Bars and pubs in Bristol

383 bars, pubs, wine bars and breweries in Bristol.

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Cosies
Don’t let the location (St. Pauls) of this amazing place put you off. The best way to describe it, is an underground cave. You walk down some steps on the street and enter through one small door straight up to the bar. The first half of the bar is relatively open, by this there are a few windows, but as you turn the corner you enter the ‘cave’. A low ceiling, arched brick room with a DJ booth in the corner. On weekends it gets rammed as the beer is cheap, the music is pumping and the wide range of people from the students and middle aged couples to the Rastas in the corner, are all bumping and grinding with one another, leading to one hell of a night.
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The Coronation Tap
A small West-Country cider house in Clifton, famous for its Exhibition cider - sweet, innocent looking but lethal. Gets rammed at weekends.
Closed · opens 7 pm
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The Apple
A floating cider bar. A converted old Dutch Barge where the decks have been transformed into seating areas where you can sit and lull with the water whilst enjoying some of the West Country’s finest ciders. A really unique place to grab a drink. Just be wary of what cider you are drinking as some are rather lethal and could lead to a man-overboard situation.
Closed · opens noonLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
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The Hatchet
Bristol's oldest pub is favourite of many various 'alternative' sub-cultures and is sometimes the venue for related club- and live-music events in upper room. Due to its proximity to the Bristol Academy venue, it's convenient for pre-gig drinks. Open until 2AM on weekends.
Built 1606
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The Highbury Vaults
Winner of the CAMRA Bristol pub of the year in 2003, the Highbury Vaults is a classic traditional pub with 8 real ales available on cask. Popular with students and older customers alike, and with a large heated garden. Open until midnight.
Closed · opens 11 amOutdoor seating
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The Portcullis
Freehouse near Brunel's Suspension Bridge. A Grade II listed Georgian building, it has been a pub since the 1850s. On two levels, the bottom bar and main entrance is one of the smallest pubs in Bristol.
Closed · opens noonWi-Fi
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The Miner's Arms
This pub is the type of large, multi-roomed community local that is increasingly rare. Declared the Best Pub in Bristol by Venue Magazine in 2005, it has mirrored the resurgence of this vibrant community.
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The Green Man
formerly The Bell
Opened in September 2008 as the first 'organic' pub in the city. The pub used to be the Georgian-built 'The Bell'. Notably, all the alcoholic drinks are organic and the freshly-prepared food is all organic or free range. Two of the six real ales are served on gravity from the barrel.
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Duke of York
Winner of CAMRA's Best Pub in Bristol 2008, has a friendly atmosphere and quirky décor.
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Goldbrick House
The bar is laid out over the top floor of a traditional Georgian building and spans four interconnecting rooms. It has a great intimate vibe as it creates the feeling that you are drinking, not in a bar but in someone’s house. The décor reflects this mood as there are contemporary yet comfy armchairs and sofas dotted around.
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Mr Wolfs
Live music venue and noodle bar which has live music every night of the week from local bristol artists.
Closed · opens 6 pm
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The Victoria
Freehouse is part of the Grade II* listed Clifton Lido site.
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Brace & Browns
Trendy bar and restaurant next to the BBC building. Selection of decent food in good portion sizes, fairly priced. Not suitable for kids. Reservation in advance is recommended if you want to be sure of indoor seating.
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The Hillgrove Porter Stores
The Hillgrove
Winner of the CAMRA Bristol pub of the year in 2007, a freehouse with ten real ales and cider, perry. A wide mix of customers, good food and heated beer garden, open Su-Th 'til midnight, F & Sa 'til 1AM.
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The Beer Emporium
King Street is a 17th-century street in the historic city centre of Bristol, England. The street lies just south of the old town wall and was laid out in 1650 to develop the Town Marsh, the area then lying between the south or Marsh Wall and the Avon. The north side was developed first and the south side in 1663, when the street was named after Charles II. The section of the city wall is a scheduled ancient monument.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
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The Old Duke
The Old Duke is a jazz and blues venue and pub in the English city of Bristol. Live music is played every night of the week, admission is free and it hosts an annual Jazz Festival. The pub's name is a reference to the classic American jazz musician Duke Ellington, though the pub has actually held the same (or similar) name since it was built, and most likely previously referred to the Duke of Cumberland.
Closed · opens noon
