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Four festive UK city getaways for shopping, eating and exploring
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date: 2025-11-03T12:56:16.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Great Getaways
description: Discover four of our favourite festive UK cities where you can gift shop, chill and eat magical food (plus the cool neighbourhoods you should be exploring)
encoded: Looking for a quick festive getaway which combines unique shopping with delicious food? Discover the most festive city getaways across the UK, then check out our guide to the UK's best boutique hotels for food lovers and farm stays for food lovers. Or find your new favourite neighbourhood in our top foodie neighbourhoods in 11 UK cities. Bath Milsom Street and around, Bath A Unesco World Heritage site, Bath is a festive stunner. Behind its Georgian facades, moreover, you will find incredible shopping that should cover all gift buying needs. Names like Kiehl’s, Russell & Bromley, Aesop and Lakeland cluster in and around Milsom Street, alongside notable Bath indies, such as shoemaker Chanii B or Gabucci Menswear. Foodie stops include cheesemonger Paxton & Whitfield, chocolatier Neuhaus, Green Street butcher and, for wine and spirits, Amathus. In the new Shires Yard (previously Milsom Place), you will find Coret coffee, classes at The Cookery Studio and an outpost of Bristol chef Josh Eggleton’s muchpraised, veg-led restaurant, Root. Elsewhere in Bath, other tasty options include: Corkage Handsome bottle shop, bar and dining room offering up to 60 wines by the glass to accompany seasonal sharing plates of, say, beef shin croquettes with capers and mustard, or salt-baked celeriac, burnt apple, black winter truffle, vanilla, pecorino and mint. corkagebath.com Magari Impressive fresh pasta kitchen in Shires Yard. High-quality Italian and British ingredients (Amalfi lemons, Mutti tomatoes, Cacklebean eggs, Sussex Charmer cheese) underpin competitively priced dishes of sausage ragu, pesto, carbonara and such. magaripasta.co.uk Chez Dominique A short walk from Milsom Street. Modern French and European cooking that delivers in mains of, for example, roast cod, butter beans, chorizo and tapenade, or onglet, wild garlic butter and pommes frites. chezdominique.co.uk Beckford Canteen Modern British restaurant which, since 2022, has taken Bath by storm in well executed dishes such…

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Best restaurants in Sheffield
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date: 2025-09-01T08:26:25.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Yorkshire & Humber travel
description: Try elephant’s foot buns, feather-light puri, cocktails made from just-picked nuts, bottles of local beer, Scandi-meets-Japanese cuisine, and handmade donuts in the Steel City
encoded: Looking for Sheffield restaurants? Check out our ideas for eating and drinking in the Steel City, from West Bar to Endcliffe Park and beyond… For more exciting restaurants and weekend ideas for food lovers, check out our best UK city breaks and the UK's best artisan bakeries. Now discover the best restaurants in Nottingham, best restaurants in Newcastle, best restaurants in Belfast and best restaurants in Leeds. Best places to eat and drink in Sheffield Orange Bird Modish Hillsborough restaurant, much-liked for its friendly vibe and the creative vim of chef Matt Duggan-Jones. Sharing dishes draw on Matt’s South African heritage and cleverly utilise global flavours in creations such as his caramelised aubergine with masala butter, cherry molasses, curry leaves and coconut labneh, or a braai-barbecued pork rib chop, seasoned with an hibiscus-tweaked braai spice mixture and served with plum, green tomato and black cardamom jam. theorangebird.co.uk Bench Owners, chef Tom Aronica and drinks expert Jack Wakelin, are a dynamic duo. Their Nether Edge HQ, Bench, is the kind of cool and casual neighbourhood restaurant where on-point cocktails and interesting natural wines are served with unusually good, creative small plates. Think ember-roasted beetroot, blood orange and chimichurri, or cured trout, salted kohlrabi, roe and grapefruit. benchsheffield.co.uk Pearl at Park Hill Located amid the famous brutalist 1960s estate that rises behind Sheffield station, Pearl is the Bench team’s new wave ‘local’ for this recently regenerated neighbourhood. Primarily a bar (good beer, cocktails, natty wine and large sun terrace, too), Pearl’s plates menu is a colourful carte of, for example, spanakopita, merguez-stuffed onions or grilled artichokes with saffron aïoli. Neighbouring sister venue, Bench La Cave, is a daytime bakery, led by Dan Ward, and, at night, a wine bar serving Parisian-style grazing plates. pearlatparkhill.co.uk Napoli Centro This cute, compact 16-seater pays homage to…

