It is no exaggeration to say that ethical foodie heaven can be found under the arch in Clifton village. The business, which Debbie Atherton and David Greenman bought in November 2009, won the 2009 ‘Discover the Origin’ award organised by Speciality Food Magazine to raise awareness and publicise the importance of food provenance in delis and independent stores throughout the UK. It is the sole … Read more Arch House Deli
The Arnolfini have teamed up with Barny Haughton (Bordeaux Quay), a leading light in the Bristol restaurant scene for more than 20 years, to run the Café Bar. There is an Italian/Mediterranean focus to the food, with the emphasis on local fresh produce and sustainable practices. Visitors can also look forward to additional themed menus complementing events at Arnolfini. Local producers and other trusted suppliers … Read more Arnolfini Café/Bar
Good range of local, seasonal produce. Ashton Fruit Shop try to source locally wherever possible, and everything is well-labelled. Stock turnover is high, and sometimes labelling does not keep pace with the change, so ask if uncertain – the staff are always helpful. Fair trade bananas usually available.
Bakers & Co. is situated on Bristol’s much-loved Gloucester Road and a hot spot for brunch and lunch. They serve quality cakes and pastries alongside delicious coffees, teas, fresh juices and brunch cocktails. Their menu is seasonal and inspired by the farm-to-table food scene of San Francisco. Food and drink is made from scratch on site, including their legendary sourdough bread (get there early enough, … Read more Bakers & Co
Fruit & veg with good seasonal crop availablity and range – much grown in the Community Farm’s fields in the Chew Valley. Wide range of other foods including dairy, meat and dry goods. Scrummy deli and all organic! Clear labelling; affordable local produce in the inner city; and cardboard takeaway boxes. Their veg box scheme is now being operated by the Community Farm www.betterfood.co.uk/communityfarm/ There … Read more Better Food Company (St Werburghs)
Fruit & veg with good seasonal crop availablity and range – much grown in the Community Farm’s fields in the Chew Valley. Wide range of other foods including dairy, meat and dry goods. Scrummy deli and all organic! Clear labelling; affordable local produce in the inner city; and cardboard takeaway boxes. Their veg box scheme is now being operated by the Community Farm www.betterfood.co.uk/communityfarm/ There … Read more Better Food Company (Whiteladies Road)
A real farm shop so everything has literally just come out of the ground!!
Bomboloni is an Italian-inspired family cafe and restaurant. The atmosphere is relaxed and you can choose to sit outside on the sheltered decking or inside, in the modern dining space where photos of italy and recipes frame the walls. Bomboloni offer quality food at excellent value for money, throughout the day. You will find mid-week deals on their pizzas and set menus for both two … Read more Bombolini
This once small chain of family run cafes based in the West Country has expanded in recent years, and now boasts 23 cafes across the South West and Midlands. This branch is one of six cafés in Bristol. Boston Tea Party source ethically-sound product suppliers, fairtrade coffee, use organic milk and only use free-range meat and eggs. Food is prepared on site each day and … Read more Boston Tea Party
All our cakes are gluten and wheat-free baked by local bakers ensuring they fresh and delicious. We take extra effort in coffee which is supplied by Clifton Coffee, we have our ten different flavoured coffees. Our main product is toasted wraps in which use all local small suppliers such as our tasty falafels which Naked Kitchen produce. We believe in the circle of life and … Read more Brigstow Café
We source traditionally-made West Country cider, perry, apple and pear juices direct from the farm and everything that we sell is made within 50 miles of Bristol by small independent producers. We sell over 100 varieties of draught and bottled cider and customers are encouraged to bring in their own container to fill up. Hampers and mixed cases are also available, containing a selection of … Read more Bristol Cider Shop
Bristol Sweet Mart was founded in 1978 by Mr Kassam Majothi, a Ugandan refugee. The businesses has since expanded to become a local food shop, wholesale service and deli, selling Indian home-made foods both direct to the public and to over 100 Indian takeaways and restaurants. Sweet Mart stock around 8,000 different products in-store and online. Around 30% of fresh produce and dairy products are … Read more Bristol Sweet Mart
