There’s a lot to pack into this month, summer really is in full swing! Bristol’s flagship festivals are coming up, plus a couple of new ones, and there’s a bunch of new places for you to visit too. Read on and see what you fancy eating and drinking this month…
If you enjoy the guides on this blog, you can buy me a drink to show your appreciation if you like – it’s always nice to get a bit of a pat on the pack after spending a few hours on each guide.
Latest news
What I think is the first ever Bristol Seafood Week takes place from 15th – 21st July, a celebration to tie in with Bristol Harbour Festival (19th -21st July) – many local restaurants and retailers will be running special events, menus and offers. Keep your eyes peeked to their social media for the latest updates!
More big festival news – Pasture are going to be at the Balloon Fiesta this August! As part of this year’s hospitality package, you can book in for breakfast, lunch or dinner while you watch the balloons.
Congratulations to the brilliant Wilsons for making it into the final list at the National Restaurant Awards! If you’ve not been to this brilliant restaurant yet, it’s tucked away on Chandos Road in Redland and does some of the best cooking in town, and has a ridiculously good value lunch menu (I also think the dinner set menu is great value too).
The new Eat Drink 24/7 guide from Bristol 24/7 is now out across the city, with a full directory of places to eat and drink, plus lots of recommendations from a range of Bristol folk including myself. It’s free to pick up and here’s where you can find a copy.
Festivals and celebrations
Get these dates in the diary for a shindig or two, including some big anniversaries! Bravas celebrate their 12th birthday on Sunday 7th with live music, paella and sangria.
The following weekend, Good Chemistry Brewing are marking their 9th birthday with drinks at their brewery in St Phillips (plus a tap takeover at Tobacco Factory on Friday 19th), and the week after that Lost and Grounded Brewers turn 8 with a party at their brewery!
Head to the Queens Chew Magna for their beer and cider festival on Friday 5th, Beeses for their Cheese & Wine Festival or KASK for their summer BBQ on Sat 13th, TOUT’s Food Fest in Cleeve on Fri 26th or The Portcullis in Clifton for their Belgian Beer Festival on Sat 27th.
Feast On comes to the Downs from Friday 26th – Sunday 28th July, with a huge lineup of local bars and restaurants, plus talks, wine tasting, cookery school sessions and more.
Dinners
Treat yourself to a special night out this month…
- Thu 4th – Sun 7th – Nangi Sri Lankan pop-up at The Scrandit
- Sat 6th – Buskers Banquet at Redcatch Community Garden (£45)
- Sat 13th – Star Wreck Deep Space Crime murder mystery dinner with Avon Valley Railway (£65)
- Tue 16th – Losow Kitchen at Bruhaha (£35)
- Wed 17th – Westcombe Dairy x BANK with Wilding Cider (£65)
- Wed 17th – Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Dinner at Cave (£115)
- Thu 18th – Morocco dining evening at Beeses
- Thu 18th – Surf ‘n’ Turf menu at The Pony Chew Valley
- Fri 19th – Ramen & Movie Night at The Southville Centre (£10)
- Fri 19th – Lime n’ Dine Caribbean Street Food at Coexist Community Kitchen (£35)
- Sat 20th – Wiper and True x Pasture Summer Feast (£40)
- Tue 23rd – Chef Kasae five-course seafood menu at The Scrandit, 5 courses (£55)
- Wed 24th – A Black Heart & Bad Decisions pop-up at The Scrandit (£35)
- Thu 25th – New World Whiskey Dinner at The Milk Thistle (£80)
- Fri 26th – Gut Health Workshop and Lunch (£98)
Tours, tastings and workshops
Learn something new in July!
- Grand summer wine tasting at Le Vignoble (Wed 3rd, £15)
- Hotspots & Hidden Treasures food tour (Sat 6th, £60)
- Middle Eastern Cookery class at The Pony Chew Valley (Sat 6th, £95)
- Wapping Wharf Gourmet Food Tour (Sat 6th, £60)
- Bristol Cider Tasting Tour (Sat 6th, £34)
- Bangladeshi Cuisine cookery class at Cooking It (Tue 9th, £70)
- Wine Tasting and Chocolate Matching at The Scrandit (Wed 10th, £45)
- Women’s+ Whisky Night at Spirited (Wed 10th, £25)
- Mastering Pasta class at Little Kitchen (Wed 10th, £85)
- Pet Nat Party at Cave (Wed 10th)
- Gin Lover’s Masterclass (Fri 12th, £30)
- An Introduction to Caribbean Cuisine at Cooking It (Fri 12th, £70)
- Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour (Sat 13th, £30)
- Avon Gorge Foraging Walk (Sat 13th, £15)
- Orange wine tasting at Native Vine (Sat 13th, £25)
- Oysters and Fizz at Cave (Sat 13th)
- Korean cuisine cookery class at Cooking It (Mon 15th, £75)
- Charcuterie, Cheese & Wine Pairing at The Scrandit (Wed 17th, £45)
- Good Day Sunshine wine tasting at KASK (Wed 17th, £35)
- Margarita Masterclass at Spirited (Wed 17th, £25)
- Totterdown Wine Club at The Sundial Kitchen (Thu 18th, £25)
- Whisky Lover’s Masterclass (Thu 18th, £30)
- Aromatic wines tasting at Averys (Thu 18th, £35)
- Make and Bake class at The Pony Chew Valley (Fri 19th, £65)
- Wapping Wharf Gourmet Food Tour (Sat 20th, £60)
- Mexican Street Food class at Little Kitchen (Sat 20th, £73)
- Cooking Fish & Seafood class at The Pony Chew Valley (Sat 20th, £95)
- Bristol Cider Tasting Tour (Sat 20th, £34)
- Hotspots & Hidden Treasures food tour (Sat 20th, £60)
- French Spirits and Cheese tasting at Spirited (Wed 24th, £30)
- Sip & Scent Masterclass at Harvey Nichols (Thu 25th, £35)
- Cheese & wine tasting at Averys (Thu 25th, £35)
- Gin Lover’s Masterclass (Fri 26th, £30)
- Sri Lankan Street Food class at Little Kitchen (Fri 26th, £73)
- Orange wine tasting at Native Vine (Sat 27th, £25)
- Wapping Wharf Street Food Tour (Sat 27th, £30)
- Olympic World Whisky Tasting at Spirited (Wed 31st, £25)
- Orange Wednesday at Cave (Wed 31st)
- Five Faves of the Month wine tasting at KASK (Wed 31st, £35)
New places
Some recent openings are Hotplate diner on Stokes Croft, Gather coffee house on Park St, a Double Puc kiosk in Millennium Square (as well as one in the newly-reopened We The Curious), Lonely Mouth on Gloucester Road and Gepetto’s Pizza in Easton.
Opening at the start of July are Wangs Chinese restaurant in Montpelier (which has had a series of successful pop-ups) and Fish Tales in Clifton, which is from the team who set up New Moon Tapas.
Opening soon are Gorilla Thai Kitchen on Gloucester Road, Pipp & Co doughnut shop (finally!) on College Green, and a new location for the very popular Mayflower Chinese restaurant, next to Sparks on the Horsefair in Broadmead.
If you found this post particularly useful/entertaining, you can buy me a coffee or a glass of wine to say thanks – thank you to everyone who has so far, it really does warm my heart (wine is very good for that).
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