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Best restaurants in the Yorkshire Dales
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creator: Tony Naylor
subject: North West travel
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: A famously picturesque corner of Britain, popular with walkers and cyclists, the Dales also prides itself on its food – see the sights and tuck in
encoded: Looking for restaurants in the Yorkshire Dales? Check out the best places to eat in this picturesque corner of England, including cafés, bars and restaurants. Here's our local food and drink guide to the Yorkshire Dales… For more exciting restaurants and weekend ideas for food lovers, check out our best UK city breaks, Yorkshire foodie guide and the best restaurants in York. For more city guides, try our best restaurants in Birmingham, best restaurants in Glasgow, and the best restaurants in Manchester. Foodie experiences in the Yorkshire Dales The Black Bull, Sedbergh At the Dales’ western edge (next stop, the Lake District) this stylish inn excels with its chic rooms and chef Nina Matsunaga’s distinctive cooking. The Bull does the rural inn bit impressively (great roasts, Monday’s pie night) but Nina also cleverly channels global influences in dishes such as cured mackerel, ajo blanco, orange and daikon or Herdwick lamb with liver sauce and tomato salsa. For more tasty Sedbergh action, swing by The Meat Hook butcher, micropub The Thirsty Rambler and The Dalesman inn. theblackbullsedbergh.co.uk Black Swan Hotel, Ravenstonedale A destination since Victorian times, this attractive Westmorlandvillage inn has in recent years emerged as an award-winning stand-out. In summer, diners spread out into the courtyard and a riverside beer garden. Nifty pub classics (fish pie, double cheeseburger with gouda and bacon jam) are served alongside cheffier dishes such as scallops with preserved lemon and pancetta or a popular cheese soufflé made with goat’s cheese from local farm Piper Hole. blackswanhotel.com The Sun Inn, Kirkby Lonsdale The geography of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is such that several market towns – Kirkby Lonsdale a particularly charming example – fall just outside its official border but attract many Dales visitors. Spruce pub with rooms, The Sun Inn, is a good Kirkby base. Its dishes run from lunch salads and sandwiches to sophisticated mains such as brai…

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Best restaurants in Liverpool
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date: 2025-07-01T12:21:47.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: North West travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: Famous for football, music and nightlife, this lively city increasingly draws a crowd for food, too, from hip snacking to modern fine dining
encoded: Looking for Liverpool restaurants? Check out the best places to eat in Liverpool, including cafés, bars and restaurants. Here's our local food and drink guide to Liverpool… For more city guides, check out the best restaurants in Birmingham, best restaurants in Glasgow, best restaurants in York and the best restaurants in Manchester. Discover more best restaurants in Cardiff. Best places to eat and drink in Liverpool Manifest – for casual fine dining in industrial settings Historically the Baltic Triangle served Liverpool docks. Now its industrial units are a nightlife hub of brew taps, street food and crazy golf. Quietly tucked away on Watkinson Street, Manifest is an intimate bolthole where chef Paul Durand creatively explores fine seasonal produce and his skills in sourdough, fermentation and charcuterie. Expect interesting wines and dishes akin to char siu celeriac, burnt apple and hazelnut, or cod loin, carrot, sea buckthorn and smoked mussel sauce. manifestrestaurant.com Belzan – for small plates in a bistro-chic dining room Heading out of central Liverpool, Smithdown Road is home to Caribbean café, Raggas, Italians Fritto and Little Furnace, and hip, easy-going Belzan, a small plates restaurant with a big rep. Think chicken mustard croquettes with wild garlic mayo; soused mackerel, blood orange, Guindilla and olives; or smoked pork chop with kohlrabi remoulade. All served in a simple, bistro-chic dining room with cool cocktails and good wine. belzan.co.uk Little Furnace – for wood-fired Neapolitan pizza At its cosy Smithdown Road HQ and Baltic Market, Little Furnace slings exemplary wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas. Patiently proven dough is blast-cooked to create pliable, elastic bases, gorgeously swollen at their cornicione rim. Well-judged toppings range from such timeless classics as fennel sausage and friarielli to goat’s cheese and balsamic onion chutney. littlefurnace.co.uk Wreck – for high-spec, all-day dining for all ages Chef Gary Usher’s Elite Bis…

