Tastes of the world

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.

Theme
Food & Drink
Location
Coventry, England
Duration
2 hours 10 minutes
Designer
Uptaste

Experience

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!

Route

Taste Vietnam

A firm favorite with locals and students for their award worthy quality ingredients and subtle flavors, this is a must taste for lovers of all things South East Asian.

Selminas Restaurant and Bar

Quality ingredients, strong flavors, a unique menu, what more do you need? Offering authentic Mexican flavors at a low cost, Selminas is a stalwart in the Coventry food scene.

Bagel Brunch

A family run, local hot spot, Bagel Brunch is offering the best of local ingredients and international coffee! The coffee is world class but you come here for one thing, bagels! Plenty of options but go for a classic.

Hummus House

Hummus house offer a variety of falafel based meals and snacks, all guaranteed to delight your tastebuds! Fresh ingredients and falafel cooked to order makes this stops wraps one of the best street foods in Coventry.

Basement Browns

A wide menu of flavors, both traditional and not so traditional this is the place for authentic pizza. You want vegan? They have it! You want Gluten Free, they have it! You want a breakfast pizza? They have it too.

Practicalities

  • Come Hungry!
  • Bring Cash
  • Best with a Group
  • Share meals

About

This route was designed by Uptaste.

Uptaste

What is Uptaste? We’re something like a travel agency business (although we don’t sell flights or hotels). Instead, we specialise in finding the right place to eat, wherever and whenever you are, using location intelligence combined with expert and community curation. Uptaste destinations will rarely be restaurants; they’ll be shops, they’ll be street traders, they’ll be local markets, or some other easy-to-miss but hard-to-forget place.

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