Norwich Eating Out

If you're passionate about food, Norwich has plenty on the menu! There are many fantastic places to eat, an annual food festival and outlets where you can buy some delicacies to take home with you. Whether you're looking for a family friendly restaurant, a romantic meal for two or just somewhere to grab a coffee and a snack while you're shopping, there are loads of places to choose from when eating out in Norwich.

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La Tasca Spanish tapas bar & restaurant in Norwich (c) Norfolk Tourism

Where to eat in Norwich

From traditional British cuisine to more exotic dishes from around the world, there is sure to be somewhere to satisfy your appetite. Restaurants in Norwich cover all cuisines and cultures, and there's a great range of cafes too for tasty lunchtime treats.

Kids and adults alike will love the American burger restaurants such as Zaks, a real Norwich institution established for over 25 years, or Captain America's Hamburger Heaven! For something a little different try the Waffle House with its selection of both savoury and sweet waffles - delicious!

Chapelfield is home to over 15 new eateries situated in and around the shopping centre. Venture inside to the food gallery where you will find a wide range of places to eat while admiring a terrific view of Norwich through the high glass windows. Look outside to see even more restaurants including Mackintosh's Canteen, Wagamamas and Giraffe.

St Benedict's Street has an excellent variety of restaurants including some wonderful Italians or if you like your food hot stroll down Magdalen Street and take your pick from the many Indian restaurants! Pick one of Tombland's trendy eateries such as Shiki Japanese Restaurant or La Tasca Spanish tapas bar and restaurant. Try a Thai meal floating on the river and if heading to Norwich City's Football Stadium forget half-time pies! Instead visit Delia's Restaurant and Bar where you can taste Delia Smith's very own first class recipes - what a treat!

Whether you're enjoying a shopping break, or going out in Norwich in the evening, you'll find something to tantalise your tastebuds!

Norfolk Food Festival

Situated in such rich agricultural farmland and with an abundant coastline, Norwich and Norfolk are proud of their excellent local produce. The EDP Bidwells Norfolk Food Festival, held throughout September each year, is a chance to celebrate this along with our excellent chefs and all things food! With over 300 events (many in Norwich) including tasting sessions, cooking demonstrations, celebrity chef master classes and even a ‘Battle of the Bangers' competition, it is a spectacular event.

Enjoy a pint of one of Norfolk's real ales such as Woodforde's Wherry or Nelson's Revenge

Norwich Beer Festival

If you consider yourself to a bit of a connoisseur of your beers and ales then you'll love the Norwich Beer Festival. Held in the 14th century St Andrews and Blackfriars Hall in late October, there are over 200 real ales, many continental beers and lagers and an impressive selection of cider to sample! Whatever your choice of tipple, Norwich's pubs are champions of local food and drink. Whilst you're here, don't forget to sample some of the local ales - from Woodforde's Wherry, Norfolk Nog and Nelson's Revenge, or Tipples' Redhead or Hanged Monk, through to Fox Brewery's Peddars Sway and Humpty Dumpty Brewery's Reedcutter - there's plenty to choose from!

The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) 2012 edition of the ale bible - 'The Good Beer Guide' shows that Norfolk is a winner when it comes to local ales. With 29 breweries and 217 beers in regular production within the county, Norfolk has the fourth largest number of breweries in the country, behind West Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Cumbria.

Norwich itself has been singled out for praise thanks to its real ale pubs. In an interview with the Evening News, the Good Beer Guide editor Roger Protz who opened last year's City of Ale event in Norwich, said he was staggered at the choice and diversity of beer available.

For more information visit www.camra.org.uk, or check out the Evening News' Love Your Local campaign.

The Norwich Market beneath Norwich City Hall (c) Norfolk Tourism

Norwich Markets & Delis

There are some wonderful places in Norwich where you can browse, sample and perhaps buy a treat to take home. Just walking past Norwich market you will see stall upon stall laden with fresh produce and if you venture inside you will discover even more on offer. There are also regular Farmers' Markets in the city, every first and third Sunday of the month, where you can meet our local food heroes from meat and poultry farmers to bakers of fine traditional cakes and breads, to sample and buy their outstanding produce. At certain times of the year Gentleman's Walk plays host to a magnificent French market selling specialist cheeses, breads and cakes. Jarrold's Department Store has an exquisite delicatessen stacked with fresh meats, cheese, local and hand-made products and if you've got a bit of a sweet tooth pop into Caley's Cocoa Café in the Guildhall where you will be tempted by some of the finest chocolates around!

Norwich Safer Food Awards

Norwich City Council has introduced a food hygiene rating scheme to give members of the public a simple guide to show how well food businesses are complying with food hygiene requirements. Go to Norwich Safer Food Awards to check the scores.