Guidebook for Bristol
Arts & Culture
Brilliant/ infuriating contemporary arts centre. Catch them on a good day.
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Arnolfini
16 Narrow QuayBrilliant/ infuriating contemporary arts centre. Catch them on a good day.
Watershed
1 Canon's RdBrilliant media centre. Films rather than movies...
Bristol Old Vic
King StreetTheatre!
Spike Island
133 Cumberland RdGallery and cafe; generally rewards a visit.
Tobacco Factory Market
Raleigh RoadTheatre. South of the river.
Food Scene
Simply Thai
67 Gloucester RdCheap, cheerful, tasty Thai.
Tasty tapas! Very busy; probably best to go earlier in the evening.
77 abantu bendawo batusa
Poco Tapas Bar
45 Jamaica StTasty 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 abantu bendawo batusa
Biblos
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.
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Tiffins
151 St Michael's HillMore 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.
Dev's Kerala
180 Gloucester RdGreat south Indian restaurant. Reasonably priced. BYOB. Tasty.
Worth a visit if you're visiting the bridge. Good breakfasts. Alfresco munching.
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Primrose Cafe
1 Boyce's AveWorth 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 abantu bendawo batusa
La Ruca
89 Gloucester RdFantastic 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 abantu bendawo batusa
The Canteen
80 Stokes CroftWhere 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.
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The Crofters Rights
117-119 Stokes CroftRecently renovated. Great. Dafydd's favourite pub for local liaisons.
It's a pub, not a bar. Lovely. They have a record player. Often busy.
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Hillgrove Porter Stores
53 Hillgrove St NIt'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 abantu bendawo batusa
The Bell
16-18 Hillgrove StreetAn old standard. Unchanging local boozer. A good launching pad for your evening.
Essentials
Sainsbury's Local
256-258 Gloucester RdLocal supermarket.
Harvest Bristol
11 Gloucester RdLocal organical supermarket.
Scoopaway
113 Gloucester RdLocal bulk-buy supermarket.
Scrumptiously Sweet
83 Gloucester RdLocal sweet-shop. Stocks butterscotch gums.
Everything Else
University of Bristol
Queens RoadIn case you're in town on University business.
Sightseeing
Isibhulali saseClifton Suspension
Bridge RoadIt'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.
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Clifton Observatory kanye nezimanga
Litfield RoadA camera obscura. Oft-overlooked Victorian marvel; also access to underground caves. Those Victorians sure knew how to have a good time.