10 editor picks in Bristol.
10 modern british places in Bristol we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Bristol | Modern British across every city.
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.
OrderThe set lunch, £35 on Wednesday to Friday, off the smallholding's morning pick.
TipTime Out named it Bristol's best restaurant in 2025; the tiny room books out weeks ahead, so reserve early for Saturday.
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.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the early-evening menu is the wallet-friendly route.
TipThe early evening menu runs Tuesday to Thursday at 18:00 and is the cheapest way into starred cooking in Bristol.
Root cooks vegetable-first small plates from a shipping container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
OrderWhatever the kitchen does with hispi cabbage that week, plus one fish plate.
TipPart of Josh Eggleton's Pony family of restaurants; Sunday lunch runs to 15:30 and the terrace fills first in summer.
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.
OrderThe snacks section first; the short menu changes with the week's deliveries.
TipLunch only runs Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 14:00, and the dining room is tiny, so book for weekends.
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.
OrderThe kitchen table if you can get it: two seats facing the stove.
TipSittings are fixed at 17:30 and 20:00; the tiny room means booking ahead matters more here than anywhere else on the wharf.
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.
OrderThe set lunch, £35 on Wednesday to Friday, off the smallholding's morning pick.
TipTime Out named it Bristol's best restaurant in 2025; the tiny room books out weeks ahead, so reserve early for Saturday.
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.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the early-evening menu is the wallet-friendly route.
TipThe early evening menu runs Tuesday to Thursday at 18:00 and is the cheapest way into starred cooking in Bristol.
Root cooks vegetable-first small plates from a shipping container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
OrderWhatever the kitchen does with hispi cabbage that week, plus one fish plate.
TipPart of Josh Eggleton's Pony family of restaurants; Sunday lunch runs to 15:30 and the terrace fills first in summer.
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.
OrderThe kitchen table if you can get it: two seats facing the stove.
TipSittings are fixed at 17:30 and 20:00; the tiny room means booking ahead matters more here than anywhere else on the wharf.
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.
OrderThe snacks section first; the short menu changes with the week's deliveries.
TipLunch only runs Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 14:00, and the dining room is tiny, so book for weekends.
Entry ticket · 2 hours
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