Colosseum

Colosseum in Bristol leans into Mediterranean-style tapas, hand-crafted cocktails and that easy, sociable energy that builds as the evening goes on. Dogs are welcome inside, so nobody needs to do the pavement-waiting shuffle while the rest of the group settles in with small plates and drinks that arrive looking like a good decision.

Open late seven days a week, it works just as well for early evening bites as it does for those nights that gather momentum. Expect small plates to pick through, cocktails mixed with care, and a steady buzz that carries through the space as tables fill and conversations stretch comfortably into the night.

It's the kind of place made for sharing plates, lingering over drinks and stretching a quick visit into something that runs late, with dogs tucked in alongside you as the table fills and the evening unfolds.