Wilsons is a modern british fine-dining restaurant in Redland, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Dry-aged trout with pickled mushrooms
Must order: The set lunch, £35 on Wednesday to Friday, off the smallholding's morning pick.
Tip: Time Out named it Bristol's best restaurant in 2025; the tiny room books out weeks ahead, so reserve early for Saturday.
Address: 24 Chandos Road, Bristol BS6 6PF
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.
Signature: Foraged tasting menu
Order: The full tasting menu; the early-evening menu is the wallet-friendly route.
Tip: The early evening menu runs Tuesday to Thursday at 18:00 and is the cheapest way into starred cooking in Bristol.
Adelina Yard puts Jamie Randall and Olivia Barry's tasting menus on Welsh Back by Bristol Bridge, a Michelin Selected room since the 2026 guide.
Signature: Seasonal tasting menu
Order: The full tasting menu; pescatarian and vegetarian versions are catered for.
Tip: The kitchen cannot cater gluten-free or vegan diets, so check the menu notes before booking for a mixed group.
Root cooks vegetable-first small plates from a shipping container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Signature: Vegetable-led small plates
Order: Whatever the kitchen does with hispi cabbage that week, plus one fish plate.
Tip: Part 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.
Signature: Seasonal Modern British menu
Order: The kitchen table if you can get it: two seats facing the stove.
Tip: Sittings 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.
Signature: Locally sourced small plates
Order: The snacks section first; the short menu changes with the week's deliveries.
Tip: Lunch only runs Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 14:00, and the dining room is tiny, so book for weekends.
COR on North Street is Bedminster's Bib Gourmand small-plates room, pairing Mediterranean cooking with one of Bristol's best-value wine lists.
Signature: Cannellini beans
Order: The signature cannellini bean plate, a fixture since opening in 2022.
Tip: Note the toilets are up a flight of stairs and there is no accessible loo; Friday and Saturday run all day from noon.
