Tag: drink

Wriggle launch the Indie Kitty – a voucher system to increase support for independent businesses As Coronavirus grows, it’s getting increasingly difficult for small businesses across the UK, and especially in the hospitality sector. While leisure activities and eating out remain at the discretion of the individual and many choose to continue to support their […]

The Very Best Bristol Pub Crawls Think you know Bristol? Well, you’ve not really got a grip on what thnis city is about until you’ve visited its various localities, and what better way to do that than sampling a few pubs along the way? Here are the routes I think are particularly good for that […]

The Various Karaoke Bars in Bristol You’re on a night out in Bristol, you’ve had a few drinks and all you can think about is ‘where can I belt out an 80s classic to the roar of approval of my future fans’. Well, obviously what you’re looking for is a karaoke bar in Bristol. From […]

The Best Bristol Gin Bars There are few joys simpler than a G&T enjoyed in the sunshine, and seeing as we’re now on the slow descent into autumn, it’s time to start taking advantage of the warm evenings while they’re still around. Here are Bristol’s best G&T joints, from quirky cocktail bars through to neighbourhood […]

Pug & Frenchie owners get ready Fresh of the doggy heels of hosting a pop up Daschund cafe back in November in Bristol, the Pup Up Cafe team are back with a new addition: Pugs & Frencies. This time the event is going to be taking place at Revolution Bristol ?on Sunday the 8th of […]

Tickets are on sale for one of the coolest events of the year, here’s what you need to know Bristol Craft Beer Festival is back for the fifth year running! It’s one of my favourite weekends of the year, and it only ever gets better each time. Bristol Craft Beer Festival returns to the Lloyds […]

Gin and Juice is coming to Bristol We’ve got a rum bar, a whisky bar and we’ll soon have a gin and juice bar in Bristol. Opening at 47 Park Street, Gin & Juice is set to arrive in Bristol during February. Here’s what we know so far about Gin & Juice. There are going […]

Accio all the brunch please We love a good Bristol bottomless brunch at Best of Bristol, and when it’s combined with unlimited Booze and has a Harry Potter theme, well that just makes it extra special. Hosted at Prince Street Social, a Bottomless Brunch with unlimited Prosecco, Amstell or Thatchers is taking place on the […]

Black Rock Whisky Bar set to open in Bristol on Monday 21st October The Shoreditch based whisky bar, Black Rock, which has won the UK’s Best Specialist Bar for the last 3 years, is opening in Bristol’s city on Marsh Street next week on Monday 21st of October. Thomas Aske and Tristan Stephenson, the founders […]

Bag of Nails is one our favourite pubs in Bristol Affordable ales, cats, board games, a fantastic atmosphere and did we say cats? You more than likely knew about Bristol’s cat cafe, but did you know Bristol has its very own cat pub? Located on 141, St Georges Road in Hotwells. You may end up missing Bag of […]

I’m put in many a tricky situation exploring the very ‘Best of Bristol’. Usually up high, scaling buildings and cranes (#antimitchclimbs), but I didn’t think it would result in being locked in a prison cell with a psycho killer called Pig Face (pictured above). Welcome to Hell in a Cell, ay? Now for some of […]

Despite the recent rain, bbq season is upon us, and no camping trip or garden gathering is complete without a few ciders to sweeten the deal. With honey notes and a golden colour, the medium-dry Thatchers Gold is the flagship cider from one of Somerset’s oldest cider makers – and it’s a great go-to cider […]

A year has passed since Bristol’s finest cocktail bar last refreshed its menu, and it’s all change again at the secretive and stylish Hyde & Co. 2017’s The Last Carnival introduced us to a glamorous world of burlesque, cabaret and circus, showcasing a mastery of cocktail creativity. Midnight in Paris picks up the tale… The […]

Left Handed Giant reaches closing stages of £1 million crowd funding campaign Bristol-based Left Handed Giant, one of the UK’s most highly rated breweries and the team behind Small Bar, are crowd funding in order to open the first brewery in central Bristol for decades. This is great news for Bristol. Really, great news. They’re […]

