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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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
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
The Engine Room
Bistrot Pierre
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
The Elephant and Peacock
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Ebi Sushi
COSMO Derby
Chicking Derby
Cosy Club Derby
Nicco Restaurant & Bar
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Five Guys Derby
Coopers Arms
Zizzi Derbion
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
The Pepperpot
Carluccio’s Derby
Mount Everest
MoonSha
Finale Thai Tapas and Dining
Cafés
BEAR Derby Irongate
BEAR Derbion
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The River Kitchen
Café 42
Bluebell Tea Rooms
Aumento
Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
Buttermilk . Coffee House
café BLANC
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
Dubrek Studios
The Bookcafé Derby
Coffee #1
Starbucks Derbion
Portobello
The Lamp House
Caffè Nero Derby
The Potting Shed Cafe
Empourium
Cafe Villabella
Glamberry Café
Factory Food Court
The Souvlaki
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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
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Bell & Castle
Suds & Soda
Stein Strasse
The Spirit Run Distillery & Bar
The Distillery
Babington Arms
The Old Bell Hotel
Belong Bar Derby
Aumento
Blacksmiths Lounge
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Darley Abbey Wines/Bar/Distillery
The Royal Standard
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
The Smithfield Alehouse
BOA Derby
The Flowerpot
Nicco Restaurant & Bar
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
The Mixing House
Brunswick Inn
Vegan & Vegetarian
Marketing Derby Food and Drink Award Winners 2025
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