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Best restaurants in Manchester
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date: 2025-06-11T11:00:39.000Z
creator: Alex Crossley
subject: Best ever
subject: North West
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: Guides
subject: Local city guides
description: Manchester’s food scene is buzzing, with fine dining to street food, hidden cocktail bars to craft beer joints. See our pick of the best places to eat and drink
encoded: Looking for Manchester restaurants? We've found the best places to eat and drink in Manchester, from the trendy Northern Quarter to neighbouring Salford. For more exciting restaurants and weekend ideas for food lovers, check out our best UK city breaks and UK's best artisan bakeries. For more foodie guides, discover the best restaurants in Birmingham, best restaurants in Liverpool, best restaurants in Glasgow and the places to eat in the Lake District. Best places to eat and drink in Manchester Skof – for Michelin-starred dining Located within a handsome phalanx of Victorian-era buildings, Tom Barnes’ debut restaurant is a suitably class act. A former exec chef at Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume, Tom deftly deploys exceptional produce (some from Rogan’s Cartmel Valley farm) across tasting menu dishes of, say, Orkney scallop, barbecued kohlrabi, apple and watercress, or miso custard, mushrooms, truffle and dashi. This is precise, flavour-forward food served with a rare polished ease in a warm, comfortable dining room. Skof was awarded a Michelin star in February 2025. skofmanchester.co.uk Winsome – for prime seasonal British produce After winning acclaim at Manchester’s The Edinburgh Castle gastropub, chef Shaun Moffat has moved across town to create Winsome, a restaurant and adjoining bar at Whitworth Locke, a hip aparthotel on the edge of the city’s Gay Village. “Thoughtful British cooking” is the tagline, with Shaun using prime seasonal produce, from Yorkshire rhubarb to Brixham crab, in multi-size sharing dishes of, for example, confit mussels and trotter on toast, pork chop with a sorrel, mustard and trout roe sauce, or whole brill with parsley liquor. These are served with European wines and, from the Winsome bar, well-executed classic and original cocktails. winsomemcr.co.uk Idle Hands – for brunch Serene, canteen-feel hang-out, serving excellent coffee and well-executed brunches including Turkish eggs with garlic yogurt, chilli butter and za’atar focaccia, and garlic…

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Best sustainable restaurants in the UK
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date: 2025-04-25T09:32:43.000Z
subject: Restaurants
subject: UK
subject: Travel
subject: chef awards
description: Whether it's using cardboard plates, cooking the right fish, or only using ugly veg, we've rounded up some pioneering UK restaurants that are making big steps towards working sustainably and ethically
encoded: Looking for the best sustainable restaurants? Want to find the best restaurants using local ingredients? Read on for the best sustainable places to eat across the UK, then check out our guide to the UK's best farm-to-fork restaurants and best gastro pubs with rooms. If you're planning a summer holiday, check out our top UK summer travel ideas. Sustainable restaurants to try in London Silo, Hackney Wick For St John-trained Douglas McMaster, his zero-waste epiphany came when he worked in an Australian restaurant that threw away too much. “I just knew something was wrong,” says the chef, who has reduced his own waste by simply not having bins in his kitchens. Douglas and his team use every part of the vegetables and animals, with pickling and fermenting techniques employed to make everything last longer. Whether it’s using eco-friendly clingfilm or using vegetable skins, Douglas goes the extra mile. “I’m doing everything I can to provide an alternative,” he says. silolondon.com Roe, Canary Wharf From the team behind Fallow comes another restaurant with sustainability at the core. Set on the Canary Wharf waterfront in the beating heart of the financial world, Roe is buzzing despite its large size spread over multiple levels. Start proceedings with the mushroom parfait – a mixture of smoked shiitake and oyster mushrooms on lightly griddled toast. It’s well balanced with a creamy nuttiness and delicate sweetness. If you choose to continue with the fungi theme, the deep-fried hen of the woods burger in a Roe-branded brioche bun is a crowd-pleasing option, while juicy skewers include spiced lamb shoulder with a smoked onion yogurt and honey to enjoy with pillowy flatbreads. Desserts are hard to resist for those with a sweet tooth. The zero-waste caramelised banana parfait uses the entirety of the fruit, while lemon meringue pie is transformed into a creamy soft serve with crunchy pieces of Wildfarmed shortbread. Pair your dessert with a glass from Renegade Urban Winery or p…

