Bad Tony's Opens On St Nicks: Bad Tony's has opened in the Grade II listed former stock exchange building on St Nicholas Street, the old Old India site. It's from the team behind World Famous Dive Bars, who also run Mother's Ruin, The Croft and Good Chemistry Brewing, but it's meant to have an identity of its own. Really Good Burgers run the kitchen, so expect smash burgers, £1 corn dogs and £5 Mezcalitos. There's a cosy basement with sofas downstairs.

Restaurant Residencies At Ashton Gate: Ashton Gate has opened The Residency, a 24-seat dining room on level 3 of the Lansdown Stand with a private balcony over the pitch. Bristol restaurants take turns in the kitchen. The Clifton Sausage are in for October, Little French for November and December, COR and Ragù for January and February, Lapin for March, then Bank for April and May. It's a matchday thing, from £175 a head for Bristol City games and £185 for the Bears.

Ah-Ma's Starts A Takeaway: The Ah-Ma's dumpling team are launching a Cantonese takeaway on Friday 9th October, then running it on Friday and Saturday evenings for the rest of the month. Expect Hong Kong diner comfort food, takeaway standards and Ah-Ma's family favourites. They're doing it without the big apps, with their own bike couriers and drivers, or you can collect from the St Werburghs kitchen. Order slots are limited and get released on Tuesdays at 6pm.

Two Bristol Kitchens In Time Out's 200: Other in Bedminster and Lido in Clifton have both made Time Out's list of the 200 best restaurants in the UK for 2026. It's the second national list for both in a month, after the Good Food Guide's South West rankings in September.

Monthly Pies From The Old Spot: Amy and Phil Roseblade, who've run the Gloucester Old Spot in Horfield since 2014, have launched Bristol Pie Society. New flavours drop on the 1st of each month and orders stay open until the 7th. October's are slow braised British beef, free range chicken, hog roast and truffled wild mushroom. They come frozen, to collect from the pub or shipped nationwide, and you'll also find them at Finzels Reach and Windmill Hill markets.

Meet The King Of South African Merlot (15th Oct): Barroux on Chandos Road have winemaker Matt Copeland in on Thursday 15th October, 7pm to 10pm. He was head winemaker at Vondeling and has now started his own label, Copeland Wines, working in Paarl and Stellenbosch. It's £40 a head with charcuterie and cheese included.

Pizza And Records With IDLES (16th Oct): Gigi's Pizza Shop on Old Market Street are teaming up with Joe Talbot and IDLES on Friday 16th October, 6.30pm to 10.30pm. There are three special pizzas that came out of chats with Joe: a grilled pineapple margarita from Rollos in Ridgewood, a Welsh rarebit and a fish sauce besh. Joe's DJing, Mick Hockney is opening up his CD collection, and there's Lost & Grounded beer and limited merch. Tickets are £40 with all slices included, and every penny goes to Medical Aid for Palestine.

Kid A, Paired With Wine (17th Oct): Tapps Wine Bar are pairing wines with Radiohead's Kid A at Rough Trade, 26 years on from its release. Your ticket covers the tasting plus a little extra for afterwards, when the Listening Bar stays open with vinyl into the evening. The last one, paired with Fiona Apple's Tidal, sold out in 24 hours, and spaces are very limited.

A Vegan Canto BBQ At Wangs (18th Oct): Wangs in Montpelier are handing their Canto BBQ Sessions to two plant-based chefs on Sunday 18th October, 12pm to 3pm. Fermenter Rob Russell and Barney Matthews have built a sharing menu of plants and ferments cooked over charcoal in the Cantonese ovens. Rob's two-year-aged doubanjiang runs right through it. It's £38 a head for the whole menu.

Pintxos And Basque Wine (22nd Oct): Carmen Street Wine are putting on a pintxos night on Thursday 22nd October. Chef Jake is cooking, and the team have picked out a selection of Basque wines to go with it.

BOX-E's Last Feast, On A Farm (29th Oct - 26th Nov): Belmont Estate are hosting three long-table dinners at Watercress Farm, each with a Bristol kitchen cooking their organic beef and veg. The Bank Tavern do their own take on a roast on Thursday 29th October. On Thursday 12th November BOX-E, who are closing after ten years in their shipping container on Wapping Wharf, cook a four-course surprise menu. Papadeli finish things on Thursday 26th November with sharing plates and winter warmers. Places are limited.

Chicken Night At The Kenny (4th Nov): The Kensington Arms in Redland are running For Cluck's Sake on Wednesday 4th November, a night with the humble chicken as the star. It's a French-inspired menu, pitched as a casual, great value evening for anyone who likes chicken.

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