Welsh Restaurants
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Blue Boar
This bar-cum-restaurant specialises in hearty, home-cooked fare and has an inventive range of dishes, from light bites, such as hummus and pitta bread to traditional Welsh stew.
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Foxhunter
An old Victorian pub with flagstone floors and wood-burning stoves that's been given an elegant contemporary makeover, the Foxhunter brings an adventurous approach to fresh, seasonal produce with dishes such as sautéed duck liver and foie gras on toasted brioche, brown trout with beurre blanc, sorrel and wild garlic, and (in season) deep-fried wild elvers (baby eels from the River Wye) with wild garlic mayonnaise.
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Bear Hotel
A fine old coaching inn with low-ceilinged rooms, stone fireplaces, blackened timber beams and antique furniture, the Bear serves top quality bar meals as well as having a more formal restaurant. The menu ranges from heart-warming home cooking (sausages and mash with onion gravy, faggots with peas and chips) to the finest black beef steaks and Welsh seafood. The Bear is in Crickhowell, 6.5 miles west of Abergavenny.
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Usk Inn
This appealing, Victorian country inn, close to the Brecon Canal, serves hearty local fare such as twice-cooked lamb shank with minted rosemary jus; ricotta cheese and basil ravioli with creamy tomato and spinach sauce; and seafood dishes such as swordfish fillet with a sesame crust. There's also an excellent three-course Sunday lunch served noon to 15:00. The Usk Inn is 6 miles southeast of Brecon on the B4558.
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Armless Dragon Restaurant
One of Cardiff's first foodie restaurants and still one of the best, the Dragon pretty much created what is now called 'modern Welsh cuisine' - that is, taking the finest Welsh produce and traditional Welsh recipes and giving them a contemporary gourmet twist.
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Flat Rock Bistro
Head three miles north to Gwbert for this stylish bistro with an outdoor terrace, great sea views and a menu of good seafood (roast sea bass with citrus butter), Welsh beef (fillet steak with stilton and port sauce) and a range of sandwiches and snacks.
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Tipple & Tiffin
The restaurant attached to Brecon's theatre has outdoor tables beside the canal basin, and serves fresh, tasty fare such as game sausages and mash with onion gravy, and pasta with vegetable ragout.
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Courtyard Café
Grab an outdoor table in the cobbled courtyard here, among the pot plants and flowers, and order succulent crab salad or bubbling Welsh rarebit, washed down with a glass of wine.
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Breuddwyd
A basic, more modern cafe whose best feature is the flower garden out back, brimming with blooms and a fountain. Ask about rooms for rent upstairs.
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Bistro Bach
For modern Welsh food in an intimate bistro setting, the recently renamed Bistro Bach remains the smartest option for dinner in town. The menu takes in the traditional Welsh mains of lamb and beef, but gives them a more contemporary spin.
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Peak Restaurant
Charming owners and adventurer-sized portions underpin this restaurant's popularity and longevity. It continues to serve the best hearty, Welsh-style dinners in town.
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Bistro Bach
For modern Welsh food in an intimate bistro setting, the recently renamed Bistro Bach remains the smartest option for dinner in town. The menu takes in the traditional Welsh mains of lamb and beef, but gives them a more contemporary spin.
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Plas-yn-Dre
The decor in this smart eatery is a tasteful take on country-kitchen chic, finished with soft-leather chairs. The hearty dinner menu has lots of interesting Welsh dishes, including fresh Menai mussels.
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