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Best restaurants in Edinburgh 2025: where to eat and drink
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date: 2025-04-22T11:00:50.000Z
creator: olivemagazine
subject: Scotland
subject: UK
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: Local city guides
description: Discover our favourite places to eat and drink in and around Edinburgh, from smart, seasonal restaurants to pop-up gin bars and experimental supper clubs.
encoded: Looking for the best Edinburgh restaurants? We've found the best places to eat in the Scottish capital. From the top restaurants in Edinburgh to places for brunch, cafés and bars, we have all of the local favourites here... Need somewhere to stay on your trip? Check out our guide to the best Scottish hotels. For more exciting restaurants and weekend ideas for food lovers, check out our best UK city breaks and also discover our guides to the best restaurants in Dundee, best restaurants in Glasgow, best restaurants in Perthshire and best restaurants in Belfast. Best restaurants and bars in Edinburgh The Little Chartroom – for modern Scottish Chef Roberta Hall-McCarron’s Chartroom embodies Edinburgh’s new wave. Once best known for relatively traditional high-end dining, the city is now abuzz with chefs making clever, creative use of Scottish produce in hip, convivial restaurants. Chartroom dishes of mackerel, kohlrabi broth, hazelnut, apple and lovage; or cod, BBQ maitake mushroom, pea, lettuce, shrimp and nori butter, reflect that thirst for new ideas. Sister wine bar and restaurant, Eleanore, is well liked and, this summer, the Chartroom will open neighbouring café and bar, Ardfern. thelittlechartroom.com Noto – for East Asian inspired sharing plates Actually, make that hot seats, plural. For chef Stuart Ralston’s team has, at big-ticket restaurants, Aizle, and fish-focussed Lyla, been pivotal in pushing Edinburgh forward. Italian Tipo and the New York inspired Noto are the cool, casual cousins in this growing family. At each the cooking sparkles with sharpness and finesse. Noto’s eclectic sharing plates, in which East Asian flavours shine, might run from Arbroath smokie croquettes with katsuobushi to a beef tartare black garlic potato rösti. Its warm crab butter with sourdough is a contemporary classic. notoedinburgh.co.uk Heron – for Michelin-starred cooking This corner restaurant in Leith is very much a contemporary fine dining experience. Its modish styling and w…

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Best restaurants in Glasgow
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date: 2025-04-15T12:40:57.000Z
creator: Sarah Kingsbury
subject: Scotland
subject: Travel
subject: Travel Scotland
subject: UK
subject: Restaurants
subject: Local city guides
description: Whether you want a quick lunch, afternoon treat or blow-out meal, Glasgow's food scene has loads of top restaurants to choose from. Here is our pick of the best places to eat and drink in this vibrant Scottish city
encoded: Looking for restaurants in Glasgow? Want to know the best places to eat in Glasgow? We have found the top local neighbourhood restaurants, cafés and bars in the city for a foodie weekend in the Scottish city... Discover more Scotland food guides with our best restaurants in Perthshire, best restaurants in Edinburgh, best restaurants in Dundee and best restaurants in Belfast. Best places to eat and drink in Glasgow Cail Bruich – for Michelin-starred dining Michelin-starred Cail Bruich, led by executive chef and Great British Menu judge, Lorna McNee, serves tasting menu dishes both dazzlingly beautiful and bounteous in flavour. For example, brown crab, Granny Smith apple and Thai green curry or Scrabster turbot sauced with a version of cullen skink. Cail Bruich is part of restaurant group Cultar, which also runs acclaimed restaurant Brett (must-try: mushroom XO linguini), and pub-restaurant The Clarence. cailbruich.co.uk Gamba – for stylish seafood Head to chef Derek Marshall’s stylish restaurant (est. 1998), for well-executed classics such as its fish soup with prawn dumplings, lemon sole meunière with baby crayfish and capers or Scottish lobster thermidor and chips. Gamba is still evolving, too. Newer stand-out dishes include its king scallops and monkfish, steamed with spring onion, ginger, fish sauce, lemon and tamari. gamba.co.uk Sugo Pasta – for handmade pasta An attractive space within the famous Lighthouse building (one of legendary Glaswegian architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s creations), big, buzzy Sugo creates regionally specific dishes using its own handmade, fresh pastas. Think: Ligurian-style tagliolini, pesto, green beans and potato or pappardelle with a Tuscan-inspired beef ragu. Sister brand, Paesano, serves terrific wood-fired pizzas. sugopasta.co.uk Margo – for modern sharing plates In Ox and Finch and South East Asian-inspired, Ka Pao, Scoop restaurants has created several game-changing Glasgow venues. Margo is its latest hit. Rigorous kitchen s…

