Guidebook for Cardiff
Food Scene
The Mint and Mustard Cardiff is one of Wales' top restaurants, with a string of awards and a reputation for exciting, contemporary Indian dining and it's less than 5 mins walk from our front door.
18 locals recommend
Mint and Mustard
134 Whitchurch RdThe Mint and Mustard Cardiff is one of Wales' top restaurants, with a string of awards and a reputation for exciting, contemporary Indian dining and it's less than 5 mins walk from our front door.
A family run Italian restaurant in Roath. Great menus and has been voted in the top 20 restaurants in Wales.
Il Pastificio
2 Pen-Y-Lan RdA family run Italian restaurant in Roath. Great menus and has been voted in the top 20 restaurants in Wales.
A rehabilitation programme for offenders, training them in the hospitality trade. The restaurant does a great lunch menu & takes evening bookings on Wednesday and Friday nights.
24 locals recommend
The Clink Cymru
Knox RoadA rehabilitation programme for offenders, training them in the hospitality trade. The restaurant does a great lunch menu & takes evening bookings on Wednesday and Friday nights.
Local French bakery which makes delicious cakes and bread and serves a superb breakfast and croque monsieur!
14 locals recommend
Cocorico Patisserie
35A Whitchurch RdLocal French bakery which makes delicious cakes and bread and serves a superb breakfast and croque monsieur!
Great little local cafe which serves tasty sandwiches, salads, and a full Welsh fry-up. Perfect place to grab a lazy breakfast.
13 locals recommend
The Pot Bistro
55A Whitchurch RoadGreat little local cafe which serves tasty sandwiches, salads, and a full Welsh fry-up. Perfect place to grab a lazy breakfast.
Lovely tearoom in the castle walls, 25 minutes' walk from home, through Bute Park. It’s also right by the water taxi which takes you down to Cardiff Bay.
17 locals recommend
Pettigrew Tea Rooms
Castle StreetLovely tearoom in the castle walls, 25 minutes' walk from home, through Bute Park. It’s also right by the water taxi which takes you down to Cardiff Bay.
Lovely French restaurant with good sized portions. It’s a chain restaurant – but really doesn’t feel like it.
It has an excellent pre-theatre deal for 2 courses for £14.95 before 6.45pm.
15 locals recommend
Bistrot Pierre
Beach RoadLovely French restaurant with good sized portions. It’s a chain restaurant – but really doesn’t feel like it.
It has an excellent pre-theatre deal for 2 courses for £14.95 before 6.45pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
Classy place for cocktails, glass of wine or two and people watching. Big booths or a nice leafy terrace.
Laguna Kitchen & Bar Cardiff
Greyfriars RoadClassy place for cocktails, glass of wine or two and people watching. Big booths or a nice leafy terrace.
Buffalo Bar
11 Windsor PlBar where the cool kids hang out. Still worth a visit though!
Fun place to grab a few drinks and it's the Welsh slang word for owl. Worth stopping here for a drink or two before going just up the road to The Chapel Bar for cocktails.
26 locals recommend
Gwdihw Cafe Bar
6 Guildford CresFun place to grab a few drinks and it's the Welsh slang word for owl. Worth stopping here for a drink or two before going just up the road to The Chapel Bar for cocktails.
Really fun bar to throw some shapes on the dancefloor - wearing the sombreros they hand out and shaking your maracas (not a euphemism!) Also does lethal cocktails in teapots.
15 locals recommend
Revolucion De Cuba
8 The FriaryReally fun bar to throw some shapes on the dancefloor - wearing the sombreros they hand out and shaking your maracas (not a euphemism!) Also does lethal cocktails in teapots.
Our local. It’s quite trendy and the drinks aren’t overly expensive. They sometimes have live music, or they have a live music, or they have a good stock of boardgames and a nice menu.
8 locals recommend
North Star Cardiff
131 North RdOur local. It’s quite trendy and the drinks aren’t overly expensive. They sometimes have live music, or they have a live music, or they have a good stock of boardgames and a nice menu.
Sightseeing
£12 for adults plus an additional £3 for tours. See the Norman Keep, Roman Wall, Castle apartments, wartime shelters and trebuchet.
376 locals recommend
Cardiff Castle
Castle St£12 for adults plus an additional £3 for tours. See the Norman Keep, Roman Wall, Castle apartments, wartime shelters and trebuchet.
The most fun way to get to the Bay is by water taxi. The little boat leaves from Bute Park (CF10 1BJ) and costs £3 and runs at half past the hour between 10.30 and 4.30pm.
111 locals recommend
Bae Caerdydd/Cardiff Bay station
Bute StreetThe most fun way to get to the Bay is by water taxi. The little boat leaves from Bute Park (CF10 1BJ) and costs £3 and runs at half past the hour between 10.30 and 4.30pm.
It’s free of charge and is a nice way to while away a couple hours wandering amongst some of Wales’ historical buildings and learning about the country’s history.
18 locals recommend
National History Museum
It’s free of charge and is a nice way to while away a couple hours wandering amongst some of Wales’ historical buildings and learning about the country’s history.
£16 for adults. Housed in Cardiff Bay's Porth Teigr - not far from the BBC studios where Doctor Who is filmed - the Doctor Who Experience offers a unique, journey into over fifty years of the show.
6 locals recommend
Doctor Who Experience
£16 for adults. Housed in Cardiff Bay's Porth Teigr - not far from the BBC studios where Doctor Who is filmed - the Doctor Who Experience offers a unique, journey into over fifty years of the show.
If you fancy seeing a bit of the Welsh coastline whilst you’re here we recommend going to Merthyr Mawr. It’s a 25 mins walk through the sand dunes to get to the beach which is usually almost deserted.
29 locals recommend
Merthyr Mawr
If you fancy seeing a bit of the Welsh coastline whilst you’re here we recommend going to Merthyr Mawr. It’s a 25 mins walk through the sand dunes to get to the beach which is usually almost deserted.