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.
Cafés
The River Kitchen
BEAR Derbion
BEAR Derby Irongate
Café 42
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Bluebell Tea Rooms
The Lamp House
OMOMO
Glamberry Café
Milk & Honey Deli
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
Cafe Villabella
Caffè Nero Derby
The Potting Shed Cafe
Coffee #1
Portobello
Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
Empourium
Starbucks Derbion
Dubrek Studios
Costa Coffee Derbion
Buttermilk . Coffee House
Aumento
Restaurants
The Spice Lounge
Houseboat
The Engine Room
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
Bistrot Pierre
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
The Elephant and Peacock
Ebi Sushi
COSMO Derby
Carnero Lounge
Trattoria Lalis Derby
MoonSha
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
KOKORO
Pepito's
Coopers Arms
Nando's Derbion
Factory Food Court
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
Mount Everest
The Nines
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Pubs & Bars
Lotus Indian Kitchen
The Elephant and Peacock
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Coopers Arms
O’Dwyers Bar
Slug & Lettuce Derby
Binary Bar & Restaurant
The Old Silk Mill
Brunswick Inn
The Flowerpot
The Orange Tree
Exeter Arms
The Blessington Carriage
Bess of Hardwick
The Last Post
Bar One
Stein Strasse
Aumento
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Hen & Chickens Bar & Grill
Alexandra Hotel
Blacksmiths Lounge
Suds & Soda
The Iron Ram
Marketing Derby Food and Drink Award Winners 2025
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 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
Events
29
Nov
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Nordic Bar 2025
Alexandra Hotel
29
Nov
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Christmas Ball at the Italian Mill
10
Dec
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at Christmas
Chapel Street Arts Centre
29
Nov
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Festive Sip & Paint
30
Nov
Breakfast with Santa
04
Dec
Christmas At The Phoenix
24
Jan
Burns Night Supper and Dance
30
Nov
Christmas Market at Alvaston Park
05
Dec
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Sip and Sculpt
14
Dec
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Festive Cracker Party Night
06
Dec
Small Biz Christmas Party!
21
Dec
Scrooge
29
Nov
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Coffee, Cars and Chat with Takona
07
Dec
Barre to Bar
24
Dec
Family Outdoor Cinema - The Grinch
13
Dec
A Merry Bublé Christmas at Electric Daisy with Thomas William
30
May
Love the 90s Festival at Elvaston Castle
09
Dec
Happy Tuesdays Comedy Night
19
Jul
Derby Caribbean Carnival 2026
14
Dec
OH NO IT ISN’T! The Panto
06
Dec
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Family Festivities 2025
29
Nov
+ more
Festive Entertainment and Music
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