Eat a Pitta is a falafel restaurant in Old City, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Falafel box
Must order: The falafel box with everything on, halloumi added if you are hungry.
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
Pieminister began in Bristol in 2003 and its Broad Quay restaurant plates the Mothership: pie, mash, gravy and minted peas facing the harbour.
Signature: Mothership pie
Order: The Mothership with the Moo pie, or Sunday Best when it is running.
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.
Signature: Dirty burgers, Loaded fries
Order: A double cheeseburger with dirty fries; weekend breakfast runs from 09:00.
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.
Signature: Seasonal vegetarian plates
Order: The daily changing plate with whatever band is setting up on stage.
Tip: It closed in 2024 and reopened in autumn 2025; Friday and Saturday carry a £6 door charge after 21:30 for the music.
Caribbean Croft cooks Ms Cat's family recipes on Stokes Croft in Bristol, matching jerk and curry goat with one of the city's longest rum lists.
Signature: Curry goat, Jerk chicken
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.
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.
