Goram & Vincent, Bristol Avon Gorge

You're perched high above the Avon Gorge in Clifton, watching the light change across the suspension bridge while you eat. Goram & Vincent is the restaurant inside Hotel du Vin's Bristol outpost—a converted Victorian pile on Sion Hill that somehow avoids the stuffiness you'd expect. The room itself is handsome without trying too hard: warm lighting, good bones, the kind of place where you can actually hear your date. The kitchen takes its work seriously, turning out confident, well-executed plates that feel considered rather than fussy.