Must-see restaurants in Great Britain

  • Honest Burgers

    Notting Hill & West London

    When the burger munchies strike, this Portobello branch of the winning, no-nonsense Brixton chain can sit you down for a helping of its juicy trademark…

  • Harbourview Grille & Black Sheep Pub

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    Part of the Royal Hotel, elegant Harbourview Grille offers the best eating in town. The menu is a mixed bag, with standard pub fare complemented by some…

  • Cafebar 1807

    Scotland

    This stylish cafe-bar serves classy comfort food made with farm-fresh produce, from towering sandwiches and nacho bowls to homemade hot dogs and burgers …

  • Mr Falafel

    Notting Hill & West London

    This simple and popular cafe is the place for Palestinian falafel wraps, done to a turn. There's a whole host of choice wrap fillings to go with your…

  • Rickety Press

    Oxford

    Tucked away in the backstreets of Jericho, this revamped gastropub is something of a hipster haunt for its high-class brioche-bun burgers, wood-fired…

  • Bettys

    York

    Old-school afternoon tea, with white-aproned waiters, linen tablecloths and a teapot collection ranged along the walls. The house speciality is the…

  • The Old School

    North & West Coast

    This solid stone building on the way to Kinlochbervie makes for an appealing food stop, with the dining area in the former school classroom and outdoor…

  • Bob Bob Cité

    London

    Three floors up the Cheesegrater building is the second outpost of the restaurant that made the 'press for champagne' button a quintessential over-the-top…

  • Furnace Tea Room

    Anglesey & the North Coast

    Set in the former stables of Furnace Farm at Bodnant Welsh Food, these 18th-century tearooms are ideal for a breakfast of fresh Welsh cakes, a lunch of…

  • Yard 46

    The Lake District

    Kendal is well stocked with cafes, but this gem is well worth seeking out. It's down a blink-and-you'll-miss-it alleyway, with a little courtyard and an…

  • Natural Bread Company

    Oxford

    An early-morning social centre for students from adjoining Somerville College, this small bakery-cafe is renowned for wonderful breads like the wheat-and…

  • Porthminster Kitchen

    St Ives

    Run by the same team as Porthminster Beach Café, this is a welcome addition to the harbour front in St Ives. It's a relaxed, bistro-style kind of place,…

  • Dulse & Brose

    Portree (Port Righ)

    This hotel restaurant sports a relaxed atmosphere, an award-winning chef and a menu that makes the most of Skye produce – including lamb, game, seafood,…

  • Fernandez & Wells

    The West End

    Soho's slice of Spain, Fernandez serves simple lunches of jamón (ham), cured meats and cheese platters. The fresh, grilled chorizo with sourdough is…

  • Best Dressed Crab

    Isle of Wight

    Welcome to an idyllic spot to munch your lunch. At this bijou cafe tacked on to a pontoon, the day's crab and lobster harvest is turned into supremely…

  • Acklam Village Market

    Notting Hill & West London

    Stuffed under the Westway, this lively and aromatic street-eats market at the north end of Portobello Rd serves organic street food snacks from all over…

  • Shop 3

    Bristol

    It's a bit like heading into a French neighbourhood bistro when you step through the door at Shop 3 to encounter the rich aromas of rustic food. The focus…

  • Shebeen

    Edinburgh

    This snugly rustic restaurant takes pride in an extremely meaty menu, which begins with Fanagalo – a sharing platter of ribs, boerowors (South African…

  • Rockfish

    Torquay

    The Torquay branch of award-winning chef Mitch Tonks' minichain of seafood restaurants showcases his taste for relaxed catch-of-the-day dining…

  • Cavendish Arms

    Cumbria & the Lakes

    The Simon Rogan effect has rippled out across Cartmel and you'll be treated to posh pub grub at this old village inn. Exposed beams, worn wood and a…

  • Old Crown Inn

    The Cotswolds

    A romantic vision of the English country pub, nestled on the village green with whitewashed walls and a snug interior, the Old Crown serves old-fashioned…

  • Helgi’s

    Kirkwall

    There’s a traditional cosiness about this place and the decor is a comfortable, with contemporary slate floor and quotes from the Orkneyinga Saga…

  • Halsetown Inn

    St Ives

    Prime pub grub a mile from St Ives in tiny Halsetown. It's still the village boozer – local ales, first-name bar staff, cosy crannies to hunker down in –…

  • Golden Hind

    The West End

    Proudly owned by a succession of Italian and Greek Londoners since founded by M Esposito in 1914, this chippie retains a classic interior, vintage fryer…

  • Richmond Hill Bakery

    Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court

    This dog-friendly bakery and cafe occupies a popular and welcoming niche along the marvellously named Friars Stile Rd, supplying Richmond Park ramblers…

  • Medlar

    Kensington & Hyde Park

    With its uncontrived yet crisply modern and cool green-on-grey design, Medlar is a King's Rd sensation. With no à la carte menu and scant pretentiousness,…

  • Waterside Bistro

    Scotland

    This local institution beside the River Tyne serves up top-notch bistro fare made with Lothians produce and fresh Scottish fish. Its restaurant and well…

  • Yurt Lush

    Bristol

    Behind Temple Meads Station is this bohemian café bar, based in three interlinked Mongolian yurts next to Engine Shed. Despite its somewhat industrial…

  • Lanzhou Noodle Bar

    The West End

    Named after the smoggy capital of China's Gansu province, the Lanzhou Noodle Bar serves up authentic, steaming bowls of steaming hand-pulled noodles (la…

  • Lots Road Pub & Dining Room

    Kensington & Hyde Park

    Light floods through the windows into the high-ceilinged, wood-lined, curved dining area and onto the black-and-chrome bar, where choice wines are sold by…

  • Distillery Canteen

    Outer Hebrides

    The cafe at the Isle of Harris Distillery, with its communal, scrubbed-timber tables and chunky benches, is bright and convivial. The menu is not…

  • Good Egg

    North London

    Working the culinary trend of the moment – Levantine food meets modern European cuisine – the Good Egg, with its long opening hours, is many things to…

  • Lowry & Baker

    Notting Hill & West London

    With its colourfully mixed-up cups, saucers and cutlery and snug interior, this appealing cafe has a jumble-sale charm. It offers fine Monmouth coffee and…

  • Arch Inn

    Ullapool

    There's pleasing pub food at this shorefront establishment, where the cosy bar and restaurant area dishes up generously proportioned, well-presented mains…

  • Patricia

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    Named for owner-chef Nick Grieves' grandmother, the Patricia is perpetually busy; book ahead to feast on dishes like raw Orkney scallops with fermented…

  • Corner House Cafe

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    This cute little white cottage, just uphill from the village square, serves good coffee and unusual homemade cakes (citrus and lavender syrup sponge is…

  • Galvin HOP

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    It may be the little sister of glamorous Galvin La Chapelle next door, but this 'pub deluxe', as it styles itself, is all about giving traditional pub…

  • Arts House

    Bristol

    Indulge in prime people watching and fine comfort food at this supremely welcoming art cafe overlooking one of Stokes Croft's key junctions. Eggs Benedict…

  • Finbarr's

    Northeast England

    Behind a high stone wall, country manor Aykley Heads House's exposed beams, wide floorboards and whitewashed walls provide an elegant setting for modern…

  • Audela

    Northumberland Coast

    Named for the last vessel to be built at Berwick Shipyard (in 1979) and set in a former cockle shop, Audela is the town's top table. Local suppliers…

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