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Where to eat in Bath: Modern dining and vintage charm from Somerset’s largest city
Published 16 May 2022

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And so to Bath, with its ancient Roman pools, its sweeping Georgian architecture of crescentic gold. It is testament to Somerset’s largest city, historic as it is, that it would surge toward modern dining, all the while retaining its vintage charm. Here you will find one of the finest bakeries in the country, fine cheeses abound, and excellent Sicilian food uncommon in the West Country. Mark Taylor has the low-down.

A five-minute walk from Bath’s main drag, Walcot Street has always been regarded as the Roman city’s more Bohemian area, its artisan quarter - a place to buy vintage clothes, antiques or rare books. Landrace certainly fits into the Walcot Street vibe and since it expanded the ground floor bakery into a ...

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Where to eat in Bath: Modern dining and vintage charm from Somerset’s largest city
Published 16 May 2022

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