, Sun 9am-11pm.

COFFEE#1 157 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BA Tel: 0117 942 9909 247-249 North Street, Bedminster BS3 1JN, Tel: 0117 953 7708 33 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4BU Tel: 0117 923 8021 4 Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3DH Tel: 0117 959 1749 784 Fishponds Road, Fishponds, BS16 3TT Tel: 0117 965 0918, www.coffee1.co.uk ■ Including its five Bristol sites, this fastexpanding chain now has 50 cafés dotted across South Wales, the South West and Cotswolds. As well as its barista-made coffees, Coffee #1 prides itself on a range of smoothies, paninis, wraps, sandwiches, baguettes, focaccia and cakes. Check the website for individual opening times.

COLSTON STREET BAR & KITCHEN Colston Hall, Colston Street, BS1 5AR Tel: 0117 204 7131, www.bathales.com ■ Run by Bath Ales, this relaxed space on the ground floor of Colston Hall is open for breakfast, all-day soups, salads, sandwiches, salads, small plates and a range of cakes and milkshakes, as well as local beers and ciders. Open Mon-Sat 8am-11pm, Sun 10am-10.30pm.

COX AND BALONEY TEA ROOMS 182-184 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RB Tel: 0117 944 3100, www.coxandbaloneytearooms.com ■ Part of a vintage clothes and homeware emporium, this retro-themed tea room serves sandwiches, homemade cakes and, of course, loose-leaf teas (more than 15 different types)

served the traditional way with vintage crockery. Especially popular for relaxed afternoon teas, a new development is the ‘tea bar’ now open Friday and Saturday evenings, serving cheese and charcuterie sharing boards, tapas and local tipples. Open TuesWed 8.30am-5pm, Thurs-Fri 8.30am-9pm, Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10pm-5pm.

CRAFTISAN 186 Wells Road, BS4 2AL Tel: 0117 971 3822, www.craftisan-shop.co.uk ■ As this café is nestled inside a craft shop, you can pick up some knitting or sewing supplies and choose from a range of gifts while enjoying your cuppa. It’s a welcome addition the developing stretch of shops on the Wells Road and serves coffee, teas, sandwiches and cakes, with a good selection of vegan and gluten-free options. Open MonFri 9am-5.30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm.

THE CRAZY FOX 34-36 St James Arcade, Broadmead, BS1 3JD www.crazyfox.net ■ Opened in October 2014, this coffee house from Charlie Stead and Neka Latakas occupies a prime spot at the end of the arcade, with a large pavement area for alfresco lunches.

The coffee is expertly made and the range of cakes, freshly made sandwiches and bagels have become an instant hit with Broadmead shoppers. Open Mon-Sat 8am-7pm, Sun 9.30am-6pm.

CUPP 31 St Stephen’s Street, Bristol, BS1 1JX Tel: 07720 684172, www.cuppteabar.co.uk ■ Choose from 20 different milk and fruit teas available at this pocket-friendly Taiwanese bubble tea cafe and noodle bar, including jasmine green, black and oolong and the more exotic grapefruit tea and peach milk with chewy tapioca and popping bubbles. It also serves a selection of noodle dishes and offers a £6 lunch deal. You’ll also find Cupp teas from a converted container storage unit in Philadelphia Street, Cabot Circus. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm.

DIVINO DELI 1 Worrall Road, Clifton, BS8 2UF Tel: 0117 946 6401, www.divinodeli.co.uk ■ An Aladdin’s cave of Italian cheeses, olives, charcuterie, biscuits and coffee, this smart delicatessen/café serves a range of madeto-order paninis, pizza slices and homemade cakes, to eat in or take out. Good coffee and Italian-style hot chocolate, too. Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-4pm.

DOCKYARD CAFÉ-BAR Great Western Dockyard (alongside Brunel’s ss Great Britain), Harbourside, BS1 6TY Tel: 0117 926 0680, www.ssgreatbritain.org ■ Popular with families and tourists, this light and airy waterside café/bar is next to the main entrance for ss Great Britain. Join the queue at the counter for well-priced jacket potatoes, soups, paninis, salads, daily specials and afternoon tea, plus a vast range of cakes baked on board Brunel’s iconic ship,

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A-Z 9744, www.estekitchen.com ■ A relaxing space serving delicious but simple Mexican-influenced food that’s open for breakfast, lunch and drinks, and is particularly family-friendly. Coffee is supplied by Extract and teas are from Pukka in Hartcliffe, with cakes and pastries made by the local Farro Bakery. Open Tues-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

FALAFEL KING 6 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LF Tel: 0117 329 4476, www.falafelkingbristol.com ■ This colourful café serves a range of vegetarian Middle Eastern dishes including mezze plates and pitta breads made daily in its own AbuNoor Pitta Factory bakery. Time a visit for the occasional live music and belly dancing downstairs in The Khan basement ‘cavern’. Open Mon-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-8pm

Cox & Baloney Tea Rooms and local ales from Great Western Brewery.

Open daily winter 10am-4.30pm, summer 9.30am-5.30pm.

it ideal for a spot of people watching while you enjoy your lunch. Check the website for individual opening times.

DOOR AND RIVET The Old Crypt of City Road Baptist Church, Upper York Street, off Stokes Croft, BS2 8TP Tel: 07735 359174, www.doorandrivet.com ■ Combining the owners’ love of design, reclamation and all things vintage with food and coffee, Door & Rivet is a distinctive café in the 19th century crypt of City Road Baptist Church. Open for breakfast and lunch, with specials that change daily, the generously portioned dishes include baked egg in tomato, a three-rasher bacon butty and feta, olives and sun-blushed tomato salad. All profits from the café are channelled into two community initiatives, so you can feed your soul as well as your stomach. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

THE EATING ROOM 156 Wells Road, BS4 2AG Tel: 0117 239 8704, www.theeatingroom.co.uk ■ Part of vintage boutique Copper and Corduroy, this tiny café offers a small but tasty selection of sandwiches, baguettes and cakes, plus brunch options, using produce from the local butchers and greengrocers where possible. Open Mon-Tues and Thurs-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 9.30am-4pm.

EASY RAWLINS 28 Chelsea Road, Easton, BS5 6AF Tel: 0117 239 9965 ■ On a street corner in the heart of Easton, Billie Ibidun’s cheery café specialises in allday breakfasts, authentic Caribbean dishes and homemade cakes, with lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Go for the salt fish fritters with lemon and lime or the apple and rhubarb crumble cakes. Open all week 10am-7pm.

EAT A PITTA 67a Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8AD. Tel: 07825 659525, www.eatapitta.co.uk ■ Adding to its ever popular stall in St Nicks and kiosk in Broadmead, this excellent value falafel wrap café also offers takeaway. Choose from generous portions of falafel and salad in a pitta or a box, or falafels on their own with hummus. The Gloucester Road location makes

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EDNA’S KITCHEN Castle Park, Bristol, BS1 3XD Tel: 07928 436212, www.ednas-kitchen.com ■ Run by chef Edna Yeffet Summerell, this kiosk café specialises in healthy, vibrant Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food with lots of vegetarian options. The mezze salad boxes and falafels are especially popular with local office workers and weary Broadmead shoppers. Eat at one of the tables outside when the weather allows, or take away.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm (April-December).

EMMELINE 116 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RW ■ A small café with serving hatch for takeaways that’s perfectly positioned for morning coffee, offering a menu of breakfast, lunches and snacks that changes daily. Coffee is supplied from Brian Wogan plus made-toorder smoothies and juices. Suppliers include Severn Project, Ruby and White and Yeo Valley.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm.

ESTE 7 Greenbank Road, BS5 6EZ Tel: 0117 378

FARAWAY TREE 136 Church Road, Redfield, BS5 9HH Tel: 0117 955 7298, www.thefarawaytreebristol.co.uk ■ Launched in April 2015, this childfriendly community café serves breakfast and lunchtime specials, homemade cakes and good coffee, with an emphasis on local produce. Open Tues-Fri 9.30am-4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm.

FI REAL 57 West Street, BS2 0BZ Tel: 0117 320 0090, www.fireal.co.uk Small café serving tasty vegetarian and vegan Caribbean food, all washed down with homemade juices. Open Mon 1pm-11pm, Tues-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri 11am-6pm.

FLORENCE 31 Oxford Street, Totterdown, BS3 4RJ Tel: 0117 977 0989 ■ A café by day and BYO pizza restaurant/ takeaway by night, Florence offers a range of properly made pizzas and pasta dishes at modest prices, plus burgers, cakes and coffee.

Open Mon-Sun 9am-11pm.

FOLK HOUSE CAFÉ & BAR 40a Park St, BS1 5JG Tel: 0117 908 5035, www.folkhousecafe.co.uk ■ Liz Haughton’s popular café continues to draw the crowds with its high-quality food, cooked fresh each day from organic and local seasonal ingredients. Enjoy breakfast, lunch and occasional themed suppers in the café or, if the sun shines, in the beautiful courtyard garden. Open Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri-Sat 9am-4pm.

FRISKA 36 Victoria St, BS1 6BY Tel: 0117 929 8971 Bath Road Studios, 470 Bath Rd, BS4 3HG Tel: 0117 941 8508 Bristol & Bath Science Park, Dirac Crescent, Emersons Green, BS16 7AJ Tel: 0117 370 7705 Unit 4 Waverley House, Cathedral Walk, Harbourside, BS1 5LW Tel: 0117 925 9479 1 Rivergate, BS1 6ED Tel: 0117 332 6413 Rise Records, Queens Rd, BS8 1QU Tel: 0117 930 0989

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Cafés The Eye, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS2 0DW Tel: 0117 955 5685, www.friskafood.com ■ What started out as one Friska store in Victoria Street six years ago has grown into six Bristol sites. Griff Holland and Ed Brown’s eco-friendly ‘feel-good food’ chain offers a seasonal menu of healthy and interesting fast food. The breakfasts, salads, wraps, soups and hot main courses are served in lunch boxes to go or to eat in. Check website for individual opening times.

FULL COURT PRESS 59 Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EJ Tel: 07794 808552, www.fcpcoffee.com ■ One of Bristol’s new wave of coffee houses serving exemplary coffees from carefully sourced artisan roasters, alongside a range of loose-leaf teas and pastries and cakes from local bakeries. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

THE GALLEY 133 Hotwell Road, BS8 4RU Tel: 0117 329 1606, www.thegalleybristol.co.uk ■ Romany Hazell’s harbourside café specialises in hearty breakfasts made from local produce, homemade burgers, salads, falafels and an array of delicious homemade cakes. Open Wed-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4.30pm.

GROUNDED 287 Church Road, Redfield, BS5 9HT Tel: 0117 955 5668 66-68 Bedminster Parade, Bedminster, BS3 4HL Tel: 0117 923 1000 421-425 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8TZ Tel: 0117 951 1505 53-55 Sandy Park Road, Brislington, BS4 3PH Tel: 0117 971 7666 747-749 Fishponds Road, BS16 3UP Tel: 0117 965 6555, www.cafegrounded.co.uk ■ Estate agent and property developer Tobie Holbrook’s successful Grounded café has now grown to five sites across the city, each serving breakfast, brunch, paninis, salads, pasta dishes, jackets and a wellpriced children’s menu. In the evening there’s a range of pizzas, burgers and tapas.

Open Mon-Wed 9am-10.30pm, Thurs-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 9am-10.30pm.

HANOI COFFEE CO 29 St Stephen’s Street, BS1 1JX Tel: 07969 601801, www.facebook.com/HanoiCoffeeCo ■ From the team behind nearby Sticks&Broth, this petite café offers coffees and Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, plus a specials menu including congee and noodle soups, all available to eat in or take away. The Vietnamese coffee made with condensed milk is well worth a try. Open Mon-Thurs 10am-9pm, Fri 8am-9pm, Sat-Sun 11am-9pm.

HART’S BAKERY Arch 35 Lower Approach Road, Temple Meads, BS1 6QS Tel: 07968 220260, www.hartsbakery.co.uk ■ In a converted Victorian railway arch beneath Temple Meads station, Laura Hart’s first-rate bakery and café has fast become a

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hub for discerning Bristol foodies. Expect to join queues out the door for the bread, cakes, pastries and also lunchtime toasties, tarts and daily specials, which you can eat there or take away. Open Tues-Sat 7am-3pm.

HAVANA KITCHEN & CANTINA 37a Cotham Hill, BS6 6JY Tel: 0117 973 3020, www.havanacoffee.co.uk ■ South American-influenced Havana is a veteran of Cotham Hill’s ever-changing scene and it serves 15 varieties of English breakfast (including seven vegetarian versions), as well as tapas, burgers, enchiladas, nachos and chillies. For the sweet-toothed, there are American-style pancakes, pastries, coffee and 30 different types of loose-leaf tea. Open Mon-Sun 8am-5pm.

HOOPER HOUSE CAFÉ 113 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW Tel: 0117 329 0256, www.hooperhouse.co.uk ■ Carly and Andy opened this relaxed café in 2010, naming it after the WJ Hooper’s fish and poultry market that occupied this spot more than a century ago. As well as a full breakfast offering, the lunch menu takes in Mediterranean salads, soups, ciabatta paninis and baguettes (to eat in or take away), plus coffee and smoothies. Open Mon-Fri 8am-6.30pm, Sat 10am-6.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

HUNGRY CATERPILLAR PLAY CAFÉ 30 Cannon Street, Bedminster, BS3 1BN Tel: 0117 953 0235, www.hungrycaterpillarbristol.co.uk ■ Melody Beard’s child-friendly play café makes a point of using local suppliers. As well as a sensibly priced menu for children, adults can tuck into bacon sandwiches, mezze platters, tartines and cakes. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-4pm.

IRONWORKS SUPPLY CO 51 Broad Street, BS1 2EP Tel: 0117 929 2220, www.ironworkssupply.co.uk ■ A café/bar with its own clothes shop at the back, which is the only place in the UK serving sweet and nutty Di Lorenzo coffee, sent by courier from Sydney. In the evening, it becomes more of a cocktail and craft ale bar. The menu encompasses pancakes, burritos, open toast and falafels, plus a small range of cookies, cakes and muffins.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-3pm.

KETTLE AND KALE 25-27 Stokes Croft, BS1 3PY www.kaleandkettle.co.uk ■ One of the new wave of vegan establishments opening in Bristol, Kettle and Kale has a small but delicious menu showcasing simple, plant-based food.

The excellent cakes are handmade on the premises. Open Tues-Sat 11am-4pm.

KASPA’S 83 Park Street, BS1 5PJ Tel: 0117 925 9921, www.kaspas.co.uk ■ A dessert house serving gelato, ice cream,

milkshakes, crêpes, waffles, cakes and sundaes. You can order and eat at one of the booths or banquettes, or opt for take away.

Open Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 12pm-11pm.

