James' Bistro

James' Bistro operates from a corner unit on East Bond Street, a short walk from Leicester's Clock Tower, serving brunch and dinner under family ownership. By day it runs as a café-bistro with an all-day breakfast menu that runs from fluffy American pancakes and eggs Benedict to a traditional full English, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free versions available on request. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings the room turns over to dinner service, when the kitchen's burgers, built from locally sourced beef, are the dish regulars order first. The bistro keeps a short menu rather than an exhaustive one, and closes on Sundays and Mondays. Its position just off the city centre's main shopping streets makes it a stop for both breakfast meetings and after-work dinners.