Pubs
Bath The Assembly 16-17 Alfred St. Tel: 01225 333639 • Lively, recently revamped and serving sturdy pub grub. Live screen sports – good atmosphere on matchdays
The Barley 32 Bathwick St. Tel: 01225 464845 • Comfortable, friendly local. Sofas, real fire, separate dining area, nice patio. Excellent, reasonably priced food. Quiz night Sun
Bath Tap 19 St James’s Parade. Tel: 01225 404344 • Bath’s longest-established gay pub, recently reestablished as one of Bath’s most welcoming hostelries. Homecooked food, regular events. Great breakfasts from 8.30am
Bell Inn 103 Walcot St. Tel: 01225 460426. Web: www.walcotstreet.com • Local institution with exceedingly warm welcome. Eleven ales, rotating guests, organic beers, live music (jazz to folk) Mon & Wed eve and Sun lunchtime, bar billiards, table football, chill-out lounge and heated, covered backyard. Home to ‘the smallest launderette in the world’
Belvedere Wine Vaults 25 Belvedere, Lansdown. Tel: 01225 330264. Web: www.belvederewinevaults.co.uk • Relaxing neighbourhood hangout. Mighty fine bar selection. Stylish, substantial food.Regular live music. Funk and soul DJs Thur-Sat
Belvoir Castle Lower Bristol Rd. Tel: 01225 425725. Web: www.thebelvoircastle.com • Traditional, Victorian community pub. Tiny beer garden. Real ales, keg beers, premium lagers. Sports mad, with its own teams: skittles, pool, darts, shove ha’penny
Bladud’s Head Catsley Place , Larkhall. Tel: 01225 423177. Web: www.bladudshead.co.uk • Unique character pub with lots of regulars. Country pub on the edge of the city
The Blathwayt Lansdown. Tel: 01225 421995. Web: www.theblathwayt-bath.co.uk • Open-beamed beauty, next to the racecourse. The full pub-grub gamut, from basics to gastro. Huge garden
The Boater 9 Argyle St. Tel: 01225 464211 • Central, 18 th-century, three-floor boozer. Popular with rugby fans, college teams, students. Great view, drinks promos, big-screen sports. Large backyard with its own bar, open subject to demand. Summer barbecues, hearty fodder. Overlooks the dramatic weir beneath Pulteney Bridge
Chequers Inn River St. Tel: 01225 360017 • Smart and contemporary - stripped wood furniture, church pew-esque seating. Fearsome reputation for the quality of its food. Ever-changing wines, three real ales including Butcombe and Bath Ales. One of Johnny Depp’s favourite Bath hangouts, rumour has it
Coeur de Lion Northumberland Passage. Tel: 01225 463568. Web: www.coeur-de-lion.co.uk • Tiny, atmospheric Abbey Ales pub. Straightforward, locally sourced grub. Tables on the pretty, traffic-free lane out front. Officially Bath’s smallest pub
Cork & Bottle 11-12 Westgate Buildings. Tel: 01225 330470 • Big, straightforward city-centre pub with massive screen for Sky Sports. All-day menu, beer garden. Occasional live music
Cross Keys Midford Rd. Tel: 01225 849180. Web: www.crosskeysbath.co.uk • Early 18 th century, with wood panelling, gas light fittings, open fires and fresh, imaginative food. No jukebox, no fruit machines, no TV
The Curfew 11 Cleveland Place West . Tel: 01225 424210 • Lovely, lively local. Occasional live music, summer barbecues, well-stocked bar, excellent menus. Spacious lounge upstairs with leather armchairs and 42” plasma-screen TV for Sky Sports
Crystal Palace Abbey Green. Tel: 01225 482666 • Colourful hanging baskets, gorgeous cobbled courtyard location, 300-year history. Big, people-pleasing menu. Lovely covered, heated beer garden. Bath Ghost Walk starts here 8pm every evening
Devonshire Arms 139 Wellsway. Tel: 01225 429593 • Friendly, traditional pub. Well-stocked bar, sturdy pub grub (lunch and early eve), Sun roasts, internet-based jukebox with thousands of titles. Wi-Fi access
Flan O’Brien’s 21 Westgate St. Tel: 01225 312914 • Bustling Irish-themed bar - excellent pint of Guinness. Gets absolutely heaving, especially when there’s TV sport action. Opens very late Wed-Sat
Garrick’s Head Sawclose, St John’s Place. Tel: 01225 318368• Two stylishly lovely bars. Quiet pavement seating on pretty side-street, fabulous food. Open till 1am Fri-Sat
The George Bathampton. Tel: 01225 425079 • Excellent bar, equally excellent kitchen, idyllic setting with picnic tables by the canal. Best reached by a pleasant walk along the canal towpath
