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Restaurants in Cowbridge

Market sitting — book Saturday; Island is Barry.

Cowbridge restaurants sit toward the high street — useful if you are mixing Y Bont-faen with the Vale. Book Saturday. Barry Island is a different sitting on the same taxi table.

Source: Food Standards Agency — food hygiene ratings · Checked: 2026-08-20 · Restaurant hygiene lookup for Cowbridge, Wales

Wales law: food businesses must display their food hygiene rating at or near each customer entrance. Check ratings at ratings.food.gov.uk.
Hygiene rating must be displayed

What to know

Cowbridge (Y Bont-faen) is the Vale’s well-heeled market town — Vale of Glamorgan taxi table shared with Barry; this high street is not the Island beach.

Restaurants in Cowbridge

Hare & Hounds Aberthin (01446 774892) is a Michelin Bib Gourmand about 1 mile out — not the High Street. In town: Harry's Cowbridge, TOSCANA, Farnhams for chips. Edmondes Arms is a wet pub with no kitchen.

We do not quote a mains band until we have dated menus. Check FSA ratings.

What to check

From High street to the town car parks / A48 edge. Hygiene rating, independent restaurants, walk-ins, mains — and where to eat when the centre is busy.

Local markers for this chapter: Bont-faen, Vale’s, well-heeled, market.

High street to the town car parks / A48 edge — mains; booking.

Searchers also use restaurants Cowbridge. Well-heeled market kitchens, not Barry Island.

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With Music In MindRestaurant

FSA rating 5/5 — Y Galon The Broad Shoard.

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Cowbridge Country MarketsRestaurant

FSA rating 5/5 — Lesser Hall Town Hall 21 High Street.

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Common questions

Should I eat in Cowbridge or on Barry Island?
This page is Y Bont-faen’s Vale high street, not the Island beach. Same taxi table; different kitchens. Confirm hours.
Where should I eat in Cowbridge?
Cowbridge (Y Bont-faen) is the Vale’s well-heeled market town — Vale of Glamorgan taxi table shared with Barry; this high street is not the Island beach. A typical hop is High street to the town car parks / A48 edge. Y Bont-faen is the Welsh name for the same town.
How do I check a hygiene rating in Cowbridge?
Food Standards Agency ratings run 0–5 and update after inspections. A typical hop is High street to the town car parks / A48 edge.
Do I need to book restaurants in Cowbridge?
Event nights usually yes; quieter weekdays less so. A typical hop is High street to the town car parks / A48 edge.
Do you rank restaurants in Cowbridge?
No. Know Wales does not rank venues or call anything cheapest. We explain where to eat and the local checks, then you decide. A typical hop is High street to the town car parks / A48 edge.

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