I was a latecomer to the wonders of Japanese food – chains like Wagamama had put me off. But recently, I can’t get enough of the intelligent, beautiful and precise cuisine. Fortunately Bristol has some great Japanese restaurants. My favourite three? In order: Noa Japanese Restaurant 12-13 Waterloo St Clifton, Bristol, Avon BS8 4BT 0117 [...]
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The Old Fish Market Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1QZ T : 01179 211515 W : www.fullers.co.uk E : oldfishmarket@fullers.co.uk A fairly old fashioned / traditional pub on the inside (dark wood furniture, some characteristic wall hangings and old pictures) with a Thai kitchen. Granted The Old Fish Market is a fairly odd concept albeit one [...]
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Baldwin’s Café Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1SA T: 0117 922 5293 My foodie adventures often lead me to exciting and luxurious restaurants, delis and cafes – but sometimes you just want to go back to basics And that’s exactly what Baldwins is, a simple café and sandwich shop offering full English breakfasts, bacon butties lunchtime [...]
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Vodka Revolution St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1UA T: 0117 930 4335 W: http://www.revolution-bars.co.uk/bristol A bit chain-y I know but nonetheless somewhere I often end up with work colleagues so thought it high time I did a proper review. A large and airy bar with a mezzanine level, some of the character of the building [...]
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Big Chill Bristol Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DE T : 0117 930 4217 W : www.bigchill.net/bristol Tucked away on Small Street in central Bristol, Big Chill is one of those super cool venues; art on the walls, a great selection of drinks and cocktails, an upstairs bar and garden terrace, relaxed vibe and the opportunity [...]
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Masa Japanese Restaurant 42-46 Baldwin St, Bristol, BS1 1PN t: 0117 929 3888 / 0117 930 0600 w: ww.masajapaneserestaurant.com A nice quick review for this one – which sums up the nice quick meal I had when I went to Masa. Our offices are on Baldwin Street in Bristol City Centre and Masa is literally [...]
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• 2nd and 3rd July • Bristol Harbourside • £6.50 day /£10 wknd / Under 16s free • http://grillstock.co.uk/ Now who doesn’t love a barbeque in the summer? This year Bristol’s Harbourside will play host to Grillstock, the UK’s biggest BBQ and music festival. Its already set to be a fantastic weekend and wonderfully affordable. [...]
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Spyglass on Welshback Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SB t: 0117 9277050 w: www.spyglassbristol.co.uk A casual business lunch on a Friday – some teammates and I decided to discuss upcoming projects at work over a boozey lunch and some nice food. Not wanting anything too formal we opted for the Spyglass on Welshback – the barbeque [...]
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Yum Yum Thai Park Street, Bristol 0117 929 0987 Early evening, one of the few sunny days last week we were trawling Park Street looking for a quick bite before heading off to a gig at St George’s. Now my dining partner on this occasion – a good friend James, is both wheat and lactose [...]
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My Burrito 7 Broad Quay, Bristol t: 0117 929 7239 w: www.myburrito.co.uk Being a huge fan of Mexican food and massively deprived of it in Bristol I was overjoyed to see the second burrito place this year open in the centre of town. MyBurrito is a bright funky and fun diner situated just opposite the [...]
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