A Beauty-Focused Girls' Day Out In Bristol 2026

A good girls' day out kicks off with proper coffee, and Cabot Circus has every coffee mood covered, from quick grab-and-go cups to slower sit-down brunches.

Pret a Manger

Location: Cabot Circus, Upper Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BD.

Pret is the easy first stop for organic coffee, fresh sandwiches and feel-good food ready to grab on the move.

The seating area is decent if you'd rather sit, and the team move quickly enough that you'll be out before the first shop opens.

SOHO Coffee Co

Location: Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BX.

SOHO Coffee Co keeps it fresh with Fairtrade brews, freshly made flatbreads, big jacket spuds and seasonal salads handmade in their kitchen.

There's plenty for veggies and vegans alongside the more indulgent stuff, plus a kids' menu if anyone's got little ones tagging along.

A good shout if you fancy a flat white with a bit more character than the usual chain offering.

Joe & The Juice

Location: Cabot Circus, Upper Ground, Glass Walk, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Joe & The Juice brings the morning energy up a notch with cold-pressed juices, sharp espresso and rye bread sandwiches that have a small cult following.

The space is bold, bright and a bit louder than your average coffee chain, which works if you're trying to shake off a slow start.

Everything's takeaway-friendly, too, so you can carry your juice straight to the next stop.

Bubbleology

Location: Cabot Circus, Upper floor, Concorde St, Bristol BS1 3BF.

If coffee isn't quite your thing, Bubbleology is the obvious detour for bubble tea that lands somewhere between a drink and a group photo opportunity.

The drinks are made with organic tea leaves and customisable down to the toppings, so each one ends up looking different in the cup.

It's a small thing that genuinely lifts the energy of a girls' day out.

Côte Brasserie

Location: Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Côte brings a slice of Parisian brasserie life to the centre, with freshly baked croissants and proper coffee for a slower start.

It's also open for lunch and dinner if you'd rather circle back later, and the menu reads like a French wishlist (steak frites, moules marinières and a respectable wine list).

A good option if you'd rather start the day in restaurant mode than coffee-shop mode.

This is the part of the day everyone's been waiting for, and the lineup at Cabot Circus is unrivalled, from accessible everyday picks to luxury counters.

Sephora

Location: Cabot Circus, Concord Street BS1 3BF.

If your girls' day calls for a proper beauty fix, Sephora has to be on the list.

You'll find everything from skincare to the makeup brands everyone's been raving about, plus their own Sephora Collection range that's worth a browse on its own, including Rhode, Rare Beauty, REFY Beauty, Haus Labs, Charlotte Tilbury, and M.A.C Cosmetics.

You can book a beauty consultation, try out the digital beauty scanner, or just wander round swatching things until something catches your eye. It's the kind of place you go in for one thing and walk out with six.

LOOKFANTASTIC

Location: Cabot Circus, Ground Floor, Brigstowe Street, Bristol BS1 3BH.

LOOKFANTASTIC has built its name on stocking the beauty world's most-saved products, and the in-store offer holds up just as well.

You'll find Jo Malone London, Medik8, SkinCeuticals, Color Wow, Maison Margiela and Laneige all under one roof, with skincare consultations and makeup appointments you can book if you want some guidance.

Apart from this, you can also try out their Beauty Box station, where you have a selection of products, and you can choose 6 items to create your own beauty box for £15.

It's an easy hour-or-two stop, especially if you decide to stick for their beauty treatments, such as facials.

M&S

Location: Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BD.

M&S opened its biggest in-store beauty offering to date inside the new flagship, and it deserves a visit.

The mix leans into accessible everyday brands and own-label staples, which makes it the right stop for restocking the basics rather than splashing out.

Worth pairing with a quick walk through their latest fashion collections while you're up there.

The Body Shop

Location: Cabot Circus, Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BH.

The Body Shop is a few steps over for skincare, body care and feel-good gifts that have aged into proper cult status.

You can book in for a skincare consultation or personal shopping if you want a more curated experience.

Student discount is available too, which is handy if anyone in the group still qualifies.

Harvey Nichols

Location: Quakers Friars, Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BZ.

No trip to Cabot Circus is complete without a visit to Harvey Nichols, where the beauty offering sits on the ground floor with personal styling, skincare treatments and makeup services on the menu.

Location: Cabot Circus, Upper Ground, Bristol BS1 3BA.

After all that browsing, you'll want a proper sit-down with a bit of sugar involved.

Haute Dolci on the upper ground has built a serious following on TikTok for desserts that look as good as they taste, and the Matilda Cake is the obvious order if it's your first visit.

Beyond that, the menu spans French-leaning pastries, Middle Eastern sweets, milkshakes, mocktails and a hot chocolate that takes itself seriously, with vegan, vegetarian, halal and gluten-free options as standard.

The interiors are luxurious and Instagrammable, so don't be surprised if the group ends up staying longer than the original plan.

Cabot Circus has all the high-street names you'd want lined up under one roof, including being the only place in the South West where you can find Sephora, UNIQLO and LOOKFANTASTIC, which makes a wardrobe refresh genuinely doable in a single afternoon.

& Other Stories

Location: Cabot Circus, Ground floor, Brigstowe St, Bristol BS1 3BH.

& Other Stories pulls together curated outfits with the brand's design studios in Paris, Stockholm and LA, each leaving a fingerprint on the seasonal collections.

The range covers fashion, beauty and accessories, with brands like The Ordinary, Veja and New Balance also stocked alongside the in-house collection.

Student discount is available too, which softens the blow on the bigger pieces.

