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
Houseboat
89 - 91 St Peters Street
The Engine Room
Riverlights, Morledge
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
166 Swarkestone Road
Bistrot Pierre
18 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Moor Road, Morley
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Ebi Sushi
59 Abbey Street
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
34 Sadler Gate
KOKORO
48 St Peters Street
Wendy's Derby
Unit 2, College Park , Normanton Road
The Viceroy
8-9 Midland Road
Mezzo
Unit 19 Victoria Way, Pride Park
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Limes Avenue, Mickleover
The Forge Black Rock Steakhouse
Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
MoonSha
4 Friary Street
Nando's Market Place
15-16 Market Place
The Beefeater The Mallard
Southmead Way, Uttoxeter New Road
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park
Carluccio’s Derby
Level 2, Derbion
Turtle Bay
1 - 5 The Wardwick
The Brasserie at Darley's
Waterfront, Darley Abbey
Cafés
The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane
BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand
Café 42
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park,
BEAR Derbion
Derbion, Level 2
Bluebell Tea Rooms
Brunswood Farm, Locko Road
café BLANC
St James Street
Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road
Aumento
56 Green Lane
The Kitchen
47 Sadler Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Caffè Nero Derby
19-23 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
QUAD Bar & Lounge
Market Place, Cathedral Quarter
200 Degrees
Crown Walk, Derbion
Buttermilk . Coffee House
Main Road, Ashbourne
The Bookcafé Derby
21 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter
Glamberry Café
10 The Strand
Nixon Coffee
1 - 7 Abbey Street
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
45/47 St Peter's Street
Dubrek Studios
67 Bridge Street
Costa Coffee Derbion
Derbion
The Lamp House
Darley Abbey Mills
Coffee #1
Unit Two, The Condor, 1 Victoria Street
Milk & Honey Deli
15 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?
Pubs & Bars
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Limes Avenue, Mickleover
Babington Arms
11-13 Babington Lane
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter
Suds & Soda
119 Friar Gate
The Flowerpot
19 - 25 King Street , Cathedral Quarter
The Old Silk Mill
19 Full Street, Cathedral Quarter
The Forge Black Rock Steakhouse
Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
The Royal Standard
1 Derwent Street
The Hideout
9 - 11 Market Square
The Mixing House
19 - 20 Friar Gate
Little Chester Ale House
4a Chester Green Road
Ye Olde Dolphin Inne
5a Queen Street, Cathedral Quarter
Bell & Castle
98 Burton Road
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
34 Sadler Gate
Victoria and Albert Vaults
141 Watson Street
The Distillery
3 Friar Gate
The Spirit Run Distillery & Bar
Derby Market Hall, Tennant Street
The Standing Order
28-32 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Coopers Arms
Weston Hall, The Green, Weston on Trent
Darley Abbey Wines/Bar/Distillery
The Stables, Darley Abbey Mills
The Iron Ram
27 Iron Gate
Vegan & Vegetarian
The Spice Lounge
10 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Houseboat
89 - 91 St Peters Street
The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane
BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park
RASK
Sadler Bridge Studios, Sadler Gate
The Royal Standard
1 Derwent Street
BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate
Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road
The Bookcafé Derby
21 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
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Bistrot Pierre
18 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Ebi Sushi
59 Abbey Street
Coopers Arms
Weston Hall, The Green, Weston on Trent
Glamberry Café
10 The Strand
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
Belong Bar Derby
7 - 9 Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
The Pepperpot
Nightingale Quarter, London Road
Lorentes Darley Abbey
The Cotton Yard, Darley Abbey Mills
Nourish at No44
44 King Street, Belper
Food & Drink Activities
Withers Gin School
Unit 7 Mansfield Road
Afternoon Tea at Breadsall Priory
Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club, Moor Road, Morley
Dancing Duck Brewery
John Copper Building, Payne Street
Derby Brewing Co Brewery Tours
Masons Place Business Park, Nottingham Road
English Wine Project Winery Tours & Taste
Darley Abbey Mills
English Wine Project Vineyard Tour
Renishaw Hall & Gardens, Renishaw
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