Guidebook for Cardiff
Food Scene
Delicious, freshly cooked Indian vegetarian dishes. Go early in the evening or phone through your order as Mangla does all the cooking herself and service is sometimes slow when they are busy! Very good value too.
Mangla's Spice of Life
587 Cowbridge Road EastDelicious, freshly cooked Indian vegetarian dishes. Go early in the evening or phone through your order as Mangla does all the cooking herself and service is sometimes slow when they are busy! Very good value too.
Fantastic range of freshly baked bread and sweet & savoury products. Opens at 07.30 (Sundays 08.00).
7 locals recommend
Pettigrew Bakeries
595 Cowbridge Rd EFantastic range of freshly baked bread and sweet & savoury products. Opens at 07.30 (Sundays 08.00).
La Crêperie De Claudie
1 Victoria Park Rd WFrench crepes and gallettes and waffles.
Extremely good Spanish/Catalonian cooking. Not cheap but worth it. The roast lamb between two people is special.
15 locals recommend
La Cuina
11 Kings RdExtremely good Spanish/Catalonian cooking. Not cheap but worth it. The roast lamb between two people is special.
It is run by two people passionate about food and wine. Excellent butcher counter. Lovely delicatessen with excellent range of wines.
Al Ponte Deli
13 Pontcanna StIt is run by two people passionate about food and wine. Excellent butcher counter. Lovely delicatessen with excellent range of wines.
Porro Llandaff
22 High StModern British/Italian cooking.
Bay Leaf
28-30 High StLong established Indian Restaurant.
La Nouba
6A Waungron RdBusy daytime cafe serves good range of sandwiches and snacks.
Drinks & Nightlife
Black Lion
49 Cardiff RdAuthentic British Pub.
Butchers Arms
16 High StAuthentic British Pub.
Arts & Culture
A multi faceted venue for good ales, good food, a cinema, live performing art and art exhibitions. Normally busy with a 'canteen' feel.
112 locals recommend
Chapter Arts Centre
Market RoadA multi faceted venue for good ales, good food, a cinema, live performing art and art exhibitions. Normally busy with a 'canteen' feel.
Sightseeing
Marvelous, widespread site set in lovely countryside. Each building has been brought from other parts of Wales and re-built at St Fagans. Depicts history of Welsh Life through the centuries. Free Entry.
328 locals recommend
St Fagans National Museum of History
Marvelous, widespread site set in lovely countryside. Each building has been brought from other parts of Wales and re-built at St Fagans. Depicts history of Welsh Life through the centuries. Free Entry.
Amazing 19th century 'folly'. Completely self indulgent interiors.
376 locals recommend
Cardiff Castle
Castle StAmazing 19th century 'folly'. Completely self indulgent interiors.
The Art Galleries are a hidden treasure of Wales. The Museum section tells the natural history of Wales Normally some very good touring exhibitions as well. Free Entry.
221 locals recommend
National Museum Cardiff
The Art Galleries are a hidden treasure of Wales. The Museum section tells the natural history of Wales Normally some very good touring exhibitions as well. Free Entry.
Great for promenading around the waterside of Cardiff Bay. Lots of restaurants and bars.
7 locals recommend
Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre
Great for promenading around the waterside of Cardiff Bay. Lots of restaurants and bars.
Cardiff Barrage Children's Playground
Good walk across the Barrage.
Parks & Nature
Part of the massive green space that runs into Llandaff Fields and Bute Park. Great for cycling through to get to the City Centre.
28 locals recommend
Pontcanna Fields
42 Fields Park RdPart of the massive green space that runs into Llandaff Fields and Bute Park. Great for cycling through to get to the City Centre.
Right on our doorstep. Lovely Victorian park, complete with children's paddling pool which gets very busy during warm summer days.
22 locals recommend
Victoria Park
Right on our doorstep. Lovely Victorian park, complete with children's paddling pool which gets very busy during warm summer days.
Shopping
One of several Victorian, covered shopping arcades unique to Cardiff. Housing independent shops and cafes.
17 locals recommend
Castle Arcade
One of several Victorian, covered shopping arcades unique to Cardiff. Housing independent shops and cafes.
Getting Around
The Insole station
61 Bus into and out of city centre.
Waun-gron Park station
Railway station.