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.
Cafés

BEAR Derbion
Derbion, Level 2

The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane

Café 42
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park,

BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby

The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand

Bluebell Tea Rooms
Brunswood Farm, Locko Road

OMOMO
16 The Strand

Empourium
29 East Street

Glamberry Café
10 The Strand

The Kitchen
47 Sadler Gate, Cathedral Quarter

The Lamp House
Darley Abbey Mills

Portobello
50 Queen Street

Caffè Nero Derby
19-23 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter

200 Degrees
Crown Walk, Derbion

Coffee #1
Unit Two, The Condor, 1 Victoria Street

Starbucks Derbion
Level 2, Derbion

The Bookcafé Derby
21 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter

Bombay Cafe & Co
21 Abbey Street

Dubrek Studios
67 Bridge Street

Aumento
56 Green Lane

Milk & Honey Deli
15 Sadler Gate

Cafe Villabella
7 Babington Lane

Buttermilk . Coffee House
Main Road, Ashbourne

Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road
Restaurants
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Pubs & Bars
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Marketing Derby Food and Drink Award Winners 2025

Bistrot Pierre
18 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter

The Pepperpot
Nightingale Quarter, London Road

Coopers Arms
Weston Hall, The Green, Weston on Trent

Glamberry Café
10 The Strand

Ebi Sushi
59 Abbey Street

Exeter Arms
Exeter Place

Belong Bar Derby
7 - 9 Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate

Lorentes Darley Abbey
The Cotton Yard, Darley Abbey Mills

Nourish at No44
44 King Street, Belper

Local Producers
Everyone is familiar with fine chocolate, exquisite wines and different kinds of cheese. Derby ale and regional pyclets are less widely known, but just as delicious.
Articles & Guides
Vegan & Vegetarian

The Spice Lounge
10 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter

BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby

Houseboat
89 - 91 St Peters Street

The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane

Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington

The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford

Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter

The Bookcafé Derby
21 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter

BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate

Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park

The Royal Standard
1 Derwent Street

Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road

Exeter Arms
Exeter Place

RASK
Sadler Bridge Studios, Sadler Gate

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?
Food & Drink Activities

White Peak Distillery
Derwent Wire Works, Matlock Road, Ambergate
Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

English Wine Project Winery Tours & Taste
Darley Abbey Mills

Withers Gin School
Unit 7 Mansfield Road

Bustler Derby
The Chocolate Factory, Siddalls Road

Afternoon Tea at Breadsall Priory
Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club, Moor Road, Morley

Derby Brewing Co Brewery Tours
Masons Place Business Park, Nottingham Road

Dancing Duck Brewery
John Copper Building, Payne Street

English Wine Project Vineyard Tour
Renishaw Hall & Gardens, Renishaw Hall, Renishaw
Events
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