THE KINGFISHER CAFÉ 17-18 Straits Parade, Fishponds, BS16 2LE Tel: 0117 965 1001, www.thekingfisherbristol.co.uk ■ Friends Sarah Baird and Jane Rose opened this community café in December 2014 and it has been an immediate success with the locals. Expect well-priced breakfast choices, burgers, sandwiches, paninis, jacket potatoes, bagels, soup of the day and daily specials, plus a tempting range of homemade cakes. Open Mon-Sun 9am-4pm.

KIMCHI KIM 362 Gloucester Road, BS7 8TP Tel: 07956 724930, www.facebook.com/kimchi-kim ■ A Korean café that’s open all day and BYO in the evening, with a short but superb menu of traditional Korean food such as kimbap (Korean sushi), ramyun (spicy noodles in fiery broth) and mandu (fried dumplings with seafood filling). Open Mon-Sat 12pm-9pm.

LA RUCA 89 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AS Tel: 0117 944 6810, www.laruca.co.uk ■ This tiny café above a health food shop specialises in dishes from around the globe.

Vegetarians and vegans are well catered for with tortillas, chimichangas, bean enchiladas and falafels, although meat-eaters are not ignored. Open Mon 9am-Sat 9am-5.30pm.

LASHINGS COFFEE HOUSE 7 Lower Redland Road, Bristol, BS6 6TB Tel: 0117 973 7059 ■ Just off Whiteladies Road, close to Sheepdrove organic butchers, Rainforest Alliance-certified gourmet coffee is the main focus here, along with a range of breakfasts, sandwiches, toasted bagels and cakes. Open Mon-Sat 7.30am-5pm, Sun 9.30am-3.30pm.

LAVENDER CAFÉ 115 Coldharbour Road, Westbury Park, BS6 7SD Tel: 07577 626601, www.lavendercoffeeshop.co.uk ■ A new opening from a local Italian family, this cosy café is also a delicatessen selling bags of pasta, boxes of panettone, tubs of olives and Italian biscuits. Order an authentic espresso, then choose from a range of pastries and cakes, plus 13 types of great value paninis and charcuterie boards and daily hot specials. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-6.30pm, Sat 7.30am-4.30pm.

LEAN MEALS 10 Park Row, BS1 5LJ Tel: 0117 925 7236, www.facebook.com/leanmeals.online ■ This healthy eating café and takeaway serves what is described as ’fit food’, which is ideal for anybody in search of a low calorie, nutritious meal or healthy smoothie. Pre-work choices take in low sugar granola with fatfree Greek yoghurt and gluten-free porridge oats made with almond milk and drizzled with sugar-free maple syrup, with lunchtime

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LOCKSIDE 1 Brunel Lock Road, Cumberland Basin, BS1 6XS Tel: 0117 925 5800, www.lockside.net ■ A Bristol institution for more than 50 years, this under-the-flyover café boasts wonderful views across the water towards the Suspension Bridge. Grab a seat inside or on the decked terrace and order one of the legendary breakfasts or Mediterraneaninfluenced lunch options. Open Mon-Fri 7am-4pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 9am-4pm.

THE LOUNGE 227-231 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 6JJ Tel: 0117 9637340, www.thelounges.co.uk ■ The original site for what has become a 50-strong national chain, The Lounge serves an extensive all-day breakfast/brunch menu and monthly-changing specials, tapas dishes, burgers, hot dogs, paninis and sandwiches.

See website for details of the other six Bristol Lounges. Open daily 9am-11pm.

THE MALL DELI 14 The Mall, Clifton, BS8 4DR Tel: 0117 973 4440, www.themalldeli.co.uk ■ Kate Holland-Smith has breathed new life into this long-established delicatessen, making the small café at the back a destination of its own with its made-to-order open sandwiches, toasted bagels, jackets, salads, soups, quiches and daily specials, not to mention the delicious range of homemade cakes, Extract coffee and Bristol Tea Company loose tea. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

MARGOT MAY 36 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1HW Tel: 0117 953 5538, www.facebook.com/ margotmaytearoom ■ Opened in summer 2014 by friends Jenny Smith, Kate McKervey-Smith and Matt Gubb, this vintage-style tea room serves breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, with an emphasis on local suppliers including Extract coffee and Lovely Drinks. The homemade cakes are exceptional. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

MARK’S CAFÉ 291 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1JR Tel: 0117 953 7997, www.marksbread.co.uk ■ This bustling community café next to the Brewery Theatre showcases the bread and products baked in the adjacent Mark’s Bread bakery, as well as daily specials such as soup, quiche and savoury tarts. Additional products from Extract Coffee, Canton Tea and Bristol Beer Factory fly the flag for local producers.

Open Tues-Sat 8.30am-5pm.

MARMALADE CAFÉ 3 Worrall Road, Clifton, BS8 2UF Tel: 0117 329 3474, www.facebook.com/weareorange ■ Shimon Maxwell and Lisa Willcox have stamped their identity on this popular little café, which serves an excellent ‘anytime’

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breakfast and an ever-changing menu of sandwiches, wraps, baguettes and burritos.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-3.30pm, Sat 8am-3pm.

MELANIE’S KITCHEN 2 Downend Road, Downend, BS16 5UJ Tel: 0117 957 2662, www.melanieskitchen.co.uk ■ Using predominantly local ingredients, the lunchtime offering at this deli/café is simple but delicious, with a short menu of soups, quiche and toasted sandwiches, much of it using produce from the deli. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm.

MOCHA MOCHA 139 St Michael’s Hill, Kingsdown, BS2 8BS Tel: 0117 929 8880, www.mochamocha.co.uk ■ From full English breakfasts and bacon sandwiches through to a full lunch menu that takes in soup, salads, sandwiches and baguettes, wraps, jackets and cakes, this café is especially popular with Bristol University students and Kingsdown locals. Open Mon-Fri 7.45am-5pm.

MONTGOMERY’S The Framing Factory, Wapping Wharf, BS1 6UD Tel: 0117 929 8089, www.framingfactory.co.uk/tea-rooms ■ Adjacent to an art shop and gallery, this waterside tea room was recently taken over by ambitious new owner Sam Valentine, who previously worked as a manager for Friska.

As well as all-day breakfasts, paninis, wraps and salads, there are daily specials and a mouthwatering selection of cakes made by Sam’s baker girlfriend. Afternoon teas also served. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm.

MRS BROWN’S CAFÉ Victoria Park (by lodge, near Nutgrove Ave

& Somerset Terrace entrances), Bedminster, BS3 4QF ■ Popular with dog walkers and families with young kids (the playground is close by), this mobile café next to the park-keeper’s lodge is a firm part of the local community. Expect good coffee, bacon rolls, toasties, homemade cakes (including gluten-free) and, of course, ice lollies. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, 10am Sat-Sun. NO12 EASTON 12 High Street, Easton, BS5 6DL Tel: 07824 664003, www.12easton.com ■ Using lots of local suppliers, such as nearby East Bristol Bakery, this café and provisions store serves fabulous bacon sarnies, as well as excellent coffee, sandwiches, toasties, daily specials and homemade cakes. A sister cafe is opening in Old Market later on this year.

Open Mon-Thurs 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm.

NO 46 46 Old Market Street, BS2 0EX Tel: 07400 184842, Twitter @oldmarketstreet ■ New cafe in Old Market serving all-day breakfasts, jacket potatoes, soup of the day, sandwiches and cakes, all at very reasonable prices.

NEXT DOOR CAFÉ 2 Roman Road, Easton, BS5 6DH www.facebook.com/nextdooreaston ■ One of the most exciting new vegan/ vegetarian places in Bristol, Next Door serves breakfast, brunch and lunch. Choose from a small but beautifully collated menu of coldpressed juices, made-to-order smoothies, breakfast dishes and lunchtime specials, as well as a couple of homemade cakes. Open Weds-Sun 10am-4pm.

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A-Z NONESUCH CUP 313 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8PE. Tel: 0117 942 4280, www.nonesuchcup.stpetershospice.org.uk ■ Feed your soul as well as your belly at this café run by local charity St Peter’s Hospice. With its simple, fresh look and ’secret’ courtyard garden, it appeals to allcomers, with a range of breakfast options, lunchtime sandwiches and jacket potatoes, afternoon tea and a range of enticing cakes and pastries. The café also supports local businesses by sourcing as many products and ingredients from Bristol companies.

Open Mon-Sat 8am-5pm.

PAPADELI 84 Alma Road, BS8 2JD Tel: 0117 973 6569, www.papadeli.co.uk ■ This stylish café serves charcuterie and cheese plates, salads, sandwiches, homemade cakes, loose-leaf teas and good coffee, and also has tems to take away from its deli.

There’s also a gallery café at the Royal West of England Academy on Queens Road. Open Alma Road Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, RWA Tues-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

PEAR CAFÉ Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, BS2 8QN Tel: 0117 942 8392, www.thepearcafe.com ■ Elly Curshen’s diminutive café and takeaway punches well above its size with an extensive, daily-changing choice of sandwiches, salads, frittatas, soups and cakes, including the nowlegendary butterscotch and plain chocolate brownies. Open Mon-Fri 8am-3pm.

PENFOLDS KITCHEN 28 Upper Maudlin Street, BS2 8DJ Tel: 0117 376 3091, www.penfoldskitchen.co.uk ■ This independent café opposite the BRI continues to attract local office workers and hospital visitors with its extensive breakfast menu and lunchtime sandwiches, baguettes, tortilla wraps, salads and quiches. Open MonFri 7am-4pm, Sat-Sun 8am-4pm.

PHOENIX CAFE All Saints Street, BS1 2LZ Tel: 07531 198066, www.phoenixcafe.co.uk ■ A community café selling vegetarian and vegan food, offering a pop up space for local food producers to showcase their cooking, plus free meeting and exhibition space. Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm, Sat 10am-4pm.

PICKLE Underfall Yard, Cumberland Road, BS1 6XG www.picklebristol.co.uk ■ This is the first permanent site for Pickle, which already has two mobile vans in Redcliffe.

Good value food is served in a unique position beneath the skylights, magnificent round windows, steel girders and pulleys in Underfall Yard, with the menu including breakfast rolls, porridge and granola pots, jacket potatoes and daily-changing lunchtime sandwiches and cakes. Open Mon-Sun 7.30am-4.30pm.

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Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, Corn St, BS1 1JQ Tel: 0117 302 0070 7 Broad Quay, BS1 4DA Tel: 0117 325 7616, www.pieminister.co.uk ■ Pieminister pies are available in countless outlets around the city but this is where it all started. This family-run business has been winning awards for its fantastic pies for more than a decade. The ever-evolving range includes pies made with 100 per cent British beef, free-range chicken and outdoorreared British pork, and there is a number of vegetarian and low-fat options. Open Stokes Croft and Broad Quay Mon-Wed 11am-11pm, Thur-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 11am-10pm; St Nicholas Market Mon-Sat 10am-5pm.

PINKMANS 85 Park Street, BS1 5PJ Tel: 0117 403 2040, www.pinkmans.co.uk ■ Pinkmans is, first and foremost, a working bakery and every single food item on the menu is made daily on the premises. The extensive and excellent menu evolves throughout the day, from breakfast croissants and pastries to brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. The price is the same whether you eat in or take away, and it’s also fully licensed. Open Mon-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 9am-6pm.

PLAYGROUND COFFEE HOUSE 45 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1TP Tel: 0117 329 0720, www.playgroundcoffee.co.uk ■ Based loosely on a child’s playground, complete with swings for chairs and piles of board games, Playground Coffee House serves excellent coffee, as well as loose-leaf tea, and there is a range of well-priced sandwiches, baguettes, salads and cakes. Open MonFri 8am-6pm, Sat 10.30am-6.30pm, Sun 11.30am-4.30pm.

PRIMROSE CAFÉ & BISTRO Boyces Avenue, Clifton Village, BS8 4AA Tel: 0117 946 6577, www.primrosecafe.co.uk ■ At night, it’s a cosy and top-notch bistro but during the day the Primrose is a bustling neighbourhood café serving breakfasts, salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, light bites and legendary cakes. Open (café) MonSat 9am-5pm, Sun 9.30am-3pm; bistro open Tues-Thurs 6pm-late, Fri-Sat 7pm-late RAINBOW CAFÉ 9 Waterloo Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4BT Tel: 0117 973 8937, www.rainbowcafeclifton.co.uk ■ Open since the early 1970s, the still-popular Rainbow Café started has stuck to a winning formula of soups, quiches, sandwiches, toasted bagels, salads and cakes, with lots of vegetarian and gluten-free options. Open Mon-Tues 9am-5pm, Weds-Sat 9am-11pm, Sun 11am-3pm.

REVIVAL CAFÉ 56 Corn Street, BS1 1JG Tel: 0117 930 4008, www.caferevival.co.uk ■ Reputed to be Bristol’s oldest coffee house, this wonderful building dates back to 1738, when it was frequented by merchants and local businessmen. Now run by former actor

Mark Rind, downstairs is a takeaway sandwich shop but the two upper levels house a light and airy café offering a pocket-friendly range of breakfasts, soups, jacket potatoes, paninis, sandwiches, salads and wraps. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

RIVERSIDE GARDEN CENTRE CAFÉ Clift House Road, Southville, BS3 1RX Tel: 0117 966 7535, www.riversidegardencentre.com ■ This vegetarian café uses organic and local produce wherever possible for its hearty breakfasts and daily-changing lunch menu of soups, salad bowls, jackets and daily specials. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

ROLL FOR THE SOUL Quay Street, Bristol, BS1 2JL Tel: 07596 917946, www.rollforthesoul.org ■ Set across two floors, the upstairs area of this not-for-profit hub for cyclists doubles up as a workshop for bike repairs, whilst the ground floor café is a light and friendly space to enjoy breakfast and a concise lunch menu of wraps and rolls, vegetarian burgers and daily specials. Open Mon-Tues 8am-6pm, Wed-Fri 8am-9pm (11pm if live music is taking place), Sat 10am-9pm (11pm with music).

ROYCE ROLLS WHOLEFOOD CAFÉ Corn Exchange, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1JQ Tel: 07967 211870 ■ As the name suggests, this vegetarian veteran serves a variety of healthy filled rolls, an equally wide range of flapjacks, meatfree pasties, savouries, jackets, soups and samosas. Wash it down with one of the herbal teas or its own-blend coffee. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm.

RUBICON CAFE LOUNGE 26 Chandos Road, BS6 6PF Tel: 0117 329 4408, www.rubiconlounge.co.uk ■ Hugely popular with locals, this friendly backstreet café serves a range of breakfasts, oven-baked jacket potatoes, paninis, omelettes, sandwiches and home-baked filled ciabattas. As well as Fairtrade coffee, there’s a range of ‘real’ hot chocolate drinks made from 70 per cent Ecuadorian chocolate. Open MonSun 8am-6pm.