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Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia (grid reference ST571721) is a Grade II listed public house in Bristol, England. It is situated on Nova Scotia Place in Spike Island, adjacent to Cumberland Basin. Completed in 1811 as a row of three terraced houses that was later converted into its current use, it preserves an unusually intact late-Victorian interior that the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) describes as being "of very special national historic interest".
Outdoor seating
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Seven Stars
Seven Stars (grid reference ST591727) is an historic pub on Thomas Lane, Bristol, England; it was built in the 17th century and is a grade II listed building. One of the earliest references to the pub is in the Bristol Record Office. It mentions Sir John Hawkins who, whilst buying what was to become the Georges Brewery, acquired the lease in 1694 from the Saunders family brewing dynasty "...a half tenement, the sign of the Seven Stars, St Thomas Lane".
Wheelchair accessible
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Stag & Hounds
The Stag and Hounds is a grade II listed pub in Old Market, Bristol, England. The oldest parts of the building date to 1483, when it was probably as a private house. The current building is predominantly from the early 18th century, when it became a pub.
Heritage listed
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The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer is a pub on King Street in the English city of Bristol. Previously known as the Naval Volunteer, Royal Naval Volunteer and Royal Navy Volunteer, it is located at 17 King Street and 18 King Street. 17 King Street dates from 1665 and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.
Limited wheelchair access
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The Fleece
The Wool Hall is a historic building in St Thomas Street, Redcliffe, Bristol. Originally built as a market hall, today it is home to The Fleece, a pub and live music venue.
Wheelchair accessible
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The Pump House
The Pump House is an historic pub in Hotwells on Bristol Harbour, Bristol, England. It is a grade II listed building.
Wheelchair accessible
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Ye Shakespeare
Shakespeare Inn is a 17th-century pub at 78 Victoria Street, in Bristol, England. It is a timber-framed house, dated 1636 on the front, which was extensively restored in 1950, under the direction of F. L. Hannam, and re-roofed in 1992. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.
Outdoor seating
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King William Ale House
The King William Ale House is a historic public house situated on King Street in Bristol, England. It dates from 1670 and was originally part of a row of three houses. The three have been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building since 8 January 1959.
Built 1670
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The Crown
The Crown is a historic pub in Bristol, England, near to St Nicholas Market, an area known as "the Old City". The Crown was built in the 18th century and is a Grade II listed building. It was built on the medieval Bristol Tolzey Court.
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The King's Head
The King's Head is a Grade II listed pub in Bristol, England. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. It was built in the mid-17th century, refurbished about 1865, with later 19th and 20th-century additions.
Closed · opens noon
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Kongs
14 and 15 King Street is the address of a historic warehouse building on King Street, Bristol, England. It was built around 1860 and is now occupied by a restaurant and offices. The contemporary 32 King Street is of similar design.
Wheelchair accessible
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Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
Units 11-15 Easton Road, Easton
Closed · opens noonBrews its own beer · Outdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible
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Left Handed Giant Brewpub
Hawkins Lane, Finzels Reach
Closed · opens noonFully vegetarian · Outdoor seating
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No.1 Harbourside
1 Canons Road, City Centre
Closed · opens 10 amLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
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The Blue Lagoon
18-20 Gloucester Road
Closed · opens 8 amLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
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The Gallimaufry
26-28 Gloucester Road, Bishopston
Closed · opens 11 amLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
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Grain Barge
Mardyke Wharf, Hotwells
Closed · opens noon tomorrowVegan options
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Hope & Anchor
38 Jacobs Wells Road, City Centre
Closed · opens noonLimited wheelchair access
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Old Market Tavern
29-30 Old Market Street, St Philip's
Closed · opens 2 pmLimited wheelchair access
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Steam
41 Whiteladies Road, Clifton
Closed · opens noonOutdoor seating
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The Farm
Hopetoun Road, Saint Werburghs
Closed · opens noonOutdoor seating
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The Kingsdown Vaults
29-31 Kingsdown Parade, Cotham
Closed · opens noonWi-Fi
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The Open Arms
24 Saint Michaels Hill, Kingsdown
Closed · opens noonOutdoor seating
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The Two Suns
86-90 Gloucester Road, Bishopston
Closed · opens 10 amWheelchair accessible

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