Essex


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bocking">BOCKING</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/4-6.jpg" alt="The Angel Bradford Street Bocking Essex " class="wp-image-13952" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/4-6.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/4-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/4-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/4-6-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>First on our best new places to eat and drink in Essex list is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theangelbradfordstreet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Angel</a>, set to reopen on 22 Sept. Having had a complete refurb; the Bradford Street business has lots of offers to get you through their door. Pint of Carlsberg for £2.50 on a Mon-Wed? Doubles with a splash for £5? That’ll do nicely. Be sure to also keep an eye out for Muddy Ed Claire, as the pub’s a two minute walk from her house!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-braintree">BRAINTREE</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/1-6.jpg" alt="Bar 92 Braintree Essex" class="wp-image-13953" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/1-6.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/1-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/1-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/1-6-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>It was definitely a case of drinks all round for&nbsp;<a href="https://barnumber92.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bar No 92</a>, which celebrated its third birthday last month. Winner of the <a href="https://essex.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/winners/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Muddy 2023 Awards</a> for Best Bar in Essex, owner Matthew hired a DJ and even got singer&nbsp;Georgia Crandon – who once worked there and is just about to launch her first album – to perform a set. Not been in for drinks or food yet? You’re missing out.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-chelmsford">CHELMSFORD</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/5-6.jpg" alt="Kaani Kaana vegan menu Chelmsford Essex" class="wp-image-13954" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/5-6.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/5-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/5-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/5-6-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://www.kaanikaana.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kaani Kaana</a>&nbsp;has added a new range of vegan Bangladeshi and Indian dishes to their takeaway business. Exclusively available on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kaanikaana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kaani-Kaana_Menu_July-2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a>&nbsp;and app; it’s a menu to be proud of. Starters, mild and spicy curries, breads, dips and even desserts are all included, with meat substituted for&nbsp;high-quality soya protein. Found on Duke Street, delivery and collection both available.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-colchester">COLCHESTER</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/6-4.jpg" alt="Toast Colchester now open Essex" class="wp-image-13956" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/6-4.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/6-4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/6-4-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/6-4-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://essex.muddystilettos.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Muddy Essex</a> was at Culver Square on 9 Sept for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lovetoast.co.uk/toastcolchester" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Toast Colchester</a> pre-launch party. The fifth coffee house of the indie chain, it’s spread over two floors and has a huge area with USB/charging points if you want to work somewhere different. Coffees, tea, smoothies and super-thick shakes are all on the menu, as are cakes, sandwiches, toasties and snacks. We also love how Toast operate a zero landfill policy, as well as being sure to&nbsp;use 100% recyclable paper cups.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-halstead">HALSTEAD</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/7-3.jpg" alt="Flame &amp; Grill Pebmarsh open Essex" class="wp-image-13957" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/7-3.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/7-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/7-3-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/7-3-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Next on our best new places to eat and drink in Essex is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flameandgrillpebmarsh.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Flame &amp; Grill Pebmarsh</a>. Why? It serves all you can eat meat, salad and sides. That’s right –&nbsp;enjoy plates of grilled, smoked, baked, roasted&nbsp;and charred meats served to your table. Be sure to also make the the most of Flame &amp; Grill’s buffet salad counter.&nbsp;Brisket, chops, drumsticks, wings, sausages, beef, lamb, pork, chicken; we can go on and on. Yum.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kelvedon">KELVEDON</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/8-2.jpg" alt="EDON Kelvedon Essex now open" class="wp-image-13958" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/8-2.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/8-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/8-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/8-2-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Want somewhere to grab a drink, bite to eat, pick up a bunch of flowers and even something nice for your home?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092986301679" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">EDON</a>’s the store for you! Open since August, this walk-in coffee shop has cracking gifts and homeware to buy, as well as bread, pastries, wines and blooms from local suppliers. Where to head? Find EDON in the high street, where the Twisted Cork used to be.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-little-dunmow">LITTLE DUNMOW</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/9-1.jpg" alt="Flitch of Bacon now called the Pig &amp; Truffle Essex Little Dunmow" class="wp-image-13959" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/9-1.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/9-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/9-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/9-1-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Flitch of Bacon is no more – instead it’s now known as the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pigandtruffle.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pig &amp; Truffle</a>. The 16<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;century restaurant with rooms also has new menus to salivate over, with lunch, dinner and Sunday options available. There’s even&nbsp;a private dining room to book for family gatherings, celebrations and corporate events. You could even go the whole <em>hog </em>(Pig &amp; Truffle – see what we did there?) and hire out the entire restaurant.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-thaxted">THAXTED</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/10-1.jpg" alt="Dorringtons bakery Thaxted Essex now open " class="wp-image-13960" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/10-1.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/10-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/10-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/10-1-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>With a whopping 104 years under their belt,&nbsp;<a href="https://dorringtons.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Essex, Herts and Cambs bakers Dorringtons</a>&nbsp;have now opened shop number 16 in Thaxted. Pop over to their bakery in Town Street ASAP for fresh loaves, cakes, doughnuts, pies, pastries and a sausage roll or two (or three, or four).&nbsp;They also make an impressive range of cakes for pretty much any kind of celebration you can think of.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-wickford">WICKFORD</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/3-6.jpg" alt="Meadow Croft Kitchen now open Wickford Garden centre" class="wp-image-13962" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/3-6.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/3-6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/3-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/3-6-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Another great new place to eat and drink in Essex, this time at Battlesbridge’s Meadow Croft Garden Centre. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.meadow-croft.co.uk/restaurant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meadow Croft Kitchen</a>’s&nbsp;new restaurant takes inspo from the garden and outdoors, with natural materials plus lots of light and greenery. As well as seating inside there’s also two outdoor areas to enjoy, where you can pick from breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea menus. Did we mention it’s also fully licensed? See you there.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-witham">WITHAM</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Van-Doors.jpg" alt="Trotters Café Witham Essex now open" class="wp-image-13964" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Van-Doors.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Van-Doors-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Van-Doors-768x511.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/essex/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Only-Fools-and-Horses-Van-Doors-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>How’s this for a café with a difference? Get yourself over to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551401270804" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the brand new Trotters Café</a>&nbsp;which opened its doors from 11 Sept. Tuck into something from the tasty menu while taking in the <em>Only Fools and Horses</em> memorabilia. We love how they’ve even recreated a section of Del and Rodney’s flat, complete with iconic corner bar, pineapple ice bucket and blow up doll! Open weekdays 6am-2pm; Saturdays 9am-2pm.</p>


Open for business! Best new places to eat and drink in Essex

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