Budget
Govinda's
8 cradock street off kingsway. tel:+44 1792 468-469 (http://www.govindasvegeta...) - v - cheap and really excellent food - indian dishes are a specialty, but the desserts alone are worth the visit. mo-thu 12 noon -3pm, fri-sa 12 noon - 6pm. closed on sunday.
The Bay View
400 oystermouth road. tel:+44 1792 652-610 (http://www.bayviewbar.co.uk/). located near the guildhall, the restaurant offers wonderful views of swansea bay, and is connected to a lounge bar - good, inexpensive meals.
Roma
Bryn-y-mor road
Windsor Cafe
3 cradock st
Uplands Diner
home of the "Beast" a massive breakfast, has to be seen to be believed
Oriental Garden
18-23 anchor court, victoria quay, maritime quarter close to waterfront museum and the lc, tel: +44 1792 464600. buffet style cuisine - at least 40 dishes on rotation.
Garuda
18 st. helens road. tel:+44 1792 653-388 - v
Espresso Bar
This is an unpretentious little cafe located just opposite Swansea railway station. They serve fry-up breakfasts in the morning. During lunch hours, they serve several British classics like cottage pie and roast dinners. In addition to the plated food, they serve made to order sandwiches and baugettes and coffee. This is an excellent place to fill up when there is some time to kill before the next train leaves.
Peachy Keens
Offers a range of international cuisines which can be cooked in front of you from ingredients of your choice.
Anarkali Tandoori
79-80 st. helens road. tel:+44 1792 650-549 - v
Sams Cafe
St. helens road
Cafe Continental
37 castle street. tel:+44 1792 654-663
Kardomah
Morris buildings, 11 portland st
Gulshan
74 st. helens road. tel:+44 1792 456-390 - v
April's Cafe
19 mansel street. tel: +44 1792 455422
Coffee's Been
Ground floor, 55 walter rd
International:
Indonesian:
Nawab Tandoori
12 christina street. tel:+44 1792 470-770 - v
Thai:
Indian:.
Cafes Fish and Chips
Vegetarian:
American
Cafes English Breakfast
Retreat
2 humphrey street off walter road. tel:+44 1792 457-880 - vegan - small, backstreet cafe.
Charlie's Chowder
2 prospect place, marina near morgan's hotel. tel:44 1792 411-074. open: mon-tue 11am-5pm, wed-sat 11am-midnight. serves up great new england dishes in simple new england style.
Khusi Khana
36 st helens road. tel:+44 1792 411-076 - v - indian snacks and fast food.
Indian Scooner
18 anchor court, victoria quay, marina. tel:+44 1792 649-301 - v
Midrange
Verdi's
cafe and restaurant, knab rock, southend, mumbles. tel:+44 1792 369-135 (http://verdis-cafe.co.uk/) - v - probably the nearest thing the uk has to an authentic italian sea-front cafe-cum-restaurant, and the huge plate glass windows offer spectacular views over swansea bay. buses traveling to limeslade stop here. alternatively, it can be reached on foot via the promenade - a ten minute walk from mumbles village.
Miahs
St. helens road, tel:+44 1792 466-244 located in a listed former church building
Mumbai
Mill lane, blackpill opposite the blackpill lido on mumbles road. tel:+44 1792 402-402 - modern and spacious ambiance - amazing food - very highly recommended.
Patti Raj
(http://www.pattipavilion.co.uk) victoria park, gorse lane, tel:+44 1792 475 444. located in the splendid patti pavailion in victoria park
The Seaview Tandoori
728 mumbles road, mumbles tel:+44 1792 361-991 - v
K2
91-92 mansel st, tel:+44 1792 465 015
Dylan Thomas Center
Tel:+44 1792 463-980 - v
Bengal Brasserie
67 walter rd, uplands, tel: +44 1792 641 316
Castellamare
cafe and restaurant, bracelet bay, mumbles tel:+44 1792 369-408 - v - built on the edge of cliff, this restaurant offers unrivaled sea views as a backdrop to your pizza and latte. buses traveling to limeslade make a stop here. from mumbles village, it is a twenty to thirty minute walk.
Ask
6 wind street. tel:+44 1792 477-070 - v
Pizzeriea vesuvio
200-201 neath road, landore, tel: +44 1792 648 346
Bizzy Lizzies Bistro
55 walter road, uplands. tel:+44 1792 473-379 - v
Evergreen Cantonese
9 st helens road. tel:+44 1792 466-787 - v
Anarkali Tandoori Restaurant
80 st. helens rd. tel: +44 1792 650 549
Vietnam Restaurant
36 uplands crescent, uplands. tel:+44 1792 650-929
Sketty Hall
Sketty lane, sketty. tel:+44 1792 284-011 - located in a beautiful white georgian mansion within the spacious grounds of singleton park, this restaurant offers an especially peaceful and relaxing atmosphere.
Bizzy Lizzies Bistro
55 walter road, uplands. tel:+44 1792 473-379 - v
La Bussola
217 oxford street. tel:+44 1792 655-780 - v
Grape & Olive
A penthouse restaurant located in the tallest building in Wales with spectacular views of central Swansea and the bay. Wifi access is available and parties are catered for.
Dragons Nest
12 high street. tel:+44 1792 644 868 - v - the only chinese restaurant in the swansea area to serve dim sum. excellent food and great service.
Mediterranean
640 mumbles road., mumbles. tel:+44 1792 363-666. - great, no-nonsense turkish cuisine.