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Best restaurants in Cardiff
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date: 2025-01-21T13:42:10.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Wales
subject: Restaurants
subject: Local city guides
subject: Students
description: Check out the best restaurants in Cardiff to plan a foodie weekend away, from special occasion tasting menus to vineyard day trips and much more
encoded: Looking for Cardiff restaurants? From tasting menus showcasing local Welsh ingredients to pizza worth a detour, roving supper clubs and much-loved Indian or Thai hotspots, these are our expert picks of the best restaurants in Cardiff. For more city food guides, discover the best restaurants in Bristol, best restaurants in Bath and best restaurants in Liverpool. For more Welsh restaurant recommendations, check out our guide to the best restaurants in Pembrokeshire. Best places to eat and drink in Cardiff Gorse Opened in spring 2024, Tom Waters’ restaurant quickly established itself as a serious player. A chef with a sparkling CV (The Fat Duck, The Square), Tom has returned to South Wales to create tasting menus which – in dishes of Pembrokeshire seaweed broth; bara brith, Perl Wen cheese and Welsh truffle; or steamed cod with a mussel, lovage oil and spruce vinegar emulsion – make impressive use of the Welsh larder. Smooth, warm service seals the appeal of intimate Gorse. gorserestaurant.co.uk Asador 44 One of the pioneers of auténtico Spanish food in the UK, 44 Group opened its first Cardiff venue, Bar 44, opposite the Principality Stadium, a decade ago. Its Iberian aesthetics dovetail with vaulted brick ceilings to create a delicious tapas spot. Nearby, Asador 44 delves into Spanish live-fire cooking traditions in dishes of charcoal grilled hake with jamón, beans and herbs or sharing steaks of older Spanish ex-dairy cattle beef – much prized in the Basque Country. grupo44.co.uk Dusty's Up in suburban north Cardiff, scene legend Dusty’s is using its wood-fired oven to not just ace pork and fennel or ’nduja pizzas but to roast, smoke and then fry its Kindle potatoes, served with garlic, BBQ or spicy mayo dips. Worth a detour. dustyspizza.co.uk Heaneys Stylish Pontcanna address – which includes the wine bar, Uisce – where chef Tommy Heaney serves well-executed food in several modes, from Sunday lunch to cutting-edge tasting menus. Seasonally driven (and using herbs, e…

