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
Café 42
BEAR Derbion
The River Kitchen
BEAR Derby Irongate
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Bluebell Tea Rooms
Portobello
The Potting Shed Cafe
Starbucks Derbion
Buttermilk . Coffee House
Cafe Villabella
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
Coffee #1
OMOMO
200 Degrees
The Lamp House
QUAD Bar & Lounge
Costa Coffee Derbion
Nixon Coffee
Caffè Nero Derby
RASK
Dubrek Studios
Glamberry Café
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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Dec
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Nordic Bar 2025
18
Dec
Bell Hotel Winter Wonderland Christmas Party Nights
31
Dec
New Years Eve at the Derby Conference Centre
12
Dec
Festive FEED - Outdoor dining experience
21
Aug
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Dog Lovers Festival 2026
31
Dec
Family friendly NYE Party at Electric Daisy
14
Dec
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Festive Cracker Party Night
10
Dec
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at Christmas
24
Jan
Burns Night Supper and Dance
24
May
Road to Nashville Festival
31
Dec
Disco Bliss – New Year’s Eve Ball at The Old Bell Hotel
06
Dec
Brunch with Santa
30
May
Love the 90s Festival at Elvaston Castle
19
Dec
Christmas Party hosted by Reach Kids
05
Dec
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Bustler Christmas Parties
04
Dec
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Festive Entertainment and Music
20
Dec
Derby Gaol Christmas Party
07
Dec
Barre to Bar
13
Dec
A Merry Bublé Christmas at Electric Daisy with Thomas William
06
Dec
Festive Sip & Paint
04
Dec
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Coffee, Cars and Chat with Takona
04
Dec
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Christmas Ball at the Italian Mill
21
Dec
Scrooge
09
Dec
Happy Tuesdays Comedy Night
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