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My Bristol Favourites: Meg Houghton Gilmour
Meg Houghton Gilmour is the new Community & Memberships Manager for Bristol24/7.
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Outside of work, Meg loves to eat and drink her way around Bristol and is also a content writer for Wriggle.
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These are Meg’s top-five Bristol favourites:
Snobby’s
Snobby’s on Chandos Road in Redland is on the site of a former bistro owned by Keith Floyd – photo: Martin Booth
“Snobby’s is my favourite place to drink wine. The wine is excellent. Great drinks, great drinks. Just top-notch vibes.”
The Shakespeare
A pub is believed to have stood on the site of the Shakespeare in Redland since 1803 – photo: Martin Booth
“I run the pub quiz at the Shakespeare every other Monday. I ran it online during lockdown. It’s not your typical pub quiz. There’s always a game of some kind, I try to make the sport round accessible and you may be expected to eat weird food and drink concoctions. The Shakespeare also does a really good roast and the staff are really nice.”
Watershed
Watershed is currently open from Wednesday to Sunday – photo: Martin Booth
“My degree was in filmmaking and I had my degree show at the Watershed. After graduating I then volunteered in the Pervasive Media Studio. I now go and watch films there most Wednesdays.”
Matina
Matina sell homemade Kurdish naan breads, marinaded lamb, chicken and halloumi skewers with a choice of freshly made salads and sauces – photo: Martin Booth
“In my humble opinion, Matina in St Nick’s Market have created the greatest wrap on Earth. The foundation of a good wrap is the bread and their bread is second to none. Then it’s the combination of salad, meat and sauce. All for £6. So good.”
Pinkmans
Pinkmans is placed towards the pinnacle of Park Street – photo: Martin Booth
“I just love their pains au chocolat. Pinkmans delivered during lockdown to my house and I froze them. Their coffee is also really good.”
Main photo: Hannah Cornford
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