"Chef George Wood cooks everything over fire in a 30-seat Norwich Lanes room — the best-value serious cooking in the city, and a fine date night."
Brix and Bones is a 30-seat live-fire restaurant at 68-72 London Street, in the Norwich Lanes inside Gonzo's Tearoom. It anchors part of our Norwich guide as the city's most exciting fire kitchen.
It is led by chef George Wood, formerly of Temper and Smokehouse N1 in London, who built a custom open kitchen around a charcoal and wood grill. The Good Food Guide named it among the top 100 best local restaurants for 2023 and best for winter dining in 2024.
Everything passes through fire. The seasonal menu of small plates draws on Wood's travels — Brancaster mussels with n'duja and fennel, a Korean pulled-pork taco with pickled ginger and coriander, a charred celeriac fondant — alongside expertly grilled dishes. Steaks are not printed: they go up on chalkboards by the day's cut, sourced from Norfolk breeders.
Pricing is deliberately fair for the quality — small plates in the single figures to low teens, and a full dinner for two lands around £90-145 before pushing the steak board.
The room is intimate by design — thirty seats around an open kitchen, so the grill is the floor show and the heat and smoke are part of the evening. It is closer to a chef's counter than a dining hall.
Bookings are essential given the size; the menu shifts with the season and the day's produce, so no two visits read quite the same.
Brix and Bones suits an intimate first date, an anniversary at the counter or a relaxed business lunch. For other Norwich tables, compare Benedicts, Roger Hickman's or The Last Wine Bar.
Not for a large group or anyone after a printed à la carte — it seats thirty, the steaks change daily on a chalkboard, and the menu rewrites itself by season.
Live-fire cooking over charcoal and wood in a 30-seat room. Signatures include Brancaster mussels with n'duja, a Korean pulled-pork taco and daily chalkboard steaks from Norfolk breeders.
Chef George Wood, formerly of Temper and Smokehouse N1 in London, runs the open kitchen and cooks everything over fire.
At 68-72 London Street in the Norwich Lanes, inside Gonzo's Tearoom.
It is strong value: small plates run from single figures into the low teens, and a dinner for two is roughly £90-145 before a larger steak from the board.
The Good Food Guide listed it among the top 100 best local restaurants for 2023 and named it best for winter dining in 2024.
With just thirty seats, booking ahead is essential. Find it at 68-72 London Street in the Norwich Lanes.
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Brix and Bones anchors part of our Norwich guide — chef George Wood's 30-seat live-fire kitchen and daily chalkboard steaks in the Lanes.
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