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heart of Cathays, offers a great selection
of Mexican dishes, flame grilled burgers,
chargrilled steaks and their very own
Mexican take on pizza.
DOUBLE SUPER HAPPY
31 Westgate Street, Cardiff
029 2022 7773
www.doublesuperhappy.com
With its stylish Japanese-inspired
interior design, Double Super Happy has
tailored its varied dim sum menu to offer
the very best street food from Thailand,
Vietnam, China and Japan. There’s more
than enough to excite and challenge
the palate, and it’ll certainly prove a
welcome change from a constant stream
of unhealthy takeaways.
GIOVANNI’S
The Hayes, Cardiff
02920 220 077
www.giovanniscardiff.co.uk
Probably Cardiff’s most famous Italian
restaurant Giovanni’s provides big
portions, reasonable prices and friendly
staff. It also gives you plenty of dinner
conversation as you squint at the photos
on the wall of celebrity patrons and try
and figure out where you know that
person from. As it celebrates its 30th
anniversary Giovanni’s is opening up a
new establishment on Park Place.
ICHIBAN
167 Albany Road, Cardiff
029 2046 3333
201 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff
029 2066 8833
www.ichibancardiff.co.uk
Delicious sushi and Japanese food at
reasonable prices, Ichiban is a good
choice for those looking to get their
sashimi fix in Cardiff, which has a real
deficit of good Japanese restaurants.
JUBORAJ LAKESIDE
Lake Road, Roath, Cardiff
029 2045 5123
www.juborajgroup.com/lakeside
Juboraj is one of five in a chain serving
up delicious Indian and Bangladeshi
fare, and best of all, you can walk off
that food baby with a saunter round the
lake. Also does takeaway.
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LAS IQUANAS
Unit 27, Mermaid Quay, Cardiff
029 2045 9165
8 Mill Lane, Cardiff
029 2022 6373
www.iguanas.co.uk
Las Iguanas’s brand new Cardiff Bay
restaurant expands on their already
successful fusion of Latin American,
Spanish, Portuguese, Mexican and
African inspired food with a colourful
and contemporary décor and swift
service. Packed with flavour and variety,
their tantalising menu includes dishes
such as Brazilian xinxim, Puerto Rican
paella and Chillian pasteles.
MINA
43 Crwys Road, Cardiff
029 2023 5212
minarestaurant.co.uk
An unassuming restaurant in the middle
of Crwys Road, Mina is Cardiff’s only
Lebanese restaurant. Serving some
gorgeous mezze and authentic baklava,
Mina’s warm glow will draw you in on a
chilly winter evening, but the food and
great atmosphere will keep you there
for hours.
MR G’S SOUL KITCHEN
106 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay
www.mrgs-soulkitchen.co.uk
029 2132 8969
For anyone after an authentic taste of
the Caribbean, Mr G’s tongue-tickling
Caribbean cuisine should certainly be
your first port of call. From curried goat
to fish curry and delicious rice and
peas, Mr G’s has a little something for
everyone. Reasonably priced and freshly
prepared, you can’t go wrong with this
friendly little restaurant.
ORIENTAL BUFFET
2-3 Broadway, Pontypridd
01443 408833
For about £10 you can eat the whole
buffet. Well, you can try. Just make sure
you enjoy the food while you’re trying to
eat it all. With the great range of dishes
available, this is a real bargain.
PEARL OF THE ORIENT
First Floor, Mermaid Quay,
Cardiff Bay
029 2049 8080
www.thepearloftheorient.com
Pearl of the Orient is a nice and bright
oriental restaurant with a packed menu
and a great range of set meals. Try the
whole Malaysian baked fish in a banana
leaf or shredded duck soup.
PEPE’S EL PASO
120 City Road, Cardiff
029 2046 2054
Possibly one of the only Mexican
takeaways around, Pepe’s El Paso
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