The Canteen is a vegetarian restaurant in Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal vegetarian plates
Must 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.
Address: 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QY
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.
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.
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.
