Give the gift of food and drink, whether it's a hamper stocked with local goodies, a cookery class or a tour of Bristol's best breweries!
You can also choose to click & collect for many of the options listed below if you want to avoid postage costs.
You can discover even more brilliant gifts from Bristol businesses in our Ultimate Bristol Gift Guide!
Hampers
Papadeli
Choose between a Fine Food Hamper or a Grande Luxury Food Hamper, both stacked full of high quality biscuits, sauces, oil, jams and chocolates. Delivery is available across the UK, or you can collect from the deli and see their other beautiful gift options while you're there.
- Find Papadeli and a broad selection of other Bristol indies and artisan producers on Good Sixty, which delivers to postcodes across the UK.
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Bar 44
Bar 44 have several Spanish hampers and gift sets in their online shop, including a sherry tasting box featuring their own Manzanilla 44. Delivery is available across the UK.
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Harvey Nichols
This glamorous boutique has an extensive range of luxury hampers and foodie gifts for you to choose from.
Flourish Foodhall
If you're looking for local or responsibly-sourced foodie gifts to build your own hamper, head to Flourish Foodhall for a range of organic, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan products. Discover locally produced meats, speciality cheeses, veggie deli products, freshly baked breads and delicious patisserie.
Experiences
Foodie experiences from Yuup
Browse an exciting range of food & drink experiences on Yuup's website, including cider tasting, pasta making, foraging workshops and vegan baking classes.
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Jekka's
If you're looking for some green-fingered gifts, Jekka's Herb Farm sells coupons which can be used to buy gardening products in their online shop or for their herb masterclasses. They also do a special range of herb boxes.
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Wine tours and tastings
KASK sell a range of low-intervention wines from their bar as well as online, where you an also order one of their DIY wine tasting boxes, which come with several taster measures of wine and some handy notes.
Gift vouchers are available for wine tasting events from Clifton Wine School, including Introduction to Wine, WSET courses and virtual wine tasting events.
You can also book a tour or workshop at Limeburn Hill Biodynamic Vineyard just outside Bristol for wine enthusiasts, or Aldwick Estate Vineyard also run tours and tasting events, as well as selling their wines by the bottle or case.
- If you're looking for an at-home wine tasting experience, check out the online events from Avery's
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Grown-up tipples
6 O'clock Gin
Choose from their range of fine quality gin and fruit liqueurs. The miniature gin trio, G&T gift box, copa glass and liqueur trios all make fabulous gifts. Delivery is available within the UK, or you can visit their pop-up shop in Quakers Friars. You can also order distillery tour gift vouchers.
- Bonus tip: There are several gin distilleries based in the city, including Bristol Distilling Co. and Bristol Dry Gin. You can buy their products online and many also offer vouchers for distillery tours, workshops and tastings events.
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Wiper & True
One of Bristol's most popular breweries, you can find their beers on tap or to buy across the city, as well as their brewery taproom in Old Market and barrel store in St Werburghs. Or head to their online shop to treat someone to a selection of their beers, a t-shirt or vouchers for a brewery tour.
The Strawberry Thief
Buy beer sets including Belgian, local and limited edition brews, or gift vouchers to use in the bar.
Spirited
Specialising in whisky and rum, Spirited in Bedminster also has a fabulous selection of wines, gin, agave spirits, brandy and more. Pop in and ask for their expert advice if you're not sure what to get for that fussy friend or family member.
Lost and Grounded
Lost and Grounded Brewers specialise in brewing lagers as well as Belgian-inspired ales. Their onlne shop has their full range of beers plus a selection of fun merch and gift cards, which can be spent online on beers, t-shirts or tours of their brewery taproom.
- Bristol is brimming with brilliant breweries, many of whom sell their wares from their brewery tap rooms around the city or online, with national and international delivery often available. Read more about beer in Bristol.
Espensen Spirit
Espensen Spirit sells their infused gins and vodkas, cocktail gift sets and other locally made drinks from their online shop. They've also created Chapterhouse Gin in collaboration with Bristol Cathedral. This limited edition gin is inspired by herbs and spices grown and used by monks like those who lived, worked, and worshipped in the Augustinian abbey which became the Cathedral.
- Bonus tip: Another longstanding Bristol favourite is Avery's Wine Merchants, which has been selling wine in Bristol since 1793! Head to their online shop for an extensive range of wine cases, gifts and hampers.
Sweet treats
Ashwell & Co
Order an afternoon tea delivery to someone special! Deliveries are available to locations within 15 miles of their shop in Clifton, with vegan, gluten-free and smaller portions for children available.
- Bonus tip: If you're looking for gifts for chocoholics, try the chocolate baubles or single origin bars from Zara's Chocolates in Bedminster, or get a chocolate gift set from Mrs Potts Chocolate House on Park Street.
Order vouchers for an afternoon tea at The Avon Gorge Hotel du Vin, De Vere Tortworth Court, Thornbury Castle, No.4 Clifton Village, Berwick Lodge or The Ivy Clifton Brasserie.
- Read more: Afternoon tea in Bristol
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Cookery classes
Many of Bristol's cookery schools do gift vouchers for their classes, which include a range of different cuisines and techniques at Cooking It, or butchery skills and sausage making classes at Ruby and White. There is also an evr-changing range of cookery experiences on Yuup's website.
You can also book lessons or order gift vouchers from Papadeli.
Vouchers
All About the Cooks do gift cards which you can then use to order from their home cooks across the city. You can also order a range of festive treats from the website made by local cooks.
Many Bristol restaurants also offer the option to buy gift cards or vouchers if you want to treat a loved one to a special dinner, including:
- Award-winning gelato from Swoon
- Pies and merchandise from Pieminister
- Cocktail classes and drinks at The Milk Thistle
- Dinner at glamorous steak restaurant The Ox
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