The best restaurants Cardiff

Very lively, with a judicious selection of good dishes! Hearty salads, fine grills, seafood... With its Art Deco ambience and banquet-style tables, this address offers an inviting setting. Indulge in lasagne or grilled salmon with hollandaise sauce... There's a fine wine list with classics and a few more "exceptional" wines, such as a Petrus. There's also a wide selection of digestifs: cognac, armagnac, calvados, liqueurs, whiskies and more. Enthusiasts are in for a treat!

Behind this ordinary storefront lies a Japanese canteen offering fresh, light and authentic delights. Specializing in noodles and sushi, ICHIBAN is also renowned for its okonomiyaki, popular Japanese savory cabbage pancakes served with seafood and pickled vegetables. It's a pleasure to discover or rediscover Japanese gastronomy. Good service, despite occasional organizational problems... It's best to be patient, especially if it's busy.

A relaxed bistro atmosphere and French cuisine with a pleasant Welsh twist, in this Côté Brasserie restaurant with impeccable service. You'll come for breakfast, lunch or dinner. There's plenty of choice for vegetarians, vegans and gluten-free eaters. French and Welsh flavors are well blended, such as the mushroom and camembert ravioli. An excellent value for money meal. A second restaurant of the same name is located in the city center.

If you don't know where to start your day in the Cathays district, this elegant artisan bakery, with its unmistakable yellow façade, prepares tasty and creative brunches. We're convinced by the avocado toast with poached eggs, cinnamon rolls and banana bread. It's beautiful and good! You can also simply drop in for lunch, or take advantage of snack time to indulge in one of the many pastries on offer, accompanied by tea or coffee. It's a real treat and a pleasure to return.

Modest prices for probably the best sandwiches in the capital. And for some, the best sandwiches in the world can even be found here! As you can see, it's an excellent, economical, fast and quality choice for a good meal. Depending on your tastes, you can choose the type of bread, sauce, filling and salad from the menu. Also on the menu is the "Reuben" beef sandwich: very good and, like all sandwiches, hearty too! Vegetarian and vegan options available.

The motto here sets the tone: we love cooking, eating and... gin! Opened in 2001, over the years it has become one of Cardiff's finest restaurants, with the distinctive feature that it is located in... an old underground vault! Delectable, free and daring cuisine. Enjoy basil gnocchi with red bell pepper purée, chicken supreme with gratin à la dauphinoise, half potato, half celery, and finish off with cardamom panna cotta. A wide range of gins: around thirty to choose from!

In the heart of the Welsh capital, it's the meeting place for regulars, who are delighted by the good little dishes at low cost. Discreet chic and Italian flavours. A sure thing at any time of the day. You can start with antipasti such as Parma ham, olives, bruschettas or why not cheese. We continue with pasta, pizza or a dish such as Milanese chicken, accompanied by garlic bread. Everything is prepared on site and the pizzas are cooked in a wood-fired oven.

Experience a Brazilian dinner at Viva Brazil, a steak-house where "passadors" bring you a selection of perfectly barbecued cuts of meat and carve them at the table. And for those who don't like meat, don't worry! Choose from a fish option with shrimp, calamari, salmon or catch of the day; a salad buffet to discover Brazilian flavors such as the delicious Pao de Queijo (cheese bread); vegan and vegetarian options and a children's menu. Breakfast available. We recommend it!

A good pick at one of the Grazing Shed's four Cardiff establishments. Local ingredients, homemade bread, tasty sauces and chutneys. Burgers are made fresh, right before your eyes. The house classics: the John Wayne, the Frisky Chicken, or, if you like them spicy, the Spicy Uncle Pedro! And good news: in addition to the traditional beef or chicken burgers, there are vegetarian and even vegan choices for those who want them.

Nata & Co is Cardiff's best-known Portuguese bakery! It offers Portuguese pastries, including the famous pastéis de nata, and delicious bread rolls. Pastéis de nata are cream pastries - a kind of pastry flan in round form - with sugar and cinnamon, which can be eaten cold or warm. Many other types of cake are available, such as the delicious Pão de Ló, also known as sponge cake, or the more classic chocolate cakes. A few savoury treats are also available on site.

