The southwestern English city ticks a multitude of boxes for an affordable mini-break with stellar sights and dining options
), Bristol is having a moment, or several of them. And it’s little wonder: with its cobbled streets, eclectic art scene, quirky boutiques and lovely restaurants, a visit to Bristol ticks all the boxes for a weekend break, as I discovered recently.
Bristol native and Ballymaloe-trained chef Freddy Bird is one such chef. He is something of a celeb in the UK, and has an impressive pedigree in Bristol that includes stints in The Square with Philip Howard and later at Moro with Sam and Sam Clark. In 2008, Bird returned to Bristol and spent a decade as a director and executive head chef at the award-winning Bristol Lido.
is run by husband-and-wife team Karen and Mark Chapman and serves charming farm-to-table small plates. Standout dishes included Roman-style artichokes with Castelvetrano olive salsa verde and slow-cooked pig cheek with crispy polenta, wild fennel and chilli gremolata.
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