The Grapes 14 Westgate St. Tel: 01225 310235 • Popular city-centre pub with big, usually boisterous bar. Regular meal deals and drinks promos
Green Park Tavern Lower Bristol Rd , Twerton. Tel: 01225 400050. Web: www.greenparktavern.co.uk • Open-deck DJ nights, live acoustic showcases, quiz nights, open mic nights, and anything from gospel singers to trad jazz on Sun. Simple robust food, famous Sun carvery (eat in or take away). Regular salsa evenings
Hare & Hounds Lansdown Rd. Tel: 01225 482682 • Staggering view over the valley from the great pub garden, with pretty, covered, lit area. Good food. Small boules pitch out back
The Hobgoblin 47 St James’s Parade. Tel: 01225 460785 • Friendly spit’n’sawdust vibe and pound-stretching drinks promos. Pool tables upstairs.Great jukebox. Themed DJ/live music Sat eve
Hop Pole 7 Albion Buildings, Upper Bristol Rd. Tel: 01225 446327 • Beautifully designed, atmospheric wooden interior. Fantastic staff, lovely customers, vast range of Bath Ales, Belgian beers, etc. Perfect patio and award-winning restaurant
The Huntsman 1 Terrace Walk. Tel: 01225 482900 • Airy, civilised tourist/family pub by day. More boisterous by night. Lots of live entertainment, including karaoke, DJs, Irish folk. Open till 2am Mon-Sat. Occasional small door charge after 11pm
King of Wessex James St West . Tel: 01225 303380 • Huge, jolly Wetherspoons establishment with meal deals and drinks promos. S uperb breakfasts
King William 36 Thomas St. Tel: 01225 428096 • Stylish, laidback local-cum-gastropub, popular with Bath’s foodie cognoscenti. Cosy, intimate seating in the cellar
King’s Arms Monmouth Place . Tel: 01225 425418 • Unpretentious, busy boozer with cobbled courtyard. Pub grub at excellent prices, bargain Sun roast. Live music Fri & Sat, quiz night Sun
Lamb & Lion 15 Lower Borough Walls. Tel: 01225 474931 • Popular city-centre pub with please-all bar selection and reliably good food. Nice beer garden
Litten Tree 23 Milsom St. Tel: 01225 310772 • Madly busy city-centre pub. Sturdy grub, happy hour bargains, boisterous bonhomie. Full-on big-screen football
Mandalyn’s Lansdown Rd. Tel: 01225 425403. Web: www.mandalyns.co.uk • Cheery gay/lesbian-friendly party pub with legendary theme nights and homecooking. Open till 2am Thur-Sat, karaoke and quiz Thur. S unday-night cabaret is a must
Old Green Tree
12 Green St. Tel: 01225 448259 • Characterful, atmospheric central alehouse, almost fanatical about real ale. Brilliant, traditional pub grub. Six real ales on tap, sourced from local microbreweries
Piccadilly Ale House London Rd. Tel: 01225 428915 • Friendly atmosphere, cosy interior, log fires, jukebox, pool table, quiz nights, fine drinks selection and mixed clientele.S kittle alley and four teams
Pig & Fiddle 2 Saracen St. Tel: 01225 460868 • Busy, lively pub with huge heated, covered patio. Pre-club vibe attracts young clientele. Great menu: burgers include buffalo and kangaroo, and all-day breakfasts are a firm favourite. Old-school table arcade with Pacman and Donkey Kong
The Porter/Porter Cellar Bar George St. Tel: 01225 424104. Web: www.theporter.co.uk/www.moles.co.uk • Much-loved Bath institution combining pub, vegetarian eatery and live music/comedy venue. Ground floor bar dishes up great food (splendid veggie breakfast and Sun roast). At night, Cellar Bar hosts open mic night Mon, up-and-coming bands Tue-Thur, hot local DJs (all free) Fri-Sat, Comedy Cavern Sun. Suntrap alfresco patio
Porter Butt York Place . Tel: 01225 425084 • Mostly a local crowd (and a bit of live punk rock out back). Bargain Sun roasts, various club nights, Irish folk on Fri. Very fine all-vinyl jukebox
Pulteney Arms 37 Daniel St. Tel: 01225 463923 • Delightful, friendly, traditional hostelry with 200-plus year history, wooden floors, comfortable banquettes, open fires and generous portions of good, honest homemade food. Five real ales on tap
The Ram 20 Claverton Buildings, Widcombe. Tel: 01225 421938 • Neighbourhood boozer. Very sports-oriented (TVs in the bar, Founders Room for football and rugby fans). Stripped wood, oak beams, bare brick walls, four real ales, open fire. Pavement tables out front
Rat & Parrot 38 Westgate St. Tel: 01225 461642 • Huge split-level hostelry, catering for tourists and lunchtime diners, and Bath’s small clubbing crowd in the evening. Good-value meal/bar promos and deals
