Updated November 2026. Looking for places to eat in Preston? The city centre is compact, so a lot of its restaurants, cafés and street food spots are within walking distance of each other and of Preston train station. This guide groups them by type of food. It covers a Modern British tasting menu by Winckley Square, fresh pasta on Market Street, tapas on Market Place and food stalls in Preston Market Hall. For each venue we’ve given the street it’s on, and we checked that each one is still trading when we updated this guide.
If you’re mainly after a morning meal, see our separate guide to brunch places in Preston.
Places to eat in Preston at a glance
- Special occasion: Aven, Camden Place
- Italian: Saucier, Market Street, and Angelo’s, Avenham Street
- Tapas and small plates: Bar Pintxos, Market Place, and Fino, Friargate
- Asian: Himalayan Monal, Mowgli, Khao Thai Eatery, KimJi and Itsy’s Thai Street Food
- Grills, burgers and Middle Eastern: Tugra Meathouse, Wings & Beer Co and Jaffa
- Street food and food halls: Chamo, Chew’s Yard and Preston Market Hall
- Groups and families: Animate, Tenterfield Street, and Turtle Bay, Birley Street
- Pubs with food: The Black Horse, Winckley Street Ale House and The Continental
Fine dining in Preston
Aven, Camden Place
Aven is a small contemporary restaurant just off Winckley Square, with 32 covers. Its tasting menus are built around seasonal Lancashire produce and foraged ingredients. Aven is listed in the MICHELIN Guide and reviewed in The Good Food Guide, and it also runs a shorter lunch menu. Booking ahead is a good idea, because it’s a small dining room.
Italian restaurants
Saucier, Market Street
Saucier opened on Market Street in 2025, after a stint trading at Chew’s Yard. Its pasta is made fresh on site every day, the bread is made in-house, and the menu changes regularly. The dishes are designed to be shared, so a table of two might order three plates. Saucier doesn’t open every day of the week, so check before you go.
Angelo’s, Avenham Street
Angelo’s is a family-run Italian restaurant that has been in Preston since 1980. It serves pizza, pasta, meat and fish, and it’s a popular choice for family meals and celebrations.
Tapas and small plates
Bar Pintxos, Market Place
Bar Pintxos serves Spanish tapas and pintxos (small bites on bread) on Market Place, by the Flag Market. It works well for sharing a few plates and a bottle of wine, and it opens mainly in the evenings.
Fino and PLAU, Friargate
PLAU is a gin and beer house in a building on Friargate that dates back to the 1600s, with vaulted cellar rooms below. Upstairs, Fino serves modern Spanish tapas and has a roof terrace. Space on the terrace is limited, so mention it when you book.
Asian restaurants
Himalayan Monal, Friargate
Himalayan Monal serves Nepalese and Indian dishes, including momo dumplings, from Friargate. It’s within walking distance of the university and the city centre.
Mowgli, Miller Arcade
Mowgli Street Food serves Indian street food and home-style dishes inside the Victorian Miller Arcade, near the Harris Museum.
Khao Thai Eatery, Church Street
Khao Thai Eatery on Church Street cooks Thai curries, stir-fries, noodle dishes and salads.
KimJi, Winckley Street
KimJi is a Korean restaurant on Winckley Street, a few minutes from Winckley Square. It takes table bookings and also does takeaway.
Itsy’s Thai Street Food, Friargate
Itsy’s Thai Street Food on Friargate serves traditional Thai street food to eat in or take away. It opens in the evenings and is closed on Mondays.
Grills, burgers and Middle Eastern food
Tugra Meathouse, Market Street
Tugra Meathouse is a Turkish restaurant and steakhouse that serves grilled meats and seafood. Tugra doesn’t serve alcohol, but you’re welcome to bring your own.
Wings & Beer Co, Cannon Street
Wings & Beer Co is a sports bar on Cannon Street serving free-range chicken wings and handmade burgers, including a plant-based burger, with craft beer and cocktails. You can book a table online.
Jaffa, Friargate
Jaffa is a halal Mediterranean and Lebanese restaurant on Friargate. It’s known for its mixed grills, shawarma, flatbreads and hummus.
