If you're a seasoned foodie in Cardiff, you're probably familiar with the frenzied lunch time waits outside Fresh the Baguette Bar. A fixture on the Welsh capital's food scene for more than two decades, the tiny sandwich shop in Royal Arcade is famous for its huge variety of baguette fillings and, of course, the sizeable queue every lunch time.
While Fresh is undoubtedly popular, even its regulars might have been surprised to see the shop named in the top 10% places to eat in the world by TripAdvisor this week, the website telling the shop it was "in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide".
Gobsmacked owners Gareth Lawson and Sam Halewood who have run Fresh for 23 years told WalesOnline: "It's an honour to have such an award. It's humbling for us. It's just lovely that people enjoy our food and our somewhat cheeky service and fun that we have in the shop. And for people to enjoy their lunchtime during a hard working day... we just try and lighten people's lives a little bit."