The Raven 6-7 Queen St. Tel: 01225 425045. Web: www.theravenofbath.co.uk • Welcoming village inn. No loud music or fruit machines. Excellent local and guest ales, superb wine list, Pieminister pies. Regular storytelling circles
Ring O’Bells Widcombe Parade. Tel: 01225 448870. Web: www.ringobellsbath.com • Bath ’s original gastropub. Well-stocked bar, lovely atmosphere, excellent food. Superb bar snacks and nibbles to share
Rising Sun 3-4 Grove St. Tel: 01225 425584 • Specialises in bawdy bonhomie and cheap meal deals. Lovely garden, table tennis, pool and skittles
Royal Oak Summerlays Place , Pulteney Rd, Widcombe. Tel: 01225 335220 • Genial neighbourhood hostelry. Several real ales on tap, decent selection of keg lagers. Skittle alley and regular quiz nights
Royal Oak Lower Bristol Rd. Tel: 01225 481409 • Welcoming free house. Irish music jam sessions Wed, local art on display, good kitchen and its own book club. Ten real ales on tap (taster glasses beside each pump), three beer festivals each year. Discounts for CAMRA members
The Rummer 6 Newmarket Row, Grand Parade. Tel: 01225 339345 • Cosy pub opposite the rugby ground. Open fires, comfy sofas, sturdy menu. Gets packed when Bath Rugby are at home
The Salamander 3 John St. Tel: 01225 428889. Web: www.bathales.com • Welcoming Bath Ales pub. Wide, eclectic choice of ales, beers, lagers. Acclaimed upstairs supper room for gastropub classics. Folk session Tue from 9pm
Sam Weller’s Upper Borough Walls. Tel: 01225 474910 • Four real ales, all-day food menu. Open till midnight at weekends
Saracen’s Head Broad St. Tel: 01225 426518 • Historic boozer that’s a tourist mecca, also popular with big-screen sports fans and the occasional stag party. Sturdy pub grub. Regular drinks promos and shooters
St Christopher’s Inn 9 Green St. Tel: 01225 481444 • Fun-packed pub-cum-backpacker-hostel with an international clientele, suitably diverse food and extensive bar. Big-screen sports
St James’ Wine Vaults 10 St James’s St. Tel: 01225 310335 • Eclectic, cosy little boozer with arty atmosphere, pool, DJs and live music in the basement bar, blues night on last Fri of every month.D oesn’t serve food - but bring a takeaway
Star Inn The Paragon. Tel: 01225 425072. Web: www.star-inn-bath.co.uk • Grade ll-listed real ales nirvana. Over 260 years old, wonderful 19 th-century wooden interior. No games machine, no music, no pool table. Good rolls and ciabattas. Occasional free bar snacks
Volunteer Rifleman’s Arms New Bond St Place. Tel: 01225 425210 • Real ale haven. P lenty of homecooked pub grub faves, decent Sun roast
White Hart Widcombe Hill. Tel: 01225 338053. Web: www.whitehartbath.co.uk • Chic, contemporary, welcoming. Magnificent food; top-quality selection of wines, beers, spirits. Gorgeous courtyard out back
Bristol 139[degrees] North 139 North St, Southville. Tel: 0117 963 4433 • Huge pub with big, sunny beer garden. Large selection of commercial lagers, Guinness, Blackthorn, real ale. Busy at weekends
Adam & Eve 7 Hope Chapel Hill, Hotwells. Tel: 0117 929 1508 • Stylish, traditional, homecooked food. Quiz Mon eve
Albion Public House & Dining Rooms Boyces Ave , Clifton . Tel: 0117 973 3522 • Great gastropub. No food Mon. Alfresco courtyard
Alma Tavern 18-20 Alma Vale Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 973 5171 • Imaginative, upmarket, very reasonably priced food. Pub theatre upstairs
Annex Seymour Ave, Bishopston. Tel: 0117 949 3931. Web: www.the-annexe.co.uk • Converted skittle alley and cricket-lover’s paradise. Good-value food, real ales. Mon-night quiz with big roll-over cash jackpots
The Apple Welsh Back. Tel: 0117 925 3500. Web: www.applecider.co.uk • The world’s first cider boat - a beautifully converted Dutch barge. Ciders & perries, cider cocktails, Pieminister pies. Occasional student cider-tasting evenings
Apple Tree 27 Philip St , Bedminster. Tel: 0117 966 7097 • Small, traditional, characterful back-street boozer. Great ciders. Live summer music in garden
Avon Packet 185-187 Coronation Rd, Southville. Tel 0117 987 2431 • Friendly, characterful hangout. Sturdy hot meat rolls. Traditional bar games (dominoes, cribbage, snooker, darts)
Bag O’Nails 141 St George’s Rd , Hotwells. Tel: 0117 940 6776 • Cosy gas-lit inn. No jukebox, no fruit machines. Good solid ales and guest beers. Former CAMRA pub of the year