A bustling vegan café and community space on Stokes Croft which is open everyday from 10am till 10.30pm. The majority of the food is organic and sourced locally. All cakes, burgers and falafals are made fresh in the café. Their suppliers can be found here http://www.cafekino.coop/about and include: Dry goods and wholefoods from Essential Trading and Hodmedods Fairtrade coffee from Brian Wogan Fruit & veg … Read more Café Kino
The Midnimo Centre is run by the Somalian community and serves as a multi-cultural meeting place. Midnimo means ‘unity’ which is the ethos for the centre, bringing together different cultures in the community. The café aims to encourage healthy eating with organic fair trade food and drinks. The menu features the main dishes of the local community and what and how we should be eating … Read more Café Midnimo
Chandos Deli, which has branches in Clifton, Henleaze, and the centre, sells wonderful locally roasted Brian Wogan coffee, sandwiches made with local cheeses and hams, and a great range of own-made cakes – the chocolate brownies are especially good, and so are the savoury lunch-sized tarts. Their packaging is low on plastic and often consists of paper bags. Branches at Bristol University gym and students’ … Read more Chandos Deli (Clifton)
Chandos Deli, which has branches in Clifton, Henleaze, and the centre, sells wonderful locally roasted Brian Wogan coffee, sandwiches made with local cheeses and hams, and a great range of own-made cakes – the chocolate brownies are especially good, and so are the savoury lunch-sized tarts. Their packaging is low on plastic and often consists of paper bags. Branches at Bristol University gym and students’ … Read more Chandos Deli (Henleaze)
Chandos Deli, which has branches in Clifton, Henleaze, and the centre, sells wonderful locally roasted Brian Wogan coffee, sandwiches made with local cheeses and hams, and a great range of own-made cakes – the chocolate brownies are especially good, and so are the savoury lunch-sized tarts. Their packaging is low on plastic and often consists of paper bags. Branches at Bristol University gym and students’ … Read more Chandos Deli (Whiteladies Road)
One of the few independent wine merchants in Bristol, Corks stocks a wide range of British beers, with at least 80 varieties available at any one time. And after a rather painful search across Bristol, looking for English wine, I can vouch that they stock more varieties of that than most (four, at the time of shopping). Beers from Bath Ales, Wickwar, Wye Valley, Cotleigh … Read more Corks of Cotham
This is a family-owned butcher situated on the northern strip of Gloucester Road. The majority of meat comes from Rodney Phillips in Langford. They sell organic chicken and a variety of sausages. Dave Giles butchers also stock traditional farmhouse cheeses from Alvis Brothers, who are based at Lye Cross Farm, Redhill. Their free-range eggs and an assortment of cooking sauces, preserves and condiments are supplied … Read more Dave Giles Butcher
Earthbound sells 90% organic products, but all the vegetables, fruit, bread and milk are organic. Fruit and veg are sourced as locally as possible, with deliveries from organic farms and co-ops in Somerset, Devon, and Wales. Imported produce is not flown. Bread is from Herberts and grocery items are sourced locally where possible, and also where available from small producers, with jams and chutneys from … Read more Earthbound
Local bread made from local ingredients, sweet and savoury products as well. Organic eggs, marmalade and jams. Real bread with no unnecessary ingredients. Taditional loaves, daily specials, and tasty sweet treats that include gluten-free and vegan offerings. Bristol Pound trader
The Folk House Café serves a range of hot meals and cold snacks, with the following assurance: ‘At the Folk House Café you can be sure that your food has travelled as little as possible, is produced using sustainable farming practices and gives a fair deal to suppliers.’ They use a lot of local and seasonal food – having lunch there in March I enjoyed … Read more Folk House Café (now Bowl of Plenty)
Hartcliffe Health & Environment Action Group (HHEAG) is an established community group based in South Bristol. It is managed by residents whose vision is for local people to have the same opportunity as in other communities, to live healthy and fulfilled lives, in a cared-for environment. We are working toward achieving our vision by offering local people a range of activities, advice and information which … Read more Food For All Co-operative shop
This family greengrocer is located on Gloucester Road in Bishopston, close to T&PA Murray Butchers and Coffee #1. The store stocks a very comprehensive selection of fruit and vegetables from basic items to the more exotic. Their stock is sourced from local farms as much as possible. Monday–Friday: 7am–6.30pm, Saturday: 7am–6pm, Sunday: 9am–5pm
