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BOMBAY NIGHTS
Lower Bristol Rd, BA2 3EB
Tel: 01225 460400, web: www.bombaynightsbath.co.uk
Indian and Nepalese cuisine to eat in or take away. See Restaurants, Indian.

BRIDGE COFFEE SHOP
17 Pulteney Bridge, BA2 4AY
Tel: 01225 483339
Busy little eat-in café in one of the best locations – right on the end of Pulteney Bridge. Also do takeaway baguettes, pies, pasties, hot and cold drinks and cakes. The all-day breakfast and falafel baguettes are mighty popular.

CADBURY’S COCOA HOUSE
23 Union St, BA1 1RS
Tel: 01225 444030
Not only specialists in everything chocolate, the Cocoa House also offers sandwiches, soups and light meals, plus takeaway breakfast sarnies which are available until midday.

CHUNG YING CANTONESE
21 Walcot Buildings, BA1 6AD
Tel: 01225 447677
Popular late-night destination for post-pub munch-brunch crowd. They sell everything here: hot, cold, fried and in cans. Recommended dishes include chicken in pineapple, and a rather good and filling special chow mein. Big menu, friendly staff. Open Daily 5.30-11.30pm.

CORNISH BAKEHOUSE
11a The Corridor, BA1 5AP
Tel: 01225 426635
1 Lower Borough Walls, BA1 1QR
Tel: 01225 780432
Award-winning Cornish pasties baked throughout the day, plus thick-cut sandwiches, baguettes, wraps, salads, coffee, cold drinks and fudge. See also Bristol Central.

DASHI SUSHI
Bath Spa train station, Dorchester St
Tel: 01225 780099
A second outlet for this popular takeaway, which has already made a name for itself in Bristol Temple Meads station. Also does deliveries. See Bristol: Central. Open Daily 7am-8pm.

DESH INDIAN TAKEAWAY AND RESTAURANT
10 Chelsea Rd, BA1 3DU
Tel: 01225 314413/463388
Good, fast, decent-priced Indian takeaway in Weston, offering a 10% discount for nurses and students. Also a busy, popular restaurant. Baltis and jalfrezis highly recommended. See also Restaurants, Indian.

DOMINO PIZZA
66 Walcot St, BA1 5BD
Tel: 01225 421421, web: www.dominos.co.uk
See Bristol: West.
GC COFFEE SHOP
5 Orange Grove, BA1 1LP
Tel: 01225 329718
The GC stands for Gary’s Café. Eat-in or takeaway sandwiches, wraps, baguettes, cakes, pastries, burgers and ice-cream.

GOLDEN PLAICE
13a Cleveland Place West, BA1 5DG
Tel: 01225 338288
Popular haunt for people returning along the London Road after a night in town and infinitely better than the clutch of kebab shops around the corner. The staff are always smiling and friendly and the chips are always chunky, crispy and golden. The Golden Plaice (hideous pun) offers good value for money, with decent-sized pieces of fish covered in crispy batter, accompanied by a mountain of well-cooked chips. Open Tue-Sat 12noon-2.30pm & 5.30-10pm.

JOOST JUICE ENGINEERING BAR
14 Dorchester St, BA1 1SS
Tel: 01225 445712, web: www.joostbar.co.uk
Like other similar establishments, Joost offers a full range of juices, smoothies and so on. Where it differs, however, is in their commitment to helping improve the health and welfare of their customers, with supplement-packed concoctions and wheatgrass shots. For the hungry, there’s a selection of four homemade soups, which uniquely come served up inside their own roll - perfect for lunch on the hoof - or you can choose from a range of meat and veggie organic rolls. If it’s breakfast you’re after, then there’s porridge made with 11 different organic seeds, muesli or vegemite on toast. Open 6.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5pm Sat.

THE KEBAB HOUSE
16 Kingsmead Square, BA1 2AE
Tel: 01225 461915
Kebabs, pizzas, fried chicken and children’s meals. Stays open till after midnight.

