The Refectory
Situated within the most impressive of all Norwich buildings, the 900+-year-old Norman Cathedral, The Refectory (meaning ‘Dining Hall’) is much more than simply an excellent place to grab coffee or lunch whilst in the City centre. Continue reading
Café Restaurant @ Norwich Theatre Royal
Open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until the end of the last show interval and Sundays open 2 hours before a show, Norwich Theatre Royal's ground floor Café Restaurant Bar is an ideal stop-off if you’re shopping in the city, popping in for tickets or fancy a leisurely lunch. It also offers the ultimate in convenience for pre-show dining in the evening. Continue reading
John Lewis Norwich
The John Lewis Norwich store was previously known as ‘Bonds’, a name under which it traded for 122 years. In-keeping with it’s long-established values such as quality, service and fair pricing, the store offers a great shopping experience over four floors from its central location and the reassurance of the Never Knowingly Undersold policy. Autumn 2011 saw a 'relaunch' of the shop after a 7 million pound upgrade was completed. Continue reading
Grosvenor Fish Bar
A long-established family-run Fish & Chip shop offering delicious Fish & Chips in the heart of Norwich. Well worth a look are the £2.50 Daily Specials, which include the tasty 'Big Mack'. Continue reading
Norwich Theatre Royal
Found in the heart of Norwich, the Theatre Royal is considered by many to be East Anglia’s premier theatre. Completely modernised in 2007, the Theatre Royal boasts a spacious foyer, two bars, a restaurant, extra-comfortable seats with additional legroom, lift access to the Circle level and concert hall-standard acoustics. Continue reading
Coffee Lounge @ Drayton Old Lodge
Drayton Old Lodge’s spacious Coffee Bar and Lounge is relaxed yet stylish. It serves great coffee, award winning homemade cakes and scones (their Chef won EDP Scone Maker of the Year 2011, which is good enough for us!) and a daily menu of freshly prepared food, plus specials. Continue reading
Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Norwich Castle is one museum that you simply can’t miss in more ways than one. Set high on Castle Mound in the centre of Norwich, it looks majestically over the skyline that it must have seen alter so dramatically in the almost 1000 years of its existence. Continue reading
Pulse Café Bar
Housed in a fabulous open plan setting in the Old Fire Station stables, Pulse is a vegetarian restaurant with its philosophy planted firmly in the 21st century. While the emphasis is on healthy veggie cuisine – and it is great to be able to choose anything from the menu if you are a non-meat eater – this restaurant is for everybody, whether you choose to avoid meat or not. Continue reading
River Green Café
By day, River Green Café is a lively, informal café, ideal for meeting friends and catching up or relaxing over an All Day Brunch from the ‘Easy Eating Menu’, or perhaps coffee and cake. The fresh fair-trade coffee is ground from a special River Green blend of organic beans. Continue reading
The Gardeners Arms Free House
For beer lovers and real ale fans, The Gardeners Arms features 9 real ales and around 11-18 cask ales each week. It is a regular in the Good Beer Guide (one of only 16 Norwich pubs to feature in the Good Beer Guide 2012) and holds it’s own Beer Festival each autumn. Continue reading
Heydon Tea Rooms
Sit inside and enjoy the white tablecloths and real china like your Grandma used to use (sugar cube tongs included) or take your tea or coffee outside on warmer days and relax amidst the serene, slow-paced setting of Heydon Village. Continue reading
Frank’s Bar
If we had to sum up the vibe at Frank's Bar, we'd say hip New York café meets Paris (artists quarter) brasserie, with just a tiny sprinkle of 1980s (the good bits). You'll love the food and the atmosphere will make you'll feel like you've come home. A rare find indeed. Continue reading
Pulse Café Bar
Housed in a fabulous open plan setting in the Old Fire Station stables, Pulse is a modern café bar with a funky, relaxed atmosphere. The emphasis is on healthy veggie cuisine, but the menu is far more interesting than merely carrot sticks, salad and seeds! Pulse is for everybody, whether you choose to avoid meat or not. Continue reading
Bar Tapas
Bar Tapas, found upstairs above Brambles in Norwich City Centre, celebrates the philosophy and spirit of Spain and South America and specialises in a wide range of delicious tapas dishes. Notable highlights are the Beer battered Jalapenos Mozzarella fingers, homemade soup and Chilli dishes. The omelettes are also very popular. Bar Tapas is also one of a very few venues in Norwich to serve the refreshing Desperados tequila-flavoured beer. Continue reading
Coffee Bar @ Drayton Old Lodge
Set back in leafy grounds on the outskirts of Norwich, beautiful Edwardian Manor House Drayton Old Lodge is a great place to meet friends or business associates for a coffee without the distractions of the bustling city Centre or the inconvenience of finding a parking spot. Continue reading
Talc Café
Talc (short for ‘Tea & Little Cakes’) is a unique and interesting recent addition to Norwich’s vibrant café culture.
Styling-wise, you’ll find a fusion of vintage themes alongside contemporary lines, which makes for a warm, inviting vibe that is also delightfully modern and funky.
Food and drink-wise, talc is very cosmopolitan, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner (as well as Afternoon Tea) with a much later opening throughout the week than most comparable Cafes. Licensed, you can recover with a Bloody Mary and a BIG talc breakfast after the night before or relax with a glass of wine with your meal at lunchtime. Continue reading
Café-Bar at Norwich Arts Centre
With its open, chilled-out vibe the Café-Bar at Norwich Arts Centre is a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of the City Centre. On the mezzanine first floor the homely leather armchairs provide an excellent place to catch up on the daily papers, while the walls are adorned with regularly changing works of art. Continue reading
The Murderers Café Bar
Breakfasts, filled baguettes, salads and jacket potatoes sit alongside ‘traditional’ pub-style food such as Curry, Chilli Con Carne, Fish & Chips, Bangers & Mash and Burgers, all prepared and presented with care. On Sunday’s there is a traditional Roast. Continue reading
The Waffle House Café-Restaurant
Going strong and hugely popular since its establishment in 1978, The Waffle House offers a deliciously different dining experience if you are looking for new ideas for lunch, an evening out or a place to meet for business or pleasure. Continue reading
