The Punchbowl

A pub bar on Old Market Street, Bristol's traditional gay strip, drawing a mixed local crowd that spans regulars and newcomers. It has the feel of a proper neighbourhood pub, the kind where people settle in for the evening rather than pass through, with conversation at the bar as much a feature as anything on the programme. Old Market itself is compact enough that the Punchbowl sits naturally as a starting point or a place to land between venues on the same stretch.