Part of the Bristol Beer Factory/Tobacco Factory empire, the Grain Barge has transformed the old Shoots floating restaurant into a truly ‘local’ pub. The Grain Barge has been done-up using reclaimed and recycled materials. The bar stocks Thatchers cider plus the full range of Bristol Beer Factory draft real ales – Red, No.7, Sunrise and Exhibition – along with its bottled beers and stout, all … Read more Grain Barge
Harvest is part of the worker co-operative, Essential Trading Ltd. The shop is situated on Gloucester Road, a bustling area with many independent businesses and cafes. Harvest collaborates with some of the finest brands and producers, including co-operatives like themselves, to provide an innovative selection of ethical alternatives and health food ranges. All our products are vegetarian and GM-free. There is a self-service refill area … Read more Harvest Natural Foods
A family run bakery since the 1960s, Herbert’s bakes a range of breads and cakes on the Montpelier site using flour from Shipton Mill in Gloucestershire. Organic and non-organic loaves risen overnight are available, which are of excellent quality – proper, substantial dough that keeps well. The raisin danish and the almond croissant are also of exceptional quality.
Returning back to its Bristol roots after many a year in Chipping Sodbury, Hobbs House Bakery have shown how strong Bedminster’s appetite is for real bread by opening a bakery-cum-café on the popular North Street. Hobbs House offers a range of loaves and speciality bread and pastries as well as Breakfast, brunch and lunch items in their busy café. 95% of the flour they use … Read more Hobbs House Bakery
Hobbs House Bakery is a family business boasting five generations of baking experience, spanning back to the 1920s. 100 years on, bread, cakes and pastries are still handmade using classic recipes. Hobbs House Bakery is the first British bakery to become a Certified B Corporation; a global movement driving change in society through ethical and sustainable business. 95% of their flour comes from local mill, … Read more Hobbs House Bakery
We use local food suppliers wherever possible – most are within a 5 mile radius, apart from our fish supplier who comes up from Cornwall. Our ales are BOB from Wickwar Brewery in South Gloucestershire and Otter bitter from Exeter. We visit the local wholesale veg market ourselves on a weekly basis and see what is available, so our menu is very seasonal. Sample items: … Read more King’s Arms
This family business has been operating on Gloucester Road for over 10 years. The food shop is situated on the ground floor and a Café Bar is up a flight of stairs on the first floor. It would be easy to overlook the cafe upstairs if it weren’t for the sound of steam pumping from the coffee machine and the clinking of cups and cutlery. … Read more La Ruca
We are a community managed project where local people help to rear and care for the animals and manage the gardens. We sell lots of lovely fresh seasonal produce including: – eggs from our happy hens and ducks – lamb, pork, sausages & bacon from happy animals born and reared on our farm – honey from our bees – fruit & vegetables grown by our … Read more Lawrence Weston Community Farm
All bread is made with specialist organic flours from Shipton Mill in Gloucestershire. Some breads are ‘wild breads’, made with levain or sourdough with no commercial yeast. Others are ‘yeasty breads’. All are made by slowly and gently by hand without additives, improvers or stabilizers. Deliveries made by bike to various locations in BS3, including the Tobacco Factory, Riverside Garden Centre, and the Hen & … Read more Mark’s Bread & Café
Monikas in Kingsdown is really good, especially for indian food (much of it homemade) and organic products, they also have the cricket on 24/7! They also sell Herbert's bread. Bristol Pound trader
Champions local suppliers including Bread from Mark’s Bread, Cornish mussels & oysters. 90% of beverages sourced within the UK. Daily changing menus plus free soup with every main meal. Menu includes range of vegetarian, gluten free and vegan options. Bristol Pound trader
All ingredients for their handmade pies are sourced from the West Country, with the exception of the lemon grass. Only free-range eggs are used in the pastry, and the company has a full traceability policy for all of their ingredients. Their beef comes from 6 farms in Somerset, and their free-range chicken from Gloucestershire. There are seasonal additions to the pie range, including the latest … Read more Pieminister
Serves locally produced and homemade food (absolutely superb chutney) and ales, and is really worth a trip for Sunday lunch.