Bank Tavern 8 John St. Tel: 0117 930 4691. Web: www.thebanktavern.co.uk • Compact and friendly. Real ales, lagers, wines, lunchtime food. Good Sun roast
The Bear 261 Hotwell Rd. Tel: 0117 987 7796 • Students, locals and visiting musicians rub shoulders in this popular little venue. Suntrap courtyard. Renowned bebop jazz club
The Beaufort 21 York Rd, Montpelier. Tel: 0117 955 5216 • Friendly, family-run free house. Small patio area. Excellent jukebox: blues, reggae, Irish classics
The Bell 21 Alfred Place, Kingsdown. Tel: 0117 922 1006 • Charming one-bar pub, genuinely warm welcome. Good homemade pub grub. Interesting guest ales
The Bell 16-18 Hillgrove St (off Jamaica St), Stokes Croft. Tel: 0117 909 6612 • Quality real ales, live DJs every night, Wi-Fi access, good food, beer garden, local art. Don’t miss the toilet graffiti
The Berkeley Berkeley Centre, Queens Rd. Tel: 0117 927 9550 • Popular Wetherspoon’s superpub. Drop-down screens, well-stocked bars, cosying-up quiet areas. Wallet-friendly food promos and meal deals
Bishop’s Tavern Cheltenham Rd. Tel: 0117 944 5169 • Four real ales, lots of wine, good-value food (takeaway, too), big screen. Popular with noisy, bright young things. Good student discounts
Blackboy Inn 171 Whiteladies Rd. Tel: 0117 940 6130 • Lovely old pub. One bar with big screen for sports, the other bar for cosying up in. Steeped in history and character
Bridge Inn Passage St. Tel: 0117 949 9967. Web: www.bathales.com • Tiny Bath Ales pub. Enormous portions of homecooked food. Regular quiz nights
Bristol Flyer 96 Gloucester Rd , Bishopston. Tel: 0117 944 1658 • Large, very popular pub with flavoursome food. Beer garden with separate bar
Bristol Ram 32 Park St. Tel: 0117 926 8654 • Friendly, cosy, relaxed. Traditional Sun roasts in winter. Live acoustic music Wed
Bunch of Grapes Denmark St. Tel: 0117 987 0500. Web: www.thebunchofgrapes.co.uk • Tardis-like, old-fashioned drinking haunt. Well-kept ales, good-value bottles of wine, vintage posters from the Hippodrome. Mon quiz, live music six nights a week
Cadbury House Richmond Rd , Montpelier . Tel: 0117 924 7874 • Legendary drinking institution in Bristol’s boho quarter. Excellent locally sourced food, huge selection of beers, hassle-free environment. DJs Fri & Sat eve
Cat & Wheel 207 Cheltenham Rd. Tel: 0117 942 7862 • Busy two-bar pub with pool tables, big-screen sports, vast bar selection. Hosts cider festivals. Live bands Fri night
Channings Hotel Pembroke Rd , Clifton . Tel: 0117 973 3970 • Venerable Clifton institution with big, heaving beer garden. Freshly prepared food till 9pm. Pool table in cellar bar. Open weekends only
The Clifton 16 Regent St, Clifton. Tel: 0117 974 6321 • Uber-friendly, ultra-classy, TV-free. Open kitchen, must-try continental lagers. Serves Bath Ales
Clifton Sports Bar Gordon Rd , Clifton . Tel: 0117 923 7971 • Two separate Sky feeds - rugby in one room, footie in another (HD and plasma on the way). Roomy, comfortable, unpretentious. Lovely open fire
Clyde Arms 129 Hampton Rd, Redland. Tel: 0117 923 7936 • Popular old-fashioned boozer with community feel. Small, sunny patio. Darts board, two good pool tables, Sky Sports, great jukebox. Quiz night Tue, poker night Sun
Coach & Horses Highland Square , Clifton . Tel: 0117 974 5176 • Characterful former coaching inn with suntrap terrace and heated patio. Food lunchtimes, barbecues. Great Sun roasts
Commercial Rooms Corn St. Tel: 0117 927 9681 • Wetherspoons biggie. Up to 11 guest ales, 30 different vodkas. Good food offers
The Cornubia 142 Temple St, Redcliffe. Tel: 0117 925 4415 • Cosy, traditional real ale mecca. Guest beers from local microbreweries, traditional cider. Highly recommended
The Coronation 18 Dean Lane , Southville. Tel: 0117 940 9044 • Welcoming community pub, popular with younger crowd. Subtle soundtracks, six different ales on tap, quizzes, Scrabble matches. Homemade pizzas till 9pm
Coronation Tap 8 Sion Place , Clifton . Tel: 0117 973 9617. Web: www.thecoronationtap.com • The world-famous Corrie Tap - home to the infamous Exhibition cider (8.4%, sold in half-pints only). Never know who you might bump into. Opens 5.30pm weekdays. Quiz Sun eve, live music Sun lunchtime 1pm
