Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
With a pretty garden setting and a funky, beach-hut-meets-stone-cottage interior, Ann's is a gem. The lunch menu includes deli rolls, burgers, salads and…
Must-see restaurants in Wales
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Good coffee! After that, everything else this cruisy, pastel-hued little cafe does is a bonus. But those extras – homemade cakes, sandwiches, soups and…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
A cosy, relaxed cafe with local photography for sale, great snack lunches (try the homemade fish pie), and fluffy scones and gigantic sponges for…
Anglesey & the North Coast
Packed with original 16th-century features, this charismatic pub (singles/doubles from £57/86) is divided into a series of snug rooms, with low, warped…
Cardiff
This Danish bakery and coffee shop on a street corner in Canton is Cardiff's 'hygge' centre. With dark-wood-clad walls, soft lighting and the smell of…
Cardiff
This cool cafe, a series of rooms at the entrance to one of Cardiff's Victorian arcades, is good for coffee, indulgent pancake stacks, daily soups and…
Cardiff
Cuppas and cakes are served on delicate china at this atmospheric little tearoom within the crenellated confines of Bute Park's 1863 gatehouse. Cucumber…
Cardiff
One of Cardiff's best delicatessens, with a wide range of charcuterie and French and Welsh cheese, the Madame also has a cafe with tables spilling into…
Cardiff
This family-run Portuguese bakery is famed for its pastel de nata – rich custard tarts with crisp pastry – but also serves freshly baked rolls, sourdough…
Cardiff
At the edge of the city's bustling student area, this cosy bakery and coffee shop is known for producing freshly baked sourdough, which you can indulge in…
Cardiff
What looks like an unassuming wooden stall is actually a treasure trove of vegetarian and vegan takeaway food, dairy-free sweet treats and pretty much…
Cardiff
Wales' first 100% vegan restaurant, Anna-Loka offers cooked breakfasts, wholefood bowls, wraps, Sunday dinner, seitan burgers and desserts. Prices are…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
This 'may' be Wales' oldest inn; Owain Glyndŵr 'may' have rallied troops here; and Shakespeare 'may' have taken inspiration from it: whatever the…
Swansea (Abertawe)
The simple decor – wooden floors and furniture, and pale walls – stands in contrast to the elaborate dishes emanating from Slice's kitchen. Its elegantly…
North Pembrokeshire
Delicious sandwiches, samosas, Iberian-accented deli platters (laden with chorizo, jamón, sobrassada and manchego), pies and pastries are the main…
Anglesey & the North Coast
With flocked wallpaper and gilt-framed orientalist scenes covering the walls, and dapperly dressed staff delivering tasty brasserie-style meals,…
Anglesey & the North Coast
The in-house restaurant at Bodnant Welsh Food is more than an afterthought – offering wholesome seasonal dishes such as vanilla-baked beetroot with…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Hay's hippest cafe inhabits an eclectic junk-shop-like space crammed with studios selling new and vintage clothing, furniture and, of course, books. The…
Cardiff
Eclectica (banknotes, receipts from famous restaurants etc) covers the walls of this cosy neighbourhood bistro, a quirky setting for high-quality cooking…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
The genteel environment of a Georgian manor-house hotel is a very good starting point for a memorable dining experience. Peterstone Court has the added…
Swansea (Abertawe)
Perfect for a romantic liaison, this elegant little dining room of mustard-yellow walls and stiff napery is tucked away behind the frenzy of Wind St…
Anglesey & the North Coast
Set in the former stables of Furnace Farm at Bodnant Welsh Food, these 18th-century tearooms are ideal for a breakfast of fresh Welsh cakes, a lunch of…
South Pembrokeshire
This wonderful country pub is a cosy place on a wet day, with a gas fire, beamed ceilings and whitewashed walls, while the garden is perfect for a summer…
Llandudno
If you really want to live the grand Victorian fantasy, starch your shirt and head to Osborne House, where military types peer out of gilt frames from…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Avoid the greasy spoons around the high street and head to the cafe attached to the arts centre instead. Lit by skylights and decked with art (local, and…
Cardiff
Once you're lured through the door by the delicious garlicky scents wafting out of the wood-fired oven, you'll want to linger in this little slice of la…
Cardiff
With roses on the wallpaper and pastel bunting strung across the ceiling, this 'coffee house and cakery' has gone for the full nanna-chic look in its…
Cardiff
The best outlet from this small South Wales coffee shop chain juts out over the waters of Cardiff Bay, giving stunning views of Mermaid Quay, Penarth and…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
With seashell chandeliers and local art on the baby-blue walls, this convivial little cafe is a pleasant place to tuck in to a cooked breakfast, Welsh…
Cardiff
Rather than offering generic Italian dishes or the specialities of just one region, this little charmer offers a selection of authentic regional dishes…
Llandudno
Brown leather, dark wood, chandeliers and tight confines conjure a faint impression of train travel's golden age, but above all this is simply a welcoming…
Llŷn Peninsula
Having sat for so long on top of Abersoch's dining pile, Porth Tocyn offers fine dining in swankily old-fashioned surrounds, rather than innovation. Best…
North Pembrokeshire
From the slate floor and leather armchairs in the wonderfully cosy cellar bar to the modern art in the elegant dining room, this place oozes style. The…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
A chef-patron who once clattered the pans at the legendary Chez Panisse in California is behind this restaurant's popularity and longevity. The open…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Attached to a great indie bookshop, this bright, licensed cafe is very popular locally, and ideal for a solo lunch – perhaps a ploughman's platter with…
Southeast Wales
Taking pole position in a light-filled corner spot at the river entrance to the Friars Walk shopping centre, this snazzy French-style chain eatery serves…
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
Occupying a wonderful Tudor building on the main square – known as 'the Seven Eyes', for its multiple dormer windows – this grill-focused bistro/bar name…
Powys
If Welshpool has a dining institution, this is it. Run by chef-proprietor Rebecca for over 25 years, it has avocado walls and cheery round, rainbow…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Discreetly hidden behind an aqua-green shopfront, this intimate restaurant delivers a sophisticated menu chock-full of Welsh farm produce and fresh fish…
North Pembrokeshire
Housed in a beautifully converted machine shop right by the harbour, this simple little bistro is renowned as one of Pembrokeshire's best seafood…
