The Cider Box is a bar in St Philips, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Cheese pairings and events
Tip: It only opens Friday and Saturday; book a tasting flight or cheese pairing session rather than just turning up thirsty.
Address: Arch 5, Silverthorne Lane, Bristol BS2 0QD
The Orchard Inn pours a wall of boxed farmhouse ciders in a Spike Island backstreet local, a few minutes from Bristol's SS Great Britain and its crowds.
Signature drink: One of about 20 boxed farmhouse ciders
Food: Rolls and simple lunches
Tip: Order a filled roll and a cloudy half, then drink it on the pavement bench with the shipyard crowd.
Kask pours organic and natural wines from small growers at 51 North Street, the Bedminster bottle-shop bar that started Bristol's natural wine run.
Signature drink: A glass of low-intervention wine from the shelves
Food: Cheese, charcuterie and snacks
Tip: Kask2 on Cheltenham Road repeats the trick north of the river; take-home bottles are shelf price plus corkage.
The Apple pours dozens of farmhouse ciders from a converted Dutch barge on Welsh Back, the floating heart of Bristol's cider drinking culture.
Signature drink: A pint of still farmhouse cider on the top deck
Food: Bar snacks and sharing boards
Tip: Start with a half of something still and cloudy rather than a fizzy pint; deck seats go first on sunny evenings.
The Coronation Tap is Clifton's centuries-old cider house near the Suspension Bridge, pouring its exclusive Exhibition cider by the half in Bristol.
Signature drink: Exhibition cider, served in halves only
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Exhibition is strong enough that the house serves it only in halves; treat that as a warning, not a challenge.
The Milk Thistle stacks four floors of hidden cocktail rooms behind an unmarked Colston Avenue door, Bristol's grand speakeasy with a whisky vault.
Signature drink: A whisky cocktail from the hidden vault list
Food: Bar snacks; dining in The Attic
Tip: Ring the doorbell and book ahead for weekends; the vault below street level takes small groups for whisky tastings.
The Bank Tavern hides down a John Street alley in Bristol with an award-named Sunday lunch so popular its roast bookings sell out a year ahead.
Signature drink: A local ale while you wait years for a roast table
Food: Award-winning Sunday roasts and pub lunches
Tip: Sunday sittings for 2026 sold out again; weekday lunches need no booking and carry the same kitchen's cooking.
