Central Cardiff · Spanish
Spanish grill with a serious wine focus, where you pretend you aren't sweating over the fluctuating market price of premium meat charred meticulously over an open wood-fired flame
Castle Quarter · British
A surprisingly excellent Cornish pasty, t-shirt sized for your appetite from small to extra fucking large
Pontcanna · Mediterranean
Taking over a historic neighbourhood site to drop open-fire pasta & local charcuterie, making it the perfect place to execute a highly calculated suburban flex
Pontcanna · British
Cardiff's ultra-refined masterclass in micro-seasonality, ideal for when you want your wild Welsh proteins arranged with the architectural precision of a modern museum exhibit
Central Cardiff · British
Proving that the ultimate hangover cure is an overflowing sandwich consumed while dodging locals buying raw fish & vintage vinyl
Pontcanna · British
Chef Tommy Heaney’s flagship where a relaxed indie-rock playlist sharply contrasts with high-concept seafood plates demanding your full, undivided worship
Canton · Creative
An unpretentious tasting-menu kitchen hidden along a residential stretch, proving you don't need city-centre neon lights to serve absolute culinary gold
Penarth · British
James Sommerin’s immersive, blacked-out dining room where you must physically ring a doorbell to enter, immediately heightening the suspense of the multi-course wizardry inside
St Mary Street · European
A legendary institution where you pick your dinner from a massive seafood ice counter like a Victorian merchant while silently eyeing your bank balance
Pontcanna · Mediterranean
An intimate, cave-themed hideaway perfect for vanishing underground to escape your responsibilities while indulging in a plethora of natural wines & highly elevated country cooking
Canton · Indian
Anand George’s temple of new-age Indian cooking that will completely ruin your local high street takeaway forever with its unashamedly neon-lit presentation
Pontcanna · British
A sleek, minimalist neighbourhood spot serving creative British plates that successfully makes small-plate dining feel high-end – with both a killer roast & creative brunch options alike
Castle Quarter
A moody, hidden speakeasy where the secret entrance makes you feel like an international spy, right up until you try to read the menu under a single flickering candle
Danescourt · British
A top-tier gastropub where the game pies and local ales are so intensely comforting they might actually convince you to look at local real estate brochures
Castle Quarter · British
Tucked inside a former underground bank vault, making it highly appropriate given the amount of capital you will happily hand over for elevated pork belly & gin selection
Castle Quarter · British
A grand, plush venue that lets you eat classic British brasserie plates while feeling like old money, even if you are just there to photograph the velvet booths for your grid
Penarth · British
Co-founded by a design icon, this compact bar serves small plates so effortlessly cool it makes ordinary pub snacking look deeply uncivilised
Pontcanna · British
A slick neighbourhood brasserie where the local elite gather to decompress over perfectly executed classics while silently judging each other's luxury activewear