Search The UK Restaurant Guide

Browse the Bristol Restaurant Guide Map

Click for more information on the Restaurant

Restaurants in Almondsbury

• Aztec Hotel & Spa, Quarterjacks Restaurant

  Conveniently situated just off the M4/M5 a few miles from Bristol city centre, the purpose-built Aztec Hotel & Spa is a fascinating amalgam of old and new: stone-flagged floors and stunning wooden beams fashioned from old ships' timbers blend easily with brightly coloured rugs, contemporary artwork and modern fittings.

  Aztec West Business Park, Almondsbury, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Bristol

• riverstation

  Acres of planar glass and stainless steel alongside the river ensure that this bold avant-garde conversion of a former police station makes a dramatic impression.

  The Grove, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Bell's Diner

  A stalwart of the Bristol scene since it first opened its doors in 1976, Bell's Diner occupies the site of an old grocer's shop in the Montpelier district of the city.

  1 York Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Bocanova

  Now in its fifth year, Bocanova remains alongside Bristol's top restaurants. Chef/Proprietor Humberto Benevenuto offers a unique fusion of Brazilian and Mediterranean cuisine on his daily changing menus using carefully selected ingredients from local markets as well as imported from Brazil.

  90 Colstan Street, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: South American

• Bordeaux Quay

  If you're not familiar with the term 'eco-gastronomy', the chances are you soon will be – especially if you take a trip to Bristol.

  V-Shed, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Café Maitreya

  Twice winner of The Vegetarian Society's restaurant awards, Café Maitreya preaches the gospel loud and clear (the name is Sanskrit for 'universal love').

  89 St Mark's Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Vegetarian

• City Café

  Overlooking Bristol's Temple Gardens and within easy reach of the city centre and the railway station, Mint Hotel is a swish modern hotel and its City Cafe is a great favourite with business people, tourists and families alike.

  Mint Hotel, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Culinaria

  Those who remember Markwick's will be pleased know that Stephen Markwick has opened this small neighbourhood bistro in the Redland area of the city and is serving traditional bistro food in a contemporary setting.

  1 Chandos Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: European

• Firehouse Rotisserie

  A restored leadworks on a quiet square in the Bristol Harbourside development is the setting for this sibling of Bath's Firehouse Rotisserie.

  Anchor Square, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Californian

• Glass Boat Restaurant

  Built as a barge for shipping timbers up and down the Severn, the Glass Boat is now moored up in the heart of Bristol's historic dock and plies its trade as an award-winning floating restaurant.

  Welsh Back, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Goldbrick House

  A vast venue spread over five levels of two Georgian townhouses and a Victorian factory, Goldbrick House is a ritzy mix of café bar, Champagne/cocktail lounge and two-tier restaurant, with private dining rooms and a terrace added to the mix.

  69 Park Street, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Greens' Dining Room

  Green is the name and green is the colour at this tidy neighbourhood restaurant run by brothers Andrew and Simon Green.

  25 Zetland Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

• Hotel du Vin & Bistro

  The magnificently restored Sugar House, previously a collection of Grade II-listed warehouses from the 1700s, is now home to Hotel du Vin Bristol.

  The Sugar House, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Juniper Restaurant

  'An unforgettable culinary experience,' noted one UK Restaurant Guide user, who regularly frequents this intimate, contemporary restaurant in the Cotham district of Bristol.

  21 Cotham Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern European

• Kathmandu Restaurant

  A fixture of the Bristol restaurant scene for around 25 years, the Kathmandu is perfectly placed at the foot of Colston Tower, opposite the Colston Hall (and within easy reach of the Hippodrome).

  Colston Tower, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Nepalese

• Myristica

  Taking its name from the Latin for 'nutmeg' this recently opened venue aims to bring a touch of new-wave Indian food and style to Bristol.

  14 King Street, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Indian

• Plantation Restaurant

  Beverley Forbes set up Bristol's first genuine Caribbean restaurant at the end of 2003 in premises near the Cotham Arches, and it now attracts a loyal crowd from near and far: it's a fun-loving, animated venue with 'a real buzz', according to one enthusiastic UK Restaurant Guide user.

  221-223 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Caribbean

• Queen Square Dining Room & Bar

  Bristol's animated Queen Square is the urbane setting for this bar/restaurant situated in a defunct local post office. Inside, all is cool and contemporary with abstract artwork on the walls, leather sofas in the bar and an open kitchen towards the back; there are also opportunities for people-watching from the outdoor seating in front of the place.

  63 Queen Square, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

• Robin Hood's Retreat

  A tip-top refurb has transformed this run-down, spit-and-sawdust boozer into a thriving neighbourhood hostelry with honest intentions. First-timers can't fail to notice the prodigious line up of real ales homely bar – including Bath Ales Gem and brews from Bristol Beer Factory No.

  197 Gloucester Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• San Carlo

  'Fantastic for a get together with good friends' is the verdict of one UK Restaurant Guide user about this branch of a small nationwide chain of contemporary Italian restaurants.