Street food, food halls and markets
Chamo Street Food, Moor Lane
Chamo is a small independent restaurant on Moor Lane, near the university. It serves South American-inspired street food such as arepas and empanadas, and it’s around a 10 to 15-minute walk from the train station.
Chew’s Yard, Market Street West
Chew’s Yard is a food hall in a restored industrial building. It has several independent food traders, a bar and an events programme. It’s a good option for a group that can’t agree on one type of food.
Preston Market Hall
Under the Victorian market canopy, Preston Market Hall has eat-in cafés and food stalls. These include Chacha’s for Indian street food, Aunt Dolly’s café, Redmans for food to go, Cherry Pie for coffee and The Orchard Bar for craft beer. It’s an easy lunch stop while you’re exploring the city. For more on the market, read our guide to what not to miss at Preston Markets.
Casual dining for groups and families
Animate, Tenterfield Street
Animate is the leisure complex next to the bus station. It has a cinema and bowling alongside restaurants including Wagamama, ASK Italian, COSMO (an all-you-can-eat world buffet) and Argento Lounge. That makes it an easy choice for a group, or for dinner before or after a film.
Turtle Bay and The Café Bar
Turtle Bay on Birley Street serves Caribbean food and cocktails. Close to Winckley Square, The Café Bar on Winckley Street is a family-owned Mediterranean restaurant serving pasta, pizza and tapas.
Pubs that serve food
The Black Horse, Friargate
The Black Horse is a Grade II listed Robinsons pub on Friargate, with a tiled Victorian bar, mosaic floors and two snugs with real fires. It serves food alongside at least eight Robinsons cask beers, and Robinsons says it was named 2025 Pub of the Year by CAMRA Central Lancashire.
Winckley Street Ale House, Winckley Street
Winckley Street Ale House is a family-owned pub on cobbled Winckley Street, with fourteen beer lines pouring craft and real ales from independent breweries. Its home-made pub food includes pies, burgers, salads and loaded fries.
The Continental, South Meadow Lane
Beside the River Ribble, under the railway bridge, The Continental serves pub food, Sunday lunch and real ales. Its Boatyard space hosts live music, comedy and film nights. Food isn’t served on Mondays.
Tips for eating out in Preston
- Book at weekends. Smaller restaurants such as Aven, Saucier and Bar Pintxos have limited seating, so Friday and Saturday evenings fill up.
- Check opening days. Several independent restaurants close on one or two weekdays, and opening hours change through the year, so check the venue’s own website before you set off.
- Bring your own. Tugra Meathouse doesn’t serve alcohol, but you can take your own.
- Walk between venues. Most of the places in this guide are in the city centre. Chamo, on Moor Lane, is a little further out, near the university.
Venues change, and Preston has seen some closures recently, so we’ve kept this guide to places we could confirm were still trading in November 2026.
Places to eat in Preston: FAQs
Where can I eat near Preston train station?
Fishergate, Winckley Street and Market Place are all a short walk from the station. Places to try include The Café Bar, KimJi and Winckley Street Ale House on Winckley Street, Bar Pintxos and Cafuné on Market Place, and Saucier and Tugra Meathouse on Market Street.
Where is good for a special occasion meal in Preston?
Aven, on Camden Place by Winckley Square, serves tasting menus and is listed in the MICHELIN Guide. It’s a small restaurant, so book ahead.
Are there halal restaurants in Preston?
Yes. Jaffa on Friargate is a halal Mediterranean restaurant, and Tugra Meathouse on Market Street is an alcohol-free Turkish grill. If halal food matters to you, check with any restaurant directly before you visit.
Where can a group eat together in Preston?
Chew’s Yard and Preston Market Hall have several food traders under one roof, so everyone can choose something different. Animate on Tenterfield Street has a cluster of restaurants next to its cinema and bowling.
Do I need to book restaurants in Preston?
For smaller independent restaurants, especially on Friday and Saturday evenings, booking is a good idea. Food halls and market cafés are usually walk-in.
Staying in Preston city centre
If you’re coming to Preston to eat out, staying in the city centre means you can walk to dinner and back. No.10 Preston is on Theatre Street, a two-minute walk from Preston train station, with self check-in and a range of luxury apartments for solo travellers, couples, families and groups. Between meals, our guide to things to do in Preston has plenty of ideas for the rest of your stay.