Poco try to be as ethical as possible in the way we cook. All our ingredients are local, seasonal & organic. Surplus ingredients are made into tasty dishes and given out free with drinks, just like at Spanish tapas bars. Last week a slow roasted pork belly with fennel and lemon juice was on the menu and the leftover meat was made into a stew … Read more Poco Bristol
Preserve are a zero waste shop offering alternatives to single-use plastic products. They offer a wide range of organic and vegan wholefoods as well as non-food products such as soaps, shampoo bars, deodorant, washing liquids, toothbrushes, eco coffee cups and reusable water bottles. Customers are encouraged to bring their own containers such as jars, bottles and tubs to take away their produce; however, Preserve sell … Read more Preserve
The Pump House has been transformed from a fairly nondescript pub into a top-notch restaurant. A lot of local sourcing, and clear labelling on the menu, plus interesting wild/foraged ingredients. The Pump House also sells (to takeaway) bread, chutneys, cured meats etc, prepared on the premises. Bristol Pound trader
Radford Mill Farm Shop has been established for many decades as a cutting edge food producer and reseller. Specialising in organic vegetables and wholefoods, the shop and kitchen have also been keen producers of foods for specialist diets and discerning palates. The main aim of the shop is to provide ethically sourced, fine quality foods at prices which reflect a fair living wage for all. … Read more Radford Mill organic farm shop
Well labelled meats with some local suppliers – Pork from Gloucestershire, Lamb from the Mendips, Sandridge Farm bacon (Wiltshire). Sausages made on the premises eg: Mendip lamb and mint. Chew Valley Eggs, local cheddar and pickles. Look out for the blackboard map which show’s the close location of Rare’s suppliers On Saturdays there is often a queue out of the door, where there is a … Read more Rare butchers of Southville
Reg the Veg is a Clifton institution, but since September 2009 it has been under new management and it shows. Thomas Hagon, ably assisted by his Dad, John, have bought the business and aim to specialise in local and exotic produce. On their daily visits to market they source as much as possible from local organic farmers, like the farmer from Failand who provides all … Read more Reg the Veg
Scoopaway specialise in natural wholesome foods (dry, fresh and frozen), food supplements and body care. They strive to minimise packaging and food waste and they do this by making their best selling lines available ‘loose’, enabling customers to scoop as much or as little as they need. They have over 300 scoop items including spices, pulses, grains, cereals, sugars, rices, dried fruit, and locally roasted … Read more Scoopaway
Wholefoods from Essential Trading. Some local cheeses (Cornish Yarg, Stinking Bishop, Somerset Brie, Somerset Rambler) and dairy products (butter and yoghurt from Yeo Valley/Rachel’s Dairy, organic milk from Somerset Dairies). Martin Pitt free range eggs. Tyrells crisps. Bath Ales, Bristol Beer Factory beer and local ciders. Herbert’s bread and many other local goodies including Bristol chocolates. Monday to Saturday 8.00am-5.30pm, Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm Now also at: … Read more Southville Deli
We have our full range of local & organic products on offer. Open from 8.30am-6.30pm Monday-Saturday, and 11am-5pm Sunday. Also at: 262 North Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JA Bristol Pound trader
As much food as possible served at the Café is organic, fair-trade, wild and local, including eggs, meat, vegetables and salad from St Werburghs City Farm. Open 6 days a week 10am-4pm Winter 10am-5pm Summer (closed Tuesdays) Available for private evening functions Leona, who runs the café, came second in the UKTV Food Local Hero 2007 Awards and in March 2008 won the Observer Food … Read more St Werburghs City Farm Café
As its name would imply, this shop in the heart of Clifton Village puts a huge emphasis on all that is wholesome and as far as possible, local. Just check out this list of just some of their locally produced produce: Bordeaux Quay bread, Manor Farm milk (organic and unhomogenised), Barrington Park organic free-range eggs, Pieminster pies, Leigh Court Farm organic vegetables and cheeses from … Read more Stoneground
