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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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
The River Kitchen
BEAR Derby Irongate
BEAR Derbion
The Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
Bluebell Tea Rooms
Nixon Coffee
Aumento
Coffee #1
Cafe Villabella
QUAD Bar & Lounge
OMOMO
Empourium
200 Degrees
Starbucks Derbion
The Kitchen
The Potting Shed Cafe
Portobello
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
Buttermilk . Coffee House
The Bookcafé Derby
POINT SIX Coffee House
Dubrek Studios
Costa Coffee Derbion
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
27
Nov
The Sadler Gate Night Market 2025
24
Oct
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
29
Oct
+ more
Halloween Dark v Light Festival
Alexandra Hotel
19
Oct
+ more
Bike Night - monthly
21
Dec
Scrooge
27
Nov
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Christmas Ball at the Italian Mill
31
Oct
Spooktacular Children's Halloween Party
30
Nov
Breakfast with Santa
19
Oct
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Coffee, Cars and Chat with Takona
21
Nov
+ more
Christmas Party Nights
14
Dec
OH NO IT ISN’T! The Panto
Chapel Street Arts Centre
01
Nov
Style Lab 2025
06
Dec
+ more
Family Festivities 2025
31
Oct
A Phantom Fatality
31
Dec
New Years Eve at the Derby Conference Centre
29
Oct
Ghost Stories with Richard Felix
10
Dec
+ more
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience at Christmas
05
Dec
+ more
Bustler Christmas Parties
22
Nov
Bustler's Winter Feastival
04
Dec
Christmas At The Phoenix
26
Oct
Autumn FEED - outdoor dining experience at Electric Daisy
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