Where to eat in Frome: A local's guide (updated for 2026)
Featuring a Frome-dwelling food journalist's heavily-opinionated suggestions
Updated February 2026:
As part of its ongoing recovery after centuries of post-industrialist decline, Frome is becoming something, among other things, of a gastronomic attraction.
It is second in that category only to Bath as far as Somerset is concerned and, in some areas, even surpasses it: to search anywhere else in the country for a Scandi-style sausage bar, Mexican taqueria, and Trinidadian comfort food in the same place would be an endeavour nothing short of fruitless.
A lot of the above is what you get when someone with experience in hospitality moves out of Bristol or London with an eye for somewhere quieter and slower-paced (if not considerably cheaper) in which to start a family, but cannot let go of that urge to serve or feed a broader audience too. In Frome, there are chefs and other alumni from such London institutions (former and current) as Moro, Monty’s Deli, and Quo Vadis.
All that being said, a number of these resulting new and new-ish eating places in Frome simply aren’t that well apparent on the map quite yet, and can easily pass by the casual observer. Which, subsequently, calls for a local’s guide to where to eat in Frome, and particularly one that speaks to any potential visitors.
This guide will be updated periodically, so do keep it in your back pocket for whenever your next visit.
A few things you should know
Though there are circa 25 restaurants, pubs, cafes, and other eating places without a similar description in this guide, eating in Frome can pose its challenges — namely, the quieter days. This is a town whose population is a little shy of 30,000, after all. Monday especially has a reputation for tumbleweed, though at this time of the week there are good options if you know where to look, such as Little Walcot, Bistro Lotte or Bar Lotte, Thai Spice at The Griffin, and The Ship.
Below the paywall: The full, up-to-date guide on where to eat in Frome. Includes the town’s best dishes to seek out, and which Frome restaurants are — at least in my view — more extraordinary than others.