London
Though it may look like just another City pub from the street, the White Swan is anything but typical. The smart downstairs bar serves excellent pub food …
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The West End
This spacious place just up from the Royal Opera House is one of the best Indian budget options in London. Thoroughly modern in design, it serves up meals…
Southeast Wales
Abergavenny's most appealing pub dates from the 16th century and has a cosy bar area with low ceilings and a fabulously incongruous oil painting of Martin…
Cambridge
A chilled soundtrack and customers with laptops at almost every table signal that this industrial-chic cafe is a student favourite. That's partly down to…
Aberdeen
This is the flagship, 200-seat branch of the Ashvale, an award-winning fish-and-chips restaurant famed for its quality haddock. The Ashvale Whale – a 1lb…
Isle of Wight
It's a good sign when customers can just sit down and play the pub's piano and guitars – a convivial atmosphere that's enhanced by a log-burner, ships'…
London
The delightful Norman crypt below the Wren-rebuilt St Mary-le-Bow is now an atmospheric cafe-restaurant offering fresh seasonal meals for breakfast and…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
A pillar of Kingsland Rd's 'Pho Mile', this no-frills, hospital-green Vietnamese joint has been feeding hungry local Vietnamese families and visitors from…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
One of the more upmarket options along Kingsland Road, Viet Grill is a low-lit, modern restaurant set over two floors with a buzzy atmosphere and colonial…
Southeast Wales
Bringing a dose of industrial-chic to Merthyr's tired shopping strip, this cool-looking cafe-bar serves fancy burgers and wood-fired pizza, along with…
London
Don't be put off by the long lunchtime queue of office workers stretching out the door; the Vietnamese street-food specialists at City Càphê quickly…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Small, cosy and romantic, with flowers and candles on the tables, Munch offers a top-notch bistro menu, with half a dozen choices for each course. You can…
The West End
This glatt kosher deli-restaurant on the has all the Ashkenazi favourites: gefilte fish, latkes and the famous salt beef. For more complicated (and…
The West End
Right at the very heart of town, the anchor restaurant at the National Gallery seems to have run out of steam in recent years, offering a filling but…
North London
Although the Stag in Belsize Park s a fantastic pub for craft beer, it's known in North London for its outstanding food: the Sunday roast and beef-and-ale…
Glasgow
A recreation of the tearooms designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. It backs up its wonderful design elements across a 'white' and a 'blue' room…
Cardiff
Within the factory-like setting of an art nouveau garage, this microbrewery and restaurant combines all-day dining with artisan-crafted beers. The…
Southern Highlands & Islands
This pretty little cottage restaurant is a welcome retreat from the vaguely depressing centre of Dunoon, with a cosy interior and a few tables in the tiny…
South Cornwall
Forget your skinny lattes, flat whites and rare-estate teas – this frilly cafe is traditional to its core, and makes no excuses for it. It's a great bet…
Northumberland Coast
Within the White Swan Hotel, this upmarket restaurant specialising in steaks and seafood is fitted with the original dining room decor from the Olympic,…
Southeast Wales
Serving surprisingly decent food for a small-town pub in a former mining town, cosy Butterflies specialises in meat, especially dry-aged steaks and…
South Cornwall
You couldn't really ask for a more pleasant place for a pint and a ploughman's than this old riverside pub, with a glorious terrace outside for sunny days…
South Cornwall
Fowey's long-standing restaurant has come to the city, in a former jeweller's on one of Truro's oldest streets. The menu is split between seafood classics…
Cumbria & the Lakes
This quirkily named gastropub is a popular hang-out for early evening drinks and a plate of grub such as steak-frites, buttermilk chicken burger or '80s…
St Ives
A fun family option, where you can crack your own crab claws (aprons and tools provided), or dine on mains such as jerk chicken, gumbo and jambalaya. Fine…
The Midlands & the Marches
Inside the renovated nave of All Saint's Church, this inviting licensed cafe kicks off with breakfasts, such as bacon or sausage butties on homemade baps…
Isle of Wight
The modern takes on Isle of Wight produce served at this top-notch little bistro have won a loyal following. Refined dishes might include crab parfait,…
The West End
An exotic alternative to the ubiquitous coffee chains nearby, Istanbul import Kahve Dünyası brews up authentic Turkish coffee, creamy sahlep (a hot milky…
Plymouth
Beloved by bikers, fishers, families and tourists, this greasy-spoon kiosk is a local institution thanks to its late hours, quirky decor and resolutely…
Greater Glasgow
Near the museum, Cardosi's is a local favourite that makes a reliable meal stop on a visit to Paisley. Solid Italian fare, with tasty fish specialities on…
The West End
This colourful and upbeat cantina serves modern, enlightened versions of all the favourites (fajitas, enchiladas, tacos) as well as some more inspired…
The West End
The Store St branch of this popular mini chain retains all the features that have made Busaba Eathai a roaring success: sleek Asian interior, large…
The Lake District
As the name suggests, this venerable hostelry is right beside Buttermere's village bridge. There's standard pub food in the bar, or more upmarket fare in…
Southeast Wales
With leadlight windows, art deco fixtures and shamrock tiling on the walls, this lovely old converted shop is a great place to soak up local life. The…
Cardiff
This fairly large tapas bar – one of three branches of a Welsh mini-chain – has lots of charcuterie options, seafood, cheese and hand-carved jamón (ham)…
Kensington & Hyde Park
With its all-day service, this upmarket cafe has found an excellent niche between the museum district of South Kensington and the shopping vortex of…
London
With enviable Tower Bridge views, the riverside terrace at this all-day restaurant is the spot to nab. In winter, outdoor tables are encased in geodesic…
Glasgow
Casual Brutti is a cafe-bar offering decent food at happily low prices. Italian and Spanish influences give rise to tapas-like servings or full-blown…
Exmoor National Park
At this sweet little eatery, it may be eggs Benedict with Devon ham for brunch, a ploughmans for lunch, and a Devonshire cream tea in the afternoon…
South Cornwall
This fun seaside cafe has little dining booths made out of beach huts, where you can settle down for a crab ciabatta, a brie-and-cranberry panini, an…
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