British gastropub££HenburyKitchen Wed-Sat 12:00-16:00, 18:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-16:00; bar from 17:00 Mon-Tue
The Blaise Inn is a Bib Gourmand village pub by Blaise Castle estate in Henbury, north Bristol, worth the bus ride for its two-course lunch deal.
Signature: Two-course set lunch
Order: The set lunch, then a walk through the Blaise Castle parkland next door.
Tip: Kitchen closes between lunch and dinner; Sunday food stops at 16:00 sharp, so aim for a 13:00 roast sitting.
Modern European£££HarboursideWed-Sat 12:00-14:00 and dinner from 18:00, booking essential
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.
Modern British£££Wapping WharfWed-Sat dinner sittings 17:30 and 20:00; Thu-Sat lunch sittings 12:00 and 14:15
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.
Italian££Wapping WharfMon 13:00-23:00; Tue-Thu 12:00-15:00, 17:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00
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.
Seafood£££RedlandTue-Sat 17:30-21:15; Fri-Sat lunch 12:00-14:30
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.
Mediterranean£££CliftonMon-Sat breakfast 09:00-10:45, lunch 12:00-14:45, dinner 18:00-21:30; Sun brunch 09:00-12:00, small plates 13:00-16:00, 17:00-20:00
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.