The pace never slows down in Bristol, with every month bringing a host of new bars, restaurants and cafes for you to try. This year has seen some hotly-anticipated additions from two of the city’s top restaurants, and both in the hip Harbourside district of Wapping Wharf – Ragu, the new venture from the team behind Michelin-rated Cor, and Lapin, a modern French restaurant by the team from BANK in Totterdown.
You’re also spoilt for choice if you’re a wine drinker, with new-ish Port o’ Bristol on the harbourside, Carmen Street Wine arriving in Stokes Croft, and Tapps Wine Bar in Cifton. After nearly 20 years in Bristol, I’m still just as excited about the food and drink scene here as ever, and it’s a place where you can enjoy some of the finest ingredients in the country without the pomp or eye-watering prices of other cities. Wash down some award-winning cheese with a local scrumpy cider, eat a Michelin-starred menu in your comfies, or tuck into fish and chips with a view of the historic harbourside. Read on for the best restaurants in Bristol right now.
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This guide was recently updated by Shonette Laffy, is a writer based in Bristol. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.
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