RUBICON TOO 22 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LA, www.rubiconlounge.co.uk ■ This busy café offers a similar menu to its Redland sibling but also benefits from a small sun-trap pavement terrace area. Open MonSun 8am-6.30pm.

SAFFRON 4A Boyces Avenue, Clifton Village, BS8 4AA Tel: 0117 329 4204 ■ Run by Umut Savas, the force behind the Rubicon cafés, Saffron has a Middle Eastern flavour to the dishes it offers. Choose from mezze platters, salads and sandwiches, plus specials such as Spanish tortilla with stuffed aubergine and a great all-day breakfast/

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Cafés brunch menu with favourites such as shakshuka and eggs Benedict. Open Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm.

SALT & PEPPER 137-139 Lawrence Hill, BS5 0BT Tel: 0117 329 6200, www.saltandpepperbristol.co.uk ■ One of the first proper Polish eateries to open in the city, with authentic dishes including Cracow dry sausage toast with cheese, scrambled eggs and bacon, cottage cheese with chives and white sausage and bread. The menu is divided into soups, stuffed dumplings, starters and mains, all hearty and bolstering. Open Tues-Thurs 4.30pm-10pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-10pm.

SAVANA COFFEE 273 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1JN Tel: 0117 966 0088, www.savannacafebar.co.uk ■ As well as serving more than a dozen different types of breakfast all day, this small café opposite the Tobacco Factory offers omelettes, jackets, salads, paninis, pasta and pizzas, and then turns into a bar at night time. Open Mon-Thurs 8am-12am, Fri 8am-1am, Sat 9am-1am, Sun 9am-12am.

SMALL STREET ESPRESSO 23 Small Street, BS1 1DW www.smallstreetespresso.co.uk ■ In less than two years, Small Street Espresso has become one of the go-to places in Bristol for expertly made artisan coffee.

Expect superb single estate coffees from top-of-their-game roasters, accompanied perhaps by a Hart’s Bakery pastry or a toasted sandwich. Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-4.30am, Sat 9.30am-4.30pm.

SOURCE 1-3 Exchange Avenue, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1JW Tel: 0117 927 2998, www.source-food.co.uk ■ Top-quality fresh fish, meat and poultry, alongside seasonal vegetables, artisan cheeses and charcuterie are to be found in this food hall, in the heart of Bristol’s historic St Nicholas Market. Much of it is showcased in the daily-changing menu available in its tiny café. Open Tues-Fri 8am-4.30pm, Sat and Mon 9am-4pm.

SOUTHVILLE CENTRE CAFÉ Southville Centre, Beauley Road, Southville, BS3 1QG Tel: 0117 923 1039, www.southvillecentre.org.uk ■ This charming café set within the community centre offers a daily-changing menu of soups, salads, savoury tarts, jackets, ciabattas, seasonal specials and homemade cakes. Children are well catered for and much of the produce is organic and locally sourced.

Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm (lunch served 11.30am-3pm).

SPECK BROTHERS 33 The Arcade, BS1 3JD Tel: 07784 084531, www.facebook.com/speckbrothers ■ You’ll find this Bavarian-Alpine deli/bistro in Broadmead’s beautiful St James Arcade, serving top quality cheese, cured meats and other goodies from Germany. There’s a limited

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choice of takeaway sandwiches, plus one hot dish, changing daily, which can be eaten in the cosy cafe above the shop. Open Mon-Sun 9am-6pm.

SPICER & COLE 1 Queen Square Avenue, BS1 4JA Tel: 0117 922 0513 9 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4BX Tel: 0117 973 2485 16 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AE www.spicerandcole.co.uk ■ Run by Carla and Chris Swift, the Spicer & Cole cafés serve interesting breakfast menus and pastries before the lunchtime menu kicks in with tarts, tortillas, salads and sandwiches.

The coffee is great, too. The latest cafe to join the family is on Gloucester Road, where Tart used to be. Check the website for individual opening times.

SPIKE ISLAND CAFÉ 133 Cumberland Road, BS1 6UX Tel: 0117 954 4030, www.spikeisland.org.uk/cafe ■ Run by the team behind the Folkhouse café, you’ll find this light and airy canteen on the ground floor of the Spike Island arts centre and gallery. The menu changes daily as well as seasonally, using organic and free range ingredients, offering something for veggie, vegans and gluten-free customers too. Wash it all down with Fairtrade Origin coffee, local Lovely juices and a range of bottled ales, lagers and wines. Open Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm.

SPOKE & STRINGER The Boat House, Unit 1, Lime Kiln Road, BS1 5AD Tel: 0117 925 9371, www.spokeandstringer.com ■ Ideal for lazy waterside meals, Spoke and Stringer is on the quayside of the redeveloped area of the floating harbour. It serves brunch and lunch seven days a week and has some highly prized outdoor tables.

Good selection of pintxos (bite-size tapas snacks) and more substantial tapas dishes are available, plus cakes and desserts. Open Mon-Tues 8am-3pm, Weds-Fri 8am-11pm, Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-4pm.

ST WERBURGHS CITY FARM CAFÉ St Werburgh's City Farm, Watercress Road, St Werburgh's, BS2 9YJ Tel: 0117 908 0798, www.swcityfarm.co.uk ■ This award-winning, family-friendly community café next to the farm looks like a Hobbit-esque tree house and is adjacent to a children’s playground. The emphasis on the daily-changing menu is organic and local produce – some of it from the farm itself – and there are plenty of options for vegans and vegetarians. Open WedsMon 10am-4pm (5pm in summer).

THE STATION KITCHEN The Station, Silver Street, BS1 2AG Tel: 0117 929 2975, www.thestationkitchen.co.uk ■ Increasingly popular with Broadmead shoppers and local office workers, this YMCAaffiliated café is partly run by volunteers and offers a well-priced menu of breakfasts, burgers, tarts, baked potatoes, soup,

sandwiches and toasties plus excellent cakes and well-made Extract coffee. Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm.

STOCK EXCHANGE BAKERY 34 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1TG. Tel: 0117 925 9033, www.thestockexchangebakery.com ■ In the handsome Victorian building that once housed the city’s stock exchange, this bakery and café was opened by Georgina Turner at the end of 2014. Choose from the mouthwatering choice of freshly baked pastries and cakes on the counter or wait for the lunchtime specials to emerge from the open-plan kitchen. Open Weds-Thurs 9.30am-5.30pm, Fri 9.30am-6pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 10am-12am.

SWOON 31a College Green, BS1 5TB Tel: 0117 929 0093, www.swoononaspoon.co.uk ■ An authentic Italian-owned ice cream parlour/café where you can try a tempting range of gelatos and sorbets. Everything is made on the premises in full view of the customers in the glass-walled ’gelato lab’ at the front of the shop, using local ingredients where possible. Open Mon-Sun 8am-10.30pm.

TEA BIRDS 20 Park Street, BS1 5JA Tel: 0117 922 6003, www.theteabirdsbristol.com ■ This vintage-themed tea room at the bottom of Park Street offers a range of sandwiches and quiches at lunchtime before the afternoon teas kick in. An extensive range of loose-leaf teas are available (served with antique crockery of course) and a delicious selection of homemade cakes. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

TINCAN COFFEE CO 234 North Street, Southville, BS3 1JD Tel: 0117 963 3979, www.tincanevents.com ■ A specialist coffee shop that started out as a coffee truck and now has a permanent space on Southville’s vibrant North Street. Superb coffee and a great selection of cakes made on the premises, plus sandwiches, tarts and other snacks. Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 9am-5pm.

TOTTERDOWN CANTEEN 141 Wells Road, Totterdown, BS4 2BU Tel: 0117 9082124, www.facebook.com/ totterdowncanten ■ Aaron and Becky Wardle have quickly established Totterdown Canteen as one of south Bristol’s must-visit new cafés thanks to its range of wallet-friendly all-day breakfasts, jacket potatoes and omelettes, not to mention the free and fast wi-fi. Open Mon-Sat 8am-3pm, Sun 9.30am-4pm.

TRADEWIND ESPRESSO 118 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2RP www.tradewindespresso.com ■ The first café from Hengrove-based Roasted Rituals, specialising in breakfast, brunch and lunch. Coffee is, of course, taken seriously here but the smoothies are well worth ordering.

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Antipodean feel, with breakfasts including banana and walnut bread with espresso butter. Brunch options take in tomato, mint and avocado on toast and kedgeree, plus a range of salads, bagels and homemade cakes.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-4pm.

TUBE DINER Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH www.thetubediner.co.uk ■ Housed in two retro Airstream trailers, this unique diner offers a range of transatlanticinspired breakfasts, ‘short stack’ American pancakes, smoothies, shakes, freshly made sandwiches, salads and even the occasional curry. Look out for BYO (bring your own booze) burger nights on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-3pm, Sat 9am-3pm.

TUK TUCK 5 St Stephen’s Street, BS1 1EE Tel: 0117 925 4623 ■ Named after the three-wheeled, openended taxis that dart around the streets in Thailand, Tuk Tuck serves excellent value Asian street food such as bibimbap, curry and dumplings, with most dishes £5 or under.

Open Mon-Sat 10am-8.30pm, Sun 12pm-4pm.

TWELVE 12 King’s Road, Clifton, BS8 4AB Tel: 0117 973 8684 ■ Owned by Jen Nicholls, she bought the coffee house in November 2015 when it was called The Farm, this friendly coffee house is set across three levels with outside seating front and back.

Jen has expanded and enhanced the previous menu which now offers traditional breakfasts, lunches and a wide range of homemade cakes.

She also has specials which change frequently and weekend breakfast specials including pancakes, French toast and baked avocado eggs to name a few Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 9am-5pm Sun 9am-4pm.

VX BRISTOL 123 East Street, Bedminster, BS3 4ER www.vxbristol.com ■ A Bristol opening for a London organisation, Vx is a vegan café serving meat-free versions of ‘dude food’, such as burgers, hot dogs and kebabs, plus cakes and sweet treats. You’ll also find a deli packed with vegan delights, from Vegenaise organic mayonnaise to Tofurky (meat-free smoked ham). Open Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm.

WAINWRIGHT’S 17 Regent Street, Clifton, BS8 4HW www.wainwrightscoffee.co.uk ■ Head to this espresso and brew bar for topquality coffee, plus homemade food including cakes, sandwiches and a daily soup or stew to accompany your beverage. The knowledgeable baristas are happy to advise you on the blends available, and if you spend long enough chatting to the staff, there’s a pretty fair chance that you’ll leave having also purchased a bag of coffee beans and some new coffee-brewing equipment, both of which are on sale. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-4pm.

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WICKED LUNCH CO 5 St Stephen’s Street, BS1 1EE. Tel: 0117 925 4623, www.thewickedlunch.co.uk ■ With breakfast baguettes, toasties, salads and specials including Italian roast pork with mozzarella or chicken satay and Asian ’slaw sandwich, this new city centre takeaway and diner has breakfast and lunch well and truly covered. Open Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 12pm-4pm.

WINDMILL HILL CITY FARM Philip Street, Bedminster, BS3 4EA Tel: 0117 963 3252, www.windmillhillcityfarm.org.uk Slap bang next to the farmyard, this childfriendly café is a light and airy setting for an ever-evolving menu packed with seasonal produce, much of it from the farm itself. Allday breakfasts, sandwiches, soups, stews, toasties and jackets are well priced and portions on the generous side. Open Mon-Sun 9am-5pm (April-October), Mon-Sun 9am-4pm (November-March).

WOODES 18 Park Street, BS1 5JA Tel: 0117 926 4041 ■ Run by Bernard Rogers for the past 49 years, this Paris-style café still offers some of the best value in town. Grab a seat at one of the marble tables and enjoy cups of strong filter coffee or mugs of breakfast tea with your sandwich, soup or slice of cake. In our opinion, the early morning bacon sarnies are among the best in the city. Open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm.

WORKHOUSE CAFÉ 19-20 Perry Road, BS1 5BG Tel: 0117 329 0889, www.workhousecafe.co.uk ■ Don’t be put off by its position on a traffic-choked corner – the food here is worth a detour, with a daily-changing menu of seasonal salads, soups, sandwiches and superb cakes conjured from local, seasonal ingredients including some produce from owner Chris Welch’s own smallholding.

Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm.

YOUNG & FOODISH 1b Pitville Place, Cotham Hill, BS6 6JZ Tel: 0117 923 8230 ■ A no-frills café offering breakfast dishes such as bagels and a lunchtime menu of soup, wraps, ciabattas and salads in the bustling Cotham Hill, with takeaway versions of most dishes. Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-3pm.

YURT LUSH Clock Tower Yard, Temple Quay, BS1 6QH Tel: 07582 048090, www. eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/yurt-lush ■ Head to this quirky venue next to Temple Meads train station for breakfast, lunch and after-work drinks, with a menu overseen

by Josh Eggleton from The Pony & Trap. Its Sunday roast is also the stuff of legends.

Open Mon-Weds 8am-7.30pm, Thurs-Fri 8am-midnight (kitchen closes 3pm), SatSun 9am-5pm (kitchen closes 3.30pm).

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Takeaways Bristol East OLDFIELDS FISH & CHIPS 84 Regent Street, Kingswood, BS15 8HU Tel: 0117 967 3292 ■ Near the clock tower in the heart of Kingswood, Oldfields has been a Regent Street fixture for decades and also serves burgers, pies and faggots.

SHADIN 70 Broad Street, Staple Hill, BS16 5NL Tel: 0117 957 5786 ■ This modest little BYO restaurant was voted best local Indian eatery by Post readers in 2013. It also offers takeaway versions of its most popular curries, as well as a free delivery service on orders of £12 and over.

Bristol South AL’S TIKKA GRILL 33 Ashton Road, Ashton, BS3 2EG Tel: 0117 985 3016, www.alstikkagrill.com ■ Now into its third decade, this intimate BYO Indian restaurant and takeaway is a greasy spoon caff by day. Expect good food at pocketfriendly prices – the lamb rezellah is highly recommended.

FARROWS 146 Wells Road, Totterdown, BS4 2AG Tel: 0117 908 5511, www.farrowsfishandchips. co.uk ■ Fish fans travel from far and wide to queue at this award-winning chippy on Wells Road.

The fish is cooked to order in oil that’s changed daily to ensure the crispest batter.

FISHMINSTER 267 North Street, BS3 1JN Tel: 0117 966 2226, www.fishminster.co.uk ■ This modern Bedminster chippy offers a full menu including sustainable cod, haddock, hake, plaice and pollack alongside whitebait, calamari, king prawns, fishcakes and fish pie.

Even the chips are top-notch, made daily from British potatoes and fried in eco-friendly oil.

MAGNET 55 Dean Lane, BS3 1BS Tel: 0117 329 0722 ■ Locals have been queuing at this traditional chip shop since the 1930s and it sticks to the basics by cooking fish to order, along with sausages, daily specials and fritters (including vegetarian versions).