Cotham Porter Stores Cotham Rd South . Web: www.cothamporterstores.co.uk • Cosy mid-terrace pub - one of Bristol’s finest traditional cider houses. Pub mural was allegedly painted by John Lennon
Cottage Inn Baltic Wharf . Tel: 0117 921 5265 • Lovely little dockside pub. Gorgeous river views. Excellent, sturdy pub grub. Ferry to the city centre stops outside
The Croft 117-119 Stokes Croft. Tel: 0117 903 0796. Web: www.the-croft.com • One of Bristol’s finest live music venues. Good drinks promos, lots of lager on draught, pool table, retro games consol, 18ft cinema screen. Front bar opens 7pm, entry free Sun-Thur before 10pm. ‘Liquid Cocaine’ shooter includes Jagermeister, Goldschlager, overproof rum. You have been warned
The Crosshands 1 Staple Hill Rd, Fishponds. Tel: 0117 965 4684 • Sport-free real-ale haven. Informal restaurant area and great food
Downend Tavern 125 Downend Rd , Fishponds. Tel: 0117 987 3413 • Old-fashioned, single-bar, street-corner boozer with small patio. Bar snacks, decent Sunday carvery. Live music Thur-Sat
Duke of York 2Jubilee Rd, St Werburghs. Tel: 0117 941 3677 • Lively hangout. Great games room upstairs, small covered beer garden. Open evenings only. You can’t miss the mural
Eldon House 6 Lower Clifton Hill. Tel: 0117 922 1271. Web: www.theeldonhouse.co.uk • Bath Ales pub. Hearty pub food with a gourmet twist. Huge Sun lunches. Live bands, open mic, Breton folk
Epi Bar Bristol University Students’ Union, Queens Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 954 5856 • Theme nights all week: live jazz Mon, pound-a-pint Tue, sport Wed, cheese and chart sounds till 2am Fri, quiz Sun. Very cheap drinks for card-carrying students and friends
Famous Royal Naval Volunteer King St. Tel: 0117 929 1763 • Five real ales, excellent food and wine, heaps of atmosphere. Library, comfy sofas
The Farm Hopetoun Rd , St Werburghs. Tel: 0117 944 2384 • Funky, laidback, lively community pub. Tasty, wholesome, wallet-friendly food (Sun roasts usually sell out). Barbecue most Sat afternoons, weather permitting
Full Moon & Attic Bar Stokes Croft. Tel: 0117 924 5007. Web: www.fullmoonbristol.co.uk • Eco-friendly backpackers hostel, pub and dining destination – all-day locally sourced/organic food. Bar from 4pm, with big-screen sports, pool, games machines, internet cafe/Wi-Fi, sculpture park in courtyard. Loads of live music, DJ sets, theme nights
Gloucester Arms 635 Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 951 4925 • Huge pub, huge menu, big-screen sports. Cheap booze and food offers all week. Big-prize quiz Mon 8pm
Golden Guinea 19 Guinea St. Tel: 0117 987 2034 • Proper neighbourhood boozer. Free live entertainment Sat night, good jukebox, big-screen sports. Free pool at lunchtimes
Golden Lion 244 Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 924 6449 • Three real ales on tap, live DJs Fri night, live local bands Sat. Displays work by local artists
The Greyhound 32 Princess Victoria St , Clifton . Tel: 0117 973 4187 • Characterful pub with real ales, premium lagers, Stowford Press cider, small wine list, traditional food. Cracking Sun lunch
The Griffin 41 Colston St. Tel: 0117 930 0444 • Traditional, friendly gay pub. Bristol’s longest-serving gay pub
Hare on the Hill 41 Thomas St North , off Dove St, Kingsdown. Tel: 0117 908 1982 • Connoisseurs’ institution. Four award-winning Bath Ales on tap, rotating guests, Organic Devon Cider, 40 single malts. Silent movies and superb roasts on Sun
Hatchet Inn 27 Frogmore St. Tel: 0117 929 4118. Web: www.thehatchet.co.uk • Rambling old building with two bars, games room, satellite TV, pool tables. Heated smoking area. DJ sets Thur-Sat. Open till 2am weekends
Hen & Chicken 210 North St, Bedminster. Tel: 0117 966 3143 • Upstairs room is home to the Comedy Box club (occasional music, too). Good selection of draughts, bottled beers. Traditional pub grub at lunchtimes. Good food offers
Highbury Vaults St Michael’s Hill. Tel: 0117 973 3203 • Renowned, peaceful pub with cosy snug, heated rear patio, cards and dominoes. Tabletop games arcade includes silent version of Space Invaders
Hillgrove Porter Stores 53 Hillgrove St North, Kingsdown. Tel: 0117 907 7267 • Unpretentious, old-fashioned, candlelit community boozer. Major rugby matches screened. Nice beer garden (heated smoking area). CAMRA’s Bristol Pub of the Year 2007
