Cotto is an italian restaurant in Old City, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Fresh pasta, Italian wine by the glass
Must order: Pasta at the counter with whatever the staff are pouring that week.
Tip: The kitchen closes around 21:00 while the wine bar runs to 23:00, so eat first and linger afterwards.
Address: 29-31 St Stephen's Street, Bristol BS1 1JX
Clouds folds handmade dim sum in a St Werburghs corner room in Bristol, pairing dumplings and homestyle Cantonese plates with a serious wine list.
Signature: Handmade dim sum
Order: A round of dumplings each, then whatever homestyle special is chalked up.
Tip: Open since November 2024 and already a hard weekend book; parties over six need to email ahead.
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.
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.
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.
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.