Bristol North BISHOPSTON FISH BAR 264 Gloucester Road, BS7 8PB Tel: 0117 307 9390, www.bishopstonfishbar.co.uk ■ Winner of countless national awards, Bishopston Fish Bar offers an impressive menu of fish plus burgers, pies, rotisserie chicken and faggots made by a local butcher.

BRISTOL FRYER 431 Gloucester Road, BS7 8TZ Tel: 0117 951 5415

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■ A popular post-match pitstop for Bristol

Rovers fans and students, this chippy serves affordable fish and chips, burgers, pies, pasties, sausages, kebabs, chicken, omelettes and even pizzas.

CIAO BURGER 207a Gloucester Road, BS7 8NN Tel: 0117 942 6228 ■ Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this Gloucester Road fixture dishes up high quality, chargrilled 100 per cent beef burgers as well as chicken and vegetarian patties. Wash them down with one of the thick American-style shakes.

GRECIAN KEBAB HOUSE 2 Cromwell Road, St Andrews, BS6 5AA Tel: 0117 942 3456, www.greciankebabhouse. co.uk ■ Close to the junction of Cheltenham and Gloucester Roads, this long-serving kebab house and Greek taverna deserves its ‘legendary’ tag. As well as top-notch kebabs, there are bargain pizzas, vegetarian dishes and a number of Greek specialities.

KELLAWAY FISH BAR 4 Kellaway Avenue, BS6 7XR Tel: 0117 944 5220 ■ A long-established favourite of Horfield locals, this award-winning fish and chip shop serves big portions at low prices – what’s not to like?

Bristol Centre AHMED’S MASALA CAFE 2 Jacobs Wells Road, Hotwells, BS8 1EA Tel: 0117 930 4194, www.masalacafeonline.com ■ At the bottom of Jacobs Wells Road, this popular Indian takeaway offers an extensive range of house specials including kormas, bhunas and tandooris. Expect generous portions, friendly service and a 10 per cent discount on orders over £10.

BOBBY’S 17 Christmas Steps, BS1 5BT Tel: 0117 927 0580 ■ Serving fish and chips for well over a century, this is thought to be one of the nation’s first chippies. A busy takeaway with a small restaurant area at the back, it also serves chicken dishes, pies and scampi.

CARIBBEAN WRAP Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LG ■ Popular with lunching office workers and St Nicks shoppers, this daytime-only stall offers a range of authentic Caribbean dishes including jerk chicken, curried goat and vegetarian options. Cash only.

CEDARS EXPRESS 60 Park Row, BS1 5LE Tel: 0117 925 6085, www.cedartakeaway.co.uk ■ A taste of Lebanon in the heart of the city, this takeaway serves the full range of Middle Eastern specials including falafels, stuffed vine leaves and lamb kebabs. Vegetarians are well catered for.

Eat a Pitta CHANDOS FISH BAR 4 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE Tel: 0117 973 0726, www.chandosfishbar.com ■ A takeaway fish and chip shop in the heart of Redland, with an open setting so you can see the fish being cooked to order. Also available are local Pieminister pies, wholetail scampi and fishcakes.

EAT A PITTA Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LJ and Kiosk 3B, Broadmead, BS1 3EA Tel: 07825 659525, www.eatapitta.co.uk ■ The cooked-to-order falafels at Eat a Pitta are made to a ‘secret’ recipe handed down to

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Dan Levy by his gran. It’s no wonder people queue for them once they are slotted into the locally made pitta breads alongside a range of vibrant, freshly made salads.

FALAFEL KING Narrow Quay, BS1 4DJ www.falafelkingbristol.com ■ By day, this long-established mobile stall continues to feed peckish office workers and tourists in Bristol's Harbourside, and after dark it’s a favoured refuelling station for clubbers and those with post-drink munchies.

Either way, it serves fabulous falafels and other authentic Middle Eastern foods. It also has a café on Cotham Hill.

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MOORISH CAFE Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LG Tel: 07403 358046 ■ Persian rugs and mosaic-topped tables add to the atmosphere of this colourful, souk-like café which serves well-priced and authentic Moroccan food and drink to eat in or take away. The traditional lamb and chicken tagines come highly recommended, washed down with pots of fresh mint tea.

PORTUGUESE TASTE Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LG Tel: 0117 904 8485 ■ A genuine taste of Lisbon is on offer at

this bustling takeaway stall, which also has a couple of tables for those who want to eat in the heart of the market. The menu changes daily but might include salt cod with cream, onions and chips or chicken piri piri. Whatever you do, leave room for the legendary pastel de nata – these freshly made custard tarts are extremely addictive.

PRINCES PANTRY 61 Prince Street, BS1 5PH Tel: 0117 925 0400 ■ This small hut next to Prince Street bridge serves well-priced sausage sarnies and bacon butties, burgers and sandwiches. The hangover-curing sausage,

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egg and bacon baguette is the stuff of local legend.

PURE PASTA, SOUP & SANDWICH Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1LG Tel: 07899 862403 ■ Specialising in generously proportioned hot pasta dishes, pizzas, paninis, soups and sandwiches, this long-established Italian stall sells one of the best lasagne in the city.

RENDEZVOUS 9 Denmark Street, BS1 5DQ Tel: 0117 929 8683 ■ A Denmark Street fixture since the 1960s, this quality chippy opposite the stage door of the Hippodrome is still serving some of the best fish and chips in the city. Take away or eat in the small restaurant at the back if you want to pay that little bit extra.

RICE BOX 4 Christmas Steps, BS1 5BS Tel: 0117 927 3388, www.thericebox.co.uk ■ This pocket-sized café and takeaway on Christmas Steps serves authentic and good value Chinese dishes. The eponymous Rice Box comprises a main meal plus rice or chow mein. Take away or you can grab a seat to enjoy your food in the small dining area.

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE 7 Exchange Avenue, St Nicholas Market, BS1 1JP Tel: 0117 914 4448 ■ Whether it’s to take away or to be enjoyed at one of the alfresco tables on the cobbles

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outside, Bill and Suki Wagay’s Indian food is some of the best in the city. Local suppliers and homemade pastes and spice blends make the daily specials, bhajis, samosas and wraps a cut above the average. Vegans are also well catered for.

Bristol West CLIFTON VILLAGE FISH BAR 4 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4BP Tel: 0117 974 1894, www. cliftonvillagefishbar.co.uk ■ In the heart of Clifton Village, this busy family run chippy serves a range of sustainable fish and chips made with top quality British potatoes. Look out for their gluten-free evening on the first Monday of every month. It also has a Stoke Bishop shop at 13 Druid Hill (0117 329 0366).

FISH LOVERS 133 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2PL Tel: 0117 973 3261, www.fishloversatwhiteladies.co.uk ■ Formerly Fishminster (and The Flipper before that) this licensed fish bar and restaurant near Clifton Down railway station offers quality fish, rotisserie chicken and pies.

HOTCHA Various locations Tel: 0871 2882 282, www.hotcha.co.uk ■ What started out as one small shop in Baldwin Street three years ago has become a

fast-expanding chain across the region. This slick Chinese takeaway and home-delivery business also offers the option of eating at communal tables in its stores. The food is good value and service is quick and friendly.

SCHNAFEL Clifton Down Shopping Centre, Whiteladies Rd, BS8 2NN Tel: 0117 974 7277, www.schnafel.co.uk ■ Popular with students, this bright and cheery café and takeaway serves schnitzels and falafels plus a range of healthy wraps, salads and soups to take away or eat in.

TIFFINS 151 St Michaels Hill, BS2 8DB Tel: 0117 973 4834, www.tiffins-bristol.com ■ Authentic Gujarati curries made fresh on the premises each day is one of the reasons Jay and Nick Jethwa’s takeaway has won so many awards and loyal customers. The lamb and chicken dishes are especially popular but vegetarians have plenty to choose from. There is a table next to the counter if you fancy eating in. Cash only.

TAKA TAKA 1-2 Queens Row, The Triangle, Clifton, BS8 1EZ Tel: 0117 929 1785, www.taka-taka.co.uk ■ Slap bang on The Triangle, this Greek pitta house and deli (formerly Magic Roll) offers a range of wraps, kebabs, salads and signature dishes including ‘chicken in trouble’ – a whole chicken, spit-roasted.

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The Hope and AncHor

Midford rd, Bath BA2 7DD Tel 01225 832296 Web www.hopeandanchormidford.co.uk

The Hope and Anchor is set in the heart of the delightful Cam valley, a 10-minute drive from Bath city centre or alternatively now a fairly gentle and very scenic cycle ride along the new Colliers Way cycle path which leads straight into the pub car park (and then on to Radstock for the more energetic).

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The pub is one of Bath's few remaining independently owned and run establishments, this historic country pub has been run by Richard and Luci Smolarek for 19 years now, making it a well established favourite among Bath's discerning diners for consistently delicious, reasonably priced food in a relaxing, friendly atmosphere.

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“Awesome food, lush cider and class locals” “Don’t forget the views of the water and the lovely staff” Visit us for a beer and great pub food alfresco on the water this summer… and once you’ve had The Nova Scotia welcome you are sure to want to spend a cosy autumn evening with us.

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Daily Specials Board - Door Step Sarnies – Homemade Soups – Favourites are: The Mixed Grill, Trio of Fishcakes, Whole Tail Scampi, Gammon and Sirloin Steaks, Hunter Chicken, Cauliflower Cheese and Veggie options Beer and Bitter - Real Ale - Real Cider Real Heritage Pub - Regionally Important Historic Interior We are Dog Friendly – Book Our Function Room

The Winford Arms is situated minutes from South Bristol and Bristol Airport in the rolling countryside of North Somerset, with views overlooking the Clifton Suspension Bridge to the front and views of the beautiful Dundry hill from the expansive beer garden.

Specialising in homemade traditional pub food from fne quality ingredients, our beef and pork is all farm assured from Wales that has traceability from feld to fork, that we believe is of the fnest quality for taste and texture and where possible our vegetables are from local farmers in Somerset and Wiltshire.

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THE ALBION Boyces Avenue, Clifton Village, BS8 4AA Tel: 0117 973 3522, www.thealbionclifton.co.uk ■ Tucked away off Boyce’s Avenue in Clifton Village, the Albion Public House and Dining Rooms is one of the city’s more luxurious gastropubs, and expect prices to match. There is fierce competition if you fancy one of its famous Sunday roasts.

ALMA TAVERN 18-20 Alma Vale Road, Clifton, BS8 2HY Tel: 0117 973 5171, www.almatavernandtheatre.co.uk ■ There are few pubs in Bristol that can boast a theatre upstairs, and this is one of them.

The gloriously sprawling interior with its dark corners and vintage furniture makes it an ideal place to waste a couple of hours. Main courses range from £10 up to £18, and there’s a 10 per cent food discount for theatre-goers.

THE ANCHOR 323 Gloucester Road, BS7 8PE Tel: 0117 924 1769, www.theanchor-bristol.co.uk ■ One of several pubs that are probably quietly celebrating the fact that Bristol Rovers are staying at the nearby Memorial Stadium for the time being. A haven for sports fans, with big screens aplenty, craft beers, lagers, bottles and classic pub grub.

THE ANNEXE Nevil Road, Bishopston, BS7 9EQ Tel: 0117 949 3931, www.the-annexe.co.uk ■ Tucked away at the back of The Sportsman pub, The Annexe Inn was once the stables for the hotel that stood here when WG Grace was still playing at the nearby County Ground.

A great place for fans of real ale and food options include pizzas, wraps, jackets, salads and burgers.

THE APPLE Welsh Back, BS1 4SB Tel: 0117 925 3500, www.applecider.co.uk ■ A temple for worshippers of cider, with a huge range of varieties on tap. Food comes in the form of several ploughman’s platters, so if you’re a fan of chutney, cheese and exotic mustards, this is where to head.

THE ASHVILLE 15 Leigh Street, BS3 1SN Tel: 0117 939 6897, www.theashville.co.uk ■ Regulars at the Try Again probably wouldn’t recognise its smart new interior. One of many reasons that Southville residents offer daily prayers of thanks to live in the postcode that they do. A very extensive menu offers steaks, vegetarian options and light bites.

■ With plenty of main courses for under £10

had a major refurbishment. The bar serves up to four real ales, and food is served all day with the extensive menu including a range of sandwiches and jacket potatoes alongside a huge choice of pub classics, burgers, steaks and sharing boards.

BAG O’NAILS 141 St George’s Road, BS1 5UW Tel: 07941 521777 ■ Head to this tiny and charming pub for good beer, good music and board games. Oh, and cats. Lots of cats. The cats are one of the reasons that it doesn’t serve any food.

THE BARLEY MOW 39 Barton Road, St Philips, BS2 0LF Tel: 0117 930 4709, www.barleymowbristol.com ■ A Bristol Beer Factory place where you’ll find its distinctive brews on offer along with the likes of Wiper and True and Orchard Pig. The menu is a mixture of trendy food, such as tempura beef and sweet chilli sauce, and traditional favourites such as beer battered fish and chips.

BANK TAVERN 8 John Street, BS1 2HR Tel: 0117 930 4691, www.banktavern.com

BAY HORSE Lewins Mead, BS1 2LJ Tel: 0117 925 8287 ■ This split level pub in Broadmead has just

THE BEEHIVE 112 Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY Tel: 0117 949 0078, www.beehivebristol.co.uk ■ There’s been a pub on the site for more than a century, but at points in the past few years its future looked uncertain. New owners took over in September 2014 and have added some new touches that have seen the old customers returning. The menu includes sandwiches, paninis and a choice of mains. A huge beer garden is an added attraction.

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and an order-in-advance service that office workers can use to cut down waiting time, this city centre joint is very popular with midweek lunchers. They also claim to serve the best Sunday roast in the city.

THE BELL Hillgrove Street (off Jamaica Street), BS2 8JT

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THE BRISTOL RAM 32 Park Street, BS1 5JA Tel: 07789 776115, www.thebristolram.co.uk ■ One of the few ‘pubs’ on Park Street, it has garnered a reputation for great bands on a Friday and Saturday night. Good beer, Sky Sports and a tasty menu with lots of daily food offers make it a must-stop watering hole.

CADBURY HOUSE 68 Richmond Road, Montpelier, BS6 5EW Tel: 0117 924 7874, www.thecadbury.co.uk ■ Another Bristol favourite yet to be overhauled, but the locals wouldn’t have it any other way. All the food is homemade, and locally sourced and organic where possible.

CAMBRIDGE ARMS Coldharbour Road, Redland, BS6 7JS Tel: 0117 973 9786, www.cambridgearms.co.uk ■ A gastropub before the term was being widely used, the only problem with the Cambridge Arms is finding a parking space nearby. Famous for Sunday roasts, and it boasts a great beer garden.

THE CHRISTMAS STEPS 2 Christmas Steps, BS1 5BS Tel: 0117 925 3077, www.thechristmassteps.com ■ Local ale, tasty food (from brisket burgers to rump steak and lentil curry) and good music are the order of the day at this city centre pub, at the foot of the Christmas steps.

