Coventry, England

Tastes of the world

🕒 Mid afternoon

Coventry is not known as an international food destination, but it should be! Not many places in the UK can you find such a great selection of flavors

Tastes of the world

So you are visiting Coventry, maybe for the day, maybe for the weekend. No matter the reason for your visit, you need to eat, fuel up for watching Coventry City, or visiting the Cathedral, whatever you are doing this tour, and these stops are the best Coventry has to offer!

Get hungry, and great ready to taste some flavors from around the world on this Taste of the World food tour. You will go from tradition Jewish/British staples to Mexican, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine, all on the same route.

You will start at Taste Vietnam, an award winning street food restaurant for your choice of a traditional lunch baguette, very popular in Vietnamese for a tasty mid day snack, or Pho, a south-east Asian staple. From there you will stroll along to Selminas, for Langostine tacos, yes you heard right, Langostine! A unique take on a seafood taco, made popular in California but perfected in Coventry.

After all that delicious food you will need a strong coffee to keep you going, so on to your next steop - Bagel Brunch, offering slow roasted authentic Italian coffee, try the house blend alongside a Smoked Salmon Deluxe Bagel, a traditional bagel in the UK and Eastern Europe. From there go to Hummus House, Falafel Wrap, all the extras, you can't go wrong! Next stop is Basement Browns, perfect to sit down, relax and gorge yourself on Pizza from this family run restaurant with unique pizza combos.

And finally, Shins Kitchen and Bar for Gyoza, Sushi and if you are still hungry, more Pho!

Itinerary

Taste Vietnam

Taste Vietnam

A Coventry spot for Vietnamese baguettes, pho, rice and noodle dishes, rooted in family recipes and popular with students and city-centre diners

Stay for 30 minutes

Map for Taste Vietnam
Selminas Restaurant and Bar

Selminas Restaurant and Bar

Selminas brings Mexican Riviera colour to Coventry, serving made-to-order tacos, fajitas, burgers, tapas and cocktails in a bright, informal restaurant-bar on Spon Street

Stay for 30 minutes

Map for Selminas Restaurant and Bar
Bagel Brunch

Bagel Brunch

Family-run Coventry cafe serving bagels, breakfast plates, Italian-style coffee, fresh juices and a broad menu with vegetarian, vegan and halal-labelled choices

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Bagel Brunch
Hummus House

Hummus House

Casual Coventry food stop for made-to-order falafel wraps, hummus and vegetarian street-food snacks, useful as a quick lunch or sharing stop on a city food route

Stay for 10 minutes

Map for Hummus House
Basement Browns

Basement Browns

Basement Browns is a Coventry pizza restaurant known for stone-baked Neapolitan pizza and slow-fermented dough. It works well as a relaxed sit-down or takeaway stop on a city-centre food route

Stay for 30 minutes

Map for Basement Browns

Route map

Map for Tastes of the world

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