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
Bistrot Pierre
18 Friar Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Hickory's Smokehouse Derby
166 Swarkestone Road
Houseboat
89 - 91 St Peters Street
The Engine Room
Riverlights, Morledge
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Cast Iron Bar & Grill
Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Moor Road, Morley
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane
Ebi Sushi
59 Abbey Street
Trattoria Lalis Derby
38 Friar Gate
Carluccio’s Derby
Level 2, Derbion
Origami
26 - 28 Green Lane
Five Guys Derby
Level 2, Derbion
Coopers Arms
Weston Hall, The Green, Weston on Trent
Lorentes Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar
118 Friar Gate
Pizza Express Irongate
25 Irongate
Nando's Derbion
Level 3 Derbion
Wendy's Derby
Unit 2, College Park , Normanton Road
Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road
The Viceroy
8-9 Midland Road
KOKORO
48 St Peters Street
Nicco Restaurant & Bar
Wheelwright Way
BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate
Cafés
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
The Strand
BEAR Derbion
Derbion, Level 2
Café 42
Derby Arena, Royal Way, Pride Park,
BEAR Derby Irongate
7 Iron Gate, Derby
The River Kitchen
Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane
Bluebell Tea Rooms
Brunswood Farm, Locko Road
Nixon Coffee
1 - 7 Abbey Street
The Kitchen
47 Sadler Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Caffè Nero Derby
19-23 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
The Potting Shed Cafe
Markeaton Garden Centre, Markeaton Lane
The Lamp House
Darley Abbey Mills
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
45/47 St Peter's Street
RASK
Sadler Bridge Studios, Sadler Gate
café BLANC
St James Street
Milk & Honey Deli
15 Sadler Gate
200 Degrees
Crown Walk, Derbion
Aumento
56 Green Lane
Coffee #1
Unit Two, The Condor, 1 Victoria Street
OMOMO
16 The Strand
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter
Starbucks Derbion
Level 2, Derbion
Glamberry Café
10 The Strand
Buttermilk . Coffee House
Main Road, Ashbourne
Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
Farnah House Farm, Wirksworth Road
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Pubs & Bars
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Compamigos: Eat Drink share
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane
BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate
Ye Olde Dolphin Inne
5a Queen Street, Cathedral Quarter
BUNK Derby
8 Sadler Gate
O’Dwyers Bar
21-23 Friar Gate
Cosy Club Derby
Royal Buildings, Victoria Street
Alexandra Hotel
203 Siddals Road
The Distillery
3 Friar Gate
Mr Grundy's
32-34 Ashbourne Road
Brunswick Inn
Railway Terrace
Carnivore Steakhouse + Bar
34 Sadler Gate
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter's Quarter
Nicco Restaurant & Bar
Wheelwright Way
The Royal Standard
1 Derwent Street
Darley Abbey Wines/Bar/Distillery
The Stables, Darley Abbey Mills
Blacksmiths Lounge
19 - 20 Sadler Gate
Little Chester Ale House
4a Chester Green Road
Suds & Soda
119 Friar Gate
Babington Arms
11-13 Babington Lane
The Flowerpot
19 - 25 King Street , Cathedral Quarter
Seven Stars
97 King Street
The Iron Ram
27 Iron Gate
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
The Elephant and Peacock
Derby Road, Milford
Lotus Indian Kitchen
Mercia Marina, Findern Lane, Willington
RASK
Sadler Bridge Studios, Sadler Gate
Slug & Lettuce Derby
11 Iron Gate, Cathedral Quarter
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
The Bookcafé Derby
21 Cornmarket, Cathedral Quarter
Factory Food Court
Factory Food Court, Meadow Road
The Royal Standard
1 Derwent Street
BOA Derby
32/33 Sadler Gate
Seven Restaurant and Café Bar
Wheelwright Way, Pride Park
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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
Exeter Arms
Exeter Place
Belong Bar Derby
7 - 9 Blacksmiths Yard, Sadler Gate
Glamberry Café
10 The Strand
The Pepperpot
Nightingale Quarter, London Road
Nourish at No44
44 King Street, Belper
Lorentes Darley Abbey
The Cotton Yard, Darley Abbey Mills
Food & Drink Activities
Afternoon Tea at Breadsall Priory
Delta Hotels by Marriott Breadsall Priory Country Club, Moor Road, Morley
Dancing Duck Brewery
John Copper Building, Payne Street
English Wine Project Winery Tours & Taste
Darley Abbey Mills
Withers Gin School
Unit 7 Mansfield Road
Derby Brewing Co Brewery Tours
Masons Place Business Park, Nottingham Road
English Wine Project Vineyard Tour
Renishaw Hall & Gardens, Renishaw
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