Box-E is a modern british restaurant in Wapping Wharf, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Seasonal Modern British menu
Must 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.
Address: Unit 10, Cargo 1, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6WP
RAGU packs an Italian sharing-plates kitchen into a Cargo 2 container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and won a Michelin Bib Gourmand within a year.
Signature: Sharing-plate pasta
Order: Two pastas between two, plus whichever fried snack opens the menu.
Tip: It took over the container Tare vacated; walk-ins are encouraged, and Grace Dent's Guardian review made weekends busy.
Gambas cooks seafood-first Spanish tapas above the harbour at Wapping Wharf in Bristol, a Valencia-inspired sister venue to Cotham Hill's Bravas.
Signature: Monkfish and sobrasada Valencian rice, Gambas pil pil
Order: The signature monkfish and sobrasada Valencian rice, with gambas pil pil to start.
Tip: Run by the same husband-and-wife team as Bravas; the upper-deck terrace looks straight down the Floating Harbour.
RAGU packs an Italian sharing-plates kitchen into a Cargo 2 container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and won a Michelin Bib Gourmand within a year.
Signature: Sharing-plate pasta
Order: Two pastas between two, plus whichever fried snack opens the menu.
Tip: It took over the container Tare vacated; walk-ins are encouraged, and Grace Dent's Guardian review made weekends busy.
One Fish Street moved its stripped-back seafood counter from St Ives to Chandos Road in Bristol and entered the Michelin Guide's 2026 selection.
Signature: Day-boat fish small plates
Order: The day-boat catch chalked up that evening; the menu moves with the tide.
Tip: The name is the old Cornish address, not a Bristol street; look for it between Wilsons and Dongnae on Chandos Road.
Lido Restaurant overlooks a restored 1849 open-air pool in Clifton, Bristol, serving wood-fired Mediterranean cooking to swimmers and diners alike.
Signature: Wood-fired flatbreads, Scallops
Order: Wood-roast scallops, then a sourdough flatbread while watching the swimmers.
Tip: Ask for a poolside window table; the swim, spa and lunch packages are the classic Bristol treat day.
Gambas cooks seafood-first Spanish tapas above the harbour at Wapping Wharf in Bristol, a Valencia-inspired sister venue to Cotham Hill's Bravas.
Signature: Monkfish and sobrasada Valencian rice, Gambas pil pil
Order: The signature monkfish and sobrasada Valencian rice, with gambas pil pil to start.
Tip: Run by the same husband-and-wife team as Bravas; the upper-deck terrace looks straight down the Floating Harbour.
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.
Signature: Dry-aged trout with pickled mushrooms
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.
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.
