13 restaurants in Bristol, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Bristol.
Root ★ 4.5
Wapping Wharf · Unit 9, Cargo 1, Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol BS1 6WP
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:30-21:00; Wed-Sat 12:00-14:00; Sun 12:00-15:30
Root cooks vegetable-first small plates from a shipping container at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Tip: Part of Josh Eggleton's Pony family of restaurants; Sunday lunch runs to 15:30 and the terrace fills first in summer.
Marmo ★ 4.5
Old City · 31 Baldwin Street, Bristol BS1 1RG
Hours: Tue-Sat 12:00-14:00; Mon-Thu 17:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 17:30-21:15
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.
Tip: The wine list leans organic and biodynamic and doubles as a bottle shop; lunch is the quiet way in on Fridays.
COR ★ 4.5
Bedminster · 81 North Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 1ES
Hours: Mon 17:00-22:00; Tue-Thu 12:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00
COR on North Street is Bedminster's Bib Gourmand small-plates room, pairing Mediterranean cooking with one of Bristol's best-value wine lists.
Tip: Note the toilets are up a flight of stairs and there is no accessible loo; Friday and Saturday run all day from noon.
Little French ★ 4.4
Westbury Park · 2B North View, Westbury Park, Bristol BS6 7QB
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-14:45, 17:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-16:00
Little French is Freddy Bird's all-day neighbourhood bistro in Westbury Park, Bristol, cooking unpretentious French food and listed in the Michelin Guide.
Tip: Sunday service runs 12:00 to 16:00 only and goes fast; the bar seats take walk-ins when the room is full.
Bravas ★ 4.4
Cotham · 7 Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6LD
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30-23:00
Bravas has run its candlelit Cotham Hill tapas bar since before Bristol's small-plates boom, sending staff on yearly trips to Spain to research suppliers.
Tip: Window seats and the bar are held for walk-ins, so turn up early rather than despairing at the online book.
RAGU ★ 4.4
Wapping Wharf · Unit 25, Cargo 2, Museum Street, Bristol BS1 6ZA
Hours: Mon 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.
Tip: It took over the container Tare vacated; walk-ins are encouraged, and Grace Dent's Guardian review made weekends busy.
The Blaise Inn ★ 4.3
Henbury · 260 Henbury Road, Bristol BS10 7QR
Hours: Kitchen 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.
Tip: Kitchen closes between lunch and dinner; Sunday food stops at 16:00 sharp, so aim for a 13:00 roast sitting.
Lido Restaurant ★ 4.3
Clifton · Oakfield Place, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2BJ
Hours: Mon-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.
Tip: Ask for a poolside window table; the swim, spa and lunch packages are the classic Bristol treat day.
Gambas ★ 4.3
Wapping Wharf · Unit 12, Cargo 2, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6ZA
Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-16:30
Gambas cooks seafood-first Spanish tapas above the harbour at Wapping Wharf in Bristol, a Valencia-inspired sister venue to Cotham Hill's Bravas.
Tip: Run by the same husband-and-wife team as Bravas; the upper-deck terrace looks straight down the Floating Harbour.
Pasture ★ 4.2
Redcliffe · 2 Portwall Lane, Bristol BS1 6NB
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:30; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:30; Sun 12:00-20:00
Pasture grills 35-day dry-aged West Country beef over live fire opposite St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, the flagship of a growing steak group.
Tip: Weekend evenings book out; a counter seat at lunch gets the same beef with a shorter wait and a quieter room.
Souk Kitchen ★ 4.2
Southville · 277 North Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JP
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-21:30; Wed-Sat also 12:00-14:30
Souk Kitchen cooks Middle Eastern and North African plates on North Street in Southville, Bristol, a Time Out pick for excellent-value small plates.
Tip: Much of the menu can be made gluten-free; the deli counter sells spice blends to take the cooking home.
Cotto ★ 4.2
Old City · 29-31 St Stephen's Street, Bristol BS1 1JX
Hours: Mon-Wed 17:00-23:00; Thu 12:00-16:00, 17:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00
Cotto is the Bianchis team's Old City wine bar and kitchen on St Stephen's Street in Bristol, pairing fresh pasta with an all-Italian wine list.
Tip: The kitchen closes around 21:00 while the wine bar runs to 23:00, so eat first and linger afterwards.
The Ox ★ 4.1
Old City · 43 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-21:00
The Ox has grilled charcoal-cooked beef in a wood-panelled bank vault under Corn Street in Bristol's Old City since 2013, with roasts on Sundays.
Tip: Monday is bring-your-own-wine night with corkage from £10, which turns a steak dinner into genuine value.