Eat a Pitta is a falafel budget eat in Old City, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The market queue moves fast but peaks 12:30 to 13:30; four other branches cover Clifton, Broadmead, Queens Road and Gloucester Road.
Address: 1-3 Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market, Bristol BS1 1LJ
Eatchu fries and steams handmade gyoza on Exchange Avenue at St Nicholas Market, Bristol's Great Taste-winning dumpling counter since its stall days.
Try: Gyoza box
Tip: The chicken and nori butter gyoza is the signature; the Clifton Triangle shop seats you down if the market is heaving.
Matina bakes naan to order and stuffs it with chargrilled lamb, chicken or halloumi, the queue that defines lunch at Bristol's St Nicholas Market.
Try: Chargrilled naan wrap
Tip: Watch for the naan coming off the dome oven; the mixed grill wrap is the order the queue is for.
Pieminister began in Bristol in 2003 and its Broad Quay restaurant plates the Mothership: pie, mash, gravy and minted peas facing the harbour.
Try: Pie, mash and gravy
Tip: Serious vegan and gluten-free pie options make this the group-friendly cheap dinner in the centre.
Oowee Diner's North Street original has stacked Bristol's messiest burgers and loaded fries since 2017, spawning a vegan spin-off across town.
Try: Double cheeseburger and fries
Tip: The vegan arm, Oowee Vegan, runs separate sites; this North Street diner is the 60-seat original with table service.
The Canteen serves cheap seasonal vegetarian plates under Hamilton House's murals in Stokes Croft, Bristol, with free live music most evenings.
Try: Daily changing vegetarian plate
Tip: It closed in 2024 and reopened in autumn 2025; Friday and Saturday carry a £6 door charge after 21:30 for the music.
Thali Montpelier is the original of Bristol's thali institution, serving award-noted curry plates and reusable steel tiffin takeaways on York Road.
Try: Full thali
Tip: A past Observer Food Monthly cheap-eats award winner; vegan and gluten-free versions come as standard.
Eatchu fries and steams handmade gyoza on Exchange Avenue at St Nicholas Market, Bristol's Great Taste-winning dumpling counter since its stall days.
Try: Gyoza box
Tip: The chicken and nori butter gyoza is the signature; the Clifton Triangle shop seats you down if the market is heaving.
Matina bakes naan to order and stuffs it with chargrilled lamb, chicken or halloumi, the queue that defines lunch at Bristol's St Nicholas Market.
Try: Chargrilled naan wrap
Tip: Watch for the naan coming off the dome oven; the mixed grill wrap is the order the queue is for.