CHUMS 22 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PF Tel: 0117 973 1498 ■ Named after owner Mark Farrell’s walking group, Chums is Bristol’s second micropub and follows hot on the heels of The Drapers Arms on Gloucester Road. The range changes frequently but there’s always a couple of Butcombe beers on with rotating guests, all at £3.50 a pint. Food is limited to filled rolls and pies, while the wine choice is a straightforward one between a red, a white and a rosé, served by the glass or bottle.

Tel: 0117 909 6612, www.bell.butcombe.com ■ Butcombe Brewery likes its trendy laidback pubs and The Bell ticks all the boxes.

Attracting an eclectic clientele, this woodfloored hostelry is found in Stokes Croft and has a range of local art on the walls, plus its beloved toilet graffiti art.

BISHOPS Cheltenham Road, BS6 5QP Tel: 0117 944 5169 ■ Known for its lively atmosphere at weekends, this pub’s very attractivelypriced mains draw in some of the student market. A good place to watch sport.

BLACKBOY INN 171 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2RY Tel: 0117 973 5233, www.blackboy-inn-bristol.co.uk ■ ‘More grub than pub’ as the saying goes, this is a proper gastropub with a smart interior, and mains between £12 and

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£18, including beef bourguignon. It also operates as a fish and chip takeaway.

THE BRIDGE INN 16 Passage Street, BS2 0JF Tel: 0117 929 0942, www.bridgeinnbristol.co.uk ■ Small but perfectly formed, The Bridge Inn, with tables outside, is a favourite with the city centre post-work crowd.

THE BRISTOL FLYER 96 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, BS7 8BN Tel: 0117 944 1658 www.theflyerbristol.co.uk ■ If you had to pick one Bristol pub as having the cliched ‘something for everyone’ then this is it. Students, couples on dates, football fans – they all find a welcome here. This recently refurbished pub has a very strong range of ales on offer, 16 ciders, and separate menus for daily meals, brunch, Sunday roasts and a section for puddings. If you can’t enjoy this

THE CIDER PRESS 86-90 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BN Tel: 0117 989 2471, www.theciderpressbristol.co.uk ■ Another pub where your food will be served with the background noise of the football/ rugby match being screened at the time.

You’ll get change from a tenner for most of the food, with plenty of weekly promotions including burger and a drink for £6.79 and two meals for £7.99. Pleasingly, it has a surprisingly good selection of lagers and ales at similarly pleasing prices.

THE CLIFTON 16 Regent Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4HG Tel: 0117 974 1967, www.thecliftonbristol.co.uk ■ Well-known beer brands and small craft offerings vie for your attention at the pumps at this glorious pub, which looks like it was transported straight from a Cotswold village into the heart of Clifton. You might call the menu

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Pubs honest – it knows what people want (including a fish finger bap and steak sandwiches) and gives it to them. A range of small plates are available for those not looking to fill themselves up.

The Eldon House

COACH & HORSES Highland Square, Clifton, BS8 2YB Tel: 0117 974 5176, www.coachandhorses-clifton.co.uk ■ Oh you Cliftonites – how do you choose where to eat and drink? So many options. You can satisfy your hunger here with one of its generously-cut sandwiches before even needing to go near the mains board, which includes classics such as ham egg and chips, lasagne, or more fancy duck breast or tortellini. Book in advance if you want to try its Sunday roast.

COLSTON YARD Colston Street, BS1 5BD Tel: 0117 376 3232, www.colstonyard.butcombe.com ■ Ideally placed if you’re heading to the O2 or Colston Hall, this Butcombe pub has, along with many other places, expanded its beer menu hugely to match the demand for exotic ales from across the world. All the usual pub favourites are present on the food list and you can get two for one burgers on a Monday.

THE COMMERCIAL ROOMS 45 Corn Street, BS1 1HQ Tel: 0117 927 9681, www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk ■ The eatery set in the 19th-century building is part of the JD Wetherspoon chain and has a menu catering for all budgets. As well as breakfast favourites it serves lunch and a full dinner selection, offering pub classics as well as burritos and deli dishes, and throughout the you'll find a meal deal.

COTHAM PORTER STORES 15 Cotham Road South, BS6 5TZ Tel: 0117 942 3546, www.wickwarbrewing.co.uk ■ A cosy little place on the main drag through Kingsdown, the range of guest ales to complement the Wickwar staples keeps the regulars coming back.

THE COTTAGE INN Baltic Wharf, Cumberland Road, BS1 6XG Tel: 0117 921 5256, www.cottage.butcombe.com ■ Is there a pub in Bristol with a better view?

Probably not. You can enjoy your burger/chilli/ scampi/onion rings (you get the picture) staring up at the Royal York Crescent or, if you’re lucky, watching a hot air balloon glide overhead.

CROSS HANDS 1 Staple Hill, Fishponds, BS16 5AA Tel: 0117 965 7759, www.thecrosshandsbristol.co.uk ■ Worth heading out to the east for this pub, which prides itself on serving fresh, local ingredients. A brilliant wine list complements a menu that includes traditional dishes plus the likes of pan-roasted hake with Jerusalem artichoke and crab croquette. The popular Sunday roasts are served between noon and 4pm.

THE DRAPERS ARMS 447 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8TZ www.thedrapersarms.co.uk ■ The one-room Drapers Arms is run by a

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brewer and offers only local real ales, proper cider and wine by the glass. You’ll find beers from the Ashley Down Brewery. Food is just filled rolls and nuts, so this is a pub more geared towards old-school drinkers.

THE EASTFIELD INN 219 Henleaze Road, BS9 4NQ Tel: 0117 239 1466, www.theeastfieldinn.co.uk ■ Another place where you’re advised to book in advance if you want a Sunday roast. The midweek menus are pretty comprehensive, with some nice touches such as sweet potato fries with your burger (if you wish) and lemon and herb chicken on the evening menu. Very good for kids, with lots of options.

THE ELDON HOUSE 6, Lower Clifton Hill, BS8 1BT Tel: 0117 922 1271, www.theeldonhouse.com ■ Blink and you’ll miss it as you speed up (or down) Jacob’s Wells Road, where The Eldon House sits as Lower Clifton Hill rises towards the main village. A real gem of a pub where plenty of regular events like quizzes and karaoke keep the punters piling in. A new menu has strengthened its offering, with chef Colin Halton creating unpretentious, wellexecuted food at an affordable price.

THE FAMOUS ROYAL NAVY VOLUNTEER 17-18 King Street, BS1 4EF Tel: 0117 316 9237, www.navyvolunteer.co.uk ■ Thankfully reopened in 2013 by Alex Major, this mid-17th century Grade II-listed building is again one of the city’s favourites. Serving only UK-based lagers, ales and ciders and with 20 beers on tap at any one time, it has proved a welcome addition. The food – such as the venison and bacon burger – is excellent, with

Sunday lunch a particular hit.

THE FARM Hopetoun Road, St Werburgh’s, BS2 9YJ Tel: 0117 944 2384, www.thefarmpub.co.uk ■ The dog-friendly garden and leafy surrounds feel appropriate at this pub, found in one of Bristol’s greenest inner-city wards. They serve a small range of mains with a larger choice of tapas and also some sharing platters. At the risk of repeating ourselves, the Sunday roasts are hugely popular here, too.

FOX DEN New Road, Stoke Gifford, BS34 8TJ Tel: 0117 9791861, www.vintageinn.co.uk ■ When you cast an eye over the wooden beams and flagstone floor inside this pub, it’s hard to believe it’s situated in the car park of the Holiday Inn Express and opposite a large retail park with McDonald’s and Matalan.

Popular with locals and people who work at Filton Abbey Wood, it’s part of a chain (Vintage Inns), but feels like a country pub, and the pies, in particular, are great.

FULL MOON & ATTIC BAR 1 North Street, Stokes Croft, BS1 3PR Tel: 0117 924 5007, www.fmbristol.co.uk ■ A favourite with the backpacker crowd, this bar at the start of Stokes Croft is a great laugh if you’re in the right mood. Drinks deals, a simple but tasty menu and large outdoor seating area are also plus points.

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Pubs who refurbished it, renamed it and are now attracting locals and families who may never have darkened its doors before. Drinkers are still welcome (draught ales include Butcombe, Timothy Taylor Landlord and Ringwood Boondoggle) and there’s now more food. Salads, sandwiches, burgers, sharing platters and mains are served lunchtime and evenings.

THE GOLDEN GUINEA 19 Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6SX Tel: 0117 987 2034, www.thegoldenguinea.co.uk ■ In some circumstances ‘backstreet boozer’ is a less than complimentary jibe but not here, at a place reopened in 2014 after looking a bit tired. A no-frills menu offers casseroles, baguettes and chilli all well under £10.

THE GRACE 197 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BG Tel: 0117 9244334, www.thegracebristol.uk ■ Gloucester Road is blessed with some great pubs and this is one of the best when it comes to food. Regular customers of what was the Robin Hood’s Retreat had to endure a lengthy closure for an overhaul before it reopened last year. There’s a lovely outdoor area at the back, a haven close to one of Bristol’s busiest roads, and the menu – featuring tapas and small plates – will make any proper foodie’s eyes widen.

THE GREENBANK 57 Bellevue Road, Easton, BS5 6DP Tel: 0117 939 3771, www.thegreenbankbristol.co.uk ■ The pizzas are the star of the show at this community pub that was once threatened with being turned into flats, but is now a thriving hub for the local area. To its credit, local suppliers such as the East Bristol Bakery feature prominently.

THE GREEN MAN 21 Alfred Place, Kingsdown, BS2 8HD Tel: 0117 930 4824, www.dawkins-taverns.co.uk ■ The food offering here has expanded in the past year or so and is very carnivore friendly with plenty of burger/chilli/chicken options.

Timsbury-based Dawkins Brewery own the pub, so the brand features heavily.

THE HARE 51-53 North Street, BS3 1EN Tel: 0117 966 5740, www.theharepub.co.uk ■ A little two-room split level pub on Bedminster's bustling North Street, serving a great selection of keg and cask beers. There’s also a little secret garden out to back to while away a warm summer’s evening, pint (or two) in hand.

THE HARE ON THE HILL Dove Street, Kingsdown, BS2 8LX Tel: 0117 908 1982, www.thehareonthehill.com ■ Formerly a Bath Ales pub, this is now owned by four locals who have turned it into a free house serving an excellent selection of beers from local microbreweries, plus a good range of bar snacks. Sometimes the kitchen is taken over by Bristol Eats – keep an eye on the website for more info.

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HEN & CHICKEN 210 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1JF Tel: 0117 966 3143, www.henandchicken.com ■ Comedy upstairs, food and lively nights out downstairs. Bristol City fans, students and Southville residents all mix happily at this cavernous pub which boasts a superb range of pizzas and regularly rotating guest ales.

HIGHBURY VAULTS 164 St Michael’s Hill, Bedminster, BS3 1JF Tel: 0117 973 3203, www.youngs.co.uk ■ There’s a skill to making a chain pub feel like a one-off and the quirky layout of the Highbury Vaults helps achieve this. Slap bang in the middle of studentville, there are four burger options (all under £10) and plenty of other mains to choose from.

A Youngs pub, but it does allow other brewers’ beers in.

THE HOLLYBUSH 29 Bath Road, Bridgeyate, BS30 5JP Tel: 0117 239 5879, www.hollybushpubbristol.co.uk ■ Bridgeyate locals were overjoyed when this pub reopened in 2014 after a lengthy refurbishment. The menu shows plenty of encouraging seasonal changes, with traditional mains mixing with dishes such as sea bream and Thai spiced fish cakes. The home-made puddings deserve a mention.

HOPE & ANCHOR 38 Jacob’s Wells Road, BS8 1DR Tel: 0117 929 2987, www.hopeandanchor.net ■ A proudly independent and dog-friendly pub that’s a sibling to the Volunteer Tavern in St Judes. You’ll find lots of veggie, vegan and gluten-free options on the homemade food menu.

HORTS 49 Broad Street, BS1 2EP Tel: 0117 925 2520, www.hortsbristol.com ■ This cavernous city centre pub with its own cinema (which you can hire) has a superb range of food. Sandwiches, complete with sides, will set you back about £7. Mains feature gammon steak, fish and chips, baby back ribs and pie of the day. Four different types of roast are available on a Sunday, including a vegetarian option.

INN ON THE GREEN 2 Filton Road, BS7 0PA Tel: 0117 952 1391, www.innonthegreenbristol.com ■ Great food is backed up by Sunday roasts at the weekend. A pub that plenty pass by every day on Gloucester Road North, but it’s well worth checking out, especially after its new paint job, with 13 regular ales complemented by regular guest beers.

JERSEY LILY 193 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2SB Tel: 0117 973 8590, www.wickwarbrewing.com ■ Another Wickwar pub, with a good mix of ales and ciders. The now almost compulsory pulled-pork bap features on the menu alongside ploughman’s, a choice of burgers and a charcuterie board.

THE KENSINGTON ARMS 35-37 Stanley Road, Redland BS6 6NP Tel: 0117 944 6444, www.thekensingtonarms.co.uk ■ Sadly hit by a fire last year, this muchloved Redland pub is now back on its feet. A busy community gastropub that still offers a bar menu featuring burger and chips and Scotch eggs alongside a very exciting a la carte menu. Possibly the best pub in Bristol to go on a date – all low lighting, mirrors and luxurious fittings.

KING WILLIAM 20 King Street, BS1 4ES Tel: 0117 926 8672 ■ One of several pubs that welcome patrons off the cobbles of King Street, it’s a Samuel Smiths place, which is a real draw for some real ale fans.

KING’S ARMS 168 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2XZ Tel: 0117 973 5922, www.kingsarmsbristol.com ■ The fact that this place, on the edge of the Downs, boasts eight different food menus gives you a clue that food is king here (no pun intended). The tapas menu runs into double figures in terms of options, and while many of the mains costs more than £10, you can get an omelette for not much over £5. A great place for cocktails and brunch, too.

KINGSDOWN WINE VAULTS 31 Kingsdown Parade, BS6 5UE Tel: 0117 329 2521, www.thekingsdownwinevaults.co.uk ■ Given a new lease of life in 2014 after several uncertain years, it’s gained a reputation for hosting decent local live music.

Food still limited to a range of pizzas, but a great place for a pint.

THE KNOWLE Leighton Road, Knowle, BS4 2LL Tel: 0117 971 6351, www.theknowlebristol.com ■ Bought last year by the people behind The Grace, Zazu’s Kitchen and The Greenbank, The Knowle has transformed into a popular neighbourhood pub, which is tucked off the Wells Road and has great panoramic views of Bristol. In the daytime you’ll feel just at home ordering a coffee as a pint, and the menu is concise but well thought out, with a popular roast option on Sundays.

