Bristol
Riverstation's waterside location is hard to beat, with a view over the Floating Harbour, but it's the classical food that truly shines, from confit duck…
Must-see restaurants in Bristol, Bath & Somerset
Exmoor National Park
With its deer antlers, hunting prints and big wood-burning stove, multi-award-winning Woods is Exmoor to its core. No surprise then to find menus with…
Bath
Chef Ali Golden has turned this bistro into one of Bath's destination addresses. Her taste is for British dishes with a Continental twist, à la British…
Bath
If you enjoy dining with an element of surprise, then Gordon Jones' restaurant will be right up your culinary boulevard. Menus are dreamt up daily and…
Bristol, Bath & Somerset
At Hinton St George's deliciously olde-worlde village pub the assured food pairs classic ingredients with imaginative additions – here prime meat and fish…
Bristol
The Primrose richly deserves its status as a Clifton institution, thanks to decades of serving towering homemade cakes and imaginative lunches, such as…
Bristol, Bath & Somerset
Formerly a sheepskin factory, now a hip hang-out, at cavernous red-brick Bocabar a pan-global menu takes in mezze platters, fish stews, gourmet burgers…
Exmoor National Park
The eponymous chef at seriously stylish Reeve's is an award winner. No wonder: the complex creations here truly showcase Exmoor produce. Opt for lemon…
Exmoor National Park
The Mariner brings a burst of shipwreck chic to Lynmouth, thanks to a copper bar top, curved ship's decking and a figurehead that isn't entirely clothed…
Exmoor National Park
At the harbourside Rising Sun, they delight in showcasing not only Exmoor meat and veg but also the seafood landed on this rugged shore. Seasonal treats…
Exmoor National Park
A funky, friendly hang-out serving melt-in-your-mouth pastries, thick sarnies, tasty nachos and fair-trade two-shot espresso that really packs a punch…
Bath
The Oven is, without doubt, the best pizzeria in Bath, a slice of Italian hosting with a warm atmosphere and wafts of basil. Using local produce and high…
Bristol
Occupying the ground floor of an old office block, this community-run cafe-bar sums up Bristol's alternative character: it's all about slow food, local…
Bristol
This Bristol-born chain of pie shops has become a local institution. Choose from Deer Stalker (venison and cured bacon), Heidi (goat's cheese and spinach)…
Bristol
Gorgeous, highly polished wood, glinting brass, low lighting and cool jazz ensure this sleek eatery resembles a posh Pullman dining car that's somehow…
Bristol
Country food with a modern twist is served at the Cowshed. The focus is on quality, locally sourced meat – aged beef, slow-braised lamb, pork belly, plus…
Bath
Elegance is everywhere in this tall, Georgian room, from the string trio and Corinthian columns to the oil paintings and glinting chandeliers. It sets the…
Bristol
At Thali, something of the makeshift exuberance of Indian street food comes to Clifton's hills. Richly flavoured dishes infused with spices include the…
Bristol
Bristol's top choice for fish dishes rustles up everything from garlicky pan-fried bream with pesto, to succulent grilled whole lobster. The hot shellfish…
Exmoor National Park
The chef-proprietor hails from Italy so the dishes here are a happy fusion of Exmoor produce and flavours of the Med. Your pizza could come with…
Exmoor National Park
The floors of this historic inn are flagstone and there's a big wood burner but in the summer you're hard-pressed to see them – so crammed does it get…
Bristol
Middle Eastern market food is the stock-in-trade at this friendly diner in Southville, with characteristic dishes such as borek (filo pies stuffed with…
Bristol
The very definition of a locals' cafe, favoured by a resident cool crowd. All the elements are there – upcycled furniture, quirky artworks, scruffy decor,…
Bristol, Bath & Somerset
The views from this award-winning cafe are often of a quintessentially English scene: croquet players, dressed all in white, tapping their way around the…
Bristol
It's a bit like heading into a French neighbourhood bistro when you step through the door at Shop 3 to encounter the rich aromas of rustic food. The focus…
Bristol
Behind Temple Meads Station is this bohemian café bar, based in three interlinked Mongolian yurts next to Engine Shed. Despite its somewhat industrial…
Bristol
Indulge in prime people watching and fine comfort food at this supremely welcoming art cafe overlooking one of Stokes Croft's key junctions. Eggs Benedict…
Bath
Eating a bun at Sally Lunn's is a Bath tradition. It's all about proper English tea here, brewed in bone-china teapots, with finger sandwiches and dainty…
Bath
In this boho hang-out for the town's trendies you can tuck into picante poached eggs for breakfast, gourmet sandwiches for lunch and afternoon cappuccino…
Bath
The queen of Bath's gastropubs has food that's closer to that of a fine-dining restaurant – smoked white-bean purée, and crab and ginger salad rather than…
Goodfellows Cafe & Seafood Restaurant
Bristol, Bath & Somerset
There's a choice of eating options in Goodfellows' three vibrant rooms: the continental cafe menu offers cakes, pastries and light lunches (opt to pay…
Bath
This cool cafe-bar offers something for everyone at most times of the day: breakfast cappuccino, lunchtime soup and late-night beer and cocktails. There's…
Bath
The flavourful fillings and light pastry of the pasties at baker Richard Bertinet's take-out shop could change your view of that foodstuff for good. You…
Bristol
One for Brits to go all misty-eyed over: a cool eatery that places the much-beloved sausage on a culinary pedestal. The varieties on offer here include…
Bath
A discerning crowd inhabits Chequers, a Georgian pub that's now morphed into a classy gastropub. Here the menu ranges from well-executed bar-food…
Exmoor National Park
Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and pal Robert Southey both downed pints in this 13th-century thatched Porlock inn – you can even sit in a snug…
Bath
At the Abbey Hotel you'll find fine dining inside a Best Western Hotel. Head chef Rupert Taylor's work at an array of multi-Michelin-starred restaurants…
Bristol
The city's lively street market has a bevy of food stalls selling everything from Pieminister pies and mezze platters to pulled-pork rolls from barbecue…
Bristol
In this town-centre branch of the legendary Bristol craft pie makers you'll find the usual array of quirkily named creations plus sides (think minted…
Bristol
With a waterside terrace and big picture windows overlooking the City Dock, the Dockyard Cafe is popular with people visiting the neighbouring SS Great…
