Goldbrick House, Bristol

While the full restaurant upstairs—with its quirky maze of rooms and fine British food—doesn't open until lunch, the boisterous bar and café downstairs does. The menu offers either traditional breakfasts (full English or vegetarian), something a little different (leek and black pudding bubble and squeak, or potato pancake with scrambled egg and chestnut mushrooms) or even a comfort-food-packed brunch (cheesey chips and stylish bacon butties). All are served with a warm, West Country smile and some half decent tunes in the background.