Hobgoblin 69-71 Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 940 1611. Web: www.hobgoblin-bristol.co.uk • Comfy seating, good beer, lots of screens for sport (including plasma and drop-down), small all-weather courtyard. Free pool Sun eve. Free jukebox Mon-Tue
Hogshead Colston Ave. Tel: 0117 929 8210 • Very large central pub attracting wide clientele. Open till midnight all week
Hole in the Wall 2 The Grove, Queen Square. Tel. 0117 926 5967 • Numerous beers on tap (continental pilsners, English ales), draft and bottled wines. Fabulous food
The Hophouse Kings Rd , Clifton . Tel: 0117 923 7390 • Victorian pub with sunny front patio, good bar, good vibe, excellent grub. Gorgeous flowers in summer. Quiz Wed
Hope & Anchor 38 Jacob’s Wells Rd. Tel: 0117 929 2987 • Way-above-average food and drink, delightful decor, candlelit terrace, friendly bar staff - lovely. No machines, no pool tables, no jukebox. Fantastic Sun roast
Horn & Trumpet 14-15 St Augustine’s Parade. Tel: 0117 929 8391 • Vast, dark, always busy. Regular food/drink promos
Horts City Tavern 49 Broad St. Tel: 0117 925 2520 • Interesting nooks and crannies, real ales, four different ciders. Good, honest grub. Try the Cheddar Valley Cider
The Imp 2 Alpha Rd , Southville. Tel: 0117 953 5188 • Well-kept neighbourhood boozer. Decent pub grub. Crib night Thur
Inn on the Green 2 Filton Rd , Horfield. Tel: 0117 952 1391 • Big, cheerful pub serving real ales, cider, perry. Food menu changes daily. Beer garden. Former CAMRA Bristol Pub of the Year
The Ivory 20 St Nicholas St. Tel: 0117 927 2292. Web: www.theivory.co.uk • Lovely pub with Italian bar menu and good Italian restaurant upstairs. Live DJs Fri & Sat, jazz Sun
Jersey Lily 193 Whiteladies Rd. Tel: 0117 973 9037. Web: www.jerseylily.co.uk • Historic pub. Menu uses well-sourced, quality ingredients. Discount offers throughout the week. Sun-eve quiz
Kensington Arms 35-37 Stanley Rd, Redland. Tel: 0117 944 6444. Web: www.thekensingtonarms.co.uk • Great food (sensibly priced), excellent wine and beer, tons of atmosphere. Open from 10am for Sat brunch
King William 20 King St. Tel: 0117 926 8672 • Very cosy, romantic pub. Real coal fire, snug booths, eclectic drinks selection, great pub fodder (organic, Fairtrade, vegan options). Pool tables and table football upstairs
King’s Head 60 Victoria St. Tel: 0117 927 7860 • Atmospheric pub with interesting ales and beers on tap.
Dates back to mid-17 th century
The Lansdown 8 Clifton Rd. Tel: 0117 973 4949 • Friendly and popular. Impressive menu, well-stocked bars, lovely beer garden. Regular live acoustic in upstairs room
The Lion Church Lane , Cliftonwood. Tel: 0117 926 8492. Web: www.thelion.biz • Great real ales, extensive wine list, chef-driven menus, log fires, courtyard. The Guardian reckons this place ‘oozes class’
Llandoger Trow 1-4 King St. Tel: 0117 926 0783 • One of Bristol’s oldest pubs, built in 1664. Oozes character and charm. Distinct drinking/dining areas, outside seating, quiz nights in winter. Where Daniel Defoe met Alexander Selkirk, who inspired ‘Robinson Crusoe’
Louisiana Bathurst Parade, Wapping Rd. Tel: 0117 926 5978 • Seminal live music venue. Paddle steamer-styled boozer
Luckwell Hotel Luckwell Rd , Bedminster. Tel: 0117 907 1108 • Bright and welcoming. Community feel and popular weekly quiz night. Sky TV, huge pull-down screen. Pool and darts teams
The Mall The Mall, Clifton. Tel: 0117 974 5318 • Lots of beers, lagers and ciders on tap, 30 wines, huge range of spirits. Convivial surroundings. Try the Franziskaner wheat beer
The Mardyke Hotwell Rd. Tel: 0117 907 7499 • Friendly and unpretentious. Quality jukebox, student-friendly offers, open till midnight all week (12.30am Fri-Sat). Grab something from the next-door chippy and eat it here
The Masonic 110 North St , Southville. Tel: 0117 902 0132 • Traditional local boozer with social-club vibe. Small seating area out front
Merchants Arms Merchants Rd, Hotwells. Tel: 0117 904 0037 • Hotwells hop haven (part of the Bath Ales family) with friendly atmosphere. Chess, draughts, cribbage, dominoes, etc, in back bar
Miners Arms Mina Rd , St Werburghs. Tel: 0117 955 6718 • Popular local. Original features, open fire. Quiz night Thur, DJ every other Sun. Sells Venue on site!