THE LAMPLIGHTERS Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9XA Tel: 0117 279 3754, www.thelamplighters.co.uk ■ Dating from 1760, the closure of this pub left a huge hole in the Shirehampton community, but thanks to a very energetic campaign by residents and politicians, it reopened in 2014. Bath Ales helped with the relaunch, so its brews feature prominently.

The Lamplighters is now open seven days a week and is serving lunch and dinner.

The pub has a family feel and children are welcome.

THE LANSDOWN 8 Clifton Road, BS8 1AF Tel: 0117 973 4949, www.thelansdown.com

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NETTLE AND RYE 16 King’s Road, Clifton, BS8 4AB Tel: 0117 923 7390, www.nettleandrye.co.uk ■ Formerly The Hophouse, this new pub offers more than 20 draught beers and ciders, with a bar menu offering burgers, fish and chips and open sandwiches. If you want something a little more, there’s a smart upstairs dining room serving food with a strong Scandinavian accent.

NOVA SCOTIA Nova Scotia Place, Hotwells, BS1 6XJ Tel: 0117 929 7994 ■ Split into two rooms, this traditional pub is welcoming and has a mixed grill on its menu that regulars swear can’t be beaten. Located on the waterside, it’s easy to pass a few hours just watching life go by, and attracts a crowd both young and old.

THE OLD FISH MARKET 59-63 Baldwin Street, BS1 1QZ Tel: 0117 921 1515, www.oldfishmarket.co.uk ■ As central as you’ll get, facing Baldwin Street and backing on to St Nicholas Market.

This Fullers pub has had a big revamp and specialises in good, hearty pub food and is popular with post-work drinkers and sports fans. A lovely building and we should be grateful it’s still a pub.

■ Arancini and wild boar sausages line up

on the menu next to an excellent burger selection at this handsome pub, with high ceilings and outdoor area. You’ll find the Lansdown in the Good Beer Guide for its support of local breweries and its outstanding Sunday lunches.

THE LAZY DOG 112 Ashley Down Road, BS7 9JR Tel: 0117 924 4809, www.thelazydogbristol.com ■ Part of the family of pubs that includes its brethren The Pipe and Slippers and The Windmill, this family-friendly pub has a beer garden, and locals will tell you it’s one of the better places in the area to have a summer pint. During the week, the lunchtime menu includes Tom’s pies and specials, such as pancetta, fried duck eggs and new potatoes on brioche toast, but the chalkboard menu moves up several gears with the likes of roast pheasant breast with mash, winter vegetables and Shiraz gravy, and 30-day, dry-aged, ribeye steak with Café de Paris butter, bone marrow and peppercorn sauce.

THE LION 19 Church Lane, Cliftonwood, BS8 4TX Tel: 0117 926 8492, www.thelioncliftonwood.co.uk ■ Regularly praised for the friendliness of its staff and quality and portions of its Sunday lunches, the Lion would get even more custom if it was easier to find. However, it does mean it gets a free pass into the hidden gems of Bristol category.

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MELBOURNE AT THE ANCHOR 60 Ham Green, Bristol, BS20 0HB Tel: 01275 372253, www.melbournes-byo.co.uk ■ Bristolians with longer memories will remember Melbournes restaurant, which served diners on Park Street in the late 1980s and early 1990s, many of them attracted by the BYO wine policy and its attractivelypriced menus of Mediterranean food. After a 15-year absence, Melbournes has been resurrected by one of its original owners at village pub The Anchor in Ham Green. You have two food options – a pizza or extensive menu of pub mains. And although you can still bring your own, the wine list – along with the sides and set menus – are very reasonably priced.

MERCHANTS ARMS 5 Merchants Road, Hotwells, BS8 4PZ Tel: 0117 904 0037 ■ A traditional boozer, once owned by Bath Ales. An integral part of the Hotwells ‘strip’, food is limited to bar snacks and sandwiches.

Get cosy in winter by the real log fire.

THE MOUSE Waters Lane, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4AA Tel: 0117 940 5554, www.themousewestburyontrym.co.uk ■ A proper community pub serving Westburyon-Trym that mixes live music with live sport and good reliable pub grub favourites. You won’t be short of choice, whatever time of year you wander through the front doors,

OSTRICH INN Lower Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6TJ Tel: 0117 927 3774, www.sabrain.com/ostrich ■ Popular all year round, but rammed when the sun shines due to its enormous outdoor seating area with a view of the Floating Harbour. A place where you can find an allday breakfast untarnished by modern twists such as cavolo nero and spinach.

THE PENNY 115 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2PB Tel: 0117 973 3539, www.pennyclifton.co.uk ■ Once The Penny Farthing, this Wadworth pub gives ale fans an option among the shiny wine bars of Whiteladies Road. There’s an extensive menu from sharing platters and sandwiches to burgers and pub classics, plus an all day breakfast. Another lovely building which is thankfully still a pub.

THE PIPE AND SLIPPERS 118 Cheltenham Road, Stokes Croft, BS6 5RW Tel: 0117 942 7711, www.thepipeandslippers.com ■ Run by the same team behind The Lazy Dog and The Windmill, it’s been a port of call for the locals for more than a decade.

Mediterranean dishes combined with British classics make up the regular menu, but the roasts are talked about in hushed, almost reverential, tones.

PORT OF CALL 3 York St, Clifton, BS8 2YE Tel: 0117 973 3600 ■ Tucked away off Whiteladies Road, this pub unsurprisingly has a nautical feel. Charming

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THE ROSE OF DENMARK 6 Dowry Place, Hotwells, BS8 4QL Tel: 0117 329 0352, www.theroseofdenmark.com ■ The phrase ‘Bristol institution’ is overused, but it’s a fitting term for this pub, close to the Cumberland Basin. Loved by the locals and also popular with people from further afield in the city, the menu is a mixture of traditional dishes, such as toad in the hole and chicken breast wrapped in bacon, and exciting options such as Gressingham Duck and mezze.

Timothy Taylor and Dartmoor Brewery are usually on tap and there’s a decent wine/ cocktails menu.

THE ROYAL OAK 385 Gloucester Road, BS7 8TN Tel: 0117 989 2522, www.theroyaloakbristol.co.uk ■ Once The John Cabot, The Royal Oak can boast one of the largest beer gardens on Gloucester Road. Another place where Bristol’s various communities mix well – you’re as likely to rub shoulders with a Rovers fan at the bar as you are a gaggle of students or a group of Bishopston mums on a night out.

The Old Fish Market and authentic, it combines a good pint with reasonably priced food. You can stroll around the nearby Downs to walk it off or snooze in Easter Garden just yards away.

THE POST OFFICE TAVERN 17 Westbury Hill, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AG Tel: 0117 940 1233, www.post-office-tavern.co.uk ■ This wonderful brickwork pub at the top of Westbury Hill prides itself on its real ales while also delivering BT Sport and free wi-fi.

Great food including pies, burgers, salads and top-notch stone-baked pizzas.

THE PRINCE OF WALES 5 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AA Tel: 0117 924 5552, www.powbristol.co.uk ■ The menu at this Gloucester Road favourite was relaunched in April last year, and new dishes such as Welsh rarebit, beetroot, walnut and goat’s cheese salad and vegetable and pinto bean enchiladas are a sign of the gastronomic times. The outdoor area at the back is rightly popular.

THE PRINCE OF WALES Stoke Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3SP Tel: 0117 962 3715, www.princeofwales.butcombe.com ■ A rugby fan’s Mecca, the Prince of Wales is one of the few pubs to favour the oval ball game over football and features most games on its screens. Full of nostalgia, this Butcombe pub offers a jovial welcome and is the perfect place for a bite to eat as well with burgers called ‘The Squealer’, ‘The Udder’, and the ‘Mother Clucker’.

THE PUMP HOUSE Merchants Road, Hotwells, BS8 4PZ Tel: 0117 927 2229, www.the-pumphouse.com

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■ Once a Victorian pumping station providing

power for the bridges around the Cumberland Basin, the only thing chef Toby Gritten’s waterfront pub pumps out these days is topnotch food and wine, local ales and more than 450 gins. Quality, innovative cooking and an outdoor drinking area that’s hugely popular in the summer.

THE QUADRANT 2 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton Village, BS8 4BP Tel: 0117 974 1025, www.quadrantbar.co.uk ■ Laid out over two levels, this classy bar is very much at home in its Clifton Village surroundings. Many a groom getting married at nearby Christ Church has had one last glass of something as a ‘free’ man here. Specialities are the tapas menu and its extensive wine list.

ROBIN HOOD 56 St Michael’s Hill, BS2 8BX Tel: 0117 929 4915 ■ Just as St Michael’s Hill seems to get steeper, the sight of this early Victorian pub makes the last few metres all the more bearable. A handsome stone pub standing in the shadow of the city’s maternity hospital, which provides a steady stream of customers – off-duty NHS staff and expectant (and celebratory) fathers. Taken over in 2014, it’s a free house with an almost overwhelming array of ales and ciders available.

THE ROPE WALK 5 Nelson Parade, Bristol BS3 4JA Tel: 0117 966 1307, www.rampubcompany.co.uk ■ When this pub reopened (again) at the end of 2013, it offered a decent, compact place to meet for a drink for the hundreds, if not thousands, of people whose commute takes them from the city centre over Bedminster Bridge. A lovely little space for a tipple on the

THE SHAKESPEARE TAVERN Prince Street, BS1 4QD Tel: 0117 929 7695, www.shakespeare-tavern.co.uk ■ Blessed with a location that attracts office staff, travellers waiting to check into nearby hotels and Harbourside drinkers, plenty of people have a lot of affection for this rustic pub with its cosy interior and outdoor seats.

The oldest ale house in Bristol, the menu features generous portions of pub classics.

SOMERSET HOUSE 11 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, BS8 4BX Tel: 0117 973 6831, www.somersethouseclifton.com ■ A pub for serious food fans who like eating in elegant surroundings. Slide into your seat and watch the well-dressed folk of Clifton peruse the extremely extensive Champagne and gin menu.

THE SPOTTED COW 139 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1EZ Tel: 0117 963 4433, www.thespottedcowbristol.com ■ People who think there are no good pubs south of the river (and they do still exist) need to make a beeline for this place. A square bar ringed by comfy leather boothstyle seating keeps this part of Bedminster lively, and the beer garden is the biggest for many a mile. A table for Sunday lunch here is a coveted thing in BS3, and you have to get in early or miss out.

STAG AND HOUNDS 74 Old Market Street, BS2 0EJ Tel: 0117 329 2141, www.stagandhoundsbristol.co.uk ■ Another boozer to have had a series of owners, it’s popular for live music, with performances every weekend.

THE STEAM CRANE 4-6 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1HT Tel: 0117 923 1656, www.thesteamcrane.co.uk

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the docks, the refurbishment of what was once Bar Salt and The Bay has left Bedminster and Southville residents with a proper local.

The Friday night live music events are superb and the menu includes some interesting options over and above your normal pub fare.

SURREY VAULTS Surrey Street, St Paul’s, BS2 8PS Tel: 0117 942 6476, www.thesurreyvaults.com ■ Under new ownership, this former wine bar and cider house now specialises in real ales and hosts live music, film premieres and a photography and illustration gallery. It serves a short lunchtime menu and a selection of curries in the evening.

THE VICTORIA 2 Southleigh Road, Clifton, BS8 2BH Tel: 0117 974 5675, www.dawkins-taverns.co.uk Bursting with character, this dog-friendly place has plenty of real ales on tap, and specialises in Belgian beers. Popular for its weekly quiz and with those in the know who go out on Whiteladies Road.

THE VICTORIA 20 Chock Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3EX Tel: 0117 950 0441, www.thevictoriapub.co.uk ■ A community pub on a small lane where wasteland was reclaimed by locals and turned into a garden, and which has been in CAMRA’s good beer guide for two decades on the trot.

The pub reflects that community spirit by sponsoring local sports teams. Some ‘proper’ pub food is mixed with cassoulet and goulash on the food menu.

THE VICTORIA PARK PUB & KITCHEN 66 Raymend Road, Victoria Park, BS3 4QW Tel: 0117 330 6043, www.thevictoriapark.co.uk ■ Hidden from view in the cluster of streets given the name ‘Victoria Park’ by estate agents, this is everything a pub should be – wooden floor, vintage furniture, board games, a good choice of ales and European beers on tap and a giant blackboard menu where you can stand and consider your order, trying not to salivate on anyone sitting nearby. A very family-friendly pub, it also has a pizza oven in the garden.

VITTORIA 57 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2LY Tel: 0117 973 2319 ■ Still a pub, despite others on Whiteladies closing to become supermarkets or trendy bars, The Vittoria benefited from a refurbishment at the end of 2013. Excellent seasonal food is offered by Chris & Jo’s Kitchen, who do a fantastic Sunday roast with great vegan options.

THE WELLINGTON Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8UE Tel: 0117 951 3022, www.bathales.com ■ The ‘Welly’ lost plenty of business when Bristol Rugby moved to Ashton Gate, but still does good business when Rovers are at home.

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Vittoria brings in the form of Gem and Bounder, try the chicken, leek and ham hock pie if you’re famished – you’ll need to waddle upstairs to one of its guestrooms to sleep it off. Looking very ’on-message’ after a recent refurb.

THE WHITE BEAR 133 St Michael’s Hill, BS2 8BS Tel: 0117 904 9054, www.whitebear-bristol.co.uk ■ Known for the theatre upstairs, established by former Bristol Old Vic Theatre School students, this pub sits at the point where St Michael’s Hill flattens out and hospital staff and students mix in their own little community. It’s to the pub’s credit that most of its mains are under £10, with NHS and student discount available.

THE WHITE HORSE 24 High Street, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3DZ Tel: 0117 329 4900, www.whitehorsebristol.co.uk ■ What was a spit and sawdust pub known locally as ‘the hole in the wall’, The White Horse re-opened last year under a new, experienced team. Formerly a pretty dingy space, the interior has been transformed with pine tables, vintage mirrors and all the other trappings you’d expect of a modern gastropub. With that in mind, prices are still competitive and the set lunch menu is good value at £12 for two courses and £16 for three.

THE WHITE RABBIT 33-37 Gordon Road, Clifton, BS8 1AW Tel: 07989 553787, www.whiterabbit.co.uk ■ Formerly The Richmond Springs, The White Rabbit has reopened as a beer and pizza pub. Wash down your pizza with Moretti beer on draught, alongside Heineken, Fosters, Guinness, a couple of guest ales, wines by the glass and two ciders.

THE WINDMILL 14 Windmill Hill, BS3 4LY Tel: 0117 963 5440, www.thewindmillbristol.com ■ Probably the closest pub to a rail station (Bedminster) anywhere in Bristol, the open fire, family-friendly lower area and background reggae or soul music make this a firm favourite for the discerning drinkers of BS3. Comes into its own in the winter with hearty, filling specials off the menu and, usually, shaggy dogs sleeping by the fire.

