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48 Hours in Cardiff — The Classic Weekend

The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.

Friday

  1. Evening

    Heaneys

    Modern Welsh · $$$ · Pontcanna

    Open the weekend here — Tommy Heaney's neighbourhood tasting menu — Welsh produce in focus.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Pontcanna — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Cardiff Bay
    Outdoors · Cardiff Bay

    Mermaid Quay, Doctor Who Experience site and Wales Millennium Centre.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Cardiff Bay — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Asador 44

    Spanish · $$$ · Quay Street

    Basque-style asado, Galician beef and a serious sherry list.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Quay Street — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Cardiff Castle
    Culture · City Centre

    Roman fort, Norman keep and Victorian Gothic apartments inside one wall.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in City Centre — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening

    Brother Thai

    Thai street food · $ · Castle Arcade

    Roti wraps and chicken satay in a Victorian arcade — easy lunch.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Castle Arcade — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Morning
    Principality Stadium
    Culture · Westgate Street

    Retractable-roof rugby cathedral — match-day singing shakes the city.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Westgate Street — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    St Fagans National Museum of History
    Culture · St Fagans

    Open-air museum of 50+ reconstructed Welsh historic buildings — free.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in St Fagans — short walk from your other stops

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