
Viator · 2 h
Bristol Chocolate Tour
Bristol’s rich history has a sweet side, with a long chocolate making heritage. From the Georgian’s first imports of sugar and cocoa, to Fry’s producing the first cho...
The canonical version and where to order it.
Typical price: £11-14

A steel tray of curries, rice, flatbread and cooling sides that Bristol adopted as its own, complete with a reusable steel tiffin-tin takeaway ritual all of its own.
Bristol's thali habit began with a cafe in Montpelier serving festival-style Indian food on compartmented steel trays. The format grew into a small local institution, winning Observer Food Monthly award notice, and its reusable steel tiffin scheme, where a £20 tin buys your first takeaway and endless refills, became a small piece of Bristol food culture in its own right, years before packaging-free shopping went mainstream.
1 editor pick for Thali in Bristol, ranked by editorial score. All Bristol signature dishes · Thali across every city.
Order The full thali; buy the £20 steel tiffin and refills become the habit.
Thali Montpelier is the original of Bristol's thali institution, serving award-noted curry plates and reusable steel tiffin takeaways on York Road.

Viator · 2 h
Bristol’s rich history has a sweet side, with a long chocolate making heritage. From the Georgian’s first imports of sugar and cocoa, to Fry’s producing the first cho...

Viator · 3 h
Join us for a food and drink tour through the heart of the Old City. At each stop you'll have the chance to sample some delicious hearty food (think burgers, bhajis, c...
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
Editor tip. A thali lives on contrast: one wet dish, one dry, one cooling, one sharp; balance those and the plate composes itself.
Common allergens: Dairy, Gluten.