Eat & Drink
Dive into Derby’s vibrant food and drink scene, from cosy cafes and traditional pubs to award-winning restaurants and global flavours. Discover local tastes, warm hospitality, and dining experiences that satisfy every craving.
Restaurants
The great variety of gastronomy at a glance, so you can quickly and easily find the perfect restaurant: A traditional tavern, light cuisine in a modern restaurant with an urban garden, a gourmet temple for connoisseurs or a tourist restaurant with views.
Restaurants
The Spice Lounge
10 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
The Engine Room
Riverlights, Morledge
Houseboat
89 - 91 St Peters Street
Bistrot Pierre
18 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
166 Swarkestone Road
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Moor Road, Morley
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
Ebi Sushi
59 Abbey Street
Masala
7 Curzon Street
Pizza Express Derbion
Level 3, Derbion
KOKORO
48 St Peters Street
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
34 Sadler Gate
OMOMO
16 The Strand
Five Guys Derby
Level 2, Derbion
Trattoria Lalis Derby
38 Friar Gate
The Brasserie at Darley's
Waterfront, Darley Abbey
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Limes Avenue, Mickleover
Pizza Express Irongate
25 Irongate
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park
Carluccio’s Derby
Level 2, Derbion
Origami
26 - 28 Green Lane
The Souvlaki
35 - 37 Market Place
Cafés
BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand
The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane
BEAR Derbion
Derbion, Level 2
Café 42
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park,
Bluebell Tea Rooms
Brunswood Farm, Locko Road
Milk & Honey Deli
15 Sadler Gate
Costa Coffee Derbion
Derbion
Buttermilk . Coffee House
Main Road, Ashbourne
Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road
café BLANC
St James Street
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
45/47 St Peter's Street
The Lamp House
Darley Abbey Mills
200 Degrees
Crown Walk, Derbion
Empourium
29 East Street
Portobello
50 Queen Street
Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road
Dubrek Studios
67 Bridge Street
Cafe Villabella
7 Babington Lane
The Souvlaki
35 - 37 Market Place
Starbucks Derbion
Level 2, Derbion
QUAD Bar & Lounge
Market Place, Cathedral Quarter
Aumento
56 Green Lane
Caffè Nero Derby
19-23 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
The benchmark for Ale Houses in England
Travel gurus at the Lonely Planet describe Derby as the "best place to drink real ale in the World" and the folks at CAMRA reckon there is more real ale choice in Derby than anywhere else. Hey, who are we to disagree?
Pubs & Bars
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
Little Darley
Darley Street, Darley Abbey
Brunswick Inn
Railway Terrace
The Standing Order
28-32 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter
The Forge Black Rock Steakhouse
Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
The Distillery
3 Friar Gate
The Lamp House
Darley Abbey Mills
Alexandra Hotel
203 Siddals Road
BUNK Derby
8 Sadler Gate
Bess of Hardwick
15 The Wardwick
Coopers Arms
Weston Hall, The Green, Weston on Trent
Babington Arms
11-13 Babington Lane
BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate
The Orange Tree
5 George Street
Aumento
56 Green Lane
Bell & Castle
98 Burton Road
Blacksmiths Lounge
19 - 20 Sadler Gate
Belong Bar Derby
7 - 9 Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
The Old Silk Mill
19 Full Street, Cathedral Quarter
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter
Vegan & Vegetarian
The Spice Lounge
10 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Houseboat
89 - 91 St Peters Street
BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby
The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
The Bookcafé Derby
21 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
The Royal Standard
1 Derwent Street
RASK
Sadler Bridge Studios, Sadler Gate
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road
Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park
BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate
Marketing Derby Food and Drink Award Winners 2025
Bistrot Pierre
18 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Ebi Sushi
59 Abbey Street
The Pepperpot
Nightingale Quarter, London Road
Coopers Arms
Weston Hall, The Green, Weston on Trent
Glamberry Café
10 The Strand
Belong Bar Derby
7 - 9 Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
Nourish at No44
44 King Street, Belper
Lorentes Darley Abbey
The Cotton Yard, Darley Abbey Mills
Food & Drink Activities
Dancing Duck Brewery
John Copper Building, Payne Street
Derby Brewing Co Brewery Tours
Masons Place Business Park, Nottingham Road
Afternoon Tea at Breadsall Priory
Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club, Moor Road, Morley
Withers Gin School
Unit 7 Mansfield Road
English Wine Project Winery Tours & Taste
Darley Abbey Mills
English Wine Project Vineyard Tour
Renishaw Hall & Gardens, Renishaw
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