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Best restaurants in Northumberland: where to eat, drink and stay
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date: 2025-01-02T16:00:03.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: North East
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: Discover the best restaurants in Northumberland, from Michelin-starred dining to cosy pubs and unmissable ice cream
encoded: England’s northernmost county is a culinary treasure trove, from Michelin-starred restaurants to remote and cosy inns. Discover our picks of the best places to eat in Northumberland, plus fun foodie activities in the region and the ultimate foodie town to explore. For more like this, check out our guides to the best restaurants in the Cotswolds, best restaurants in Newcastle, best restaurants in Perthshire or the best UK pubs with rooms. Best restaurants in Northumberland Hjem, Wall Dream destination One Michelin star restaurant with rooms where Swedish chef Alex Nietosvuori and Northumberland-born Ally Thompson skilfully blend Scandinavian and Northumbrian influences in design, food and even Hjem’s name. Pronounced ‘yem’, this Scandi word for home is also used colloquially in the north-east. High-end local produce underpins a tasting menu in which resonant flavours are handled with precision and flair, in dishes such as BBQ North Sea squid, rostï, parsley gremolata and razor clam sauce, or waffles with brown butter ice cream, coffee caramel and a hazelnut milk and crumb. restauranthjem.co.uk The Rat Inn, Anick Epic country pub This 18th-century drover’s inn ticks all the boxes. In winter, hunker down by open fires amid exposed stone, oak beams and antique curiosities. In summer, drink in the Tyne Valley views from its gardens. Throughout, chalkboard menus display seasonal, local produce (and harvests from the inn’s kitchen garden) in winning dishes such as breaded lamb, Gem lettuce and sriracha mayo, or pork loin, cider apple sauce and honey mustard glazed Hispi. Cracking roasts, too. theratinn.com The Old Boat House, Amble Seafood catch This attractive harbour restaurant makes deft use of the ocean’s bounty, including Lindisfarne oysters and lobsters, langoustines and haddock landed in Amble itself. Dishes range from fish and chips, and hot dressed North Shields crab, served under a parmesan crust with garlic butter and focaccia, to a blow-out sharing seafood plat…

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Best restaurants in York 2025: where to eat and drink
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date: 2024-11-26T10:18:49.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Yorkshire & Humber
subject: Restaurants
description: Check out our top spots to eat and drink in York. Wander down the city’s higgledy-piggledy back streets to find inventive tasting menus, delis and cafes
encoded: Looking for the best restaurants in York? This medieval town has always offered plenty to history buffs and café-goers, but a quiet foodie revolution, too, has recently been taking place. Wander down one of York's higgledy-piggledy backstreets and you'll find a new crop of young chefs putting the city's food in the spotlight, from Micklegate to The Shambles and beyond... For more exciting restaurants and weekend ideas for food lovers, check out our best UK city breaks, Yorkshire foodie guide and discover the UK's best artisan bakeries. For more city guides, try our best restaurants in Liverpool, best restaurants in Leeds and best restaurants in Newcastle. Jump to: Best restaurants in York Foodie neighbourhood in York Foodie experiences in York More of the best restaurants, cafés and food shops in York olive's 10 best places to eat and drink in York For a banging brunch: Partisan Impressive all-dayer: York Minster Refectory The hot seat: Skosh Rising bakery: Cosgriff & Sons For a wine bar with excellent food: 22 Yards For a cut-above casual: Los Moros For proper pizza: Cresci Big night blow-out: Roots A local legend: Coconut Lagoon Street food stars: Spark: York Best restaurants in York Partisan Simultaneously an impressive bakery – its gorgeous cake counter visible from the street – and, behind that, a vintagestyled café and art gallery serving memorable plates of, for example, shakshuka, eggs benedict and seasonal french toast variations. In particular, don’t miss the scrambled Persian spiced eggs with spinach, caramelised onions and Medjool dates. Last year, a sister restaurant, Brancusi, was opened nearby. Unlike daytime-only Partisan, Brancusi also serves an evening menu of modish small plates. partisanuk.com York Minster Refectory Renowned Yorkshire chef Andrew Pern runs two attractive York venues: The Star Inn the City on the River Ouse, and the Refectory, located in a former school by York Minster. Whether drinking in the view from the terrace, grabbing a tak…

