7 min readWhether its a ‘grab and go’ or a leisurely feast, Bristol has a wide variety of brunch beauties on offer. Here’s a quick guide to a some of the city's top spots - we've even broken our recommendations out by area so you don't have to stroll too far for your breakfast!
Central
The Granary
The extensive breakfast menu is served from 8am daily, with lighter options such freshly-baked pastries, almond milk-soaked oats with berries and coconut yoghurt or five grain and honey granola with gooseberry curd and hung yoghurt. We particularly love the more filling options, including poached eggs on buckwheat waffles with a range of accompaniments, their Full English, steak and eggs or South Asian-style omelette.
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Mud Dock
Enjoy the relaxed vibe inside this harbourside cafe, or on warmer days make the most of the view out on their terrace. Their breakfast menu of Full English (meat or veggie), shakshuka, granola or buttermilk pancakes is available until 12pm on weekdays, with brunch extended to 3pm on weekends.
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The Boot Factory
Head to this stylish and rustic venue in St Pauls for weekday breakfast (8 - 11:30am) or weekend brunch (8 - 11:45am), with options including their full cooked breakfasts, Turkish eggs, buttermilk pancakes and a range of smoothies.
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Aqua
Open daily for breakfast on Welsh Back, Aqua has all the classic for you to choose from, including a meaty or vegan cooked breakfast, Eggs Benedict, homemade pancakes or scrambled eggs with smoked salmon.
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Cabot Circus
There are plenty of options dotted around this shopping district, from a Parisian style breakfast at Côte Brasserie throughout the week to daily bottomless brunch at Fridays.
Pieminister
Try a unique breakfast-inspired pie with your bottomless booze at Pieminister. Every Saturday, you’ll have 90 minutes to enjoy a pie from the brunch menu washed down with unlimited prosecco, cocktails or pints. All for £29!
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Bocabar
Head to Bocabar in Finzels Reach on Saturdays for their special brunch menu, served from 10am - 3pm. Options include toasted seed bagels with a range of fillings, American pancakes, hefty breakfast sandwiches and a range of cooked breakfasts, from a Full English to steak! A classic breakfast menu is also served at their cafe bar in Paintworks daily from 10am - 11:30am.
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Harvey Nichols Bristol Second Floor Restaurant
Enjoy brunch classics like smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on sourdough or buttermilk pancakes at this swish AA Rosette-winning restaurant, with views over Quakers Friars from the floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Riverstation
Treat yourself to Saturday brunch with a riverside view, with brunch served on weekends from 10am till noon. Choose from Bloody Marys, breakfast buns, French toast with berry compote, smashed avocado & poached eggs and more.
Other favourites in the city centre include:
- Boston Tea Party - a local chain of colourful cafes serving an all-day menu
- Spicer + Cole - find their coffee shops dotted across the city
- Flour House - botanical inspired cafe with a seasonal menu, brunch served Friday to Sunday
- 404 Bristol - best known for their cakes and vegan bakes, they also do a great brunch
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Clifton and Redland
Racks
Choose from Full English breakfasts, eggs benedict, smashed avocado on toast and waffles, served from Monday to Saturday 10am - 2pm.
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The Metropolitan
Choose from an internationally-inspired brunch menu at The Met on Whiteladies Road in Clifton, with dishes including Ox Cheek Hash, Mackerel Kedgeree, Bubble & Squeak or Fried Chicken & Kimchi. Brunch is served Wednesday to Friday from 10am – 3pm, and from 9am until mid afternoon at weekends.
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The Ivy Clifton Brasserie
Tuck into your brunch in one of the grandest bistros in town, with an extensive breakfast menu served from 9am until 11:15am on weekdays, and from 9am - 10:45am on weekends. Take your pick from smoothies, pastries, full cooked breakfasts and lighter dishes such as smoked salmon crumpet or avocado with grains.
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Bristol Lido
Enjoy breakfast at their poolside cafe bar from 9am to 10:45am daily. The menu has some Mediterranean touches, including baked Turkish eggs and Pan con tomate with jamon Serrano.
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Coppa Club
Their regular breakfast is served daily, and their brunch menu is available from 11am-3pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. Choices include pastries, yoghurt and granola, crushed avocado on toast, skillet breakfasts and their signature buckwheat and rye pancakes.
Image: Buckwheat and rye pancakes at Coppa Club in Clifton
Brace and Browns
Birthplace of Bristol’s bottomless Prosecco brunch is Brace and Browns, situated in Clifton on Whiteladies Road. Served from 12-4pm on Saturdays only, you can enjoy three courses with fizz for £35 per head.
Other popular choices in the area:
- Primrose Cafe - a Clifton favourite, with a daily menu of classic dishes. You can also sit outside or on their rooftop terrace
- Foliage Cafe - leafy cafe with breakfasts which taste as good as they look
- Burra Bristol - Antipodean-inspired cafe in Redland with a focus on great coffee and light, healthy brunches
Stokes Croft and Gloucester Road
The Bristolian
Located in the bohemian quarter of Montpelier on Picton Street is The Bristolian. This well-known café is very popular, so make sure you arrive early on a Saturday morning to avoid the queue for seats. The Bristolian proudly serves locally-sourced, free-range ingredients and offers a great range of veggie options.
The Crafty Egg
Based on Stokes Croft, their menu of baked eggs, full cooked breakfasts and filled bagels is available from 8am Monday to Friday, and from 9am on weekends.
Nectar House
Hearty breakfasts are the order of the day at this welcoming Gloucester Road cafe, with the simpler early bird breakfasts available from 8am, fry ups from 9am, and toastie stacks and Buddha bowls available from 10am.
Other goodies along Gloucester Road and Stokes Croft:
- FED - choose from pastries, toasties and rolls at one of their three locations across Bristol
- Cafe Kino - a popular vegan cafe on Stokes Croft with plenty of plantbased breakfast, lunch and dinner options.
Image: Vegan stack at The Nectar House
South Bristol
Windmill Hill City Farm Cafe
Once you're done strolling around the farm, take a seat in their cafe for a homely cooked breakfast or some toast with preserves. Simple but tasty!
Other goodies around South Bristol:
- The Bristol Loaf - a bakery and cafe on Bedminster Parade with epic pastries and hot dishes.
- Yafo - plantbased, Middle Eastern-inspired dishes with plates including shakshuka or scrambled tofu.
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East Bristol
Cafe Napolita
Based in the relaxed central suburb of St Werburghs, the family-run Cafe Napolita serves breakfast daily until 3pm, with options including a hearty breakfast hash served with focaccia, shakshuka, baked salmon and eggs, or their popular 'Scrambled Start' - scrambled eggs with avocado and roasted vine tomatoes served on homemade focaccia.
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The Garden of Easton
Decked from floor to ceiling in plants, this is a place you'll want to snap as much as your food! Their day menu (served until 4pm daily) includes several breakfast options, such as their big cooked breakfasts, tostadas, pea and feta fritters, toasted sandwiches and Belgian waffles.
Image: The Garden of Easton
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