V for Vermuteria – Vermut, Cardiff City centre
As I hispanophile, I have a love of the hole in the wall bars that are typical of many a Spanish town and city. These are the sorts of places … Continue reading
Water’s the name, wine and so much more is the game – Uisce by Heaneys, Pontcanna, Cardiff. UPDATED: July 2019
Uisce (pronounced Ish-ka) is the new venture from Tommy Heaney, badged as a wine and coffee bar. As Uisce means water in Gaelic and it being a wine bar (a … Continue reading
Not your “bog” standard coffee shop fare! Friday nights at Bloc, Victoria Park, Cardiff
I am always impressed by people who are prepared to take a calculated risk and they say you must speculate to accumulate (an adage that the risk averse lawyer in … Continue reading
Superior sarnies, salads and soups? Sage Deli, Cardiff Market
Cardiff Market’s transformation on the food front continues apace. With the likes of Cheese Pantry, Ffwrme and Milgi Market (in the new vanguard) and the more traditional Bull Terrier and … Continue reading
Fab(ada) new lunch time menu at Asador 44, Cardiff.
This post was intended to be a shorter than usual post (I know, don’t fall off your collective chairs), as it is a re-look at a place I have blogged … Continue reading
The cream of Bristol sherry bars? Bar 44, Bristol.
Bristol is often seen as more of a foodie town than Cardiff (with Jay Rayner being rather scathing as to the relative gastronomic charms of the two cities – very … Continue reading
Fiendishly good? Beelzebubs, Cardiff City Centre. UPDATED: August 2018
It is, to my mind at least, always nice to support independents in your home town/city. With increasingly identikit towns and cities it is the independents that operate to differentiate … Continue reading
Fast as well as Basque!! New “Express Lunch” menu at Curado Bar, Cardiff city centre. UPDATED: June 2018
I am a big fan of Curado Bar in Cardiff. It, along with Bar 44 and Asador 44, addresses admirably my addiction to pretty much all things Spanish on the … Continue reading
