Guidebook for Cardiff

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Guidebook for Cardiff

Sightseeing

Incredibly helpful staff - and a place where you can hire bikes for the day/weekend.
The Bike Shed
243-245 Cathedral Rd
Incredibly helpful staff - and a place where you can hire bikes for the day/weekend.

Food Scene

A privately owned cafe - the food is gorgeous. Run by Kemi and her son Patrick, a gorgeous place to eat, drink and meet people.
21 locals recommend
Kemis At Pontcanna
186-188 Kings Rd
21 locals recommend
A privately owned cafe - the food is gorgeous. Run by Kemi and her son Patrick, a gorgeous place to eat, drink and meet people.
excellent food - also very good lunchtime menu at reasonable prices.
10 locals recommend
Arbennig Restaurant
6-10 Romilly Cres
10 locals recommend
excellent food - also very good lunchtime menu at reasonable prices.
Great place for good food.
9 locals recommend
Cibo
9 locals recommend
Great place for good food.
Fantastic Japanese cafe/bar.
11 locals recommend
Osaka
201 Cowbridge Rd E
11 locals recommend
Fantastic Japanese cafe/bar.
Thai cafe/bar - great food and good value for money.
20 locals recommend
Bangkok Cafe
207 Cowbridge Rd E
20 locals recommend
Thai cafe/bar - great food and good value for money.
Good food - but make sure you book in advance!
18 locals recommend
The Smoke House
77 Pontcanna St
18 locals recommend
Good food - but make sure you book in advance!
....would you believe....a fish cafe/bar!
11 locals recommend
Fish at 85
85 Pontcanna St
11 locals recommend
....would you believe....a fish cafe/bar!
Great cafe...also a lovely cafe bar. On a bright day, good to sit outside and watch people go by.
23 locals recommend
Brava Cafe
71 Pontcanna St
23 locals recommend
Great cafe...also a lovely cafe bar. On a bright day, good to sit outside and watch people go by.
Tremendous food. Very friendly and excellent selection of vegetarian meals.
6 locals recommend
Stefano's Italian Restaurant
14 Romilly Cres
6 locals recommend
Tremendous food. Very friendly and excellent selection of vegetarian meals.
Good food.
23 locals recommend
Bullys Restaurant
5 Romilly Cres
23 locals recommend
Good food.

Drinks & Nightlife

These guys brew their own amazing beers and lagers. It's not open every day - but most days you can go there and buy their bottled beer.
17 locals recommend
Pipes™ (Artisan Brewery)
183A Kings Rd
17 locals recommend
These guys brew their own amazing beers and lagers. It's not open every day - but most days you can go there and buy their bottled beer.
Fab beers and gorgeous food - treat yourself....but on weekend good idea to book.
27 locals recommend
The Conway
58 Conway Rd
27 locals recommend
Fab beers and gorgeous food - treat yourself....but on weekend good idea to book.
Wide range of good beers and ales. They do good food here - worth a visit.
15 locals recommend
The Cricketers
66 Cathedral Rd
15 locals recommend
Wide range of good beers and ales. They do good food here - worth a visit.
Traditional pub, Paul the landlord is great and his staff are all friendly and happy to chat. Great food served til about 8pm. Good prices and good value.
17 locals recommend
Robin Hood
16 Severn Grove
17 locals recommend
Traditional pub, Paul the landlord is great and his staff are all friendly and happy to chat. Great food served til about 8pm. Good prices and good value.
Good pub serving good, basic food. If you are into sports, they have all the Sport in the screens in some of the bar.
9 locals recommend
Halfway
247 Cathedral Rd
9 locals recommend
Good pub serving good, basic food. If you are into sports, they have all the Sport in the screens in some of the bar.

Shopping

this funky shop is a glorious collection of interesting items for sale. From teeny-weeny buttons and door stoppers to distressed furniture. They also are stock chalk paints. Well worth a browse.
8 locals recommend
Beti Biggs
1 Romilly Cres
8 locals recommend
this funky shop is a glorious collection of interesting items for sale. From teeny-weeny buttons and door stoppers to distressed furniture. They also are stock chalk paints. Well worth a browse.
Quirky little shop selling gorgeous Indian jewellery. The owners, Debbie and Simon travel to India to bring back interesting and unusual pieces. Great for presents.
Debris
1 Pontcanna Pl
Quirky little shop selling gorgeous Indian jewellery. The owners, Debbie and Simon travel to India to bring back interesting and unusual pieces. Great for presents.

Everything Else

A bus ride or 10 minute drive - really worth a visit. sounds dull and uninteresting - but you can easily spend a day here wandering round all the old houses relocated in wonderful grounds.
328 locals recommend
St Fagans National Museum of History
328 locals recommend
A bus ride or 10 minute drive - really worth a visit. sounds dull and uninteresting - but you can easily spend a day here wandering round all the old houses relocated in wonderful grounds.