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Best restaurants with rooms in the UK
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date: 2024-10-24T10:43:01.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
subject: UK
subject: Travel
subject: Hotel guides
description: From cosy inns to deluxe gastro stays, we share the most desirable UK restaurants with rooms to book
encoded: Read on to find out the best restaurants with rooms, then check out the best new UK restaurants, best new London restaurants, best female-owned restaurants in the U.K. and best UK boutique hotels for food lovers. For a rejuvenating overnight stay, discover the best UK spa hotels for food lovers. If you're looking for something extra special, try the best chef's table experiences in the UK. There is no more delicious end to a meal than simply walking upstairs to bed – no taxis, trains or a long drive home required. If you want to fall asleep cocooned in luxury before waking up to a stellar breakfast the next morning, read on to discover our round-up some of the UK’s most desirable restaurants with rooms. Book in, tuck in and chill out. Best UK restaurants with rooms Jöro, Oughtiridge Mill, Sheffield Sheffield icon Jöro has a new home in a converted mill on the edge of the Peak District, pairing a Japanese-influenced tasting menu with airy loft-style rooms above. The accommodation is minimalist and fresh, with pine furniture, monstera plants and bright wall prints by artists including David Shrigley. Self-catering facilities (including a full kitchen set-up) make it a handy base for walkers, and breakfast waiting in the fridge is far from ordinary – jamón bellota, home-cured Loch Duart salmon, Winslade cheese and Kyoto miso and lime muffins. Downstairs, chef Alex Bruno’s menu is stripped back to single words – “pineapple”, “chalk stream trout”, “barra scallop” – but behind each lies a complex, layered dish. Highlights include hamachi in a delicate tomato and garlic broth, and a sensational milk bread. Sake-based cocktails lead the drinks list, including a fluorescent Midori number that tastes joyously like a lime ice pop. Servers are methodical and calm with bags of knowledge, keeping the lively atmosphere free of any fuss. Studio rooms from £100 B&B. jororestaurant.co.uk Mýse, Hovingham, North Yorkshire Pronounced ‘meeze’ and named after the Anglo-Saxon word for ‘eat…

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The UK's best fine dining restaurants
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date: 2024-10-11T10:22:18.000Z
creator: Christine Hayes
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
description: Some dining experiences are truly unforgettable, and what better way to treat yourself and loved ones than a meal at one of the UK’s finest restaurants?
encoded: Whether you’re looking to book a table for a special occasion or want to plan ahead for something to look forward to later in the year, the following restaurants offer the last word in food thrills and luxury. These are meals you’ll remember for years. For more inspiration, check out London's latest restaurant openings, new UK restaurants and the best restaurants with rooms in the UK. Discover the best of the UK's farm-to-fork restaurants. UMU, Mayfair Opening in 2004 and thriving 20 years later is testament to UMU’s unique offering – inspired by Kyoto cuisine, using British ingredients such as fish sourced from Cornwall and Welsh lamb. Behind a discreet doorway in Mayfair’s Bruton Place, the dark wood-panelled room is lit to emphasise the sushi masters at work at the counter, carving, chopping and grating fresh wasabi. There is more theatre on the plate with premium ingredients like high-grade wagyu served à la minute, which arrives smoking at the table; the salty-sweet and glistening eel kabayaki, and a cute dessert: Charamisu Mayfair garden Japanese seasonal tiramisu, with a mini watering can to sprinkle over sake. Select a wine or sake pairing for the full experience. umurestaurant.com Restaurant Pine, Northumberland Housed in a handsome barn by Hadrian’s Wall in an area where chef-owner Cal Byerley’s family has farmed for generations, Pine is firmly rooted in rural Northumberland. Foraged and local ingredients complement those grown in Pine’s no-dig, organically managed kitchen garden and orchard, feeding into exceptional dishes of garum-cured beef or plaice, smoked scallop roe, horseradish and magnolia. Cal creates Pine’s tasting menu with fellow head chef Ian Waller, while their respective partners, Siân Buchan and sommelier Vanessa Stoltz, handle front of house. “We’ve all got different skills and it just gels,” says Cal of this collaboration. Sustainability is key and is visible in Pine’s preservation of abundant ingredients and whole-animal butchery. “Trim…

