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Casual Eats and Cocktails in Bristol

A flatlay of tapas street food-style dishes at The Coconut Tree on Gloucester Road in Bristol.

Looking for the best restaurants and bars for casual dining and cocktails in Bristol? When it comes to eating and drinking out, Bristol’s collection of indie restaurants and bars rivals that of many other UK cities, with several award-winning venues to boot. The multicultural character of this cosmopolitan city has played a big role in […] Read more…

Tiny Rebel Cardiff, Westgate Street – Beer & Food

Tiny Rebel Cardiff posters

With a Newport-based brewery and two bars to its name, Tiny Rebel is at the forefront of South Wales’ thriving craft beer scene. However, as I discovered when I popped along to Tiny Rebel Cardiff on Westgate Street recently (formerly Urban Taphouse, but rebranded by the same owners last year), they also offer a satisfying selection […] Read more…

How to make Dirty Martini’s Red Dragon Cocktail

Red Dragon cocktail

This weekend saw the eagerly anticipated arrival of Dirty Martini in Cardiff, on the former site of Maddison nightclub on St Mary Street. The cocktail bar chain already has eight branches in London, but this is the first venue to open outside of England’s capital city. Having undergone a £1.2m refurbishment, the bar launched to […] Read more…