Restaurants in Bathwick

10 North Parade, Bath BA2 4AL

£35–50 per head. Book ahead — fills most evenings.

An underground Italian restaurant in a Georgian cellar beneath North Parade, a five-minute walk from the bridge. The pasta is made on-site, the wine list has depth, and the room — vaulted ceilings, candlelit tables — earns its reputation. Been open since 1992 and gets booked out weeks in advance on weekends. Worth planning for.

Forester Road, Bath BA2 6QE

£15–25 per head. Dog-friendly.

A Bathwick local on the edge of the Kennet & Avon Canal — not the one tourists find, which suits the regulars. Food is straightforward pub fare at reasonable prices: pies, fish, burgers, all around £14–18. The terrace on the canal side is the point in summer. Quieter than the city-centre pubs by a significant margin.

2 Wellsway, Bath BA2 3AQ

Tasting menu from £60pp. Pre-booking essential.

Six courses of modern British cooking, no menu — the chef decides on the day based on what's arrived. Divisive with those who want to choose their food, brilliant for those who don't. Consistently one of Bath's best reviewed restaurants. Two sittings per evening; book several weeks ahead for weekends. Near Bath Spa station, edge of Bathwick.

132a Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BG

No corkage fee on wines brought from the attached shop. Small plates from £8.

A wine shop with a kitchen attached, on Walcot Street at the Bathwick end. Bring a bottle from the shop and pay no corkage. The food is better than the concept suggests — small plates, strong on vegetables and seafood, portions that reward sharing. One of Bath's better wine lists in a room that fits about thirty people.

Mill Lane, Bathampton, Bath BA2 6SW

£20–30 per head. Large pub with garden.

A 40-minute walk from Bathwick along the towpath, or a 10-minute drive. Worth knowing as a destination for the canal walk — a proper endpoint with food at the end. Sits on the canal in the village of Bathampton. Large garden fills on summer weekends; arrives busy by noon on Saturdays.