Anya’s guidebook
Food scene
Light-filled gastropub with stripped floors and a beer garden, for British food and small plates.
41 locals recommend
Victoria Park
66 Raymend RdLight-filled gastropub with stripped floors and a beer garden, for British food and small plates.
Gastropub with contemporary decor and booth seating for local DJs, quizzes and open mic nights.
41 locals recommend
The Spotted Cow Bristol
139 North StreetGastropub with contemporary decor and booth seating for local DJs, quizzes and open mic nights.
Tapas-style dishes served in a cosy cafe-bar with quirky vintage decor and live music nights.
56 locals recommend
Old Bookshop
65 North StTapas-style dishes served in a cosy cafe-bar with quirky vintage decor and live music nights.
Steam Crane
4-6 North StLive music with a lively bar and great British menu.
Vibrant tapas restaurant with Iberian wines, live music and Spanish language classes.
14 locals recommend
El Rincon Bristol
Vibrant tapas restaurant with Iberian wines, live music and Spanish language classes.
Sharing plates, salads & gourmet pies in a wood-panelled pub with vintage accents, plus cocktails.
25 locals recommend
The Windmill
3 Eldon TerraceSharing plates, salads & gourmet pies in a wood-panelled pub with vintage accents, plus cocktails.
Shipping containers filled with independent restaurants, bars, cafes and shops
96 locals recommend
Wapping Wharf
Shipping containers filled with independent restaurants, bars, cafes and shops
Bars and entertainment
Arts and live music bar with exposed brick and stripped floors, plus gallery space and dance studio.
SouthBank Club Bristol
Dean LaneArts and live music bar with exposed brick and stripped floors, plus gallery space and dance studio.
Tobacco Factory
An independent theatre, bar, restaurant and arts venue.
An international arts centre and gallery with a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a specialist art bookshop and a café bar.
154 locals recommend
Arnolfini
16 Narrow QuayAn international arts centre and gallery with a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a specialist art bookshop and a café bar.
Sightseeing
Colourful exhibits detailing history of the city and its people in a 1950s' dockside transit shed.
219 locals recommend
M Shed
Wapping RoadColourful exhibits detailing history of the city and its people in a 1950s' dockside transit shed.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
331 locals recommend
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Gas Ferry RoadSS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.