Matina is a street-food stop in Old City, Bristol.
Editorially verified August 27, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Watch for the naan coming off the dome oven; the mixed grill wrap is the order the queue is for.
Address: Saint Nicholas Street, Bristol BS1 1LJ
Portuguese Taste ladles feijoada and stacks pastel de nata in the Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market's little corner of Lisbon in central Bristol.
Try: Pastel de nata and feijoada
Tip: Take the custard tarts to the harbour wall; the pork and bean stew sells out before the office crowd clears.
Cafe Atlas slow-cooks tagines and pours fresh mint tea at St Nicholas Market, bringing Marrakech lunch plates and baklava to Bristol's Glass Arcade.
Try: Tagine with couscous and mint tea
Tip: The tagine-and-couscous plate with baklava after is one of the market's best-value hot lunches.
Caribbean Wrap rolls jerk chicken and curry goat into lunch at St Nicholas Market, Bristol's quick daytime fix of the city's Caribbean kitchens.
Try: Jerk chicken wrap and curry goat
Tip: Ask for extra scotch bonnet sauce only if you mean it; curried goat with rice beats the wrap on cold days.
Low and Slow smokes pulled pork and brisket for St Nicholas Market lunchboxes, Bristol barbecue counter cooking with a jackfruit option for herbivores.
Try: Pulled pork, brisket and jackfruit boxes
Tip: Brisket runs out first; the half-and-half box with both meats is the move before 13:00.
Spice Up Your Life serves home-style curries from St Nicholas Market's Exchange Hall, the long-running budget curry counter of central Bristol.
Try: Home-style curry with rice and sides
Tip: The mixed curry plate with a little of everything is the order; portions defeat most first-timers.
Chilli Daddy numbs Bristol with Sichuan pepper at its Baldwin Street restaurant, noodle boxes and dandan noodles built on family recipes from Sichuan.
Try: Sichuan noodle boxes and dandan noodles
Tip: Order the dandan noodles at the heat level below your pride; Uber Eats delivery covers the nights you cannot face the walk.
Portuguese Taste ladles feijoada and stacks pastel de nata in the Glass Arcade, St Nicholas Market's little corner of Lisbon in central Bristol.
Try: Pastel de nata and feijoada
Tip: Take the custard tarts to the harbour wall; the pork and bean stew sells out before the office crowd clears.
Cafe Atlas slow-cooks tagines and pours fresh mint tea at St Nicholas Market, bringing Marrakech lunch plates and baklava to Bristol's Glass Arcade.
Try: Tagine with couscous and mint tea
Tip: The tagine-and-couscous plate with baklava after is one of the market's best-value hot lunches.
Caribbean Wrap rolls jerk chicken and curry goat into lunch at St Nicholas Market, Bristol's quick daytime fix of the city's Caribbean kitchens.
Try: Jerk chicken wrap and curry goat
Tip: Ask for extra scotch bonnet sauce only if you mean it; curried goat with rice beats the wrap on cold days.
Low and Slow smokes pulled pork and brisket for St Nicholas Market lunchboxes, Bristol barbecue counter cooking with a jackfruit option for herbivores.
Try: Pulled pork, brisket and jackfruit boxes
Tip: Brisket runs out first; the half-and-half box with both meats is the move before 13:00.
Spice Up Your Life serves home-style curries from St Nicholas Market's Exchange Hall, the long-running budget curry counter of central Bristol.
Try: Home-style curry with rice and sides
Tip: The mixed curry plate with a little of everything is the order; portions defeat most first-timers.
Chilli Daddy numbs Bristol with Sichuan pepper at its Baldwin Street restaurant, noodle boxes and dandan noodles built on family recipes from Sichuan.
Try: Sichuan noodle boxes and dandan noodles
Tip: Order the dandan noodles at the heat level below your pride; Uber Eats delivery covers the nights you cannot face the walk.
