Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
A family-friendly all-rounder (with a separate children's menu) serving big breakfasts, light lunches and cooked dinners in summer. The riverside seats…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
A family-friendly all-rounder (with a separate children's menu) serving big breakfasts, light lunches and cooked dinners in summer. The riverside seats…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Hiding at the rear of a wholefoods store, this cheap-and-cheerful eatery serves up simple vegetarian meals such as soups, salads, quiches, lasagne and…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Barmouth's best chip shop can be spotted by the queues out the door. Grab your crispy battered haddock and your perfectly fried chips and go picnic on the…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
This cute combined bookshop and cafe serves excellent home baking, sandwiches, soup and snacks. It's located in an endearingly wonky olive-green cottage.
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
This chic and friendly little bistro excels at well-priced and delicious set dinners. Expect lots of Welsh produce, lovingly cooked.
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
A pretty, bright-blue pub with good food, tidy bedrooms and a traditional interior.
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
The Eco Caffe is great for home-cooked food, such as beef-bone and vegetable soup.
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
A popular branch of a Swansea institution.
Cardiff
A spin-off by Chapter Arts Centre in Canton, this self-proclaimed 'culture cafe' offers tasty homemade food using local quality ingredients and a space to…
Cardiff
With requisite mismatched and recycled furniture, this hipsterish corner cafe serves craft beer into the early evening. Food is limited to the likes of…
Cardiff
Overlooking the Senedd from the glassed-in end of the Millennium Centre, Ffresh has the Welshiest of settings and a menu to match. Local, seasonal produce…
Cardiff
Tucked down an alleyway in Pontcanna, Lufkin is a hidden gem. It's a small, slow coffee shop that takes time to make customers superb cups of coffee using…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Walkers, book browsers and the literary glitterati all flock to this creaky 17th-century inn, with heavy black beams, low ceilings and features…
Anglesey & the North Coast
This stripped-back, stone-walled wine bar serves a globe-trotting tapas menu from 6pm to 9pm. Expect Iberian classics such as padrón peppers and patatas…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
This 400-year-old coaching inn oozes character from every one of its numerous exposed beams. The menu is full of delicious-sounding local ingredients (Pen…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
In a book-lined, flagstoned and rough-beamed 1606 building that once served as a prison, this relaxed local serves fry-up breakfasts, sandwiches, jacket…
Cardiff
There's a grounding Goan influence to this atypical Indian restaurant, but the kitchen shoots off on tangents such as 'Willy Wonka and the Spice Factory':…
Wales
Jutting out over the water in a slick modern building, this upmarket wine bar and steakhouse caters to the boat-shoes brigade with slabs of meat of…
Southeast Wales
Abergavenny's most appealing pub dates from the 16th century and has a cosy bar area with low ceilings and a fabulously incongruous oil painting of Martin…
Southeast Wales
Bringing a dose of industrial-chic to Merthyr's tired shopping strip, this cool-looking cafe-bar serves fancy burgers and wood-fired pizza, along with…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Small, cosy and romantic, with flowers and candles on the tables, Munch offers a top-notch bistro menu, with half a dozen choices for each course. You can…
Cardiff
Within the factory-like setting of an art nouveau garage, this microbrewery and restaurant combines all-day dining with artisan-crafted beers. The…
Southeast Wales
Serving surprisingly decent food for a small-town pub in a former mining town, cosy Butterflies specialises in meat, especially dry-aged steaks and…
Cardiff
This fairly large tapas bar – one of three branches of a Welsh mini-chain – has lots of charcuterie options, seafood, cheese and hand-carved jamón (ham)…
Southeast Wales
With leadlight windows, art deco fixtures and shamrock tiling on the walls, this lovely old converted shop is a great place to soak up local life. The…
Anglesey & the North Coast
Behind the Georgian facade of this pub lurk black furniture and pink trim – which isn't anywhere near as much of a 1980s nightmare as it sounds. Drop in…
Cardiff
A kooky-chic haven for the city's vegerati, Milgi serves a seasonally influenced menu of meat-free salads, pies, burgers and tortilla stacks, including…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
This pint-sized spot serves Welsh cakes straight from the griddle, from traditional fare to unusually flavoured sweet and savoury ones; all are made with…
Y Capel Bach Bistro at the Angel
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Focusing on hearty bistro-style meals, this popular gastropub chalks up daily specials on a blackboard hung between an unusual display of historical…
Southeast Wales
A beautiful 18th-century barn, decked out with vintage furniture, that serves great cream teas and a fine Sunday lunch. To find it, head north out of town…
Cardiff
With a sun-trap front terrace and a pleasantly laid-back vibe, this wonderful corner pub chalks up its delicious seasonal, fresh and local offerings daily…
Southeast Wales
The Lime Tree handles the transition from cosy daytime cafe into trendy gastro bar seamlessly. The vastly varied menu stretches from breakfast into…
Southeast Wales
While its name references a Roman delicacy, you won't find any dormice on the menu – but you will find ostrich, kangaroo, crocodile, llama, snake and…
Southeast Wales
Strewn with nautical knick-knacks, this riverside pub dishes up better-than-average pub grub and a good menu of daily specials. The three best tables are…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Popular and welcoming, this bustling country-kitchen cafe is a reliable choice for breakfasts and snack lunches. Vegetarians are well catered for with…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
In summer this excellent ice-cream parlour is the busiest place in the village. It serves at least 24 homemade flavours (more when things get busy) and is…
Cardiff
Located in the vaulted basement of a former bank, the Potted Pig is a thoroughly British bistro, serving the likes of ham hock, quail, Welsh lamb and…
Cardiff
A solidly traditional wood-lined pub with armchairs, a fireplace and Brains beers on tap. The Goat Major's gastronomic contribution comes in the form of…
Cardiff
Serving quite possibly Wales' best coffee, this appealing cafe also delivers tasty lunch fare, such as baguettes and salads. Grab a window seat and a…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Nobody should leave Hay without trying the home-made ice cream from Shepherds. It's mainly made from sheep's milk for a lighter, smoother taste. They also…