Fish restaurants
One Fish, Two Fish
North parade, bath. cosy cellar restaurant - class act.
Fish n' Chips
Upper boro walls, bath. if you want somewhere cheap to eat during the current economic crisis this is it; great fish n' chips for not much money less than â£2. there's no seating inside, just a counter, so you can stand there or take it with you. it's just west of union street, on the right side of upper boro walls.
Evening meal
The Moon & Sixpence
6a broad street, +44 1225 460962, mailto:[email protected], (http://www.moonandsixpenc...). open from 11am daily, lunch 12pm-2:15pm, dinner 5:30pm–10:30pm. attractive restaurant off milsom street.
Yak Yeti Yak
12 pierrepont street, +44 1225 442299, (http://www.yakyetiyak.co.uk/). open 12:00-14:30 daily for lunch, dinner m-sa 17:00-22:30 closes at 22:00 on sunday. a unique family-run nepalese restaurant in an ornately decked out basement. reasonably priced and delicious. in keeping with the atmosphere the service can be rather laid back or some have said, inconsistent. they offer an extensive vegetarian/vegan selection. book in advance for a friday or saturday dinner.
Firehouse Rotisserie
2 john street, +44 1225 482070, (http://www.firehouserotis...). open m-sa for lunch 12pm-2:30pm and dinner 6pm-11pm. creative californian restaurant, again off milsom street. service can be somewhat aloof and pretentious - nice but expensive nosh.
Raphael
Upper borough walls, +44 1225 480042, (http://www.raphaelrestaur...). open m-sa 11am-11pm, su 12pm-10:30pm. reinvented as a classy nouveau french restaurant. situated near theatre royal.
Browns
Orange grove over the road from bath abbey, +44 1225 461199, (http://www.browns-restaur...). one of a usually but not always! reliable chain of middle-market restaurants with branches in many of the most attractive towns in southern england including bristol, cambridge, oxford, and windsor.
Jamie's Italian
10 milsom place, +44 1225 510051, (http://www.jamieoliver.co...). nice atmosphere. italian food.
Strada
Sawclose next to the theatre royal, +44 1225 337753, (http://www.strada.co.uk). once the home of richard 'beau' nash, who was one of the main influences on bath's evolution in the first half of the eighteenth century from a dirty, bawdy, uncivil and decidedly un-smart provincial town into the hugely fashionable and relatively polite spa resort reminiscent of georgian bath. italian food.
Indian restaurants
Rajpoot Tandoori
4 argyle street, +44 1225 466833, {http://www.rajpoot.com/] located centrally in an incredible cellar just next to pulteney bridge. breathtaking food and service. quite expensive but more than worth a visit as it is one of the top indian restaurants in the country.
The Eastern Eye
8a quiet street, +44 1225 422323, (http://www.easterneye.com//) city centre restaurant set in a huge georgian room. excellent food and service. highly recommended. book ahead unless you're going very early evening. note: service charge tip is included in the bill.
Bombay Nights
Lower bristol road +44 1225 460400, (http://www.bombaynightsba...) excellent food and service. a ten minute walk from the city center and in a less impressive area of town but the food is exquisite. book ahead.
Bath is well served in this department. Generally all of them are good and two are exceptional:
Lunch
King William Pub & Dining Rooms
London road, +44 1225 428096. small, award-winning gastropub, the mussels are highly recommended.
Hudson Bar & Grill
14 london st, +44 1225 332323. great steak and seafood in stylish surroundings.
The Priory Hotel
Weston road, +44 1225 331922, mailto:[email protected], (http://www.thebathpriory....). top notch food, along with top-tier prices.
Sally Lunn's Refreshment House & Museum
4 north parade passage, +44 1225 461634 (http://www.sallylunns.co.uk/). taste the original sally lunn bun, not to be confused with the more famous bath bun, a small round bun containing sugar and currants. good lunch time fare - and very popular so you may have to queue at peak times.
Thai restaurants
Mai Thai
6 pierrepont street, +44 1225 445 557. excellent quality thai food and good service. conveniently situated close to the station. it often busy so booking is essential at weekends and recommended at other times.
Sukothai
90a walcot street, +44 1225 462463. authentic thai food in pleasant surroundings and at a reasonable price.
Fast food
Sea Foods Fish and Chip Shop
Has been serving traditional fish and chips for over 50 years. m-sa 11:30am-11pm, su 12pm-8pm. eat in or take-away - seats 60.
Mr. D's
Is a small mcdonald's-like burger stand, whose burgers and shakes are quite like how they used to taste in the 60s.
La Baguette
Is a popular sandwich shop on stall street, a minute walk from the abbey. sandwiches are handmade using crunchy baguettes usually for cheaper than a convenience store sandwich. the tiny shop can often be identified by the queue trailing out of the door.
Head to Kingsmead Square for burgers, kebabs etc. The following are a cut above the post-pub takeaways and are highly recommended:
Schwartz Brothers Burgers
Absolutely the best in town. excellent veggie burgers. highly recommended. take away only - eat on the benches in kingsmead square. they also have an outlet in walcot street.
Local specialities
Bath Buns
Are buttery buns with large bits of sugar and raisins on top and can be bought at any bakers.
Sally Lunn's Buns
Are bigger, with no sugar and raisins, and can be enjoyed at sally lunn's refreshment house with sweet or savoury fillings
Bath Oliver Biscuits
Are available worldwide from supermarkets and deli's.
Snacks & treats
Fudge Kitchen
10 abbey churchyard, +44 1225 462277, (http://www.fudge-kitchen....). some of the best fudge you'll eat, and a discount for school children. watch the the different fudge flavours being made and then try a piece before you buy. you certainly won't regret going in there. the shop also caters for special occasions like weddings and offers a range of gifts.
Ben's Cookies
Union passage, popular with young locals, not exactly cheap but definitely worth it for a wide selection of melt-in-the-mouth cookies.
Overall Bath is a bit poor in this department. There are some good restaurants, and many pubs do great food, but it simply isn't the sort of city where you can wander round in the evening and make a selection. They are scattered around town so you probably won't even find more than four or five before the hunger pangs drive you into the nearest one. Far better to consult the web and decide in advance where you want to go. The list below is far from exhaustive: