Koocha Mezze Bar

You're walking up Cheltenham Road in Stokes Croft and suddenly there's Koocha, all warm lighting and the smell of charred aubergine wafting onto the pavement. It's the kind of place where you immediately want to sit down with people you like and order everything. The mezze concept means sharing—hummus, baba ganoush, stuffed peppers, flatbreads—but it's anything but tokenistic vegan food. Each plate tastes like someone's actually cared about flavour and texture, not just ticked a box. With nearly 1,500 reviews sitting at 4.8 stars, it's clearly struck a chord, but it never feels try-hard or precious.