Those on the list have great food and great value
Inside Ragu restaurant at Wapping Wharf(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC)
A Bristol restaurant has scooped a top accolade from Michelin. Ragu at Wapping Wharf is among 37 eateries across the country to be awarded a Bib Gourmand from the tyre company.
The honour recognises restaurants offering excellent food at more affordable prices. This year’s list has been released ahead of the Michelin stars announcement next week.
On Ragu, Michelin said: “Another success story for the Bristol foodie hub of Wapping Wharf – consisting of converted shipping containers – this 2025 opening from the team behind COR offers the pure joy of classic Italian cooking in simple surroundings.
“The pasta dishes and the creative tiramisu are wonderful, and the meal starts strong with the moreish focaccia containing whole cloves of confit garlic.”
Cornish cuttlefish, chilli, garlic and Amalfi lemon at Ragu in Cargo2, Wapping Wharf
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Main courses at Ragu include pappardelle with, slow cooked pig cheek, cavatelli with wild mushrooms and black winter truffle and a ragu of cuttlefish, salsa verde and pangrattato.
Desserts include pistachio panna cotta, vanilla semifreddo, and tiramisu.
Michelin said on its website: “Dining out is one of life’s great pleasures, but it can be an expensive business at times. That’s why our Bib Gourmand restaurants are so valuable.
Ragu is opening this Saturday (April 5) at Cargo 2 in Wapping Wharf(Image: Paul Gillis/Reach Plc)
“These are the restaurants where generosity is the order of the day, providing tremendous value for money without skimping on flavour. It is a genuine delight, therefore, to announce that this year there are 37 new Bib Gourmands in The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.”
Ragu is only one of two restarants in the south west to be recognised with a Bib Gourmand. The other is Counter Culture in Newquay, Cornwall.