10 Best Breakfast Spots in Bristol
Posted on: 21 Jun 2016Breakfast - the most important meal of the day. What are the best places to get your day off to a good start in Bristol? Well, we've compiled what we think are the 10 best around. You be the judge...!
With such a dazzling cornucopia of great eateries in Bristol dishing up hearty plates of the perfect, early morning refuel, how can you argue with that? So with a rumbling tummy and a very keen eye on the fried bread, sausage and beans, we enthusiastically chomp our way through 10 of the best breakfast pit-stops in town.
The Gloucester Old Spot - 138-140 Kellaway Avenue, Horfield, Bristol, BS6 7YQ
Tel: 0117 924 7693
The Gloucester Old Spot pub in Bristol is a family friendly venue located on Kellaway Avenue in Horfield. A superb full English is backed up by an even larger version. To go along with that there are sections dedicated to pancakes, butties, lighter bites and then the Eggsquisite Range - unsurprisingly this a celebration of all the egg-based dishes you could think of. There's also an intriguing Eggs Your Way option where you can get eggs cooked however you like, served atop whichever bread you like, and accompanied by every option on the breakfast menu in a build-your-own kinda thing!
Harts Bakery - Arch 35, Lower Approach Rd, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QS
Tel: 07968 220260
Temple Quarter's breakfast destination has become one of the city's most popular, and Laura Hart's artisan bakers and cafe is renowned for its top brekkies and superlative cup of Extract Coffee beverage. You can work your way through its range of muffins, sourdough toast and sausage rolls and watch the open kitchen action unfold.
Pickle - Redcliffe Way/Portwall Lane, Bristol BS1 6AG
Tel: 07870 460009
The only food-truck entry on our list - Pickle is located on the roundabout just towards the city centre from Temple Meads. They serve up some of the absolute best food you probably never knew about. Their amazing lunch menus are released weekly but the breakfasts are something to behold and what we're really interested in here. Variations on classic breakfast sandwiches are the favourite but there's also porridge pots and much more. These guys have been hard at work and, as their website says, "We've been so busy concentrating on the food that we forgot about the bloody website!". So you'll just have to make do with Facebook and word of mouth if you don't want to take our word for it!
Source - 1-3 Exchange Ave, St Nicholas Market, Bristol, BS1 1JW
Tel: 0117 927 2998
Seasonal sourcing and quality, local produce is key here, and this St Nick's all-day cafe is a venue buzzing with a diverse mix of food lovers, shoppers and local workers.
Andels Cafe - 130 Hotwell Rd, Bristol, BS8 4UB
Tel: 07427 286722
Traditional and something of a Bristol breakfast institution, Andels plates up a range of full English breakfasts, hot meals, light bites and sarnies. You can dine in or take away, but on a nice day it would be sacrilege not sit outside and gorge on an early morning kick-starter surrounded by its iconic, scenic panorama.
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The Bristolian - 2 Picton St, Bristol, BS6 5QA
Tel: 0117 919 2808
A superb range of breakfast menu options covering meat, veggie or vegan, The Bristolian has long been hailed as one of the preeminent early morning nosh-up venues for a long time. If you're particularly peckish (or soaking up the previous night's imbibing) you can go large with the mighty Bristolian Challenge.
Rosemarino - 1 York Pl, Bristol, BS8 1AH
Tel: 0117 973 6677
A local favourite, this Italian neighbourhood restaurant has done well critically as well as commercially, having notched up the best Italian restaurant and best breakfast in the Bristol Good Food awards three years on the trot. Full English, bacon butties, BLT, and Tommy's 1-Pan Wonder satisfy those early morning mouths.
Brunel's Buttery - Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1
Tel: 0117 929 1696
This red-bricked hut on Whapping Wharf is an undisputed legendary landmark and icon when it comes to feeding Bristol's breakfast-craving multitudes. For over 30 years they've been serving bacon, sausage and egg sarnies and a myriad combinations all washed down with a cup of coffee or tea, to be enjoyed on benches in a sublimely picturesque harbourside spot.
Spoke and Stringer - The Boat House - Unit 1, Lime Kiln Road, Bristol, BS1 5AD
Tel: 0117 925 9371
Just off the Harbourside and Millennium Square, Spoke & Stringer offers the ideal spot to get away from it all with stunning views across the River Avon. Famous city-wide for their incredible main dishes along with pintxos and tapas...their breakfast and brunch menu is something you need to see - and taste - to believe. With views unrivaled in Bristol it really is a must-visit venue in the city.
Rocotillos - 1 Queens Rd, Bristol, BS8 1EZ
Tel: 0117 929 7207
American diner style, eclectically decorated pit-stop serving a range of award-winning breakfasts with a lively, cool atmosphere, and particularly popular on Sundays with students in dire of need of serious nommage the morning after the night before.
These are just 10 of the many great places for breakfast in Bristol. We know that opinions will differ and we can't wait to hear your suggestions of who you would like to see on this list...just comment on the Facebook post or reply on Twitter!
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Born and raised in the suburbs of Swansea, Jimmy moved to Bristol back in 2004 to attend university. Passionate about live music, sport, science and nature, he can usually be found walking his cocker spaniel Baxter at any number of green spots around the city. Call James on 078 9999 3534 or email Editor@365Bristol.com.
