Root is a modern british restaurant in Wapping Wharf, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Vegetable-led small plates
Must 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.
Address: Unit 9, Cargo 1, Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol BS1 6WP
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.
Other brings ex-Casamia cooking to a tiny room on Cannon Street in Bedminster, Bristol, and it won a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.
Signature: Locally sourced small plates
Order: The snacks section first; the short menu changes with the week's deliveries.
Tip: Lunch only runs Friday and Saturday 12:30 to 14:00, and the dining room is tiny, so book for weekends.
COR on North Street is Bedminster's Bib Gourmand small-plates room, pairing Mediterranean cooking with one of Bristol's best-value wine lists.
Signature: Cannellini beans
Order: The signature cannellini bean plate, a fixture since opening in 2022.
Tip: Note the toilets are up a flight of stairs and there is no accessible loo; Friday and Saturday run all day from noon.
Sonny Stores fills a former Southville corner shop in Bristol with River Cafe-trained Italian cooking from Pegs Quinn and Mary Glynn, named for their son.
Signature: Acqua pazza, Fresh pasta
Order: The day's pasta, then poached cod acqua pazza if it is on.
Tip: Jay Rayner's Observer review filled the books for months; the weekday set lunch is the easiest table to land.
Little French is Freddy Bird's all-day neighbourhood bistro in Westbury Park, Bristol, cooking unpretentious French food and listed in the Michelin Guide.
Signature: Produce-led French bistro plates
Order: Whatever the blackboard says came off the Cornish day boats.
Tip: Sunday service runs 12:00 to 16:00 only and goes fast; the bar seats take walk-ins when the room is full.
