Beese's
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 places in Bristol the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Off the beaten plate
12 places
The Bank Tavern
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 Orchard Inn
The Orchard Inn pours a wall of boxed farmhouse ciders in a Spike Island backstreet local, a few minutes from Bristol's SS Great Britain and its crowds.
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Entry ticket · 2 hours
Bristol: 5-Gin Tasting at a Local Craft Distillery
Sip a garnished Bristol Dry Gin and tonic on arrival at St Nicholas Market, then taste five in-house seasonal gins. Learn the distillery's history, how botanicals are ...
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Guided tour · 1.5 hours
Bristol: Wine and Cider Tour with Tastings
Discover the art of natural winemaking and cider-making on a tour of an organic vineyard and cider farm near Bristol. Enjoy tastings of award-winning ciders and wines.
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Viator · 2 h
Air Raid Shelter + St. Nicholas Market Walking Tour
We are the only tour company with access to Bristol's secret underground Air Raid Shelters! Discover Bristol's subterranean Raid Shelter, explore the historic Old Town...
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Snuffy Jack's Ale House
Snuffy Jack's pours gravity-served casks in a Fishponds micropub named after a snuff-mill ghost, east Bristol's destination for proper quiet ale drinking.
The Volunteer Tavern
The Volunteer Tavern hides a 17th-century pub and walled beer garden off Old Market in Bristol, pouring small-brewery casks away from the traffic.
Clouds
Clouds folds handmade dim sum in a St Werburghs corner room in Bristol, pairing dumplings and homestyle Cantonese plates with a serious wine list.
Mrs Potts Chocolate House
Mrs Potts melts real flaked chocolate into Bristol's best hot chocolate on Park Street, from a classic 58% cup to brownies, sundaes and monthly specials.
The Cheese Connection
The Cheese Connection curates South West and British artisan cheese from a Cargo 2 container, Bristol's harbourside cheesemonger with tasting events.
Bristol Sweet Mart
Bristol Sweet Mart has anchored St Marks Road since 1978, a family-run Easton institution stocking over 9,000 products, spices and a curry deli.
Radical Roasters
- ★ 4.0
- Coffee roaster
- ££
- Easton & St Marks Road
Radical Roasters runs a Diedrich 5kg roaster on St Mark's Road in Easton, Bristol, screen-printing its bags by hand and chasing experimental lots.
Where to stay in Bristol
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YHA Bristol - Hostel
A stay at YHA Bristol - Hostel places you in the heart of Bristol, steps from Arnolfini Gallery and Queen S...
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ibis Bristol Temple Meads Quay
A stay at ibis Bristol Temple Meads Quay places you in the heart of Bristol, within a 15-minute walk of Old...
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ibis Bristol Centre
A stay at ibis Bristol Centre places you in the heart of Bristol, steps from We The Curious and Millennium ...
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Lodge at Bristol
With a stay at Lodge at Bristol in Bristol (Bradley Stoke), you'll be a 1-minute drive from Aztec West Busi...
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Little Martha Brewing
Little Martha brews in a Totterdown railway arch on Oxford Street, a Bristol microbrewery taproom sharing its lane with the FCP roastery bar.
The Drapers Arms
The Drapers Arms is Bristol's first micropub, a one-room former draper's shop on Gloucester Road serving cask ale and conversation, nothing else.
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