Guidebook for Cardiff

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Guidebook for Cardiff

Food Scene

funky danish vibe
39 locals recommend
Brød – The Danish Bakery
126 Wyndham Cres
39 locals recommend
funky danish vibe
cheap excellent family run italian, slightly dodgy decor but the best pizza in town
28 locals recommend
Calabrisella Canton
154 Cowbridge Rd E
28 locals recommend
cheap excellent family run italian, slightly dodgy decor but the best pizza in town
If you love an ethically sourced locally grown salad. wonderful. Good for lunch or coffee.
21 locals recommend
Kemis At Pontcanna
186-188 Kings Rd
21 locals recommend
If you love an ethically sourced locally grown salad. wonderful. Good for lunch or coffee.
nice varieties of fresh bread. Passionate and knowledgeable staff
7 locals recommend
Pettigrew Bakeries
595 Cowbridge Rd E
7 locals recommend
nice varieties of fresh bread. Passionate and knowledgeable staff
drink coffee with the dog walkers and fitness peeps. Good stone baked pizza as well.
12 locals recommend
Cafe Castan
12 locals recommend
drink coffee with the dog walkers and fitness peeps. Good stone baked pizza as well.
expensive but good tapas
25 locals recommend
Curado Bar
2 Guildhall Pl
25 locals recommend
expensive but good tapas
tapas
47 locals recommend
Bar 44 Cardiff
15-23 Westgate Street
47 locals recommend
tapas
Small but good italian. Book in advance!
31 locals recommend
Cafe Citta
4 Church St
31 locals recommend
Small but good italian. Book in advance!

Drinks & Nightlife

independent alehouse run by a vicar
10 locals recommend
St Canna's Ale House
42 Llandaff Rd
10 locals recommend
independent alehouse run by a vicar
cinema, gallery, comedy, food, mixed crowd,
112 locals recommend
Chapter Arts Centre
Market Road
112 locals recommend
cinema, gallery, comedy, food, mixed crowd,
good for a pint on a sunny evening
27 locals recommend
The Conway
58 Conway Rd
27 locals recommend
good for a pint on a sunny evening
nice local pub pretty and friendly barmaids!
Butchers Arms
16 High St
nice local pub pretty and friendly barmaids!
independent bar in town
16 locals recommend
10 Feet Tall
12 Church St
16 locals recommend
independent bar in town
Fantastic middle scale venue. Nice bar. Great sound system. Good bands.
50 locals recommend
Tramshed
Clare Road
50 locals recommend
Fantastic middle scale venue. Nice bar. Great sound system. Good bands.

Entertainment & Activities

My kids loved it. better than Harry Potter exhibition.
Doctor Who Experience (Stop PU)
My kids loved it. better than Harry Potter exhibition.

Sightseeing

Good for a stroll and a coffee. walk out along the barrage.
215 locals recommend
Cardiff Bay
Bute Street
215 locals recommend
Good for a stroll and a coffee. walk out along the barrage.
A free day out. 5 mins drive from us. Very friendly informative staff.
328 locals recommend
St Fagans National Museum of History
328 locals recommend
A free day out. 5 mins drive from us. Very friendly informative staff.
Great interior design
376 locals recommend
Cardiff Castle
Castle St
376 locals recommend
Great interior design

Arts & Culture

Opera and all the big touring shows
164 locals recommend
Wales Millennium Centre
Bute Place
164 locals recommend
Opera and all the big touring shows
New writing. Dynamic.
22 locals recommend
Sherman Theatre
Senghennydd Road
22 locals recommend
New writing. Dynamic.
Nice gallery. Rolling exhibitions.
221 locals recommend
National Museum Cardiff
221 locals recommend
Nice gallery. Rolling exhibitions.

Parks & Nature

walk down to the weir and watch the kids jump in on a sunny day
28 locals recommend
Pontcanna Fields
42 Fields Park Rd
28 locals recommend
walk down to the weir and watch the kids jump in on a sunny day
The highest peak in the Brecons. Easy to access via rd (45 mins from here) then 2 hr round walk.
225 locals recommend
Pen-y-Fan
225 locals recommend
The highest peak in the Brecons. Easy to access via rd (45 mins from here) then 2 hr round walk.
Nice pier. Good cafes. Stony beach. Cycling distance.
75 locals recommend
Penarth Pier Pavilion
The Esplanade
75 locals recommend
Nice pier. Good cafes. Stony beach. Cycling distance.

Shopping

antiques and architectural salvage-indoor
The Pumping Station
Penarth Road
antiques and architectural salvage-indoor
Locally sourced farmers market. Sunday mornings.
23 locals recommend
Riverside Market
7 Fitzhamon Embankment
23 locals recommend
Locally sourced farmers market. Sunday mornings.