Thirteen

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Thirteen Bournemouth: Modern Cuisine Restaurant with 2 AA Rosettes (2026)

Thirteen is a modern cuisine restaurant in Bournemouth, at 222 Ashley Road in Parkstone, Poole, and it holds 2 AA Rosettes for Culinary Excellence (2026).

Chef and cooking style

Head chef Alex Naik cooks with classic techniques, drawing on years of work in restaurants around the world. He is a former Dorset Chef of the Year. The menus change with the seasons and with local produce, and Alex forages and grows ingredients in the restaurant's rooftop garden.

Standout dishes

The signature tasting menu runs to 13 plates, starting with snacks and breads and finishing with desserts and sweets. Sample courses pair ingredients such as bass with citrus, gurnard with tamarind, and chickpea with lovage. Elisabeth's petit fours close the meal. A shorter 6.5 plate menu follows the same style on weekdays.

Room and wine

The dining room is intimate, and the Chef's Table gives a clear view of the open kitchen. Hem, who holds a WSET Level 3 wine qualification, chooses the wines for the optional pairing, matched to the structure of each dish. Frances looks after communications, and the family runs the restaurant together.