Aberystwyth

Hospitality coverage from this Welsh coastal town highlights restaurant and pub openings, student-focused dining, independent cafés, and seafront hospitality developments. Updates explore how operators adapt to seasonal tourism, university population demand, staffing challenges, and the role of local sourcing in strengthening food and drink offers in a competitive market.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Restaurants

Michelin-starred chef Nathan Davies opens Vraic in Guernsey

Michelin-starred chef Nathan Davies has opened Vraic, a new 24-cover restaurant overlooking Chouet Bay in Guernsey, bringing his signature fire-led cooking to the Channel Islands. Named after the Guernésiais word for seaweed, the restaurant focuses on local fish, shellfish and seaweeds native to Guernsey’s coastline. Davies, who previously ran SY23…
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Oct- 2023 -

23 October

Sponsored

Plant Based World predicts long-term growth and top industry trends

Plant Based World Expo Europe, the largest 100% plant-based trade event in Europe, is unveiling future trends and what we can expect from the food industry, marking the beginning of ‘Plant Based 2.0’. Long term growth in the plant-based food industry is being led by the UK, one of the…
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Mar- 2022 -

18 March

Restaurants

Street Food Warehouse to hold Cornwall Street Food Festival

Street Food Warehouse has announced it will hold the first Cornwall Street Food Festival, taking place on the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday weekend. The festival will feature food from cuisines around the world, and is aiming to cater to a wide variety of tastes. Initially due to take place in…
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Jul- 2020 -

13 July

Comment

The coronavirus diaries: Shumana Palit, Ultracomida

So, this has been a journey I had never imagined – even as a natural born pessimist I hadn’t seen this coming. We’ve been through some lows, some small highs and some more lows, but we’ve kept going, and I think that luxury of having a working week has helped…
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Jun- 2020 -

17 June

Coronavirus

Spanish restaurant group Ultracomida invests in online ‘deli deliveries’

Spanish bar and restaurant group Ultracomida has announced plans to expand its ‘deli home delivery’ service, click and collect, and online tasting events, after a successful trial period. The independent boutique operators run two deli-restaurants in the coastal towns of Narberth and Aberystwyth, as well as Curado Bar and Vermut…
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Dec- 2019 -

12 December

Restaurants

Spanish restaurant operator Ultracomida to open fourth site in Wales

The husband-and-wife team behind Spanish bar and restaurant group Ultracomida has announced plans to open a second site in Cardiff city centre. The independent boutique operators already run popular the pinxtos bar Curado and two Ultracomida deli-restaurants in the coastal towns of Narberth and Aberystwyth. The new venue in the…
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