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9 Bristol eateries honoured at OFM Awards
Five Bristol restaurants, one pub, one bar, one cafe and a market have been honoured at this year’s Observer Food Monthly Awards as regional runners-up:
Best Restaurants
Romy’s Kitchen
“Indian home cooking including produce from the kitchen garden”
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Bell’s Diner & Bar Rooms
“Menu of sharing plates jumps from Spain to North Africa, Italy and France in an entirely appeasing way”
Birch, Southville
“Small neighbourhood restaurant with a big garden that provides much of the produce for the short menu that changes daily.”
Best Places to Drink
Hausbar
“A bar that brings a bit of Berlin to Bristol”
Best Markets
St Nick’s
“The streets surrounding the main building host a farmers’ market and street food market”
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Best Ethical
The Ethicurean
“Food doesn’t come any more connected to the land than the dishes served at this idyllic kitchen garden restaurant”
Romy’s Kitchen
“West Bengal-born chef and owner Romy Gill gives talks and demos in schools on the importance of eating seasonally, and the impact of food on the environment.”
Poco
“90% of the food is locally sourced, and they recycle 95% of their already minimal waste”
Best Cheap Eats
Folk House Cafe
“The bargain £5 special changes daily (a beetroot tzatziki, bread and salad is a typical offering)”
Papadeli
“This deli serves salads and hot pressed sandwiches, among other things, to eat in or take away.”
The Kitchen
“Sited in an old fire station, this social enterprise works with young people to offer training and employment withing the good and hospitality industry”
Thali Cafe
“Offering a thali, tiffin and express menu (roti wraps for less than £5), and using free-range meat and eggs and organic dairy products.”
Best Sunday Lunch
The Grace
“Top-notch roasts (roast Hereford rump, braised Jacob’s ladder and goose fat roast potatoes is a winner) and a hidden garden out back to eat them in”
The Rummer
“The kitchen’s attention to detail shines through intriguing sides like truffled cauliflower cheese, charred onions, toffee carrots and pickled white cabbage. Those inclined can indulge in a digestif at the award-winning bar.”
Best Independent Retailers
Papadeli
“Well-stocked deli that does catering and cookery classes, too”