LA CROISSANTIERE
14 Northumberland Place, BA1 5AR
Tel: 01225 469641
Good-quality, reasonably priced eat-in or takeaway pasties, baguettes, pastries, soups and coffees, especially popular with tourists. Open 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm Sun.

NEW
MAGMA NOODLES AND SUSHI
21 Barton St, BA1 1HG
Tel: 01225 447755
Fun, funky (and idiotically cheap) sushi and noodle bar. The large menu includes plenty of real bargains, including a selection of mains to take away for just £3.95 such as green Thai chicken curry (made with coconut milk and sweet basil), served with rice, pad Thai, Singapore noodles or sushi sets, but there are even cheaper options such as the deep-fried fishcakes or prawn spring rolls (both just £3.50). Hot and cold drinks also available. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm.

MARMARIS
4-5 Grand Parade, BA2 4AN
Tel: 01225 461946
l Open all day, all week round, but ridiculously busy on Fri and Sat nights, where Marmaris seems to feed the entire population of Bath in the space of a few hours. The takeaway section in front of this long-established Turkish restaurant is overrun with people placing orders for shish, doner and chicken kebabs, but the stoic, hard-working and friendly staff seem to be able to take it all. Mind you, they deserve every penny they earn. See also Restaurants, Greek & Turkish.

MERRY FRIAR
136 Wells Rd, Bear Flat, BA2 3AH
Tel: 01225 424132
Vast portions of standard but excellent chippy fare, including fish, pies, sausages and chicken and fantastically good chips. Open Mon-Sat 12noon-2pm & 6-11.30pm.

MOGHUL
140 Walcot St, BA1 5BL
Tel: 01225 464956
Long-established Indian takeaway serving up brilliant tandoori, biryani and vegetable dishes at sensible prices.

MONTGOMERY’S
10a Queen St, BA1 1HE
Tel: 01225 338803
Sandwich shop and delivery service, popular with businesses and students. Choice of over 40 sandwich fillings: mixed cheese & onion and chicken & bacon are popular. Seating area inside. Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 10am-3pm.

MR D’s
8 St. Georges Place, Upper Bristol Rd, BA1 3AA
Tel: 01225 425204
(and a van at night on Milsom St)
Burgers, veggie burgers, chicken burgers and bucket-sized meals. The demon burger cheese, bacon, mushrooms & garlic quarter-pounder is excellent, especially after six pints. Cheap grub for late-night fast food fanatics. Open Regularly till 3am Upper Bristol Road, 2.30am van.

PERFECT PIZZA
2 Grand Place, BA2 2AN
Tel: 01225 447037/0797 471 4298
Immensely popular with the post-pub crowd, with standard pizzas starting at around £8.50. They’ll also deliver anywhere in Bath. Open Until 12midnight, or 1am at weekends.

PIZZA EXPRESS
11 Barton St, BA1 1HG
Tel: 01225 420119, web: www.pizzaexpress.com
See Takeaways: Bristol central.

PIZZA KITCHEN
1 Wellsway, Bear Flat, BA2 4QL
Tel: 01225 429776
This long-established (over 25 years now) Italian-owned pizza delivery and takeaway serves up fine homemade food, from pizzas deep-pan or thin-crust (choice of over 20 toppings) to hearty burgers and excellent fries. Open Tue-Sun 6-11.30pm.

PRESTO
7 Abbey Churchyard, BA1 1LY
Tel: 01225 338803, web: www.pastypresto.com
Pasties and savouries freshly baked on the premises each day, plus 100% Arabica Fairtrade coffee, sandwiches, salads, soups and pastries.

PRIA
4a Argyle St, BA2 4BA
Tel: 01225 462323/442955
This popular city centre balti and tandoori restaurant and takeaway recently started to open lunchtimes, too, offering excellent Indian food at very reasonable prices to curry fans on the go. See also Restaurants, Indian. Open Mon-Sat 12noon-2pm, Sun-Thur 6pm-1.30am, Fri-Sat 6pm-2am.

