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Cardiff Restaurants and Dining in Cardiff
(Cardiff, Wales, UK)



Cardiff has developed a reputation for excellent restaurants and fine dining, with Cardiff's restaurant chefs being lucky enough to work with fresh local produce. Now considered to be one of the best places for dining in the whole of Wales, over recent years Cardiff has expanded its variety of cuisine and now has a large and impressive selection of restaurants, serving world-class food. Restaurants and eateries in Cardiff range from the most basic snack bars and food stalls , to popular coffee shops, street cafés and high-class Cardiff restaurants in and around Cardiff city centre.

With some of the best cafés, coffee shops, bistros, pubs and restaurants in Wales, many of which have great views of Cardiff city, restaurants in Cardiff usually provide excellent value for money. Most restaurants in the Cardiff area offer discounts on dining for both children and senior citizens eating in Cardiff. Typical cuisine in Cardiff includes fresh seafood, such as mussels, cockles, scallops and shellfish, more than 50 different Welsh cheeses and Cardiff's famous Welsh lamb.




New restaurants are appearing everywhere is Cardiff, creating and endless choice of dining in Cardiff. From Chinese restaurants to French bistros, from Greek tavernas to Spanish Tapas bars, Cardiff restaurants have something for everyone.

Cardiff Restaurants and Dining: Breakfast in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
If you wish to eat breakfast outside of your Cardiff hotel, then central Cardiff offers a variety of breakfast and dining options. One of the most popular places to eat breakfast in central Cardiff is at Cardiff's many coffee shops, including popular brands like Starbucks, the Coffee House Café, Coffee House Rendezvous and the Seattle Coffee Co. The majority of Cardiff's coffee shops in Cardiff city centre open at around 07:30 and serve coffee, hot chocolate, teas and a good selection of pastries. Other breakfast options in Cardiff include a number of central bars, which serve full-Welsh breakfasts in their restaurant areas, including sausages, bacon, black pudding and scrambled eggs, as well as other more continental choices.

Cardiff Restaurants and Dining: Lunch in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Lunch in Cardiff is a particularly popular meal and many of Cardiff's restaurants, brasseries, cafés and bars attract people at lunchtime by reducing their prices. Lunch in Cardiff is generally eaten between 11:30 to 14:30 and a typical lunchtime menu in Cardiff's restaurants is similar to the evening dinner menu, but much more inexpensive. Many of the larger restaurants in Cardiff also offer 'eat as much as you want' lunchtime buffets at fixed prices, which offer good value for money. These restaurants are spread throughout Cardiff, but are particularly concentrated in Cardiff city centre. Cardiff has a thriving street-café culture and many of the cafés in Cardiff city centre have seating areas on the wide pavements outside, where you can seat and enjoy some people watching.

Cardiff Restaurants and Dining: Fastfood Outlets in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Cardiff offers a number of fastfood restaurants and outlets in and around Cardiff city centre, offering a wide choice of takeaway food, which is perfect for eating on benches in Cardiff's nearby park areas and central squares. These fastfood restaurants in Cardiff include McDonalds, Burger King, Uncle Sams, Chick King, Pizza Hut, Dominos Pizza, Pizza World, fish and chip shops, Chinese and Indian takeaways, kebab shops and local burger bars.

For other lunchtime snacks, Cardiff has many popular bakeries, which provide an enormous selection of freshly made sandwiches, baguettes, salads, pasties, sausage rolls and cakes.

Cardiff Restaurants and Dining: Dinner in Cardiff - Cardiff, Wales, UK
Restaurants throughout Cardiff usually open for dinner in Cardiff at around 18:00 and stay open until around 23:30 or later, although many restaurants in Cardiff may open earlier or be open throughout the day. Cardiff is home to so many restaurants, brasseries and bistros to choose from that you are almost spoilt for choice. Restaurants and eateries in Cardiff range from fairly inexpensive bar food to the most luxurious food, in world-class gourmet restaurants.

The lively and cosmopolitan city of Cardiff is too diverse to be known for one type of cuisine and there are many excellent restaurants situated throughout Cardiff, including:

• Cardiff American-style restaurants - serving tasty, flame-grilled, barbecue food, and typical all-American diner food, including burgers, grilled food and fresh salads
• Cardiff English, Irish and Welsh restaurants - classic local dishes are available in restaurants, bars and wine bars
• Cardiff Chinese restaurants - Cardiff has numerous traditional Chinese restaurants, particularly concentrated in Cardiff city centre
• Cardiff French restaurants - serving classic French haute cuisine, in atmospheric bistros and brasseries
• Cardiff Indian restaurants - there are a large number of Indian restaurants in Cardiff, many of which have are highly regarded in Cardiff
• Cardiff Italian restaurants - serving classic Italian cuisine, including a variety of pasta dishes, fresh salads, vegetarian meals and traditional pizzas
• Cardiff Japanese restaurants - offering authentic Japanese menus, such as sushi dishes and tasty stir-fries
• Cardiff Mexican restaurants - serving spicy Mexican dishes, including many delicious chili based meals, salsas and guacamole
• Cardiff Organic restaurants - Cardiff now has several restaurants that serve cuisine prepared with only organic produce
• Cardiff Seafood restaurants - Cardiff's seafood restaurants use freshly caught fish, lobsters, crab and scallops
• Cardiff Spanish, Portuguese and Mediterranean restaurants - including Tapas bars, salads and simple dishes
• Cardiff Thai and Asian restaurants - serving typical Thai curries, rice dishes and freshly prepared vegetable dishes, often large enough to share
• Cardiff Vegetarian and Vegan restaurants - some vegetarian restaurants exist in Cardiff, but vegetarians should also consider Chinese, Southeast Asian and Italian restaurants in Cardiff, where there are many tasty meat-free dishes

 
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