11 restaurants in Bristol, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. 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.
Sonny Stores ★ 4.5
Southville · 47 Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol BS3 1QS
Hours: Tue-Wed 17:00-23:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-17:00
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.
Tip: Jay Rayner's Observer review filled the books for months; the weekday set lunch is the easiest table to land.
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.
Bianchis ★ 4.3
Montpelier · 1-3 York Road, Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5QB
Hours: Tue-Thu 17:30-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-16:00, 17:30-23:00; Sun 12:30-17:30
Bianchis is Montpelier's green-tiled Italian trattoria, the anchor of a small Bristol group that also runs Cotto, with pasta made in-house daily.
Tip: Last tables are seated two hours before closing, so treat 21:00 as the real cut-off for a full dinner.
The Saigon Kitchen ★ 4.3
Redland · 23-25 Zetland Road, Bristol BS6 7AH
Hours: Tue-Wed 18:00-23:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-15:00
The Saigon Kitchen brings chef-owner Trung's home-style Vietnamese cooking to Zetland Road in Bristol, from Hanoi beef pho to steamed Devon mussels.
Tip: The kitchen closes at 21:30 even when the room runs later; Sunday is a short 12:00 to 15:00 lunch service.
Clouds ★ 4.3
St Werburghs · 107b Mina Road, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9YD
Hours: Tue-Thu 17:00-22:30; Fri 12:00-16:00, 17:00-23:00; Sat 09:00-16:00, 17:00-23:00; Sun 10:00-21:00
Clouds folds handmade dim sum in a St Werburghs corner room in Bristol, pairing dumplings and homestyle Cantonese plates with a serious wine list.
Tip: Open since November 2024 and already a hard weekend book; parties over six need to email ahead.
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.
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.