Suncraft is run by the team behind sister venue The Gallimaufry which is located just across the road. It is a café/restaurant serving fast plant-based food. The plant-based menu changes seasonally and you will find different cuisines as the team becomes inspired. At the time of writing, their menu offered the likes of cashew and courgette fritters, sweet potato Thai curry, house kimchi and spiced … Read more Suncraft
T & PA Murray offer the very finest in free-range, sustainable meats and delicatessen produce. The family business established in 1994. As well as selling free-range beef, lamb, pork, poultry and game, Murray’s also supply traditional and speciality sausages, salads and chutneys, as well as a wide selection of local and continental cheeses.Their pork is selected through local farms and only from free-range, woodland pigs. … Read more T & P A Murray
Although the staff at the Bristol Sausage Shop say that we ‘shouldn’t put local ahead of quality’, having farming regions on all sides means that both criteria can be met without too much difficulty. The shop can boast that 98% of their ingredients are sourced locally, and then compounded into sausages by a butcher in Cirencester, which according to the map is somwhere near Gloucester. … Read more The Bristol Sausage Shop
The Canteen, the new café on the ground floor of Hamilton House combines a warm and lively atmosphere with good food and drink that is also good value for money. There is a rotating menu of main dishes (usually for around £5) made of ‘locally sourced and organic food where possible’ and soup and bread comes with the meal. The meals consist of main dish … Read more The Canteen
Simple, rustic and uncomplicated local food served in a top quality, city centre pub. Most meats supplied by Bury Hill Farm, North Bristol. Sausages come from the Bristol Sausage shop in the nearby St Nicholas market, and we champion local or at least West Country suppliers where possible. Drinks from: Cottage Brewery (Castle Cary, Nr Glastonbury) – various guest ales Great Western Brewery (Hambrook, Bristol) … Read more The Elephant Public House
The Ethicurean Restaurant at the Walled Garden does great food; the staff are really friendly and helpful and will tell you everything about what you are eating (and even show you where it was grown). Shop/café open daily 9am–4pm. Café/restaurant open Friday & Saturday evenings 7–10pm. 01934 863713 for bookings.
An excellent Bath Ales pub within 100 yards of the excellent Hillgrove. Run by Paul the former manager of The Wellington on Gloucester Road under whose management the pub won CAMRA Bristol pub of the year twice running. He moved to the Hare simply because it is his local pub. Excellent environment, live music on a regular basis and, needless to say, great, locally brewed, … Read more The Hare on the Hill
One of the very best pubs in Bristol. Situated high on a hill in Kingsdown it’s not easy to find but is well worth the effort. With a comfy sofa area and a beer garden that should be open later in the summer, the pub is run for locals and newcomers alike by the ever-smiling Marianne. The pub recently converted to a freehouse and the … Read more The Hillgrove Porter Stores
The Star and Dove are on a mission to bring historic British food back to life. We are constantly trying to push boundaries and redefine how people view our food heritage. Landlords, Leigh Pascoe, Timothy Denny and Matthew Duggan main focus is on British Heritage Cookery, tirelessly researched to ensure all dishes deliver a genuine and accurate eating experience. We offer unique dining with recipes … Read more The Star and Dove
We have recently achieved a 2 star rating with the Sustainable Restaurant Association and been awarded a Gold award from the Soil Association for their Food For Life Catering Award. And most excitingly we are the South West’s regional winner in the Good Food Guide’s Readers’ Restaurant of the Year Award 2012. Tom Blake, our head chef (who came to us from the River Cottage … Read more The Swan, Wedmore
Winners of the Observer Food Monthly’s ‘Best Cheap Eats’ award 2010, and Radio 4’s Food and Farming ‘Best takeaway’; co-owner Sid Sharma also walked away with Bristol City Council’s inaugural local food award. The menus are seasonal, sustainable and very simple. There is a choice between two Thalis – balanced plates of 5 different dishes. Depending on which of their restaurants you’re dining in, the … Read more The Thali Café (Clifton)
Winners of the Observer Food Monthly’s ‘Best Cheap Eats’ award 2010, and Radio 4’s Food and Farming ‘Best takeaway’; co-owner Sid Sharma also walked away with Bristol City Council’s inaugural local food award. The menus are seasonal, sustainable and very simple. There is a choice between two Thalis – balanced plates of 5 different dishes. Depending on which of their restaurants you’re dining in, the … Read more The Thali Café (Easton)