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YE SHAKESPEARE 78 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6DR, Tel: 0117 903 0955 ■ Taken over by a new landlord last year, this pub attracts a few tourists on the way from Temple Meads to the city centre, some who may not realise the Bard never drank there. Plenty do, though, and you can usually find beers by St Austell, Courage, Wells and Bombardier on offer. The menu includes baps, jacket potatoes, burgers, lasagne and curry.

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Bars AMOEBA 10 Kings Road, Clifton Village, BS8 4AB Tel: 0117 946 6461, www.amoebaclifton.co.uk ■ A huge drinks menu and buzzy atmosphere have made Amoeba a popular late-night bar and birthday venue. Keen to stock alcoholic beverages from around the globe, it’s a great chance to try something different. Battle your way to the upstairs bar and treat yourself to an unusual tipple.

ANTIX 44 Park St, BS1 5JG Tel: 0117 925 1139, www.barantix.com ■ Branding itself as a place to eat, drink and dance, cocktails and sharing platters vie for your attention here, with 20-plus cocktail recipes, champagne and beers. After midnight, Antix moves from chilled lounge to clubland, so you can shake your booty.

BAR HUMBUG 89 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2NT 0117 904 0061, www.barhumbug.co.uk ■ One of the original and best, Bar Humbug remains one of the favourite watering holes on Whiteladies Road. There’s a good selection of cocktails which you can enjoy either inside the split bar or outside on the sun terrace watching the world go by.

BAR BUVETTE 31 Baldwin Street, BS1 1RG Twitter @BuvetteBristol ■ French-inspired wine bar and restaurant with a wide selection of natural wines, plus craft beers. You'll also find charcuterie, cheese, bread and olives, plus bistro-style dishes. Opt for the exceptional £5 cheese toastie made from toasted sourdough.

BAR DES AMIES 86 Whitehall Road, Redfield, BS5 9BQ Tel: 0117 329 0707 ■ A collaboration between seasoned local publican and real ale flag-bearer Anita Sully and the team behind the Surrey Vaults in St Paul’s, Bar Des Amies is a micro pubwith a strong emphasis on locally sourced products.

All the ale, lager and cider is local and spirits are from the award-winning Chase distillery in Herefordshire.

BE AT ONE 55 Queen’s Road, Clifton, BS8 1QQ Tel: 0117 929 4323, www.beatone.co.uk ■ One of the popular Be At One chain that started in south London and has a remarkably long cocktail list, which you can enjoy in plush surroundings among impossibly beautiful people. Oh, you can pay £150 for champers, too.

BEER EMPORIUM 15 King Street, BS1 4EF Tel: 0117 379 0333, www.thebeeremporium.net ■ Part of the ’Beermuda Triangle’ with the famous Royal Navy Volunteer and Small Bar, this craft ale cavern continues to flourish.

There are more than 100 beer choices and some swear it has one of the best lunch menus in the city centre.

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Beerd BEERD 157-159 St Michael’s Hill, Cotham, BS2 8DB Tel: 0117 974 3567, www.beerdbristol.com ■ Their reputation for pizza is as good as it is for beer, much of which is from Belgium and utterly delicious. Grab one to wash down your roasted pepper, artichoke and rocket or chorizo and roasted pepper pizza.

BEESES BAR & TEA GARDENS Wyndham Crescent, BS4 4SX Tel: 0117 977 7412, www.beeses.co.uk ■ An absolute institution for walkers, cyclists, diners and drinkers. A surprisingly big menu

serving everything from paninis to burgers and salads, there can be few places with such a wonderful view. Bristol actor Joe Sims, of Broadchurch fame, named it his favourite pub. Closed from September to spring.

BILL’S 67 Queens Road, Clifton, BS8 1QL Tel: 0117 929 0035, www.bills-website.co.uk ■ Open for breakfast until late in the evening, Bill’s is another Clifton bar/cafe/restaurant that has built an impressive reputation.

Simple, but perfectly formed, evening menu with a range of wines, beers and spirits.

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THE BOARDROOM 20 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1UB Tel: 0117 925 4617, www.theboardroombristol.com ■ New bar/restaurant in the old Elephant pub run by Sandra and Alex Hazzard, which focusses on ‘grazing’ menus such as sharing boards using produce from the region. This Georgian-built pub has retained much of its original character and the high stools at the bar add to the conviviality.

BOCABAR Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH Tel: 0117 972 8838, www.bocabar.co.uk

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■ One that vies for the best pizzas in Bristol on a regular basis and as such has gone from a hidden gem to an open secret. Look out for its regular art exhibitions, too.

BOOTLEGGER 233 Cheltenham Rd, BS6 5QP Tel: 0117 942 2700, www.bristolbootlegger.co.uk ■ Formerly Hush Hush, this speakeasy with its reclaimed wood flooring and a copper-topped bar has become a firm favourite with the late crowd. A large range of cocktails is served with care, while house rules state “drunkards will be harshly dealt with by management”.

BORDEAUX QUAY V-Shed, Canons Way, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 943 1200, www.bordeaux-quay.co.uk ■ Marvellous food and tranquil haven when the summer crowds start to get a bit too much. Here you’ll find a good list of wine and other tipples to wash down dishes ranging from risotto with peas and yellow courgette to a grilled 8oz, 30-day matured sirloin steak.

BOTANIST BRISTOL Berkeley Square, Clifton, BS8 1HP Tel: 0117 927 7333, www.thebotanistbristol.co.uk ■ Not somewhere to visit if you are counting

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Bars www.channingshotel-clifton.co.uk ■ To outsiders, browsing for somewhere to stay in BS8, this is a hotel. To locals, it’s an excellent drinking spot at the weekends.

Tucked away from the Park Street and Whiteladies Road hubbub, Channings offers a good enough range of craft ales and wines to make the detour worthwhile, and the food portions are always generous.

CITY CAFÉ Hilton Garden Inn, Temple Way, BS1 6BF Tel: 0117 925 1001, www.hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com ■ You’ve probably passed this a hundred times while hustling from Temple Meads, or to the Harbourside, and never once considered going in. It’s actually quite a stylish little café/bar to meet in for coffee.

CLIFTON WINE BAR 4 Richmond Terrace, Clifton, BS8 1AB Tel: 0117 973 2069, www.cliftonwinebar.co.uk ■ Nothing says 21st-century dining quite like varnished wooden floors, cleverly-lit drinks display units and giant blackboard menus.

You’ll find all these – plus multiple screens showing sport and a decent Sunday roast menu – here. You’ll briefly wish you lived in Clifton... until you pass an estate agent’s window.

Cosy Club the pennies, but if you can afford a splurge this offers classy surroundings, corking cocktails and cracking cooking. Like Stella Artois, it’s reassuringly expensive – but that brew is too mainstream for the menu.

BRACE AND BROWNS 43 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, BS8 2LS Tel: 0117 973 7800, www.braceandbrowns.co.uk ■ Absolutely heaving when the sun is out, due to its large sun terrace, Brace and Browns has steadily built a strong reputation.

Welcoming and relaxed, it serves a wide range of tapas, as well as good value set menus and a bottomless brunch on Saturdays, with optional bottomless Prosecco.

BREWDOG 56 Baldwin Street, BS1 1QW Tel: 0117 927 9258,www.brewdog.com ■ Proof, if it were needed, that ale drinking is no longer the preserve of old men. This trendy addition to Baldwin Street took off immediately and there are all sorts of craft ales on offer to tantalise the taste buds.

www.brewhouseandkitchen.com/bristol ■ What was a student-friendly haven of pizza and sport, B&K is now a new place tapping into the current affection for microbreweries.

It serves fair-priced food in a relaxed, familyfriendly pub atmosphere.

BROWNS 38 Queens Road, Clifton, BS8 1RE Tel: 0117 930 4777, www.browns-restaurants.com ■ Being where it is on Clifton Triangle, it would be easy for Browns to rest on its laurels. Luckily this chain has high standards and while that ‘c’ word might put some off, there is something for everybody.

BRUNEL WINE BAR 38 The Mall, Clifton Village, BS8 4DS Tel: 0117 973 4443 ■ A compact place with welcoming owners that benefits from having loyal regulars. It throws a mean street party and, for a small venue, the menu is comprehensive.

BRISTOLOGIST 47 Corn Street, BS1 1HT Tel: 0117 930 4762, www.thebristologist.co.uk ■ There’s a real sense of theatre at this bar/ restaurant/cocktail den in what was once All Bar One on Corn Street. But don’t let the amusing drink names and zany promotions obscure the fact that there is some top-notch cooking going on here. A classy place on a street that can get boisterous.

CANTEEN Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Tel: 0117 923 2017, www.canteenbristol.co.uk ■ Visitors to Bristol drive past this former office block on a Friday night and look at the crowd spilling on to the pavement and wonder “what is that?”. ‘That’ is The Canteen, proof of the entrepreneurial spirit of this city. A flexible menu with all dishes under £10 and some for as little as £5. Keep an eye out for its regular live music nights.

BREWHOUSE AND KITCHEN 31-35 Cotham Hill, BS6 6JY Tel: 0117 978 8793,

CHANNINGS HOTEL 20 Pembroke Road, Clifton, BS8 3BB Tel: 0117 973 3970,

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COLSTON ST BAR AND KITCHEN Colston Hall, Colston Street, BS1 5AR Tel: 0117 204 713, www.bathales.com ■ A great meeting point in the city centre, the lower part of the Colston Hall foyer was taken over in 2014 by Bath Ales and is open seven days a week serving breakfasts, decent coffee and toasts, soups, salads, sandwiches and hefty mains alongside beer, wine and cider.

COSY CLUB 31 Corn Street, BS1 1HT Tel: 0117 253 0997, www.cosyclub.co.uk/ bristol ■ We’re going to stick our necks out here and say this is the most spectacular building in the city centre to have a drink or a meal in.

What was a banking hall is now an opulent eating space with a huge bar in the shadow of a giant chandelier, and the art on the walls will make you feel like you’re in stately home. Once you’ve stopped looking up at the paintings and focus on the menu, however, you’ll find classic pub fare, along with a tapas menu, rather than elitist cuisine.

CROFTERS RIGHTS 117-119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW Tel: 0117 231 0079 www.croftersrights.co.uk ■ Stokes Croft in a nutshell – students, a mix of nationalities and people who’ve wandered down from the areas adjoining Gloucester Road looking for some fun. A bar with a great atmosphere, a very, very good range of beers and pizzas crafted on the premises, which you can also order as a takeaway.

EL RINCON 298 North St, Southville, BS3 1JU Tel: 0117 939 3457, www.elrinconbar.com ■ With Spanish beers on tap and proper

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A-Z tapas on the menu, this is a haven for South Bristol’s ever-expanding Spanish population.

It has also got quite a following among the locals and has attracted plenty of Bristol City fans, who simply refer to it as “The Spanish Bar”. This is a true one-off.

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THE ELBOW ROOM 64 Park St, BS1 5JN Tel: 0117 930 0242, www.theelbowroom.co.uk ■ Knows its Park Street market well, mixing cocktails and food with drink discounts for students and NHS staff, plus pool tables, live music and club nights. Not a bad place to watch the footy, either.

THE GALLIMAUFRY 26-28 The Promenade, Gloucester Road, BS7 8AE Tel: 0117 942 7319, www.thegallimaufry.co.uk ■ They’ll be putting a blue plaque up here soon to mark the fact that George Ezra used to croon into their microphone in front of small audiences compared with the thousands he plays to now. With an upstairs dining area and more relaxed seating downstairs, The Galli champions local suppliers and serves up some pretty innovative cooking, along with regular music and DJ nights.

GRAIN BARGE Mardyke Wharf, Hotwells, BS8 4RU Tel: 0117 929 9347, www.grainbarge.co.uk ■ The static one-boat navy of the Bristol Beer Factory, this is heralded as a good place to have a drink on a summer’s evening, but let’s not pigeonhole a place where a lunchtime hot chocolate is just as enjoyable under a watery winter sun.

HALO 141 Gloucester Road, BS7 8BA Tel: 0117 944 2504, www.halo-bristol.co.uk ■ A multi-faceted venue open seven days a week, regularly used for private functions, with a very varied menu, from mezze to burgers. Located at the point many refer to as ’Gloucester Road Central’.

HAUSBAR 52 Upper Belgrave Road, Clifton, BS8 2XP Tel: 0117 9466081, www.hausbar.co.uk ■ Stylish from the floor to the ceiling, this is one of those bars where you can truly leave the real world outside behind. You need to book in advance if a group of five or more.

HYDE & CO 2 The Basement, Berkeley Crescent, BS8 1JY Tel: 0117 929 7007, www.hydeandcobristol.com ■ Part of the family that includes the Milk Thistle, this is a place tapping into prohibition-era nostalgia with cocktails firmly from the leftfield.

KING STREET BREWHOUSE Riverside House, Welsh Back, BS1 4RR Tel: 0117 405 8948, www.kingstreetbrewhouse.co.uk The largest craft ale bar to join ‘Beermuda Triangle’ on King Street and Welsh Back, with a full menu offering lunchtime sandwiches,

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salads, sharing platters and a full-blown restaurant menu alongside a range of cask and bottled ales.

LA TOMATINA 2-4 Park Street, Clifton, BS1 5HS Tel: 0117 302 0008, www.latomatinabristol.co.uk ■ The interior looks like the set Sky Sports use for its Spanish football coverage – a compliment, by the way. Huge range of tapas served under a high ceiling in a place with a buzz and midweek early dining deals.

LIBRARY 2068 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5QU Tel: 0117 239 6585, www.thelibrarybarbristol.co.uk ■ A friendly and intimate bar on Cheltenham Road with an extensive wine menu that expands and changes on a monthly basis.

You can accompany your drink with cheese platters, charcuterie or tapas.

LOUNGE BARS Banco Lounge, 107 Wells Road, Knowle, BS4 2BS Tel: 0117 908 6010 Deco Lounge, 50 Cotham Hill, BS6 6JX Tel: 0117 373 2688 Porto Lounge, 756 Fishponds Road, BS16 3BS Tel: 0117 902 4567 Lounge, 227-231 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 6JJ Tel: 0117 963 7340 Tinto Lounge, 344 Gloucester Road, BS7 8TP Tel: 0117 942 0526, www.thelounges.co.uk ■ What began as one bar in Bedminster has now spread far and wide. A vast array of pretenders to their throne have sprung up, but the old church chairs, stripped wooden tables, brilliant brunch menu and quiz nights continue to prove a winner.

THE LOVE INN 84 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Tel: 0117 923 2565, www.theloveinn.com ■ Formerly the Bank of Stokes Croft, the Love Inn has a relaxed vibe which welcomes all. A decent array of drinks complements steaks, ribs and burgers which the crowd fill up on before dancing off the calories to the live music often on offer.

