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 Coffee House at Derby Museum & Art Gallery
BEAR Derbion
The River Kitchen
BEAR Derby Irongate
Bluebell Tea Rooms
The Kitchen
Dubrek Studios
Caffè Nero Derby
The Lamp House
Aumento
The Potting Shed Cafe
Costa Coffee St Peter's Street
Coffee #1
Cafe Villabella
Derby Theatre’s Bar and Café
Buttermilk . Coffee House
Nixon Coffee
Croots Farm Shop & Cafe
RASK
Portobello
Empourium
Costa Coffee Derbion
The Souvlaki
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
27
Nov
The Sadler Gate Night Market 2025
29
Nov
+ more
Nordic Bar 2025
06
Dec
Small Biz Christmas Party!
21
Nov
+ more
Christmas Party Nights
31
Dec
New Years Eve at the Derby Conference Centre
31
Oct
A Phantom Fatality
06
Nov
+ more
Student Night
06
Dec
+ more
Family Festivities 2025
30
Nov
Breakfast with Santa
Alexandra Hotel
26
Oct
Autumn FEED - outdoor dining experience at Electric Daisy
06
Dec
Brunch with Santa
19
Oct
+ more
Coffee, Cars and Chat with Takona
01
Nov
Style Lab 2025
27
Nov
+ more
Christmas Ball at the Italian Mill
04
Dec
Christmas At The Phoenix
18
Dec
Bell Hotel Winter Wonderland Christmas Party Nights
29
Oct
Ghost Stories with Richard Felix
Chapel Street Arts Centre
19
Oct
+ more
Bike Night - monthly
21
Dec
Scrooge
29
Oct
+ more
Halloween Dark v Light Festival
29
Nov
+ more
Festive Sip & Paint
05
Dec
+ more
Bustler Christmas Parties
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