Must-see restaurants in England

  • Grain Store

    The Lake District

    The Brewery Arts Centre's restaurant does a decent line in pub grub and stone-baked pizzas, perfect for a quick pre-film or pre-theatre supper.

  • Captain's House

    Exmoor National Park

    Tucked away from Lynmouth's main gift-shop drag, this tiny riverside tea garden serves pasties, ploughman's lunches, cakes and barley water.

  • Cooper's Cafe

    Peak District

    Fuel up on soups, burgers, jacket potatoes, house-speciality vegetarian chilli and cakes at this cheerful cafe close to the village school.

  • Doi Intanon

    The Lake District

    Tasty Thai cuisine with fiery green, red and yellow curries served in the surrounds of Ambleside's old market hall. Also does takeaways.

  • Waterside

    The Lake District

    Kendal's veggies make a beeline for this riverside cafe, an old fave for filling sandwiches, flapjacks and naughty-but-nice cakes.

  • St John's Chop House

    Cambridge

    A student favourite serving up classic British dishes and local real ales in a 17th century restaurant with open fires and beams.

  • Crown

    Norfolk

    Renowned for its traditional menus (mains might include rack of lamb or steak) and contemporary pasta or curry dishes.

  • Bean Loved

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    This old-fashioned place just off High St serves decent coffee, along with cakes and freshly prepared sandwiches.

  • Yen Sushi

    Bath

    Bath's own kaiten (conveyor-belt) restaurant, with colour-coded dishes of nigiri, sushi and sashimi.

  • Duke St Sandwich Deli

    South Cornwall

    Build your own sandwich from Cornish ingredients like yarg (cheese wrapped in nettles) or Cornish sausages.

  • Prior's Kitchen Restaurant

    Cumbria & the Lakes

    Quiches, salads and afternoon teas are served in the cathedral's fratry, once used as a monk's mess hall.

  • Bryson's

    Keswick

    An old-fashioned and much-loved bakery known for its fruit cakes, Battenbergs and Florentines.

  • Farmers Arms

    Cumbria & the Lakes

    Basic pub grub is on offer at this centrally located inn on Ulverston's main market square.

  • Cellarium

    The West End

    Run by cafe chain Benugo, the Cellarium is the only place in Westminster Abbey to grab a bite to eat. Part of the original 14th-century Benedictine…

  • La Galleria

    Oxfordshire

    Big windows pour light into the simple interior of this old-school Italian restaurant, where you’ll find heavy swag curtains, pink tablecloths and flowers…

  • Zero 3

    Windsor & Eton

    A spruce little diner-takeaway, with shiny chrome stools and movie headshots on the walls, friendly Zero 3 serves up cooked breakfasts, grills, pasta,…

  • Wren's Pantry

    London

    This cafe in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral offers a selection of cakes, pastries and sandwiches as well as afternoon tea. Cooked meals kept warm under…

  • Bea’s of Bloomsbury

    London

    Bea’s made its name with its signature cupcakes, so it was only natural for it to offer a full afternoon tea (£27) too. This branch of the Bloomsbury…

  • Al Faisal's

    Birmingham

    This Balti Triangle stalwart serves dishes from the mountains of Kashmir, as well as classic Birmingham baltis.

  • Byron

    Cambridge

    A bustling, better-than-average burger bar where students, families and business types sit on reclaimed banquettes tucking into prime patties and more.

  • Leila’s Shop

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Tucked away on up-and-coming Calvert Ave, this independent grocery shop doubles as a cafe.

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