Sea Garden
Penclawdd road, penclawdd, tel: +44 1792 872-886
Wasabi
49 uplands crescent, uplands. tel:44 1792 464-999. excellent sushi and noodles with sake or green tea to wash it down.
Rendez-Vous
St. davids square, princess way. tel:+44 1792 467-113 - v - french and chinese cuisine, great food, great service.
Thai Elephant
Ice house, kings road, sa1. tel:44 1792 650-050 (http://thaielephantswanse...) - small but cosy restaurant serving authentic thai dishes.
Topo Gigio
55 st. helens road. tel:+44 1792 467-888 - v
Shiraz Restaurant
696 mumbles road, mumbles. tel:44 1792 107-760. great selection of middle eastern dishes - uninhibited view over swansea bay.
The Emperor
206 high street, tel: +44 1792 652-888
Chiquitos
Unit 15 salubrious place bottom end of wind street.
Hanson at the Chelsea
Ty castell house, 17 mary street, swansea. tel:+44 1792 464-068
The Pump House
Pump house quay, maritime quarter, tel:+44 1792 651-080
Frankie and Benny's
Frankie and Benny's, Salubrious Place, Wind Street. Tel:+44 1792 461-774 - V
Japanese:
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Turkish:
Chinese Cantonese:
Welsh/British:
Italian:
Chelsea Cafe
17 st. marys street off wind street. tel:+44 1792 464-068 - popular with young up-and-comings.
International:
Lebanese/Persian:
Indian:
Thai
Mexican:
Vietnamese:
American:
Number 13
13 dyllwyn street. tel:44 1792 522-950 (http://www.no13restaurant...) - an excellent little restaurant located near the grand theatre. amazing food and excellent service.
Top end
Slice
Excellent dishes made with locally sourced produce and seasonal ingredients. Slice has won two covered 'Which' awards for cuisine
Langland's Brasserie
A fine modern British restaurant located with a fantastic view overlooking Langland Bay. Ingredients are organic when available
Papa Sanchos
College steet. tel:+44 1792 454647 - stone grill restaurant
Norton House
Norton road, mumbles. tel:+44 1792 403-210
Rose Indienne
(http://www.roseindienne.com/), 73-74 st. helens road, swansea. tel:+44 1792 467000- v
La Parilla
Unit 5, j shed, king's road. tel: +44 1792 464-530
Truffle Too
68 brynymor road. tel: +44 1792 547246 (http://www.truffle-swanse...)
La Braseria
28 wind street. tel:+44 1792 469-683 - a favorite with catherine zeta-jones
International
Italian:
Welsh/British:
Abernethy's
Marriott hotel, marina. tel:+44 1792 642-020 - v
French:
Patrick's
638 mumbles road, mumbles. tel:+44 1792 360-199
Atrium Restaurant
Morgan's hotel, adelaide street. tel:+44 1792 484-848 - v - top-notch restaurant.
Didier and Stephanie
56 st helens road. tel:44 1792 655-603. french country cuisine.
Knabrock Hotel
734 mumbles road, mumbles. tel:+44 1792 361-818. uncomplicated, but excellent cuisine. restaurant offers uninhibited views over swansea bay.
L'amuse
93 newton road, mumbles. tel:+44 1792 366-006
Mediterranean/Spanish:
Austrian:
Indian
What
Welsh Cakes
Scone-like cakes studded with raisins and dusted with sugar. available at most bakeries, but best served hot off the griddle at swansea market.
Cockles
These are harvested from the mud-flats in the nearby loughor estuary. cockles are sold in swansea market.
Ice-cream
Due to an influx of italian families into the area during the early 20th century, swansea has developed quite a reputation for its tubs and cones. while there are several excellent brands, the nationally acclaimed joe's ice-cream (http://www.joes-icecream....) is by far the most famous, and their parlors are venerable institutions in the city - in fact it is often said that no visit to swansea is complete until you've had a joe's.
Laverbread
This swansea specialty breakfast made from seaweed is delicious rolled in oatmeal and lightly fried or just heated and served on buttered toast. request your hotel serve it for breakfast or pick up a can or vacuum pack from swansea market.
Welsh Rarebit
Swansea is a good place to sample this welsh specialty of melted cheese spiced with ale and herbs. it is generally served on toasted bread with a side salad.
Salt Marsh Lamb
This is the meat from lambs which graze in salt marshes. the meat from these lambs have a subtly differnt taste to lamb sold in supermarkets. local gower salt-marsh lamb comes from sheep reared in the salt-marshes of the loughor estuary. salt marsh lamb can be bought in many local butchers and in swansea market and is served in the premier local-cuisine restaurants in the city like bizzy lizzies bistro and the fairyhill restaurant. see below
where
Swansea is teaming with quality restaurants - over one hundred in the city center alone. Wind Street for theme bars and quality international cuisine. Quality Chinese food on High Street and Princess Way. St.Helen's Road for take away and sit down Indian also quality restaurants on Walter Road and off the Mumbles Road at Blackpill, Italian, Turkish and Indonesian. Cheap and excellent vegetarian at 8 Cradock Street, off Kingsway. The Environment Centre (http://www.environmentcen...), Pier street, Marina offers cheap and excellent fair trade coffee and snacks.
Mumbles Road in Mumbles has a wide range of restaurants. Check out Verdi's on Mumbles sea front for great views over a cappuccino.
Joe's Ice-cream parlors are located on St. Helen's Road, near the Guildhall, and near the post office on Mumbles Road in Mumbles.
Below is a a very brief list of popular restaurants in the city center and marina area.
V = vegetarians catered for.