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.
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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
BEAR Derbion
The River Kitchen
Café 42
BEAR Derby Irongate
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Bluebell Tea Rooms
The Bookcafé Derby
The Lamp House
Milk & Honey Deli
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
RASK
Coffee #1
Empourium
Costa Coffee Derbion
Portobello
Caffè Nero Derby
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
The Potting Shed Cafe
Bombay Cafe & Co
Glamberry Café
Cafe Villabella
200 Degrees
The Souvlaki
Dubrek Studios
Restaurants
The Spice Lounge
Houseboat
Bistrot Pierre
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Lotus Indian Kitchen
The Elephant and Peacock
Carluccio’s Derby
Cosy Club Derby
Ebi Sushi
The Viceroy
Carnero Lounge
Five Guys Derby
Nico's Italian Derby
The Beefeater The Mallard
The Nines
Binary Bar & Restaurant
Nicco Restaurant & Bar
Nando's Market Place
Burger Boi
Pizza Express Irongate
Mount Everest
Nando's Derbion
Pubs & Bars
Lotus Indian Kitchen
The Elephant and Peacock
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Baby M
O’Dwyers Bar
Babington Arms
The Blessington Carriage
Nicco Restaurant & Bar
Bess of Hardwick
Mr Shaw’s House
Belong Bar Derby
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
Bell & Castle
The Standing Order
The Hideout
The Lamp House
Ye Olde Dolphin Inne
The Smithfield Alehouse
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Slug & Lettuce Derby
Stein Strasse
The Royal Standard
The Flowerpot
Exeter Arms
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
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Nov
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Nordic Bar 2025
27
Nov
The Sadler Gate Night Market 2025
21
Nov
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Christmas Party Nights
06
Nov
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Student Night
27
Nov
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Christmas Ball at the Italian Mill
31
Dec
New Years Eve at the Derby Conference Centre
29
Oct
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Halloween Dark v Light Festival
19
Oct
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Coffee, Cars and Chat with Takona
31
Oct
A Phantom Fatality
01
Nov
Style Lab 2025
18
Dec
Bell Hotel Winter Wonderland Christmas Party Nights
22
Nov
Bustler's Winter Feastival
06
Dec
Small Biz Christmas Party!
24
Oct
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
29
Nov
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Festive Sip & Paint
Chapel Street Arts Centre
14
Dec
OH NO IT ISN’T! The Panto
21
Dec
Scrooge
04
Dec
Christmas At The Phoenix
31
Oct
Spooktacular Children's Halloween Party
06
Dec
Brunch with Santa
10
Dec
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at Christmas
29
Oct
Ghost Stories with Richard Felix
30
Nov
Breakfast with Santa
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