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What are Bristol’s best food and drink shops?
What are Bristol’s best food and drink shops? We asked that question to the panellists in this year’s EatDrink24/7 guide.
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From coffee to beer, cheese to charcuterie, these are the shops with the most recommendations from our panellists:
The Bristol Cheesemonger
Cargo 2, Museum Street, Wapping Wharf, BS1 6ZA
www.bristol-cheese.co.uk
“A shipping container full of cheese – what more could you want?” says Ingrid Bates of Dunleavy Vineyards about the Bristol Cheesemonger – photo: Bristol Cheesemonger
Coffee & Beer
16 Cotham Hill, Cotham, BS6 6LF
www.coffeeandbeer.co.uk
For Lara Light-McKelvaney of Newtown Park brewery, Coffee & Beer has “fantastic coffee, excellent baristas and is in a great location” – photo: Coffee & Beer
El Colmado
57 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AD
www.elcolmadobristol.co.uk
“You’ve not lived until you’ve created a picky tea from an El Colmado haul” says Charlie Harding – photo: Bristol24/7
Corks
Cotham Hill, North Street and Wapping Wharf
www.corksofbristol.com
Corks has “stuff you need when you need it the most” says Loose Cannon’s Akos Rabi – photo: Corks
Divino Deli
1 Worrall Road, Clifton, BS8 2UF
www.divinodeli.co.uk
“If I want some foodie treats I go to Divino Deli,” says Better Food founder Phil Haughton – photo: Divino Deli
Farro
1 Brunswick Square, St Paul’s, BS2 8PE
www.farro.co.uk
“I have lived in countries around the world that are famous for bread and Farro is up there with anyone,” says Duncan Robertson of Bokman – photo: Lada Poltavska
Food Shop
63 Overton Road, St Andrew’s, BS6 5AD
www.foodxshopx.com
Food Shop is “a proper little treasure trove” says chef and writer Claire Thomson – photo: Lada Poltavska
Hart’s Bakery
Arch 35, Lower Approach Road, Bristol Temple Meads, BS1 6QS
www.hartsbakery.co.uk
“I would happily only eat Hart’s-baked goods for the rest of my life,” says Small Street Espresso manager Tasha Ebbs – photo: Hart’s Bakery
Hugo’s
North Street and Bedminster Parade
www.instagram.com/hugosgreengrocer
“I discover something new to try on every visit,” says Laura Hart of Hart’s Bakery about Hugo’s – photo: Hugo’s
Ruby & White
48 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, BS8 2NH
www.rubyandwhite.com
Ruby & White have “super-friendly staff who always make a big effort to understand what I want,” says Joel Manuvelpillai of Goüter
Sweetmart
St Mark’s Road, Easton, BS5 6JH
www.sweetmart.co.uk
Sweetmart is a “gastronomic Aladdin’s cave” says Watershed head of commercial operations, James Taljaard – photo: Bristol24/7
Two Belly
116 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, BS8 2RP
www.twobelly.co.uk
“Sometimes for cheese, sometimes for beer and cider, but let’s be honest, most of the time it’s for both,” says Graham Faragher of Bertha’s Pizza about Two Belly – photo: Two Belly
Wai Yee Hong
Eastgate Road, Eastville, BS5 6XX
www.waiyeehong.com
“I can spend hours and lots of money at Wai Yee Hong,” says Martin Hagen of Cave – photo: Wai Yee Hong
Zero Green
80 North Street, Bedminster, BS3 1HJ
www.zerogreenbristol.co.uk
Kate Evans of New Cut says that Zero Green is “well thought out and they really care” – photo: Zero Green
Main photo: Lada Poltavska
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