Guidebook for City of Bristol
Food Scene
Delicious food, nice relaxed atmosphere and friendly service. Particularly good breakfasts!
26 locals recommend
Bakers & Co.
193 Gloucester RdDelicious food, nice relaxed atmosphere and friendly service. Particularly good breakfasts!
Poco Tapas Bar
45 Jamaica StAmazing tapas! One of my favourite places
This place is really a pub and restaurant and has a lovely garden. Great Sunday lunches but you may need to book
30 locals recommend
The W. G. Grace
71-73 Whiteladies RdThis place is really a pub and restaurant and has a lovely garden. Great Sunday lunches but you may need to book
Another pub/restaurant, nice food and garden, great family place and in the Summer they've usually got the pizza oven going . they've got board games for rainy days
20 locals recommend
The Royal Oak Bristol
385 Gloucester RoadAnother pub/restaurant, nice food and garden, great family place and in the Summer they've usually got the pizza oven going . they've got board games for rainy days
Ramen Ya
61 Gloucester Rdreally good noodles and Asian grub
Lovely tapas/small plates, great wine list. A quirky place that's been in Bristol for decades in different forms.
35 locals recommend
Bell's Diner & Bar Rooms
1-3 York RdLovely tapas/small plates, great wine list. A quirky place that's been in Bristol for decades in different forms.
Good for breakfasts, lunch or an early supper and through the day for coffee, tea and cake!
13 locals recommend
Boston Tea Party Stokes Croft
156 Cheltenham RdGood for breakfasts, lunch or an early supper and through the day for coffee, tea and cake!
Good for breakfasts, lunch or an early supper and through the day for coffee, tea and cake! This one is larger than the Cheltenham Rd branch
87 locals recommend
Boston Tea Party
293 Gloucester RdGood for breakfasts, lunch or an early supper and through the day for coffee, tea and cake! This one is larger than the Cheltenham Rd branch
It's not much to look at but upstairs the coffee and the food is very good - usually there's a special with a Chilean/South American flavour. There's a little deli counter downstairs with some good home made falafel etc if you get there early enough...
6 locals recommend
La Ruca
89 Gloucester RdIt's not much to look at but upstairs the coffee and the food is very good - usually there's a special with a Chilean/South American flavour. There's a little deli counter downstairs with some good home made falafel etc if you get there early enough...
Joe's Bakery
240-242 Gloucester Rdlovely bread and cakes
Spicer+Cole
Gloucester RoadLovely coffee and delicious sandwiches and cakes
Lovely views of the Bristol Docks, watch the river traffic and people watch! Food lovely, more vegetarian/fish bias in menu usually . Great Deli too for taking away
18 locals recommend
The Olive Shed
Lovely views of the Bristol Docks, watch the river traffic and people watch! Food lovely, more vegetarian/fish bias in menu usually . Great Deli too for taking away
This is pretty much my favourite place in Bristol (and judging by how busy it's got others may feel the same!). Authentic tapas, great wines, friendly efficient service. You can book but you'll need some notice. If you can't book queue for space at the bar (better than a table in my humble opinion).
81 locals recommend
Bravas
7 Cotham HillThis is pretty much my favourite place in Bristol (and judging by how busy it's got others may feel the same!). Authentic tapas, great wines, friendly efficient service. You can book but you'll need some notice. If you can't book queue for space at the bar (better than a table in my humble opinion).
Not easy to categorise this one as it is actually several things; an outdoor pool, hot tub, steam rooms, treatment rooms etc. but also a great tapas bar (downstairs) and restaurant (upstairs). Up there in my top 5 favourite places in Bristol!
35 locals recommend
Clifton Lido and The Victoria Public House
Not easy to categorise this one as it is actually several things; an outdoor pool, hot tub, steam rooms, treatment rooms etc. but also a great tapas bar (downstairs) and restaurant (upstairs). Up there in my top 5 favourite places in Bristol!
Great cafe with a play area and over the road is the City Farm.
73 locals recommend
St Werburghs City Farm
Watercress RoadGreat cafe with a play area and over the road is the City Farm.
On a sunny morning this is a great spot to watch rowers, joggers, dog walkers and a few boats. Great bacon sarnies!
8 locals recommend
Brunels Buttery
Museum StreetOn a sunny morning this is a great spot to watch rowers, joggers, dog walkers and a few boats. Great bacon sarnies!
Maitreya Social
89 Saint Marks RoadIconic Vegetarian restaurant.
Shopping
212 Gloucester Rd
212 Gloucester RoadA lovely little shop selling local art and crafts. Great for presents
A Bristol Institution! good range of groceries and lots of products you can purchase by weight - dries fruit, nuts, cereals, herbs & spices, pulses etc.
9 locals recommend
Scoopaway
113 Gloucester RdA Bristol Institution! good range of groceries and lots of products you can purchase by weight - dries fruit, nuts, cereals, herbs & spices, pulses etc.
Sightseeing
A working dockyard with an interesting museum and great little cafe.
16 locals recommend
Underfall Yard
Cumberland RoadA working dockyard with an interesting museum and great little cafe.
If you're in Bristol you can't really not see the suspension bridge!
540 locals recommend
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bridge RoadIf you're in Bristol you can't really not see the suspension bridge!
This is a lovely neighbourhood for a wander around, lots of quirky streets and buildings
12 locals recommend
Montpelier
This is a lovely neighbourhood for a wander around, lots of quirky streets and buildings
Arts & Culture
An award winning museum charting the fascinating history of Brunel's incredible ship. Enjoy the diverse view of the docks area and all that goes on here. Don't miss this!
331 locals recommend
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Gas Ferry RoadAn award winning museum charting the fascinating history of Brunel's incredible ship. Enjoy the diverse view of the docks area and all that goes on here. Don't miss this!
Parks & Nature
Lovely estate to walk around or cycle around. Nice cafe. Good for spotting deer!
55 locals recommend
Ashton Court Mansion
Lovely estate to walk around or cycle around. Nice cafe. Good for spotting deer!
Lovely park for a bit of relaxation and a cuppa/picnic. On good days in Spring, Summer and early Autumn there's a little van selling drinks and snacks. There's a good playground for children of all ages, room to kick a ball and have a run around. There's even a little paddling pool which usually opens in May for the Summer.
59 locals recommend
St Andrews Park
Effingham RoadLovely park for a bit of relaxation and a cuppa/picnic. On good days in Spring, Summer and early Autumn there's a little van selling drinks and snacks. There's a good playground for children of all ages, room to kick a ball and have a run around. There's even a little paddling pool which usually opens in May for the Summer.
This isn't really a park as such but a piece of nice countryside on the outskirts of the City. Once you're here you'd never know you were in a City! You can take a walk all the way to Stoke Park, stroll through woodland and meadows. A lovely spot, not a secret as such but not many visitors would know or think to go there.
Purdown BT Tower
This isn't really a park as such but a piece of nice countryside on the outskirts of the City. Once you're here you'd never know you were in a City! You can take a walk all the way to Stoke Park, stroll through woodland and meadows. A lovely spot, not a secret as such but not many visitors would know or think to go there.