Sonny Stores is a family-run restaurant with a strong Italian influence. Nestled in the heart of Southville, Bristol, we offer a bright and welcoming space where you can pop in for a quick plate of pasta or hunker down for a leisurely three course meal and a bottle of organic wine.

Husband and wife team Mary Glynn and Pegs Quinn opened Sonny Stores in September following the national lockdown, which inspired them to start selling pizzas from home as The Lockdown Pizza Company. As a new beginning dawned for the nation, they decided to establish a business that would provide a fun, optimistic space for the community to enjoy a delicious range of seasonal Italian food. 

Pegs has been cooking for 18 years and began to focus his interest on Italian cuisine at The River Cafe, London, where he worked from 2014 - 2018. Now owner of his own place, he’s fulfilling his passion for ingredients-led, truly seasonal menus that change daily to reflect the best produce available. 

Mary has a background in hospitality and events management as well as teaching, which means she has a shrewd eye for detail and is used to spinning ALL the plates. Whilst Pegs was the man behind the delicious Lockdown pizzas, Mary was the one getting the word out there, managing orders and building relationships with the local community. She is well-travelled and has explored her love of Mediterranean and Latin American food during long stints in Spain, France, Greece and Central America. As a pair, Mary and Pegs have devoted all their free time to discovering new cuisines. Before moving to Bristol, they packed up along a few belongings along with an 18 month-old Sonny, and went on a 5-month food-finding mission to Mexico.