Magalie’s guidebook
Pubs and bars
18th-century pub with wood floor and a huge waterfront garden, serving craft beers and British fare.
12 locals recommend
The Ostrich
Lower Guinea Street18th-century pub with wood floor and a huge waterfront garden, serving craft beers and British fare.
Lively, airy local pub with changing cask ales and a good selection of wines, plus global dishes.
10 locals recommend
Portwall Tavern
1 Portwall LnLively, airy local pub with changing cask ales and a good selection of wines, plus global dishes.
A great selection of pop-up restaurants, bars and cafes in old shipping containers right on the harbourside.
96 locals recommend
Wapping Wharf
A great selection of pop-up restaurants, bars and cafes in old shipping containers right on the harbourside.
Food scene
Restaurant and bar with river views and Modern European menu in a converted dockside police station.
27 locals recommend
Riverstation
The GroveRestaurant and bar with river views and Modern European menu in a converted dockside police station.
International restaurant and chic cocktail lounge with a moveable bar in Brunel's former boathouse.
11 locals recommend
Severnshed
The GroveInternational restaurant and chic cocktail lounge with a moveable bar in Brunel's former boathouse.
Live music and European dishes made with locally sourced ingredients in a massive waterside space.
25 locals recommend
No.1 Harbourside
1 Canon's RdLive music and European dishes made with locally sourced ingredients in a massive waterside space.
Italian and Sardinian specialities in an olive-coloured restaurant with panoramic windows.
7 locals recommend
Marco's Olive Branch
76 Victoria StItalian and Sardinian specialities in an olive-coloured restaurant with panoramic windows.
Sightseeing
The brainchild of our most famous honorary Bristolian, Isambard Kingdom Brunel; this iconic steam ship is the world’s first great ocean liner, Bristol’s no.1 attraction and one of the UK’s top ten museums.
331 locals recommend
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Gas Ferry RoadThe brainchild of our most famous honorary Bristolian, Isambard Kingdom Brunel; this iconic steam ship is the world’s first great ocean liner, Bristol’s no.1 attraction and one of the UK’s top ten museums.
Bristol’s beautiful and historic Cathedral is located on College Green in the West End of the city. A church has almost certainly stood on the site for over a thousand years, but it came to prominence in 1140 when Robert Fitzhardinge founded the Abbey of St Augustine. The Chapter House and Abbey Gatehouse remain clear to see, and the other remains are to be found within Bristol Cathedral School.
42 locals recommend
Bristol Cathedral
College GreenBristol’s beautiful and historic Cathedral is located on College Green in the West End of the city. A church has almost certainly stood on the site for over a thousand years, but it came to prominence in 1140 when Robert Fitzhardinge founded the Abbey of St Augustine. The Chapter House and Abbey Gatehouse remain clear to see, and the other remains are to be found within Bristol Cathedral School.
Culture
An independent cinema showing international and art films, hosting talks and offering a great restaurant/cafe/bar.
110 locals recommend
Watershed
1 Canon's RdAn independent cinema showing international and art films, hosting talks and offering a great restaurant/cafe/bar.
An international art gallery with a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a specialist art bookshop and a café bar.
154 locals recommend
Arnolfini
16 Narrow QuayAn international art gallery with a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. There is also a specialist art bookshop and a café bar.
Colourful exhibits detailing history of the city and its people in a 1950s dockside transit shed.
219 locals recommend
M Shed
Wapping RoadColourful exhibits detailing history of the city and its people in a 1950s dockside transit shed.
We The Curious is a science and arts centre and educational charity.
12 locals recommend
We The Curious
One Anchor RoadWe The Curious is a science and arts centre and educational charity.