Phil Mitchell is hosting a game of Bristol bingo Bingo Wings is exactly what it says on the tin: Bingo & Chicken Wings. But this isn’t any old bingo. Bristol’s quirky events organisers, Foozie, has created a whole host of hilariously themed bingo games, including Phil Mitchell Bingo. Replacing boring bingo numbers with hilarious words, […]

Burns Night in Bristol Burns Night, probably one of the best nights of the year. Why? Whisky, reciting poetry loudly and haggis! OK, not everyone’s cup of tea but if it’s good enough for the Scots then we will try and piggy back on it anyway we can! Luckily for us, there are loads of […]

Foozie Announces Christmas Gin Cruise with Elephant Gin and the first ever Baileys Boat Cruise After a successful summer hosting a series of gin buses and gin boats,  Bristol’s leading food and drinks events agency – Foozie, is back with the first ever Bailey’s Boat Cruise and a Christmas Gin Cruise. Guests will sip on […]

It’s the website Bristol didn’t know it needed A small group has started a Bristol website called ‘Review My Loo’ with the idea that the group go around and review Bristol bars and restaurant toilets hoping to improve the Bristol toilet experience. Rated out of cleanliness, size, comfort and decoration with a blurb at the […]

Prince of Wales One of Gloucester Road‘s favourite pubs, the Prince of Wales is at risk of shutting down. Anna, the landlord of Prince of Wales has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help save the Prince of Wales as ‘Enterprise Inns threaten to take the keys from me and turn our pub into a generic chain’. […]

Always Sunny comes to Bristol Flip, flip, flipahelphia! Are you familiar with the D.E.N.N.I.S system or are you just Donkey brained? Well this is the quiz for you… The team behind some awesome recent Bristol events such as the Harry Potter bar crawl, Star Wars bar crawl and Rick and Morty pub quiz are bringing […]

Replay opens in Bristol Gloucester Road has it fair share of awesome bars but a new place has opened that’s completely different to anything in the area. Replay can be found just by the arches on Cheltenham Road and it’s being pitched as ‘your gaming destination’. Opened by the extremely friendly friends Máté and Melinda, the […]

The bottomless ones: Brace and Browns The original bottomless brunch, and you still have to book at least a month in advance, but it’s definitely worth the admin for how much you get (plus you can sit out on their terrace on sunnier days – lush!) The deal: 2hr sittings from 10am on Sat & […]

Foozie’s bus series has expanded After selling out in just 24 hours, the Foozie bus series is returning with new partnerships and dates. The streets of Bristol will be taken over by Foozie’s open-top bus to finish off the summer season in style. Further dates have been added to the gin and prosecco series, with […]

Foozie Announces ‘Bristol Gin Cruises’ with Bristol Dry Gin Following on from the fantastic Wham! themed boat party last month and their upcoming gin bus tour, Foozie has partnered with Bristol Dry Gin to host a series of intimate and exciting gin boat cruises throughout the summer of 2017 with 10 dates to choose from. The boat […]

All the best places to eat and drink in Bristol’s sun traps We all know that Bristol is the best place to be once the sun gets its hat on, but do you know the best joints in town to soak up some rays whilst you have a good munch and sup a cold beverage? […]

Cat cafe almost open After an incredibly long journey, Bristol’s first cat cafe is finally opening this weekend. There will space for 9 cats but only 7 at the start so the cats have the space to get used to each other. At all times there will also be 2 cats available for adoption as well. The […]

Strawberry Thief Bristol review With a diverse medley of quirky, classic, long-established and newly opened restaurants, bars, pubs, pop-ups and food markets on offer in Bristol, it’s important that your joint stands out from the crowd. If you haven’t yet checked out The Strawberry Thief on Broad Street, I highly encourage you to do so. […]

A month-long celebration of quirky cocktail events at some of Bristol’s best bars. There’s no denying that Bristol is one of the best cities in the UK for awesome bars and great cocktails. Hot off the back of this, Bristol’s leading food and drinks events company, Foozie, is hosting the city’s first ever Bristol on […]

Aluna is Bristol’s latest cocktail bar Remember the Thai Edge on Broadquay? Well there’s a new place to drink with a cocktail bar that’s replaced it. Aluna uses alchemy to create cocktails that you’re unlikely to find elsewhere in Bristol. We sampled our way through 8 of their social scientist’s creations to get a taste of what Aluna […]