Guidebook for Bristol

Dafydd
Guidebook for Bristol

Arts & Culture

Brilliant/ infuriating contemporary arts centre. Catch them on a good day.
154 locals recommend
Arnolfini
16 Narrow Quay
154 locals recommend
Brilliant/ infuriating contemporary arts centre. Catch them on a good day.
Brilliant media centre. Films rather than movies...
110 locals recommend
Watershed
1 Canon's Rd
110 locals recommend
Brilliant media centre. Films rather than movies...
Theatre!
90 locals recommend
Bristol Old Vic
King Street
90 locals recommend
Theatre!
Gallery and cafe; generally rewards a visit.
8 locals recommend
Spike Island
133 Cumberland Rd
8 locals recommend
Gallery and cafe; generally rewards a visit.
Theatre. South of the river.
59 locals recommend
Tobacco Factory Market
Raleigh Road
59 locals recommend
Theatre. South of the river.

Food Scene

Cheap, cheerful, tasty Thai.
9 locals recommend
Simply Thai
67 Gloucester Rd
9 locals recommend
Cheap, cheerful, tasty Thai.
Tasty tapas! Very busy; probably best to go earlier in the evening.
77 locals recommend
Poco Tapas Bar
45 Jamaica St
77 locals recommend
Tasty tapas! Very busy; probably best to go earlier in the evening.
Wraps. It's hard to be excited about wraps but these are the very best wraps anywhere. No other wrap can compare. Truly. Cheap and BYOB.
16 locals recommend
Biblos
16 locals recommend
Wraps. It's hard to be excited about wraps but these are the very best wraps anywhere. No other wrap can compare. Truly. Cheap and BYOB.
More a take-away than a restaurant; I think they only have one table. However, excellent Indian take-away. Healthy because nothing's fried; mainly vegetarian.
7 locals recommend
Tiffins
151 St Michael's Hill
7 locals recommend
More a take-away than a restaurant; I think they only have one table. However, excellent Indian take-away. Healthy because nothing's fried; mainly vegetarian.
Great south Indian restaurant. Reasonably priced. BYOB. Tasty.
12 locals recommend
Dev's Kerala
180 Gloucester Rd
12 locals recommend
Great south Indian restaurant. Reasonably priced. BYOB. Tasty.
Worth a visit if you're visiting the bridge. Good breakfasts. Alfresco munching.
52 locals recommend
Primrose Cafe
1 Boyce's Ave
52 locals recommend
Worth a visit if you're visiting the bridge. Good breakfasts. Alfresco munching.
Fantastic South American groceries and cafe. Huevos rancheros come highly recommended by your hosts. Lovely staff. Brilliant for breakfast.
6 locals recommend
La Ruca
89 Gloucester Rd
6 locals recommend
Fantastic South American groceries and cafe. Huevos rancheros come highly recommended by your hosts. Lovely staff. Brilliant for breakfast.

Drinks & Nightlife

Where hipsters go to meet other hipsters and be hip. Good drinks and reasonably-priced food. Generally hard to tolerate live music; move on to Crofters Rights when they start up...
102 locals recommend
The Canteen
80 Stokes Croft
102 locals recommend
Where hipsters go to meet other hipsters and be hip. Good drinks and reasonably-priced food. Generally hard to tolerate live music; move on to Crofters Rights when they start up...
Recently renovated. Great. Dafydd's favourite pub for local liaisons.
33 locals recommend
The Crofters Rights
117-119 Stokes Croft
33 locals recommend
Recently renovated. Great. Dafydd's favourite pub for local liaisons.
It's a pub, not a bar. Lovely. They have a record player. Often busy.
18 locals recommend
Hillgrove Porter Stores
53 Hillgrove St N
18 locals recommend
It's a pub, not a bar. Lovely. They have a record player. Often busy.
An old standard. Unchanging local boozer. A good launching pad for your evening.
16 locals recommend
The Bell
16-18 Hillgrove Street
16 locals recommend
An old standard. Unchanging local boozer. A good launching pad for your evening.

Essentials

Local supermarket.
34 locals recommend
Sainsbury's Local
256-258 Gloucester Rd
34 locals recommend
Local supermarket.
Local organical supermarket.
Harvest Bristol
11 Gloucester Rd
Local organical supermarket.
Local bulk-buy supermarket.
9 locals recommend
Scoopaway
113 Gloucester Rd
9 locals recommend
Local bulk-buy supermarket.
Local sweet-shop. Stocks butterscotch gums.
Scrumptiously Sweet
83 Gloucester Rd
Local sweet-shop. Stocks butterscotch gums.

Everything Else

In case you're in town on University business.
25 locals recommend
University of Bristol
Queens Road
25 locals recommend
In case you're in town on University business.

Sightseeing

It's Brunel's famous bridge!
540 locals recommend
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bridge Road
540 locals recommend
It's Brunel's famous bridge!
A camera obscura. Oft-overlooked Victorian marvel; also access to underground caves. Those Victorians sure knew how to have a good time.
22 locals recommend
Clifton Observatory and Caves
Litfield Road
22 locals recommend
A camera obscura. Oft-overlooked Victorian marvel; also access to underground caves. Those Victorians sure knew how to have a good time.