First Time Tourists Guide in Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM
SIGHTSEEING
Cardiff is famous for the city which full of castles, from the nearest to Cardiff city center to the most far away. Its always a good idea to have a castle tour when you are in Cardiff, you can start from Castell Coch, Caerphilly Castle, Ruperra Castle, Ogmore Castle, and many more.
Castell Coch
DOWNTOWN
The center city of Cardiff is in Welsh where the government office building, universities, schools, and libraries are. Besides, you can easily find any cafes, restaurants, and bars in this never-sleep downtown.
National Museum Cardiff
SHOPPING
When it comes to the shopping center in Cardiff, Cardiff Central Market will come along with that. This old shopping center was opened since 1891 and still operated until today. In this dual-level Victorian shopping center, you can easily find any homeware, pastry, cloths, and many more.
Cardiff Central Market
FOOD & DRINK
Do not leave Cardiff before you try Lamb Cawl especially when you come to this city on a cold day. By some bread in the side, you can feel its warm lamb stock coming down to your tummy.
CULTURE
Cardiff is a multicultural city which well-mixed between modern and historic tradition. The people of Wales have a little bit of an accent but still understandable for English speaker.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
The best time to visit Cardiff from March to May, while the flowers are bloom and proud of their beautiful color and the temperature is relatively warm.
HOTEL
Spent the night at The Royal Hotel is always a great choice when you want to have an amazing experience. It is a classic yet elegant hotel located in the downtown of Cardiff. But when you want to stay in modern but have Welsh aesthetic decor, you should book a room at Hotel Indigo Cardiff. The hotel located in the city center of Cardiff which reachable from downtown.
Royal Hotel
Hotel Indigo Cardiff
RESTAURANT
Pieminister is one of the restaurants famous for its extra delicious vegan pie in Cardiff. You must try Motherships (pie, mash, minty mushy peas, Cheddar & crispy shallots) and its Pecan Pie (soft served sundae with Salted caramel, pecan, treacle & sweet pie crumb as the topping). But when you want to have a luxury yet elegant dining experience when in Cardiff, you can ahead to Chapel 1877 Bar & Restaurant. In this vegan-friendly restaurant, you will taste fabulous flavors along with great wine.
Pieminister
Chapel 1877 Bar & Restaurant
CAFE
The Early Bird is the right place to go when you are craving something sweet. It offers freshly baked bakery accompanied by a cup of caffeine, a glass of juices or a cold iced tea. But when you want to have a new experience drink a cup of tea in a vintage mood you can find your way to Selah Cafe & Tea Room. This cafe has a family-like concept that served their customer as their family member, they offer home-baked cakes with fresh ingredients.
The Early Bird
Selah Cafe & Tea Room
BAR AND NIGHTLIFE
The Be At One is one of the best bars in Cardiff to spend the night with some sips of a cocktail. The vibrant atmosphere with the spacy table of the bar will give you a great experience in there. Lab 22 is another choice for you who want to have some cocktails in a fancy yet classy atmosphere bar. In this bar, before the cocktails served to the customer they mix the drinks using scientific formula so it will come to you in its finest way.
Be At One
Lab 22
INTERESTING PLACE
Spillers Records is a must-visit place when you are in Cardiff because this is the oldest record shop in the world established in 1894. Once you enter the shop the vinyl that lined on the wall will bring you back to one century ago. Make a time to visit the largest waterfront in Europe, Cardiff Bay. From the water bay, you can enjoy the city's landmarks such as Pierhead and the Norwegian Church, the old docks and Wetlands Nature Reserve.
Spillers Records
Cardiff Bay
INSTAGRAMMABLE SPOT
Complete your visit to Cardiff by taking some photos at the historic yet iconic, Cardiff Castle. You can have a House Tour in this castle to get enjoy every corner of the castle. Before you leaving Cardiff, take some snaps at Victorian and Edwardian Arcades to bring some aesthetic vibes to your Instagram feed. The authentic vibes of the lane come from the store which established some decades.
Cardiff Castle
Victorian Arcade
