Budget
The Prince of Wales
A great city centre location offering great food all day at some good prices considering its very central location. this is a typical wetherspoon pub.
Canteen on Clifton Street
Has built up a reputation for excellent vegetarian and vegan food at very reasonable prices. their evening menu (http://www.canteenonclift...) every two weeks, with regular 'best of' menus chosen by their customers. (http://www.canteenonclift...) a good selection of vegan wines are available. (http://www.canteenonclift...) only 10 minutes walk from the city centre. the no.12 cardiff bus passes their door. closed sunday and monday.tel: +44 029 2045-4999.
Garland's Eatery and Coffee House
4 duke street arcade, tel: "+44 029" 2066-6914. this nice little restaurant has good prices for authentic welsh fare and other sandwiches and cheap eats. the cardiff native i stayed with recommended it.
There are lots of little Mom and Pop eateries with reasonable, plentiful and quite tasty takes on the Full English breakfast, sandwiches, fish and chips, etc.
Also, there is the Brewery Quarter, which contains a few well known and different restaurants including Cardiff's Hard Rock Café.
Vegetarians and vegans should head to Crumbs in Morgan Arcade for a great range of veggie and vegan food.
Midrange
Ichiban
201 cowbridge rd e, t, â +44 29 2066-8833. this is a wonderful japanese restaurant offering excellent value noodle, curry and sushi dishes. there is one on cowbridge road, canton and another on albany road, roath. both are a short bus or taxi ride from the city centre, or a 20-30 minute walk.
Tenkaichi
236 city rd, t, â +44 78 3142-1199. tenkaichi offers authentic japanese food with a british flare. it is a great restaurant if you want fresh noodles and sushi. it also provides an extensive wine list.
The Goat Major
33 high street, , â +44 29 2033-7161. this pub has some very good bar style food in an authentic welsh atmosphere. try the welsh faggots a type of meat ball in peppercorn gravy.
Cibo Italian Café
83 pontcanna street at the non-city-centre end of cathedral road, , â +44 29 2023-2226. great little cafã©-restaurant with superb food. can get busy, booking strongly recommended. expect to spend about â£8-12 for a main course.
Top end
Castell Restaurant
The angel hotel, castle st, â +44 29 20649200. amazing views of the castle grounds, and serves traditional welsh cuisine. also caters for private parties.
Le Gallois
6-10 romilly cres, , â +44 29 20341264. roughly translated from french it means "the welsh". this is a fantastic gourmet restaurant specialising in bringing gallic flair to traditional welsh food such as cockles and lavabread. expect to pay somewhere around â£40/person.
Tempus Restraunt
The luxury restraunt at the st david hotel and spa , â +44 29 20454045. amazing views all around cardiff bay, and serves a traditional freshly caught seafood. with drinks expect to pay between â£40-60 per person.
Cafã©s
Café Mao
90 whitchurch rd, , â +44 29 2039-8433. this cafe is worth seeking out. very good quality sandwiches for similar prices elsewhere.
City Canteen & Bar
1-2 mount stuart square,, â +44 29 2033-1020. city canteen & bar is a trendy bar. one can order a light lunch from the bar menu while listening to local djs play music.