Takeaway service for excellent fish andchips, the flagship of British fast food. There's no doubt that fans should try this address: excellent street food awaits you here! For fries, Rock & Malt uses only the Maris Piper variety, a British classic! By the way, if you're not nearby during your stay in Cardiff, you can also have an excellent fish and chips delivered via one of the meal delivery apps, and why not try one of their curries!

Cardiff Castle welcomes groups and tourists to enjoy medieval evenings. You can dine as it was in the Middle Ages, surrounded by costumed musicians playing harps and other traditional instruments. For your information, the price of the menu also includes a mead tasting, 3 courses and half a bottle of wine. If you don't want to break the piggy bank but still enjoy this regal setting, you can treat yourself to afternoon tea in the small salon. The setting and atmosphere are a real change of scenery!

With almost twenty years of experience, this restaurant has earned itself a fine reputation. The menu is predominantly Latin and Brazilian, but also includes Argentinian and Spanish dishes. The Xinxim, said to be Pele's favorite dish, is delicious! It's lime chicken with crayfish and peanut sauce, served with rice and plantain. The music alternates between bossa nova and Hispanic pop. There's a good selection of cachaças. The Germana, aged for three years in oak barrels, is excellent, but beware: it's strong..

In this small chain, which has 3 other restaurants scattered around its hotels in Great Britain, you can enjoy a beer and a bite to eat in complete tranquillity. You'll enjoy dishes that blend worldly influences with traditional Welsh flavors in a chic, relaxed atmosphere. In this restaurant, the spotlight is on the rotisserie: the roast chicken, the restaurant's signature dish, is delicious. A real success! As for dessert, you'll love the delicious raspberry pavlova or the lemon meringue tart.

This independent Welsh bistro offers refined cuisine at reasonable prices. The menu changes frequently, preferably using local, seasonal produce. Starters include crab, followed by Carmarthenshire beef with parsley purée and celery remoulade, and finish with a rhubarb cream tart. They also offer delicious brunches and breakfasts. A real treat! The team, always smiling, welcomes you with passion and warmth. The food is up to scratch.

Renowned Italian chef and businessman Giovanni Malacrino, born in Reggio Calabria, south of Naples, arrived in Wales at the age of three. After the success of his first restaurant on The Hayes, he decided to open a new prime address in 2013, like a small gourmet Italian embassy in the heart of Cardiff! Today, Giovanni's offers a choice of pastas, risottos, pizzas and other specialties to suit everyone, carnivores and vegetarians alike. Good choice of desserts with Italian cheeses.

This is a bar-restaurant with a successful industrial decoration, in this place which spreads over several levels. A narrow terrace, similar to a footbridge, can be accessed from above the bay. On the catering side, the menu is varied. You can find all the classics of the pub but also a good choice of Welsh-inspired tapas. A place to anchor for a drink or a meal. Good choice of beers. For those who come to wake up, there is a very good choice of breakfasts at a reasonable price.

Revolution is both a lively bar with music and sports broadcasts, and a restaurant. The menu is pub-style, not too expensive, with pizzas, chicken and French fries, burgers and other simple dishes or nachos to share. And there's no doubt that the dessert menu is sure to please any sweet tooth. Children's menus are also available. On weekends, you can even indulge in brunch options with traditional avocado toast and sweet pancakes... Gluten-free, vegetarian and even vegan options are also available.

For the best pies (savory, of course), go here! In fact, the restaurant was awarded the prize for the best British pie in 2023, and they're well worth a visit. The à la carte menu also includes a selection of sandwiches and local dishes to suit all tastes and budgets, as well as a wide choice of local beers. This authentic restaurant, just a stone's throw from the National Museum, mainly welcomes regulars for both business lunches and moments of relaxation. The wood-panelled dining room offers a warm, intimate atmosphere.

If you like Indian food, go there! For the place alone: the decor is elaborate, the atmosphere is cosy, thanks to the many little lights, the atmosphere is subdued and some chairs have been replaced by swings. It works, and we love it as soon as we sit down. As for the food, you can choose with your eyes closed: everything is excellent. The Mother Butter Chicken in particular is to die for! There's even a gluten-free and vegan menu for those who want it. £1 is added to every bill to support a charity.