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Eating
As Cardiff has become more glossy, cosmopolitan and multicultural, so has its food scene.
A diverse array of restaurants is scattered around the city, with a particularly ritzy batch
lining Cardiff Bay. Burger joints and kebab shops cater to the central city's throngs of
young drinkers, well into the small hours.
Perhaps the most dynamic segment of the city's food scene belongs to its Indian com-
munity, where a select group of restaurants has been confounding expectations and accu-
mulating plaudits.
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Central Cardiff
MARKET
£
Riverside Market
(
www.riversidemarket.org.uk
;
Fitzhamon Embankment; 10am-2pm Sun; )
What it lacks in size,
Riverside Market makes up for in sheer yumminess, its stalls heaving with cooked meals,
cakes, cheese, organic meat, charcuterie, bread, apple juice and real ale. There are plenty
of options for vegetarians and the Welsh cakes, hot off the griddle, are exceptional.
Pettigrew Tea Rooms
OFFLINE MAP
CAFE
£
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.pettigrew-tearooms.com
;
West Lodge, Castle St; mains £5-7; 9am-4pm)
Waitresses in white aprons
serve cuppas and cakes on delicate china at this perfectly dahling little tea room within the
crenulated confines of Bute Park's 1863 gatehouse. Cucumber sandwiches and cream
scones are the customary accompaniment to the extensive range of tea on offer - or try the
ploughman's platter if you're after something more hearty.
Coffee Barker
(Castle Arcade; mains £4-6; 8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 11am-4.30pm Sun; )
Slink into an armchair,
sip on a silky coffee and snack on salmon scrambled eggs or a sandwich in what is
Cardiff's coolest cafe. There are plenty of magazines and toys to keep everyone amused.
CAFE
£
Restaurant Minuet
ITALIAN
£
