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.
Featured Eat and Drink
The Spice Lounge offers a stimulating range of Bangladeshi and Southern Asian dishes with a creative twist to appeal to the western palate.
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Award-winning farm-made ice cream, shakes and sweet treats at Bluebell Dairy near Derby.
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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
Houseboat
Good Thai Derby
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
The Engine Room
Bistrot Pierre
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
The Elephant and Peacock
Ebi Sushi
La Burrata
MoonSha
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Mezzo
O-kra Derby
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Derbion Food Terrace
Five Guys Derby
Factory Food Court
Masala
Mount Everest
Lorentes Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar
Pepito's
Cafés
Café 42
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
BEAR Derbion
The River Kitchen
BEAR Derby Irongate
Bluebells Ice Cream Parlour
Cafe Villabella
Costa Coffee Derbion
Milk & Honey Deli
The Kitchen
POINT SIX Coffee House
Bombay Cafe & Co
RASK
Derby Market Hall
The Bookcafé Derby
Factory Food Court
The Potting Shed Cafe
QUAD Bar & Lounge
Aumento
OMOMO
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
Portobello
café BLANC
The Baking School
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
The Elephant and Peacock
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Bouquet Wine Bar
The Iron Ram
The Old Silk Mill
Ryder's Bar
Belong Bar Derby
BOA Derby
Ye Olde Dolphin Inne
Suds & Soda
Mr Shaws House
The Orange Tree
The Victoria Inn
Cosy Club Derby
The Hideout
Slug & Lettuce Derby
Bess of Hardwick
Blacksmiths Lounge
Seven Stars
Brunswick Inn
The Horseshoes
The Smithfield Alehouse
Vegan & Vegetarian
Marketing Derby Food and Drink Award Winners 2025
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