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Place , Hotwells. Tel: 0117 929 7994 • Dockside drinking den. Cosy bar, maritime memorabilia, hearty pub fare, great alfresco seating. Regular live music. Folk club Mon night
Old Castle Green 46 Gloucester Lane , Old Market. Tel: 0117 3300 9140. Web: www. oldcastlegreen.com • Popular lesbian and gay bar. Wi-Fi, Sun barbecues, welcoming attitude, regular theme nights, DJs every weekend. Open till 4am at weekends
Old Duke King St. Tel: 0117 927 7137. Web: www.theoldduke.com • Highly esteemed traditional jazz and blues institution. Live music nightly. Free admission
Old England Bath Buildings, Montpelier. Tel: 0117 924 7870 • A Montpelier favourite. Great bar, diverse clientele, ska jukebox, terrace. Weekend summer barbecues
Old Fish Market Baldwin St. Tel: 0117 921 1515 • Polished wood’n’brass pub attracting a diverse following. Two plasma screens for sport. Authentic Thai cuisine
Old Fox 301 Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 940 1145. Web: www.theoldfoxpub.co.uk • Single-bar pub, popular with biking fraternity. Good jukebox
Old Mail House 56 High St , Staple Hill. Tel: 0117 956 6654 • Friendly, with a host of regulars. Live music Sun lunchtime. Fortnightly quiz
Old Market Tavern Old Market St. Tel: 0117 922 6123 • Fabulous old-fashioned Wadsworth boozer: good-quality ales, lagers, beers, spirits. Good-value homecooked meals, bargain Sun roast. Office workers by day, thriving gay scene by night. Open till 2am weekends. Secluded beer garden, glazed conservatory
Old Tavern Blackberry Hill, Stapleton. Tel: 0117 965 7309 • Fine old pub specialising in local real ales. Homecooked menu using local produce (Mon, Tue, Fri), tapas on Wed. Acoustic music sessions, fish and chip deals Fri night, steak night Sat, roast on Sun. Onsite microbrewery: Arbor Ales
The Orchard 12 Hanover Place , Spike Island. Tel: 0117 926 2678 • Cosy, well-established one-bar pub. Good lunches
The Ostrich Lower Guinea St , Redcliffe. Tel: 0117 927 3774 • Unspoiled dockside hostelry with large alfresco area, fabulous quayside/harbour views and great grub. Baby Ostrich mobile bar outside in summer
Penny Farthing Whiteladies Rd. Tel: 0117 973 3539 • Cosy, traditional, CAMRA-approved and holding the highest Cask Marque honour. Plasma screen for sports. Cute patio
The Pineapple 37 St Georges Rd. Tel: 0117 9544 794. Web: www.pineapplebristol.com • Long-established gay pub, popular with pre-club crowd. Sun cabaret. Lots of theme nights and booze promos
Pipe & Slippers 118 Cheltenham Rd. Tel: 0117 924 7711. Web: www.pipeandslippers.com • Pieminister pies, Portuguese tapas, real ales, imported bottled beers, cocktails and chilled-out atmosphere. Live DJs Fri & Sat
The Plough Easton Rd/Kilburn St , Easton • Popular local with interesting social mix. Good bar, pool tables, big-screen sports, weekend events (including live DJs), table footie. Easton’s version of the Rovers Return
Plume of Feathers 135 Hotwell Rd. Tel: 0117 929 8666 • No-frills real-ale haven. Irish folk eves, live music at weekends, weekly quiz. Bar meals lunchtimes, corking Sunday roast. Ferries stop nearby
Port of Call 3 York St , Clifton . Tel: 0117 973 3600 • Peaceful and relaxed. Excellent food, 12 real ales on tap, Good place to try local brews
Portcullis 3 Wellington Terrace, Clifton. Tel: 0117 970 6886 • Friendly and atmospheric. Small bar downstairs, lounge at top of winding staircase. Nestles amid Clifton’s gorgeous crescents
Prince of Wales 5 Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 924 5552. Web: www.powbristol.co.uk • Organic beer on tap, organic wines, fabulous food – locally sourced, free range, affordable. Covered, heated beer garden and lovely atmosphere. One of Bristol’s best pubs. Venue loves this place
Printer’s Devil 10 Broad Plain, Old Market. Tel: 0117 926 4290 • Homely oasis in middle of high-rise office jungle. Great food, locally sourced ingredients, good veggie options. Gives great curry
Quinton House 2 Park Place , Clifton . Tel: 0117 907 7858 • Friendly real-ale pub. Lots of wood. Robust, good-value pub food. Planning their own Quinter Olympics
Red Lion 26 Worrall Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0794 148 6726 • Cheerful backstreet boozer. Two bars, flagstone floors, comfy sofas. Popular with local students, and rugby and footie fans - they’ve got their own team. Quiz every other Thur
Robin Hood 56 St Michael’s Hill. Tel: 0117 929 1334 • Long single-bar Wadworth’s house, stripped floorboards. Reputed to have a resident ghost
Robin Hood’s Retreat 197 Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 924 8639 • Fab gastropub with small patio. Open till 1am weekends
Rose of Denmark 6 Dowry Place , Hotwells • Big, friendly old boozer. Subterranean restaurant serves up hearty portions of classic British grub. Former winner of Venue’s Top Banana award. Live music Sun from 4pm
Royal Oak 50 The Mall, Clifton. Tel: 0117 973 8846 • This Cask Marque-rated pub attracts all sorts of different punters with its simple charms. Dates back to the 19 th century