Winners of the Observer Food Monthly’s ‘Best Cheap Eats’ award 2010, and Radio 4’s Food and Farming ‘Best takeaway’; co-owner Sid Sharma also walked away with Bristol City Council’s inaugural local food award. The menus are seasonal, sustainable and very simple. There is a choice between two Thalis – balanced plates of 5 different dishes. Depending on which of their restaurants you’re dining in, the … Read more The Thali Café (Montpelier)
The Traditional Beef Company is a small family run business based on our Farm in Farley, Wiltshire. All our beef animals are reared and sold direct from the farm. We deliver to Bristol as well as attending the Whiteladies Road Market on Saturdays. www.traditional-beef.co.uk
The Tobacco Factory café always tries to use local suppliers and some organic ingredients where possible. An important part of their philosophy is to support independent businesses that give variety and character to an area, and keep money circulating locally – the ‘Strike a light for Independents’ campaign. The bar has Bristol Beer Factory beers from literally over the road; Bath Ales and local cider. … Read more Tobacco Factory café/bar
We sell local produce from local businesses as well as our own produce (seasonal) from our own farm garden. Our own free range eggs. We bake most of our pies, cakes, bread from the local bakery, milk from an organic family run herd in Gloucestershire. Beer from Wickwar Brewery, Ciders from Thatchers and Moles, English wines and sparkling Perry from Cornwall Homemade pickles and chutneys … Read more Turners Farm Shop
As well as the spectacular Victorian house, chapel, gardens and woodland (National Trust), Tyntesfield re-opens for 2011 on 28 February with a brand new visitor centre, complete with a restaurant, café, shop and family play area. The original model farm buildings have been converted with agricultural details in tact, which creates a pretty unique dining experience. In the restaurant for example the iron cattle stalls … Read more Tyntesfield café and restaurant
The Watershed menu has been ‘localised’ by Phil Haughton (Better Food Company). Ingredients are now sourced ethically and sustainably from suppliers in the South West. Meat from Powells of Olveston, fruit & veg from the Community Farm in the Chew Valley, fish supplied by Wing of St Mawes in Cornwall. The wine list leans heavily on South American, South African and New World wines, but … Read more Watershed Café/Bar
Now running on the first and third Saturdays of the month, this market started in the summer of 2006 and is going from strength to strength. Organised by local residents’ group Sustainable Redland, and held on the corner of Whiteladies Road and Apsley Road. Please note that from April 2010, the regular market dates changed to the first and third Saturdays of the month 8.30am-2pm … Read more Whiteladies Road Farmers Market
For those who prefer that human touch, to handle real products and talk to genuinely friendly real people, Wild Oats is a Real Shop – for all your Real Foods. Real Groceries, Frankenstein-free and Organic Food Supplements. Wild Oats Natural Food Store sell award-winning organic breads, natural and organic foods – both vegetarian and vegan, a wide range of chilled and frozen products, extensive deli, … Read more Wild Oats
The café serves wholesome and tasty food, freshly prepared using our own farm produce wherever possible and is served by our friendly and welcoming staff. The menu changes regularly and we offer meat and vegetarian main meals as well as sandwiches, jacket potatoes and other light bites. We serve fair-trade coffee, tea and sugar along with an extensive range of organic herbal teas and soft … Read more Windmill Hill City Farm café
Café within 3 interlinked Mongolian-style tents, with a menu based on organic and local ingredients. Veg from the Community Farm and meat from The Story Group, both in the Chew Valley. Other local supplier information clearly displayed on blackboards. Bristol Pound trader
Opened January 2018 as Bristol’s first zero waste shop, Zero Green is now in its second year of trading after a successful introduction on South Bristol’s North Street. Tupperware, glass and any other means of storage is required to purchase; cereals, beans and pulses, pasts, grains, spices, oils, vegan treats and much more. The founders have worked very hard with their suppliers to help Bristolians … Read more Zero Green
