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📆 The Event Calendar: You can plan your entire year of eating with our regularly updated schedule of food festivals, pop-ups, and supper clubs so you never miss another ticket drop.

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Global Flavours Land On Stokes Croft: Khao has opened on Stokes Croft, in the site that had been much-loved Italian restaurant the Spaghetti Incident since 2019. The name means eat in Hindi and rice in Thai, and the menu roams accordingly. Tofu baos, jackfruit biryani and quesadillas sit alongside seared scallops and traditional fish and chips. The team promise bold, unexpected dishes made to be shared, built on refined techniques and seasonal ingredients. Worth a look if you like a menu that refuses to pick a lane.

Sixty Years Of Cheese On Abbotsford Road: The old Earthbound Organics site on Abbotsford Road is back in use, this time as Cotham Cheese Company. Owners Kim and Maugan Trethowan have 30 years apiece behind them, having started out on Maugan's parents' Welsh farm in 1996. Expect artisan cheese from Brillat Savarin to Gorwydd Caerphilly, picked for flavour and small-scale makers. They're friends with most of their suppliers and plan to invite cheesemongers in to talk customers through their craft. The deli that was here closed in 2025 when the owners retired, and locals seem pleased to have a cheese shop back.

Interlude Finds Its Own Space: Interlude has moved off St Michael's Hill, and into a permanent home on Colston Street. Owner Lawrence Lawes opened the doors on 11th August and it already feels long established. Coffee is from Dino's Coffee, cakes sit in an African hardwood counter, and there are bottles of wine lined up ready for later. Speciality coffee guru Mat North reckons it feels timeless and rooted in its time at once. Decent praise for somewhere barely a week old.

Colombian Vegan Cafe For Church Road: Los Dos Gringos say they're busy bringing a little piece of Colombia to Church Road in Redfield, taking the unit that was briefly a Crafty Egg. Until now it's been a fully plant-based mobile cafe around Bristol and Bath, doing ethically sourced single-origin Colombian coffee, hot chocolate, empanadas and arepas. This will be its first bricks and mortar site. There's no opening date yet, though you can join the mailing list and "become an Amigo" through their website. Church Road locals sound very ready for it.

Chaiiwala Signs Go Up On Gloucester Road: Indian street food chain Chaiiwala is moving into the former Tesco Express on Gloucester Road, next door to Nectar House. The black painted shop front now promises brunch, desserts and coffee, though work is still going on inside and there's no confirmed opening date. It's karak chaii first, with big breakfasts, grilled cheese naans, wraps, rice bowls and toasties behind it. Bristol already has one on Stapleton Road. The brand started in Leicester in 2015 and is now past 130 sites worldwide.

Feijoada And Live Samba (22nd August): Cafe 5 on Gratitude Road are cooking an authentic Brazilian feijoada on Saturday 22nd August, with a live roda de samba to follow. Food runs from midday with last orders at 2:30pm, and the music starts at 3pm. Feijoada is from £12 a head. All proceeds go to The MOTS Charity, which funds mental health workshops and support for young people. They're right by the Bath to Bristol cycle path, so there's no excuse not to ride there. Havaianas encouraged.

A Bank Holiday In The Vineyard (29th August - 30th August): The Dell Vineyard's final open weekend of 2026 runs Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August, midday to 6pm both days. Bristol’s own, The Cheese Connection are serving cheese platters throughout, and there's award-winning Welsh wine, local beers and soft drinks. Live music is 2pm to 4pm each day, Ben and Dai on the Saturday and Ramz Acoustic on the Sunday. No tickets, no fuss, just turn up. Family friendly, and well behaved dogs on leads are welcome. It's out at Raglan in Monmouthshire, so make a day of it.

A Free Two Day Food Festival (12th Sept - 13th Sept): The South Glos Food & Drink Festival returns to Bristol and Bath Science Park in Emersons Green on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September. Entry is free if you claim a ticket now, rising to £3 plus booking fee once the free allocation goes. Expect local and regional food and drink traders, a producer market, bars, live music and a funfair. Saturday runs 11am to 9pm and Sunday 11am to 7pm, and you pick an arrival slot when you book. Under 16s don't need a ticket.

Latte Art After The Coffee Festival (12th Sept): As Bristol Coffee Festival closes on Saturday 12th September, Extract Coffee Roasters take over Shredenhams in Broadmead from 6pm for The Late Pour. Finalists picked from their online qualifiers go head to head in a live latte art throwdown, with £200 cash and a hand painted Penfold x Funka skate deck for the winner. Tickets are £3 on the door and include pizza and two drinks, with proceeds going to their Grounds Up charity collective. There's table tennis, beers and live drawing from Mr Penfold. First 100 skaters get a session free.

Four Days Of £7 Cocktails (24th Sept - 27th Sept): Bristol Cocktail Weekend is back from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September, with £7 signature cocktails and £6 mocktails across the city. Paired dishes, dining deals, exclusive events and free tastings come with it. Tickets are £13 plus booking fee and on sale now. Worth plotting a route in advance, because four days disappears quicker than you'd think.

A Live Cooking Demo At The BookCellar (4th Oct): The BookCellar are hosting Gabriella English on Sunday 4th October at 4pm for their first ever live cooking demonstration. She'll bring one of the recipes from her book Seasonal Snacks to life in front of you, with good food and plenty of seasonal inspiration alongside it. Tickets are £10, £20 with a copy of the book, or £36 with the book and a wine pairing. This is a rescheduled date, so check your email if you held tickets for the original. Booking is via the link in their bio.

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