Rummer Hotel All Saints Lane, St Nicholas Market. Tel: 0845 004 3206. Web: www.therummer.co.uk • Chesterfield sofas, huge fireplace, locally sourced food, 13 bottled ales, beers, porters and stouts - including Nigerian Guinness at a whopping 7.5% ABV. Massive wine and spirits selection. Serves80 different rums
Seamus O’Donnells St Nicholas Market. Tel: 0117 925 1283. Web: www.seamusodonnells.co.uk • Genuinely friendly Irish bar that does 70% proof Irish poteen. Live music Thur night. Pub games include giant Jenga
Seven Stars 1 Thomas Lane . Tel: 0117 982 1207. Web: www.7stars.co.uk • Tucked away on a cobbled street. Handy for gigs at the Fleece. Dates back to 1760
The Shakespeare Henry St , Totterdown. Tel: 0117 907 8818. Web: www.theshakey.co.uk • Traditional real-ale pub. DJ sets Thur-Sat, excellent music quiz Wed eve. Organic Sunday roasts (book in advance). Open mic last Sun of month from 3pm
The Shakespeare Lower Redland Rd. Tel: 0117 973 3909 • Old-school pub with bars and small garden. Crowd-pleasing food menu
Shakespeare Tavern Prince St. Tel: 0117 929 7695 • A 17th-century pub with traditional features and lovely patio - heaving in summer. Open till midnight weekends
Ship Inn Lower Park Row. Tel: 0117 926 5022 • Old-fashioned split-level pub. Friendly vibe, four real ales, good selection of bottles, decent pub grub. Suckling pig roasts come highly recommended
Somerset House 11 Princess Victoria St , Clifton . Tel: 0117 923 7214 • Popular neighbourhood pub - very busy at weekends. Great-value Sun roast. Live acoustic jazz, folk and pop Fri eve & Sun afternoon
The Sportsman Seymour Ave , Bishopston. Tel: 0117 942 7525 • Mecca for sports fans. A dozen pool tables, darts, jukebox, five plasma screens showing different channels. Good-value stone-baked pizzas (eat in or take away)
Stag & Hounds 74 Old Market St • Refurbished 17th-century inn. Occasional live jazz and blues evenings, excellent food. Opens for breakfast
Star & Dove 75-78 St Lukes Rd , Totterdown. Tel: 0117 300 3712 • Great gastropub owned and run by Jamie Oliver protege. Sun afternoon DJ sessions from local rising stars
Star & Garter 33 Brook Rd , Montpelier . Tel: 0117 940 5552 • Legendary Montpelier institution: a lively, multicultural, inner-city pub with warm welcome and great prices. Live music, guest DJs, cool reggae, ska classics
Tap & Barrel 43 Dean Lane , Bedminster • Large, turn-of-the-century community pub with sports bar. Pool table, darts
Three Sugar Loaves Christmas Steps. Tel: 0117 929 2431 • Roaring fire, wooden beams, leather sofas, wide drinks selection, Pieminister pies and doorstep sarnies. Homecooked chef’s menu
Three Tuns George St , Hotwells. Tel: 0117 926 8434 • Traditional wooden-floor-and-panelling hostelry with welcoming bar staff. Live acoustic music Thur
The Trooper Bryant’s Hill, St George. Tel: 0117 967 3326 • Unpretentious community pub. Good-value food, weekly live music, quiz nights. Popular with sport fans. Wed-eve quiz with mid-game chocolate raffle
The Victoria Southleigh Rd , Clifton . Tel: 0117 974 5675 • A 19 th-century street-corner pub. Light and airy in summer, intimate and cosy (with real fire) in winter. Eclectic beer selection
The Victoria James St , St Werburghs. Tel: 0117 941 3682 • Community boozer with brilliant jukebox and over-subscribed pool table. Barbecues in summer, cracking Sun roasts from 12.30pm till they run out. Check out the Mrs Beckham pub sign
The Vittoria 57 Whiteladies Rd. Tel: 0117 974 1842 • Small, lively, traditional pub. Great jukebox, often free
Walkabout 40 Corn St. Tel: 0117 930 0181. Web: www.walkabout.eu.com • Huge Australian theme bar with party atmosphere. Large sports screens, suntrap terrace, DJs most nights. Open till 2am Mon-Sat
The Wellington Horfield Common, Gloucester Rd. Tel: 0117 951 3022. Web: www.bathales.com • Big, beautiful Bath Ales boozer. Also does lagers, thoughtfully selected wines, fantastic food. Good patio area. Annual spring beer festival
White Bear 133 St Michael’s Hill • Popular student hangout. Friendly atmosphere, copious drinks offers, excellent food. Live bands monthly. Pool table and top jukebox
White Hart Brislington Hill Tel: 0117 977 7148 • Very sport-friendly. All-day food. Live music Thur, prize draw Sat, quiz Sun
White Hart Lower Maudlin St. Tel: 0117 926 8747 • Lovely old pub - big on food, with real ales, loads of keg favourites, plenty of seating out front. Oldest pub cellars in the UK
White Hart 54-58 Park Row. Tel: 0117 945 6061 • Big, buzzing, popular with students after loud music and decent food. Big-screen sports, pool tables, loads of lager on tap. Very generous drink/food promos
White Lion Colston Ave. Tel: 0117 925 4819 • Small one-bar pub highly endorsed by CAMRA. Hosts festivals in Jan, Mar & Sept
Whitehall Tavern 30 Devon Rd , Greenbank. Tel: 0117 955 6798 • Loads of character, wooden booths, almost pre-decimal bar prices. Free quiz night Tue
The Windmill 14 Windmill Hill. Tel: 0117 963 5440. Web: www.thewindmillbristol.com • Excellent food, attentive staff. Funky, friendly and fabulous. Board games, newspapers and all-vinyl jukebox
Ye Shakespeare 78 Victoria St. Tel: 0117 949 7708 • Old Bristol establishment with interesting architecture. Pool in back bar, dartboard. Four-pint pitchers £8 Mon-Tue
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