Caribbean Croft is a caribbean restaurant in Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Curry goat, Jerk chicken
Must order: Curry goat with rice and peas, and a rum punch from the long list.
Tip: The kitchen closes well before the bar every night, so order food early and stay on for the rum.
Address: 30 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QD
Koocha Mezze Bar runs a fully plant-based Persian kitchen on Cheltenham Road in Bristol, all pink neon, mezze boards and pomegranate-heavy cocktails.
Signature: Vegan mezze
Order: The full mezze spread for the table, with a sharbat or a cocktail.
Tip: Everything is vegan including the Sunday roasts, which run first come first served alongside the main menu.
Thali Montpelier is the original of Bristol's thali institution, serving award-noted curry plates and reusable steel tiffin takeaways on York Road.
Signature: Thali, Tiffin takeaway
Order: The full thali; buy the £20 steel tiffin and refills become the habit.
Tip: A past Observer Food Monthly cheap-eats award winner; vegan and gluten-free versions come as standard.
Three Brothers Burgers grills its patties on a moored barge at Welsh Back in Bristol, from the Big Messy to a vegan tandoori tempeh special.
Signature: Big Messy burger
Order: The Big Messy with a river-deck seat; monthly specials rotate hard.
Tip: The boat deck is the draw, so book a water-side table in summer or arrive before the after-work rush.
Pizzarova stretches Bristol-made sourdough at four sites across the city; the North Street branch keeps Bedminster in quick, blistered pizzas.
Signature: Sourdough pizza
Order: A classic margherita done properly, or the monthly special if chalked up.
Tip: Park Street, Gloucester Road and Whiteladies Road branches run the same dough if North Street has a queue.
RAGU packs an Italian sharing-plates kitchen into a Cargo 2 container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and won a Michelin Bib Gourmand within a year.
Signature: Sharing-plate pasta
Order: Two pastas between two, plus whichever fried snack opens the menu.
Tip: It took over the container Tare vacated; walk-ins are encouraged, and Grace Dent's Guardian review made weekends busy.
Little Hollows rolls its pasta by hand on Chandos Road in Redland, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand alongside starred neighbour Wilsons.
Signature: Hand-rolled fresh pasta
Order: The day's stuffed pasta; the menu swerves the standard penne pomodoro.
Tip: It sits two doors from Wilsons, so Chandos Road can cover aperitivo, pasta and a starred tasting menu in one street.