Zara

Location: Cabot Circus, George White Street, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Zara at Cabot Circus runs through womenswear, menswear and kids', with a steady drip of runway-inspired pieces alongside the more classic staples.

Click and Collect is set up if you've already done some online browsing and want to skip the queue.

A proper one-stop for anyone trying to refresh half a wardrobe before the day's out.

H&M

Location: Brigstowe St, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3BH.

H&M covers everyday basics, trend-led pieces and home with H&M HOME stocked in store, so you can browse for both yourself and your flat in the same trip.

H&M Members get rewarded each visit, garment recycling is set up if you're clearing out a wardrobe, and self-checkout takes the queue out of it.

It's the easy "everyone-finds-something" stop.

Stradivarius

Location: Cabot Circus, Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Stradivarius rounds out the trend-led lineup with relaxed denim, easy dresses and on-trend pieces that don't feel overthought.

The store also stocks the Stradivarius Teenage collection (STR), which is handy if anyone in the group is shopping for a younger sister or cousin while they're at it.

A reliable stop for finding that one piece you didn't realise you needed.

Once you've worked through the trend lineup, there's still plenty to explore depending on the kind of look you're going for.

Pull&Bear

Location: Cabot Circus, Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Pull&Bear leans laid-back with a slight edge, full of everyday staples and trend-led pieces that feel effortless to wear.

The store keeps things fresh with regular drops across men's and women's, so it's worth popping in even if you swung by recently.

Click and Collect and home delivery are both set up if you'd rather order ahead.

Reiss

Location: Cabot Circus, Brigstowe Street, Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BZ.

Reiss sits on the more elevated end of the Cabot Circus lineup, with refined tailoring, modern wardrobe essentials and clean-line pieces that work day to night.

You can book in for personal styling or tailoring, which is genuinely useful if you're shopping for a specific occasion.

JD Sports

Location: Cabot Circus, Concorde Street, Bristol BS1 3BF.

JD Sports is your stop for fresh trainers, activewear and street-style staples from Nike, Adidas and New Balance, plus a handful of in-store-only releases.

It's a brilliant balance to the more dressed-up stops, and it's also where someone in the group will inevitably end up upgrading their workout fits.

Location: Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Every good shopping day needs a few finishing pieces, and Lovisa is where you tie the whole look together.

The shop fills out with on-trend jewellery and statement accessories at price points that don't make you flinch, and the rails refresh constantly with pieces that lean into runway and global street-style references.

It's a good way to add the finishing touch to anything you've picked up earlier in the day, whether that's a pair of earrings to go with the new dress or a stack of rings for the dinner reservation.

Worth a browse even if you're not actively looking for anything.

By dinner time, you've earned something memorable, and Cabot Circus and Quakers Friars have a few clear winners depending on the mood.

Harvey Nichols Second Floor Restaurant

Location: Quakers Friars, Bristol BS1 3BZ.

The Second Floor at Harvey Nichols is the obvious pick for a proper occasion dinner, with award-winning food, big windows over Quakers Friars and a wine list that's actually been recognised for it.

Two AA Rosettes back up the kitchen's reputation, and the bar handles cocktails and mocktails just as well as the kitchen handles plates.

It also accepts reservations.

Six By Nico

Location: Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BX.

Six By Nico runs a six-course tasting menu that switches every six weeks, with each new round designed around a single theme (e.g., a place or a memory) translated dish by dish.

It's a proper night-out kind of meal rather than a quick bite, and the cocktail and wine pairings are worth the small extra spend.

Brilliant for groups who want the meal itself to be part of the day's story.

Wagamama

Location: Cabot Circus, Upper Ground floor, Bristol BS1 3BX.

If you'd rather keep dinner relaxed, Wagamama on the upper ground is reliable for big bowls of katsu curry, ramen and shareable sides done well.

The service is fast, the menu is unfussy, and there's plenty for vegetarians, vegans and anyone navigating an allergen list.

A good shout if the day's already been long and nobody fancies a tasting menu.

Location: Cabot Circus, Glass House Lane, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3BX.

End the day the way it deserves: feet up, snacks on the tray, screen filling the wall.

ODEON Luxe Bristol sits on the top floor of Cabot Circus and turns the standard cinema trip into something a bit more indulgent.

There are eight screens to choose from, including the city's first IMAX in nearly two decades and a separate iSense format that handles sound and contrast at another level.

All the seating reclines and comes with its own tray table built in, and a few screens go further: the Luxe Suite has two-seater pods that work brilliantly for catch-ups, and screens 4 and 7 each feature proper VIP beds for the front row.

You can pre-order Costa, snacks or cocktails through the ODEON app, so the only thing left to do at the door is sink in.

Online tickets start at £7.95, which keeps the cinema part of the day easy on the post-shopping budget.

Here's the bit families really love: kids can watch for just £1* every Saturday and Sunday, and every day during the school holidays.

*Selected cinemas only. Tickets for ODEON Kids are £1 when you book online and in-cinema. Tickets for ODEON kids are £0.90 when you book online and in Cinema as an Extras Plus member. Price information is correct at the time of publication but is subject to change at any time. Excludes Girl guide showings.

And, as ODEON Luxe is inside Cabot Circus, you can enjoy up to four hours of parking for just £2.50 before 5 PM, and a flat rate of £2.50 between 5 PM and 6 AM. Do note that the tickets need to be validated at the cinema to qualify.

Whether you're after great coffee, a serious beauty haul, a wardrobe refresh or a proper sit-down dinner, Cabot Circus has the kind of mix that makes a full day out feel effortless.

And with shops, restaurants, beauty floors and a top-floor cinema all under one roof, you can move from morning brunch through to a late film without ever needing to head somewhere else.

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