Lido Restaurant is a mediterranean restaurant in Clifton, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Wood-fired flatbreads, Scallops
Must 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.
Address: Oakfield Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2BJ
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.
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.
Marmo runs an owner-led Italian kitchen and wine bar in Bristol's old Guardian Assurance building on Baldwin Street, holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
Signature: Handmade pasta
Order: The day's fresh pasta with a low-intervention European wine from the list.
Tip: The wine list leans organic and biodynamic and doubles as a bottle shop; lunch is the quiet way in on Fridays.
Little Hollows rolls its pasta by hand on Chandos Road in Redland, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand alongside starred neighbour Wilsons.
Signature: Hand-rolled fresh pasta
Order: The day's stuffed pasta; the menu swerves the standard penne pomodoro.
Tip: It sits two doors from Wilsons, so Chandos Road can cover aperitivo, pasta and a starred tasting menu in one street.
