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Italian pizza and pasta on West Cliff Road, with outdoor seating a short walk from the seafront.
The Square, the Lower Gardens and the pier sit within a few minutes' walk of one another, with the shops running up Old Christchurch Road and Commercial Road. It holds most of the town's hotels, bars and late licences, and empties out considerably between October and Easter.
Italian pizza and pasta on West Cliff Road, with outdoor seating a short walk from the seafront.
Harvester grill on the promenade at Durley Chine, open from nine with a takeaway menu.
Garden bar and live music club on Terrace Road, with a heated terrace and a roof that opens.
Brasserie and bar inside the BIC, with seafront views and a pre-show menu.
Independent coffee shop a few doors from the Pavilion, with speciality coffee and cakes.
Late-night cocktail bar and club on Commercial Road, with resident DJs and tables to book.
Vegan cafe and lounge in the town centre, cooking from scratch with local seasonal produce.
West Cliff hotel with two restaurants, a spa, a thirty-metre outdoor pool and a cinema.
Cat cafe and rescue sanctuary in Bournemouth, visited by booking rather than walking in.
Slug and Lettuce on Richmond Hill, with cocktails, food until nine and a beer garden.
Old Christchurch Road pub built around live sport, with food served until nine.
Wetherspoon pub in St Peters Quarter, open from eight for breakfast through to the early hours.
Plant-based restaurant on The Triangle, with a cold-pressed juice bar and organic wines.
Cocktail and wine bar on Commercial Road at The Triangle, which also runs cocktail master classes.
Family dental practice on Poole Road in Westbourne, offering CEREC same-visit crowns, implants and root canal work.
Nightclub on Old Christchurch Road in central Bournemouth, open Friday and Saturday nights with DJs and VIP tables.
Nightclub at the Royal Exeter Hotel on Exeter Road, with several rooms of DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
Opticians in Bournemouth's Arcade, founded by David Barnaby in 1975 and stocking designer frames and sunglasses.
Speciality coffee and all-day brunch café on Albert Road by Richmond Hill, the first of the Blend cafés.
Guest house on Tregonwell Road, two minutes from Bournemouth town centre, with a garden and limited parking.
Cocktail bar and restaurant on Dean Park Crescent with a garden terrace, Thai menu and weekend DJs.
West Cliff hotel on Priory Road, Bournemouth, with family studios and a short walk to the BIC and the beach.
Seven miles of sand under the East and West cliffs, with the pier, gardens and kiosks on the promenade.