King Street runs parallel to Baldwin Street, next to Queen Square. It’s now Bristol’s theatre land but once led down to the thriving docks at Welsh Back. The Llandoger Trow pub dates from 1664 and used to be the sort of place you went to if you were fond of wearing eye patches and carrying [...]
CORN STREET
The rebirth of a city was never going to work on the strength of a few flashy multimedia projects alone. It’s the sudden explosion in the centre’s nightlife that has really put the spring in its heels. Now dizzy with pseudo-sophisticated style-bars, Corn Street used to be the place where most of the city’s business [...]
THE HARBOURSIDE
The whole Harbourside has been transformed in recent years as part of the area’s massive regeneration programme. The Harbourside is certainly a whole lot better than it used to be – and you’d have a right to expect that because the 11-acre redevelopment will eventually cost more than £450 million. The £97 million At-Bristol show [...]
The Center
The Centre (so named because it used to be the old tram centre) was once a jumble of concrete and burger bars clustered around the landmark Bristol Hippodrome. The Hippodrome was built by Oswald Stoll in 1912 and is one of the largest stages in England outside of the West End. Cary Grant worked there [...]
BYZANTIUM
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Byzantium conjures up an exotic cocktail of North African and Middle Eastern cuisine in a warehouse-sized entertainment palace where magicians and belly dancers float between the tables.The ‘food lanterns’, consisting of six starters, are particularly popular with the regular punters. Have you been to Byzantium? Tell us what you think?
BORDEAUX QUAY
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This ambitious project, which incorporates a restaurant, brasserie, bar, deli, bakery and cookery school, is the brainchild of Barney Naughton, head honcho of Quartier Vert on Whiteladies Road. He applies his QV philosophy of locally-sourced produce, but at BQ Naughton sets his aims higher by introducing zero waste objectives and responsible energy consumption. The food [...]
BUNCH OF GRAPES
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The pub has hardly changed, maintaining its slightly boho, music and theatre credibility. The Grapes is renowned for its good beer and dodgy cover bands
BRIDGE INN
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This is a small pub with a big reputation for the excellent quality of its Bath Ales and guest beers and ciders. Have you been to this Pub? Tell us what you think
BSB WATERSIDE
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This waterfront bar has a tiled floor that gives it the feel of a Barcelona bar. But at night, the tiles are trampled by hordes of shirt and stiletto locals and it loses its Euro aura. Are you a Local? Tell us What you think?
ARNOLFINI
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We expected something radical from the revamped Arnolfini bar when it reopened in October 2005 after being closed for almost two years as part of a massive redevelopment. Instead we got a bar that occupies the same space as before but seems a lot smaller. The Arnolfini bar is no stranger to controversy. The original [...]