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These are Bristol’s 10 best restaurants
From a restaurant where everything is cooked on solid fuel to homespun dishes reflecting the swathe of Caribbean islands, Bristol’s 10 best restaurants according to the Daily Telegraph are nothing if not eclectic.
“For some time a new wave of creative cooking has been sweeping through Bristol,” writes Simon Horsford.
“The presence of four Michelin-starred restaurants is a sign of the city’s increasing impact on the British food scene, but the city’s cultural diversity, strong belief in sustainable ethics (locally sourced food is a given) and the locals’ passionate support of independent businesses has also been the driving force for something quite special.
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“What’s more there seems to be a refreshing camaraderie between this new wave of chefs, restaurateurs and suppliers in a bid to enhance and promote the city’s foodie credentials.”

“Slip swiftly into the spirit by tucking into curried goat or ackee saltfish and one of the 72 types of rum” at Caribbean Croft
These are Bristol’s 10 best restaurants:
Casamia
“A culinary wonder.”
Lower Guinea Street, Redcliffe, BS1 6FU
www.casamiarestaurant.co.uk
Box-E
“Exceptional modern British cuisine.”
Cargo 1, Gaol Ferry Steps, Wapping Wharf, BS1 6WP
www.boxebristol.com
Root
“What chef Rob Howell produces is extraordinarily clever.”
Cargo 1, Gaol Ferry Steps, Wapping Wharf, BS1 6WP
www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/root
Adelina Yard
“Modern, multi-inspired cooking.”
Queen Quay, Welsh Back, BS1 4SL
www.adelinayard.com
Pasta Loco
“Italian cuisine with a wicked – and affordable – twist.”
37A Cotham Hill, Cotham, BS6 6JY
www.pastaloco.co.uk
Wilson’s
“Simply styled decor… gives little hint as to the wonders of the cooking.”
24 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PF
www.wilsonsrestaurant.co.uk
The Cauldron
“The best table is near the kitchen, which looks as though it could be from the set of Game of Thrones.”
98 Mina Road, St Werburgh’s, BS2 9XW
www.thecauldron.restaurant
Caribbean Croft
“An instantly inviting cookhouse and bar.”
30 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QD
www.caribbeancroft.co.uk
Nutmeg
“A welcome and imaginative take on the Indian subcontinent’s cuisine.”
10 The Mall, Clifton, BS8 4DR
www.nutmegbristol.com
1766 Bar & Kitchen
“A mightily dramatic setting… and the food certainly lives up to that billing.”
Bristol Old Vic, King Street, BS1 4ED
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/food-drink/bar-kitchen
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