MILK THISTLE Quay Head House, Colston Avenue, BS1 1EB Tel: 0117 929 4429, www.milkthistlebristol.com ■ The most sophisticated place to get a cocktail in the city centre? Possibly – and that’s if they like the look of you. Hugely popular for people looking for a night out with a difference and innovative twists on traditional cocktails.

MR WOLF’S 32 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1TG Tel: 0117 929 0897, www.mrwolfs.com ■ Recently relocated from St Stephen’s Street just round the corner to St Nicholas Street, this small bar/club is the place to head tp for a good mix of live music and DJ sets, plus some late night drinks.

MUD DOCK 40 The Grove, BS1 4RB Tel: 0117 934 9734, www.mud-dock.com ■ A haven for those who get around the city on two wheels, but you don’t have to be a cyclist to enjoy it. It’s very hard to get one of the outside tables when the sun is out, given the great view of the Floating Harbour.

Food is served all day here, too, from brunch to light lunch bites, cakes and some pretty good coffee.

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Bars missed. The bar snacks (grilled lamb sausages and air-dried Cumbrian ham) hint at the innovative cooking in the main restaurant.

SLUG & LETTUCE 26-28 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1UB Tel: 0117 952 9900 Explore Lane, Harbourside, BS1 5TY Tel: 0117 925 3993 www.slugandlettuce.co.uk ■ This has now expanded from one to two sites in Bristol, and can boast one of the most extensive drinks menus in the city centre, including reams of cocktail varieties. The main choices are very meat-friendly, but it does offer healthy options for those who want to offset their calorie intake from the bar.

SMALL BAR 31 King Street, BS1 4DZ www.smallbarbristol.com ■ One of several craft beer-focused bars that have sprung up in the last couple of years on Bristol’s “beermuda triangle”. Food is in the shape of a bar menu with North Americaninspired eats, including hot dogs, mac ‘n’ cheese and poutine.

Start the Bus NO.1 HARBOURSIDE 1 Canons Road, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 929 1100, www.no1harbourside.co.uk ■ A good place to test the musical barometer of the city as there are regular live sets from local artists. The (very healthy) menu reflects the seasons and if you’re starting a night out up nearby Park Street or just wanting to kill a couple of hours on the Harbourside, this is a great place to start.

NO.51 STOKES CROFT 51 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QP Tel: 0117 914 8048, www.51stokescroft.com ■ A good option to find a late bite if the kitchens have closed everywhere else. But this bar is so much more than that, and has been giving locals the chance to let their hair down since long before the area started its slow gentrification. The pizzas are the thing here, and they’re all under a tenner.

to them the menu is sophisticated and offers more choice than you might expect.

PRANJ’S BAR 41 Corn Street, BS1 1HT Tel: 07532 488458, www.pranjsbar.co.uk ■ A place to watch sport in the centre or throw some shapes to cheesy pop. A new menu has been launched with the usual suspects of burgers, pizzas and all-day breakfasts, ideal for those looking to grab a quick bite to eat. Food is served daily.

RACKS BAR & KITCHEN St Pauls Road, Clifton, BS8 1LX Tel: 0117 974 1626, www.racks-bristol.co.uk ■ With a generously-sized outdoor space and a rambling layout indoors, this place is very attractive for large groups, and can get lively at the weekends. Its £5 lunchtime menu is very popular, and you get a choice of four roasts on a Sunday.

OLD BOOKSHOP 65 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1ES Tel: 0117 953 5222, www.theoldbookshop.co.uk ■ It was bursting at the seams not long after it opened, so they knocked into next door.

There isn’t anywhere like this quirky venue elsewhere in South Bristol, and while it might not look from the outside like it does a good Sunday roast – it does.

REVOLUTION St Nicholas Street, BS1 1UA Tel: 0117 930 4335, www.revolution-bars.co.uk ■ You’ll probably spend a lot of your visit here gawping at the spectacular décor. Part of a chain of bars with branches up and down the UK, the sharing platters are pretty spectacular and one thing is for sure, you won’t go home hungry. There’s 50% off food on Mondays.

PITCHER & PIANO Waterfront, BS1 5UH Tel: 0117 929 9652, www.pitcherandpiano.com ■ A chain bar – you’ll find them all over London for a start – but given there’s only one in Bristol, we’ll let them off. Known more for lively nights out than food, but to be fair

THE RUMMER HOTEL All Saints Hill, BS1, 1JH Tel: 0117 929 0111, www.therummer.net ■ When it was a hotel, The Rummer occasionally welcomed royalty. Since it reopened in 2005 it has established itself as one of the city’s best bars and eating in its cellar dining room is an experience not to be

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SMALL HORSE 15 Small Street, BS1 1DE Tel: 0117 930 4217, www.thesmallhorse.co.uk ■ Housed in the heart of Bristol’s old city, and on the site of the former Big Chill bar, come here for a post-work beer or cocktail and a boogie. The terrace is perfect for the summer months, and there’s a 70s disco kitchen available for private hire.

SOCIAL 130 Cheltenham Road, BS6 5RW Tel: 0117 924 4500, www.thesocialbristol.co.uk ■ On what you might call “Stokes Croft Central” with neighbours such as Boston Tea Party and Rice & Things, this is a lively independent bar that supports local producers and you can get breakfast until late in the day.

SOUTHSIDE BAR AND KITCHEN 172 Wells Road, Totterdown, BS4 2AL Tel: 0117 971 3850, www.southsidebristol.co.uk ■ A small neighbourhood bar on Wells Road, with food from Rob Wheeler, who worked at Quo Vadis. Family friendly and good for post work drinks, nothing on the pared back menu costs more than £7.50, and there’s a good selection of cocktails alongside beers, wines and ciders.

START THE BUS 7-9 Baldwin Street, BS1 1RU Tel: 0117 930 4370, www.startthebus.tv ■ You’ll find some not too shabby live acts here, and if you’re looking to escape the many loud and lurid nightspots nearby, then this is the place. You can also customise your burger to within an inch of its life, with plenty of optional add-ons.

THE STRAWBERRY THIEF 26 Broad Street, BS1 2HG

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Tel: 0117 925 6925, www.strawberrythiefbar.com ■ Named after the famous William Morris wallpaper design, the Strawberry Thief can be found at the bottom of Broad Street.

For years this was Hunt’s, one of Bristol’s best restaurants in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Drinks from the extensive menu, with Belgian and Czech specialities to the fore, are delivered to your table by staff in crisp white shirts and black aprons.

TOBACCO FACTORY CAFÉ-BAR Raleigh Road, Southville, BS3 1TF Tel: 0117 902 0060, www.tobaccofactory.com ■ The social hub of Southville, with its vast downstairs bar (and ‘snug’ area for those who want to escape the large groups of mums with their children), bean bag section and upstairs theatre, the Tobacco Factory predates many of the other trendy cafés and bars that have sprung up on North Street.

Bristol Beer Factory brews dominate the taps, and the food menu has more than a touch of healthiness about it.

WALKABOUT 40 Corn Street, BS1 1HQ Tel: 0117 930 0181, www.walkaboutbars.co.uk/venues/bristol ■ Australian-themed bar that boasts a range of burgers, hot dogs and pasta dishes ideal for a quick lunchtime treat. It’s also very popular for watching sport. Food served from 9am to 9pm daily, look out for the daily offers.

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WATERSHED CAFÉ-BAR 1 Canons Rd, Harbourside, BS1 5TX Tel: 0117 927 5101, www.watershed.co.uk ■ Part of the city centre’s independent cinema, it’s a lovely space to relax in while musing on which film to see next. The food, if we may say so, is usually superb and they’ll rustle up some bar snacks if you arrive after the chef has clocked off. If you’re looking for inspiration for that hard-to-write novel, then hang out here for a bit. Creativity oozes from the walls.

WHITE LION BAR & TERRACE Avon Gorge Hotel, Sion Hill, Clifton Village, BS8 4LD Tel: 0117 973 8955, www.theavongorge.com ■ People have been known to duel to get one of the outside tables in the summer, particularly during the Balloon Fiesta. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but you will move pretty quickly if you see some spare chairs. Tom’s Pies are stocked here, and they make a mean pizza.

THE WOODS 1 Park Street Avenue, Clifton, BS1 5LQ Tel: 0117 925 0890, www.thewoodsbar.co.uk ■ Specialising in whiskeys, this is the place to head to if you want to track down a rare blend, and drink it in sumptuous surroundings. Also good for late night drinks. especially in the summer in the outdoor courtyard.

URBAN STANDARD 35 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AD

Tel: 0117 942 4341, www.theurbanstandard.co.uk ■ In a converted amusements arcade, Urban Standard serves up a global menu that includes burgers and curries, but also offers a good range of European tapas dishes and daily specials, along with coffees and craft ales. Open daily 10am-11pm (midnight ThursSat). Its sister bar the North Street Standard opened last year in Bedminster.

YURT LUSH Clock Tower Yard, Temple Quay, BS1 6QH Tel: 07582 048090, www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/yurt-lush ■ It’s been said before that the view visitors get to Bristol when they first emerge from Temple Meads is not the best. But if they head around the corner to Yurt Lush (recently relocated from Creative Commons), at least they’ll happen upon this quirky venue, which serves salads, soups and much more to grateful office workers from nearby buildings and drinks after work. The outside tables are rammed when the sun is out.

ZERODEGREES 53 Colston Street, BS1 5BA Tel: 0117 925 2706, www.zerodegrees.co.uk ■ This industrial-chic bar and restaurant has benefited from a £350,000 makeover, and has been a feature in Bristol for over ten years now. Hang around at the bar and try its upmarket tapas or tasty pizzas to wash down your beer that’s brewed on the premises.

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THE ASHTON Ashton Road, Bristol, BS41 9LX Tel: 01275 392245, www.theashtonbristol.co.uk ■ People often use the analogy of something “rising from the ashes”, but this pub literally did after its previous incarnation – The Dovecote – was completely gutted by a huge overnight blaze in June 2014. Now rebuilt and rebranded as The Ashton, its ample outside seating area is already proving quite a draw for those cycling or walking around nearby Ashton Court. If you can’t find something you like on the menu, which ranges from crayfish and crab pots to five varieties of pizza, wild venison steak and guinea fowl kievs, you might want to think about not eating out.

THE BATTLEAXES Bristol Road, Wraxall, BS48 1LQ Tel: 01275 857473, www.flatcappers.co.uk ■ What was once a homely local is now a huge hotel and gastropub rambling through several rooms. It’s so big it’s popular with wedding receptions. It serves pub classics such as steaks, burgers and chilli and it’s a great place to eat a Sunday lunch surrounded by lovely furnishings.

BIRD IN HAND 17 Weston Rd, Long Ashton, BS41 9LA Tel: 01275 395222, www.bird-in-hand.co.uk ■ In this one building you find clear proof of how village pubs have come a long way since the day you had to make do with a packet of pork scratchings with your pint. Run by the same team behind the Pump House, its highquality cooking of seasonal ingredients has wowed the locals and made the pub a must for those prepared to travel. Booking in advance recommended.

THE BOATER 9 Argyle Street, Bath, BA2 4BQ Tel: 01225 464211, www.boaterbath.co.uk ■ This pub gets a mention partly because of its enviable location, just off the Pulteney Bridge, one of Bath’s most popular tourist sites. Plenty of people have drained their glass here and wandered straight to their seat at The Rec to watch Bath play rugby. The menu ranges from sandwich options and pub classics at lunchtime, to chicken stuffed with black pudding and gammon with duck eggs in the evening.

THE GEORGE INN Manor Road, Abbots Leigh, BS8 3RP Tel: 01275 376985, www.thegeorgeinnbristol.co.uk ■ As you’d expect from the people who own Somerset House, this is more than your average country pub, and one where you’ll find dishes such as pigeon breast, venison, rainbow trout and smoked salmon on the menu. But if that all seems too fancy for your tastes, don’t fret, as it does fish and chips, steak and a burger as well.

HALL & WOODHOUSE BAR AND RESTAURANT 59 Newfoundland Way, Portishead, BS20 7FP

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Tel: 01275 848685, www.hall-woodhouseportishead.co.uk ■ Not your usual dining out experience, this is a restaurant/café made of old shipping containers, and one which has won awards for its design. Satisfying pub grub is served here, along with some good salad options and sharing plates.

THE MILL Rode, Frome, BA11 6AG Tel: 01373 831100, www.mill.butcombe.com ■ Come to this restored Victorian watermill for a country drink in one of the prettiest Somerset villages. Part of the Butcombe group, The Mill has just had a major refurbishment.

The menu takes in a wide selection of dishes from baked camembert to slow roast crisp pork

belly, and includes two and three course set menus for £13.50 and £17.50.

THE PELICAN INN 10 South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SL Tel: 01275 33177, www.pelican.butcombe.com ■ Affectionately known as The Pelly to locals, head here for a homemade meal or a pint or two in the suntrap courtyard garden. You’ll also find live music on the first Saturday of every month.

THE PONY & TRAP Newtown, Chew Magna, BS40 8TQ Tel: 01275 332627, www.theponyandtrap.co.uk ■ One of a handful of Michelin-starred places

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in the Bristol area, this is a gastropub operating on another level thanks to the innovative skills of chef Josh Eggleton. The menu is in tune with the seasons and the only problem you’ll have here is finding a parking space on a busy night and getting a table if you haven’t booked in advance.

THE PULTENEY ARMS 37 Daniel Street, Bath, BA2 6ND Tel: 01225 463923, www.thepulteneyarms.co.uk ■ Thought to date back to 1759, this Grade II-listed building attracts tourists, locals and particularly Bath Rugby fans. It’s won awards aplenty and in a city which can boast some great pubs, it’s a top-notch place for an ale.

Main courses will almost all cost more than

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£10 but there’s a good choice.

THE RAVEN Queen Street, Bath, BA1 1HE Tel: 01225 425045, www.theravenofbath.co.uk ■ Healthy, attractive and seasonal food is all very well but sometimes only a pie will do.

There is other food here, but the pies are the star, regularly-changing varieties served on bed of mash or with chips or salad.

THE SWAN Rowberrow, Winscombe, BS25 1QL Tel: 01934 852371, www.swan.butcombe.com ■ Popular with mountain bikers who are taking to the trails on the nearby Mendips, The Swan has a good selection of ales and

ciders plus a tasty menu served seven days a week. It's a Butcombe pub, and is part of the 45 mile ’Mendip trail’ that you can follow to visit five other pubs belonging to the brewery.

THE WHEELWRIGHTS ARMS Church Lane, Monkton Combe, BA2 7HB Tel: 01225 722287, www.wheelwrightsarms.co.uk ■ Bit of a hidden gem this, although Bathonians in the know have been making the short trip south here for years. Popular with walkers and cyclists visiting nearby Dundas Aqueduct or the two tunnels project, if you visit in winter try and get a table near its glorious, crackling open fire. A meat lover’s paradise, although its root vegetable and hazelnut burger is superb.

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