Beef Short Rib @ IDES at Persillade
It takes months to get a seat at chef Peter Gunn's pop-up at Persillade, but the wait is worth the 24-hour slow cooked Beef Short Rib with roast celery vinaigrette.

Yangnyeom Chicken @ Surakhan
It's easy to see why the Yangnyeom Chicken at Surakhan - Bristol's first Korean restaurant - has become one of the venue's signature dishes. Available in two varieties - sweet chilli or garlic and pepper - we prefer the former: deep fried wings with an amazing crunchy, spicy and sweet coating that cracks open to reveal the most perfectly cooked chicken. Seriously good.

Shakshuka @ Souk Kitchen
The full English breakfast remains popular, but Souk Kitchen is wowing diners with its Middle Eastern breakfast options. Visit the restaurant - either at its original home on North Street or the newer premises in Clifton - for breakfast or brunch , and try the shakshuka. This dish believed to be of Tunisian origin stars poached eggs in a blend of tomatoes, peppers, onions and spices, served with a homemade flatbread.

Tommy's One Pan Wonder @ Rosemarino
Tommy's One Pan Wonder is, without a doubt, one of the finest breakfasts Bristol has to offer. Italian restaurant Rosemarino has won local awards for its breakfasts several years running, and this is its signature dish. Bacon, onions, mushrooms and potatoes are all fried together in a single pan, before two eggs are cracked on top and cooked before being smothered in melted cheese. It's the perfect start to the day.

The Frenchman's Ploughman's @ The Apple
The Apple is a Bristol institution. This well-known cider pub is on a boat moored by the river, and serves about 40 varieties of cider and perry - the region's best-loved drink. Pair a drink with one of their amazing Ploughman's lunches. Traditionally, a Ploughman's consists of cheese, pickle and bread: but try their Frenchman's Ploughman's: brie, duck and peppercorn pâté, onion marmalade, fig relish, bread, biscuits, salad and a pickled onion. The portions are generous for the price.

Handmade chocolates @ Guilbert's Chocolates
Bristol has an illustrious chocolate-making history, with Fry's, Elizabeth Shaw and Cadbury all linked with the city. The city's oldest surviving chocolate maker is Guilbert's on Small Street, which opened its first Bristol shop in 1910. Using recipes handed down through the generations, they still make their chocolates by hand, using great quality ingredients and no preservatives.

Crushed green pea & ricotta pikelets @ Sayers Sister
Easily the venue with the longest lines at breakfast time in Perth is Sayers Sister in Northbridge. Owned and run by husband and wife team (the Sayers), it’s a charming venue with an eclectic mix of furniture and decorations, plus a high long table with cakes, cookies and tarts running down the middle. Some of the highlights for me eating there include their ridiculously indulgent brekky croquettes, their kedgeree and of course their pea and ricotta pikelets with pancetta and poached egg. Crack that precariously balanced white mound and out comes pouring a river of golden goodness, silkily coating the other ingredients and proving yet again why eggs are indeed the rulers of the breakfast kingdom.

Fried Chicken and Buttermilk Pancake  @ Mary Street Bakery
More and more I’m seeing the combination of savoury and sweet in a dish at breakfast time – something that can often fail, but other times soar well above the pack. Mary Street Bakery isn’t inventing the wheel with their buttermilk pancakes topped with maple syrup, fried chicken and a fried egg, but my god it’s tasty. Wash that down with one of their malted milkshakes and it’s a combination of sinful heaven. With a venue that’s smack in the middle of the ultra hip Mount Lawley, and a funky neon sign promoting fresh bread baking, this place looks good – and delivers too. Stick around after you’ve consumed your fill of brekky, they also make a mean salted caramel doughnut – something you should never deny yourself from trying.

Smashed Avocado & Eggs @ Hylin
Sometimes in life something very simple can become very trendy… but in the best kind of way. Unpretentious, with wooden textures and beams of natural light, Hylin is a soul-soother. A stand alone venue in an area with no other viable eating options. Their dishes marry some classic breakfast flavours like smashed avocado and poached eggs, but for those more adventurous they have a beautiful corn puree topped with crusty bread, chorizo, asparagus, a fried egg and chipotle sauce. Everything there is created with love, a smile and a little drizzle of their house made oil, which brings added flavour to every bite.

Smoked Cod @ Harvest Espresso
There’s a place in Victoria Park that holds a big part of my heart; a little hole in the wall that always has a long line of eager diners waiting outside with their takeaway coffee cups in hand. Tables are a hot commodity at Harvest Espresso, but the wait is always worthwhile – and you’re convinced of this the moment you get just a bite of food. With a strong focus on seasonal produce, and a changing menu, the small but impressive menu has options for all palates and preferences. Between the grilled octopus with hummus, to the smoked cod with potato hash or some of the prettiest French toast in town. And every time I’ve been, their yolk porn is guaranteed on the money.