Fried chicken££Wapping WharfMon-Sat 12:00-22:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
Gurt Wings fries its multi-award-winning wings and cheese stix from a Cargo 2 container at Wapping Wharf, the food-truck success story of Bristol chicken.
Try: Award-winning fried wings and cheese stix
Tip: The name is Bristolian for very big, and portions agree; sauce flights make one box feed a bench.
Japanese£Old CityMon-Fri 11:00-15:00; Sat 11:30-16:00
Eatchu fries and steams handmade gyoza on Exchange Avenue at St Nicholas Market, Bristol's Great Taste-winning dumpling counter since its stall days.
Try: Handmade gyoza
Tip: The chicken and nori butter gyoza is the signature; the Clifton Triangle shop seats you down if the market is heaving.
Middle Eastern£Old CityMarket hours, Mon-Sat lunchtime
Matina bakes naan to order and stuffs it with chargrilled lamb, chicken or halloumi, the queue that defines lunch at Bristol's St Nicholas Market.
Try: Chargrilled meat or halloumi in fresh-baked naan
Tip: Watch for the naan coming off the dome oven; the mixed grill wrap is the order the queue is for.
Portuguese£Old CityMarket hours, Mon-Sat lunchtime
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.
Moroccan£Old CityMarket hours, Mon-Sat lunchtime
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£Old CityMarket hours, Mon-Sat lunchtime
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.