REAL ITALIAN ICE-CREAM COMPANY
17 York St, BA1 1NG
Tel: 01225 330121
The Real Italian Ice-Cream Company has been a fantastic addition to the streets of Bath, a genuinely family-run gelaterie (one of only a handful in the UK) which serves up traditional Italian treats in cornets or tubs. There are dozens of flavours to choose from, including tiramisu, pistachio, hazelnut and what they claim is the only green apple gelato available outside of Harrods. One happy customer hailed it “the best I’ve had outside of Italy - in fact, better than many in Italy!”. High praise indeed and, for once, fully justified. Open from 10am daily.

RUPOSHI
3 Sussex Place, BA2 4LA
Tel: 01225 337294
First opened in 1987. Tiny, fantastic, friendly and highly recommended for its good-value food, including a fabulous variety of curries and tandoori dishes. Offers a specialised, speedy and reliable takeaway service. Well worth a visit.

SCHWARTZ BROTHERS
4 Sawclose, BA1 1EY
Tel: 01225 461726
102 Walcot St, BA1 5BG
Tel: 01225 463613
The best burgers in town, flame-grilled as you wait. All burgers are of an exceptional quality, and it’s well worth paying the little extra they charge. Their most popular order is the garlic-mayo burger, and there’s a range of veggie and chicken options and dips. The Schwartz fries are legendary. Mobile phone top-up service for when you’re caught out late at night and everywhere else is closed, and you can pay by credit or debit card if you’ve run out of cash, too. Orders also taken over the phone. Open Mon-Fri 12noon-12midnight, Sat 11.30am-12midnight, Sun 12noon-11pm.

SEAFOODS
38 Kingsmead Square, BA1 2AA
Tel: 01225 465190, web: www.fishandchipsbath.co.uk
Long-established (over 50 years) restaurant and takeaway, sadly now the only place in Bath city centre where you can sit down and enjoy traditional fish & chips. Perfect fresh fish with to-die-for old-school chips, voted Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 2005, and the proud winner of a Seafish Fryers Quality award to boot. The obvious cod and plaice are resident stars, but special catches - including skate, trout and crab - often make guest appearances. All of their fish is cooked to order. Open Mon-Sat 11.30am-11pm.

SHAKEAWAY
3 Beau St, BA1 1QY
Tel: 01225 466200, web: www.shakeaway.com
Around 150 different milk- and ice-cream-based shakes, everything in fact from After Eight mint- to Weetabix-flavoured. Much of the range can also be made dairy-free. Open Mon-Sat 9am-5.30pm (until 6pm Sat), Sun 10.30am-5pm.

SUBWAY
11 Westgate St, BA1 1EQ
Tel: 01225 789958, fax: 01225 789504, web: www.subway.co.uk
See Bristol listing.

TWERTON CHIPPY
145 High St, Twerton, BA2 1BZ
Tel: 01225 425920
The very spit-and-sawdust TC includes menu items you just don’t see anymore: rig rock salmon, skate and cod’s roe are all available besides the obligatory cod, plaice and haddock. A couple of tables allow you to sit inside when the weather’s a bit iffy, and Mike and Maggie even have a book club, giving punters something to read while they wait for their fish. Open Mon 12noon-2pm & 6-9pm, Tue-Thur 12noon-2pm & 5-9.30pm, Fri-Sat 11.30am-2pm & 5-9pm.

WEST CORNWALL PASTY COMPANY
4 Burton St, BA1 1BN.
Web: www.westcornwallpasty.co.uk
Proper pasty shop with a plentiful range of meat, vegetarian and even sweet pasties to choose from. Small outdoor seating area allows you to watch the shoppers trundle past as you tuck in to your fare, all of which is handmade in Cornwall for that extra authentic touch.

YUM YUM THAI
17 Kingsmead Square, BA1 2AE
Tel: 01225 445253
Contemporary and traditional Thai dishes, a friendly, trendy vibe, and extremely reasonable prices. A mix-and-match menu selection, with lots of side dishes. All dishes guaranteed MSG-free, all chicken is free range and all of the wines and coffees are organic. Excellent vegetarian options and substitutions. See also Restaurants, Bath

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