  44 Corn Street, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Italian

• Severnshed

  Housed in an old boatshed built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this venue really stands out from the crowd, with its original gabled roof and wrought-iron girders, expanses of contemporary stainless steel, marble and hand-crafted wooden tables.

  The Grove, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Eclectic

• Tatyan's

  Occupying part of the magnificent Edward Everard building on Broad Street, this is the younger sibling of Tatyan's in Cirencester.

  26 Broad Street, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Chinese

• Thai Edge

  Thai Edge on Bristol's chic quayside is just one of an exciting new chain of Thai restaurants opening across North-Western Britain.

  Unit 4 Broad Quay, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Thai

• The Kensington Arms

  Following a serious makeover, this one-time drinkers' den has transformed itself into an affable gastropub-cum-restaurant spread over two floors. Downstairs is the bar, above is a more formal dining room with clothed tables.

  35-37 Stanley Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• The Pump House

  Situated on the river at Hotwells (where the docks meet the Avon), this magnificent stone edifice was originally a pumping station used to generate power for emptying locks and turning swing bridges.

  Merchants Road, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• Zerodegrees

  Like the original in Blackheath, London SE3, this branch of Zerodegrees is part microbrewery, part pizzeria, and it manages to put on quite a show with the sights, sounds and smells of brewing emanating from huge vats plus the added bonus of chefs working the wood-fired pizza oven.

  53 Colston Street, Bristol, Bristol - Cuisine: Mediterranean

Restaurants in Chew Magna

• The Pony & Trap

  The Pony & Trap is a lovely 200 year old country gastro-pub in a stunning location, overlooking the Somerset hills within the beautiful Chew Valley.

  Knowle Hill, Chew Magna, Bristol - Cuisine: Gastro pub

Restaurants in Clevedon

• Junior Poon

  Opened in 1992, Junior Poon occupies a majestic Grade II-listed Georgian building on Hill Road, renowned as one of the first streets in the world to be lit by oil lamps: there is still one outside the restaurant!The kitchen specialises in Peking and Szechuan cuisine with a smattering of Cantonese specialities and 'teppan' dishes served on sizzling hot plates.

  16 Hill Road, Clevedon, Bristol - Cuisine: Chinese

Restaurants in Clifton

• Picture House East

  Nick Armitage made a bold choice when he decided to move into the defunct Dog & Duck pub next to the old Whiteladies Road cinema.

  85 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

• The Albion

  'Public House and Dining Rooms' is the billing for this revamped Grade II-listed seventeenth-century hostelry tucked away in an archetypal Clifton mews.

  Boyces Avenue, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Gastro pub

• Avon Gorge Hotel, Bridge Café

  'A real experience like nothing else I've found in Bristol,' enthused one UK Restaurant Guide user about this strikingly situated hotel with a vast all-weather private terrace overlooking the Avon Gorge and Clifton's Grade I-listed Suspension Bridge.

  Sion Hill, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

• Fishers Restaurant

  The younger sister of Fishers Restaurant in Oxford occupies a prime site just around the corner from Avon Gorge and the world-famous Clifton Suspension Bridge.

  35 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Seafood

• Lido

  In November 2008, the Lido restaurant opened in the unusual location of Bristol's renovated Victorian Lido and it's certainly causing excited ripples amongst the gastronomes.

  Oakfield Place, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: European

• No 4 Restaurant

  No 4 restaurant based in the Rodney Hotel in Clifton, Bristol, offers a relaxed environment and traditional and contemporary Anglo-French cuisine.

  4 Rodney Place, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

• Rajpoot

  The Rajpoot offers the ultimate in luxury and comfort for that special meal - from the moment you walk under the welcoming green awning it is like stepping back in time to the days when India stood for all that was best in British service and excellence.

  52 Upper Belgrave Road, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Indian

• Sands

  Atmospheric Arabian nights wait in store at Sands Lebanese Restaurant. Start off in the garden, it is a great place to enjoy a drink while looking at the menu and there are outdoor heaters for chilly evenings, Inside has been transformed into an Arabic cavern with rough plaster walls in a pale stone colour.

  95 Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol - Cuisine: Lebanese

Restaurants in Lower Almondsbury

• The Bowl Inn, Lilies Restaurant

  Parts of the stylish whitewashed Bowl Inn and Lilies Restaurant began life as monks' dwellings during the Middle Ages, and the present building in Lower Almondsbury became licensed premises in 1550.

  16 Church Road, Lower Almondsbury, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Thornbury

• Ronnie's Restaurant

  The Ronnie of the title is Ron Faulkner, self-named chef/proprietor of this buzzy neighbourhood restaurant within the St Mary shopping centre.

  11 St Mary Street, Thornbury, Bristol - Cuisine: Modern British

Restaurants in Westbury on Trym

• Seasons.Casamia

  Opened as a neighbourhood trattoria by the senior members of the Sanchez-Iglesias family in 1998, Casamia received a real shot in the arm when sons Peter and Jonray moved in to take over the kitchen.

  38 High Street, Westbury on Trym, Bristol - Cuisine: Italian