Parko Recommends: The Places & People I Love
Places to Eat & Drink
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Weston-super-Mare
Bentley Road Baker, an artisan bakery
Cove Cafe, a hidden seafront café at Anchor Head, perfect after a swim
Sakura, a Japanese restaurant
Stacks Lounge, a café in the Sovereign Centre
The Captain's Cabin, a bar and restaurant
The Old Town Quarry, a restored quarry garden with a café
The Stable, pizza and cider
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Bristol: coffee & bakes
Ahh Toots, an art-focused cakery
Catley's, an artisan bakery and café
Farro Bakery, an award-winning artisan bakery in St Paul's
Hart's Bakery, an artisan bakery by Temple Meads
New Cut Coffee, a speciality coffee shop
Small Goods, a bakery
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Bristol: eat
Cotto Wine Bar & Kitchen, an Italian restaurant and wine bar on St Stephen's Street
Sonny Stores, an Italian neighbourhood restaurant
COR, a Michelin-listed restaurant on North Street, Bedminster
Lapin, a restaurant at Wapping Wharf
Prime by Pasture, a steak and breakfast spot in Redcliffe
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Bristol: drinks
Same Again, the best cocktails in the UK!
Spirited, a cocktail bar and whisky shop on North Street
Looking to get the best bottles for your home back bar? Try The Aperitivo Co and Circumstance Distillery
Looking & Feeling Good
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Treat yourself
Amanda Saggers Hair, hair styling
Bows Hair & Beauty, hair and beauty treatments
Emily Ebers Tattooing, a tattoo artist in Bath
Swear By Skincare, skincare treatments
The Hide Wellness, wellbeing treatments
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Move & train
Grace Hall Personal Trainer, online training to have you feeling strong and confident
HWF Fitness, Bedminster, Bristol. A friendly, "no egos" training gym, and Anita's Bristol treatment location.
Sacred Space Yoga, Weston-super-Mare. A yoga studio on Swiss Road.
Feelgood Fitness, Bristol (Knowle and Stockwood). Reformer Pilates, women's health, and pregnancy and postnatal fitness.
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Cycling Recco's
The Bicycle Chain, for all your bike purchase and servicing needs
Argos Cycles, for when the bike hasn't bounced and the carbon fibre needs respraying
BW Cycling, for bike purchase and the all-important professional fit
Books
Breath by James Nestor, the science of breathing well and why it matters more than you think
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain by Devin J. Starlanyl & Mary Ellen Copeland, a practical survival guide for living with long-term pain
Ikigai by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles, the Japanese secret to a long and happy life
Science of Pilates by Tracy Ward, the anatomy behind every move, beautifully illustrated
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, how stress and life experiences are held in the body
The Way Out by Alan Gordon & Alon Ziv, a fresh, science-backed approach to understanding chronic pain
Trail Guide to the Body by Andrew Biel, the go-to anatomy guide for massage therapists (and curious minds)