24 british gastropub places in Bristol we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Bristol | British Gastropub across every city.
Wilsons ★ 4.8
Redland · 24 Chandos Road, Bristol BS6 6PF
Wilsons on Chandos Road holds Bristol's newest Michelin star plus a green star, feeding its dining room from the restaurant's own market garden.
Bulrush ★ 4.7
Cotham · 21 Cotham Road South, Bristol BS6 5TZ
Bulrush in Cotham has held Bristol's longest-running Michelin star since 2019, with George Livesey's foraged tasting menus in a snug converted shop.
Root ★ 4.5
Wapping Wharf · Unit 9, Cargo 1, Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol BS1 6WP
Root cooks vegetable-first small plates from a shipping container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Other ★ 4.5
Bedminster · 32 Cannon Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1BN
Other brings ex-Casamia cooking to a tiny room on Cannon Street in Bedminster, Bristol, and it won a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
The Blaise Inn ★ 4.3
Henbury · 260 Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QR
The Blaise Inn is a Bib Gourmand village pub by Blaise Castle estate in Henbury, north Bristol, worth the bus ride for its two-course lunch deal.
Box-E ★ 4.4
Wapping Wharf · Unit 10, Cargo 1, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6WP
Box-E squeezes a Bib Gourmand kitchen into one shipping container on Bristol's Wapping Wharf, with Tess and Elliott Lidstone cooking for a handful of tables.
Pieminister ★ 3.8
Harbourside · 7 Broad Quay, Bristol BS1 4DA
Pieminister began in Bristol in 2003 and its Broad Quay restaurant plates the Mothership: pie, mash, gravy and minted peas facing the harbour.
The Blaise Inn ★ 4.3
Henbury · 260 Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QR
The Blaise Inn is a Bib Gourmand village pub by Blaise Castle estate in Henbury, north Bristol, worth the bus ride for its two-course lunch deal.
Wilsons ★ 4.8
Redland · 24 Chandos Road, Bristol BS6 6PF
Wilsons on Chandos Road holds Bristol's newest Michelin star plus a green star, feeding its dining room from the restaurant's own market garden.
Bulrush ★ 4.7
Cotham · 21 Cotham Road South, Bristol BS6 5TZ
Bulrush in Cotham has held Bristol's longest-running Michelin star since 2019, with George Livesey's foraged tasting menus in a snug converted shop.
Root ★ 4.5
Wapping Wharf · Unit 9, Cargo 1, Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol BS1 6WP
Root cooks vegetable-first small plates from a shipping container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Box-E ★ 4.4
Wapping Wharf · Unit 10, Cargo 1, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6WP
Box-E squeezes a Bib Gourmand kitchen into one shipping container on Bristol's Wapping Wharf, with Tess and Elliott Lidstone cooking for a handful of tables.
Other ★ 4.5
Bedminster · 32 Cannon Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1BN
Other brings ex-Casamia cooking to a tiny room on Cannon Street in Bedminster, Bristol, and it won a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
The Blaise Inn ★ 4.3
Henbury · 260 Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QR
The Blaise Inn is a Bib Gourmand village pub by Blaise Castle estate in Henbury, north Bristol, worth the bus ride for its two-course lunch deal.
The Bank Tavern ★ 4.4
Old City · 8 John Street, Bristol BS1 2HR
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.
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer ★ 4.3
Old City · 17-18 King Street, Bristol BS1 4EF
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer runs 36 all-UK beer and cider lines inside a 1673 King Street building, Bristol's Grade II listed craft beer flagship.
The Christmas Steps ★ 4.2
Old City · 2 Christmas Steps, Bristol BS1 5BS
The Christmas Steps pours local craft beer in a c1600 building on Bristol's medieval stairway street, with a free jukebox and a serious kitchen.
The Christmas Steps ★ 4.2
Old City · 2 Christmas Steps, Bristol BS1 5BS
The Christmas Steps pours local craft beer in a c1600 building on Bristol's medieval stairway street, with a free jukebox and a serious kitchen.
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer ★ 4.3
Old City · 17-18 King Street, Bristol BS1 4EF
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer runs 36 all-UK beer and cider lines inside a 1673 King Street building, Bristol's Grade II listed craft beer flagship.
The Bank Tavern ★ 4.4
Old City · 8 John Street, Bristol BS1 2HR
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.
Beese's ★ 4.2
Brislington · Wyndham Crescent, Brislington, Bristol BS4 4SX
Beese's pours drinks and cream teas on a wooded bank of the Avon in Bristol, a seasonal riverside institution best reached aboard its own little ferry.
The Bank Tavern ★ 4.4
Old City · 8 John Street, Bristol BS1 2HR
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.
Pieminister ★ 3.8
Harbourside · 7 Broad Quay, Bristol BS1 4DA
Pieminister began in Bristol in 2003 and its Broad Quay restaurant plates the Mothership: pie, mash, gravy and minted peas facing the harbour.
Pigsty ★ 3.9
Wapping Wharf · Units 1-2, Cargo, Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol BS1 6WE
Pigsty is the Jolly Hog family's pork kitchen at Cargo on Wapping Wharf, running Bristol from hog-roast rolls to bacon-heavy weekend brunch plates.