Oxford & the Cotswolds
This friendly, unfussy and remarkably inexpensive cafe serves no-nonsense contemporary food using top-quality local ingredients. The all-day breakfast…
Oxford & the Cotswolds
This friendly, unfussy and remarkably inexpensive cafe serves no-nonsense contemporary food using top-quality local ingredients. The all-day breakfast…
London
On the rooftop of the candy-striped building at the busy Bank junction is this phenomenal French restaurant, with an extensive (and expensive) wine list…
Bristol
Country food with a modern twist is served at the Cowshed. The focus is on quality, locally sourced meat – aged beef, slow-braised lamb, pork belly, plus…
Belfast
In the heart of Belfast's city-centre nightlife is this wickedly good burger bar serving quality, salt-aged Glenarm Shorthorn beef patties, five types of…
The Midlands & the Marches
On Oakham's main shopping street, this handsome pub's dining spaces span a vaulted brick cellar, a glass conservatory and a sun-drenched terrace. Menu…
Kirkwall
This grand old waterfront hotel is among Kirkwall’s better dining places. The elegant bar and eating area packs out; it’s a favourite spot for older…
Dartmoor National Park
One of those iconic Dartmoor pubs beloved by generations, the Elephant is a 16th-century inn where log burners sit in vast fireplaces, and jugs and…
Oxford
As sultry as it is stylish, this energetic Moroccan-inspired bar-restaurant – a spin-off from nearby Café Coco – features hanging lanterns, draped fabrics…
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Inside the magnificent Jacobean Bessie Surtees House, this hip spot is great for a drink (it brews its own small-batch craft beers) but the food is…
The West End
Decorated in vintage communist kitsch, Baozi Inn serves quality northern (Beijing- and Chengdu-style) street food, such as dan dan noodles with spicy pork…
Notting Hill & West London
Popular for its all-you-can-eat lunchtime buffet and evening à la carte menu, which draws the West London vegan crowds, this North End Rd restaurant has a…
London
The august Royal Exchange provides a fitting setting for this bar-restaurant from Fortnum & Mason, London's poshest department store. Oysters and caviar…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
This 'may' be Wales' oldest inn; Owain Glyndŵr 'may' have rallied troops here; and Shakespeare 'may' have taken inspiration from it: whatever the…
North London
In this lovely, light-filled pub, elegantly turned out in dark wood and whitewashed walls, you'll find a meaty menu of international dishes, all imbued…
London
Centred on a 5m-high artificial cherry-blossom tree, this highly stylised Andrew Wong restaurant, more informal than his Michelin-starred spot in Pimlico,…
The West End
Another in the cooking-as-theatre genre (chefs sweat in an open kitchen behind a long, narrow bar, watched by stool-perched diners), Kricket turns out…
London
This distinguished cellar has a self-serve buffet on par with its storied wine selection. Ask self-effacing owner Peter to help select a bottle from the…
Scotland
This rustic inn is a trencherman's delight, famous for its excellent Aberdeen Angus steaks and Scottish seafood (bookings essential). Its world-class wine…
The West End
A delightful respite from the lawless pavements of Oxford St, this exuberantly decorated and welcoming restaurant focuses on high-quality Lebanese…
Cambridge
The window seats here deliver some of the best views in town – onto King’s College’s hallowed walls. The food is pure English establishment too: hearty…
South Cornwall
Local beer magnates St Austell Brewery have given this Charlestown pub a spit and polish, and it now has an attractive nautically themed interior to match…
The Midlands & the Marches
One of the joys of travelling through the Midlands is chancing upon a picture-perfect country pub serving top-tier food. And this one, in a 17th-century…
St Ives
You know times are a-changing in St Ives when it gets its own craft-beer-and-fried-chicken bar. Hipster it may be, but it's definitely well worth a visit …
The West End
With a bustling open kitchen that's never shy of flavour, Roti Chai does a roaring trade in Bombay-style bhel puri (puffed rice with tamarind), dhokla …
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
Housed in an 18th-century cottage with low ceilings, exposed stone walls, polished wood tables and plush red upholstery, this place – named after a local…
Southern Scotland
Tucked away above the Royal Bank of Scotland on the main road, this stunningly attractive bar and bistro comes as quite a surprise. Eating is done in an…
Notting Hill & West London
With four restaurants in town, this cool-looking eatery defies its negative feng shui location (behind the Hammersmith Apollo, off Hammersmith flyover)…
Bath
Elegance is everywhere in this tall, Georgian room, from the string trio and Corinthian columns to the oil paintings and glinting chandeliers. It sets the…
Bristol
At Thali, something of the makeshift exuberance of Indian street food comes to Clifton's hills. Richly flavoured dishes infused with spices include the…
The Midlands & the Marches
Stafford's best place to eat, drink and sleep is a one-stop shop. In the centre of town, this former coaching inn has a brasserie-style restaurant, two…
Norfolk
Rocket House delivers an airy interior and widescreen sea views, thanks to a balcony that almost overhangs the waves. Light dishes include ploughman's…
Kensington & Hyde Park
Head chef Ian Rudge's faultless preparation is the cornerstone of the much-lauded carnivorous menu at the Rib Room, satiating Knightsbridge diners with…
Bristol
Bristol's top choice for fish dishes rustles up everything from garlicky pan-fried bream with pesto, to succulent grilled whole lobster. The hot shellfish…
The West End
A pocket of pure Americana on a quiet street in Fitzrovia, Passyunk Avenue is a classic dive bar straight outta Philadelphia. The walls are draped with…
The West End
The setting may seem demure at this superb restaurant from Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett (a protégé of Gordon Ramsay), but when producing sublime…
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
A double-height space with mezzanine seating is the stage for creations by MasterChef: The Professionals finalist David Coulson, who subsequently worked…
Guernsey
With a light-flooded, nautically themed interior, this new restaurant has been making waves with its creatively prepared local seafood (green Thai-style…
Exmoor National Park
The chef-proprietor hails from Italy so the dishes here are a happy fusion of Exmoor produce and flavours of the Med. Your pizza could come with…
Exmoor National Park
The floors of this historic inn are flagstone and there's a big wood burner but in the summer you're hard-pressed to see them – so crammed does it get…
Kensington & Hyde Park
Counting Roman Polanski among its diners, this popular South Kensington restaurant has been serving a heart-warming range of vodkas and wholesome Polish…
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