This pretty little vegetarian bistro celebrated its 21st birthday this year, but don’t expect to enter a trip-back-in-time zone here. Both food and dĂ©cor constantly evolve and sparkle with colourful innovation, and it conveniently opens for the kind of ‘real’ breakfasts often hard to find in the middle of tourist-central Bath. If the ‘V’-word puts you off, lunchtime is the best time to sample smaller versions of the evening menus (which are as far removed from the old-school veggie/vegan image of dull but wholesome grain-based dishes as you can get) and at tea time, cakes can only be described as fabulous. But really, dinner is where it’s at — what these guys can do with quinoa, polenta and chickpeas has to be tasted to be believed. On the downside, the bistro can look, feel and sound a bit like the Late Review green room (yes, this is a distinctly middle-class zone). But after a couple of glasses of organic wine, you’ll feel right at home.

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