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Lake District best restaurants: where to eat and drink
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date: 2024-05-24T09:19:52.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: Restaurants expert Tony Naylor picks the best restaurants in the Lake District, plus a must-visit town and foodie activities in the area
encoded: It always had cute villages and stunning views from atop its fabulous fells but now the Lake District has a food scene to match. Cumbria has never tasted better, as a new generation of chefs, farmers, brewers and bakers redraw its gastro map. These are 10 of the best restaurants in the Lake District to try, from Michelin-starred hotspots to the best pizza in the region. Read on, clear a weekend and tuck in! For our favourite places to stay whilst you're exploring, check out our round-up of the best hotels in the Lake District – choose from cosy pubs, stylish bed and breakfasts, luxury spas or boutique hotels. For more like this, read our best spa hotels for food lovers, best Cotswolds hotels and the best restaurants in the Cotswolds. Also see our city guides to the best restaurants in Bath, best restaurants in Sheffield and best restaurants in York. Next discover the best walks in the UK and the best restaurants in the Cotswolds. 10 best restaurants in the Lake District L’Enclume, Cartmel – for legendary fine dining It is difficult to overstate the influence of chef Simon Rogan’s three Michelin star HQ. Since 2002, this former smithy (an elegant modern space, the service warm and well drilled) has redefined the creative possibilities of seasonal British food in revelatory plates of, for example, Duroc pork and smoked eel fritters with fermented corn and lovage; lamb sweetbreads and ramson honey; or classics such as the caramelised birch sap pudding with Corra Linn cheese and stout vinegar. Book well in advance or try L’Enclume’s Cumbrian satellites, Rogan & Co or Henrock. lenclume.co.uk The Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite – for elevated classics Great staff, roaring fires and well-executed classics (ham hock terrine; scallops in a garlic gruyère sauce; lamb with dauphinoise, kale and root veg) make this polished inn easy to love. The twice-baked lancashire cheese soufflé is unmissable. Walk it off in the beautiful, surrounding Lyth Valley. the-punchbowl.co.uk Homeground…

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The UK's best casual eating spots
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creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Restaurants
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: olive celebrates our favourite food halls, street food events and produce markets from around the UK
encoded: Read our guide to the best casual dining spots in the UK, then discover the UK's best artisan bakeries and the UK's best outdoor restaurants and terraces. Now find out the best food and drink festivals to visit. Increasingly, when we eat out, we want three things: variety, informality and freedom. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the irresistible rise of food halls, street food events and produce markets that share a freewheeling, eat-eclectic dynamic – offering multiple kitchens, affordable dishes and fun with friends. Modern Britain wants to eat how and when it pleases: global menus, endless choice, indoors, outdoors, no set format. To celebrate this great liberation, olive has selected some of the country’s hottest multi-kitchen spots, from artisan markets to street food parties. Moveable feast Off the Beaten Truck, Cambridgeshire Food trucks have had a stop-start history in Britain but OTBT weaves them into daily life. It feeds hungry office workers in Cambridge by hosting top-rank traders at its foodPark sites. In the evenings, it also runs suburban events, such as its weekly Saffron Walden flagship (up to six kitchens in summer). This sees the likes of wood-fired Pizza Mondo or buttermilk fried chicken outfit Buffalo Joe’s, serving at the community-owned Railway Arms pub, and on Saffron Walden common. foodparkcam.com, offthebeatentruck.co.uk. Top atmos, fab food Duke Street Market, Liverpool A handsome space imbued with an engaging warmth, Duke Street feels as good as Bone and Block’s steak sandwiches or Big Lola’s beef brisket tacos taste. Mezzanine restaurant Barnacle now serves its pin-sharp dishes throughout – these might range from rarebit with stout syrup and ox cheek to a miso mushroom bao with a spiced peanut onion crumb. dukestreetmarket.com Contemporary classic Altrincham Market, Altrincham The 2014 reinvention of this historic market – now, an indoor food hall of six kitchens, attached to a modernised covered market – has become a nationally acc…

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Best private dining rooms in the UK
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date: 2024-05-01T10:19:29.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
description: Join us in some of Britain’s most memorable private dining rooms, including London restaurant options
encoded: Check out the best private dining rooms in London and elsewhere in the UK, then check out the best new London restaurants and best new UK restaurants. If you want to pull out all the stops, find out the UK's best showstopping restaurants to impress. For a rejuvenating overnight stay, discover the best UK spa hotels for food lovers. For a more casual affair, find out our favourite informal dining spots. Be it a big birthday, an anniversary or simply a special treat for you and your best people, there are times when you need a restaurant to deliver not just amazing food but a real moment. A memory you will treasure forever. At such times the private dining room comes into its own. Designed to offer intimacy and bespoke experiences, PDRs (to use the industry lingo), allow you to revel in a comfortable, dinner party atmosphere while being pampered by some of the best staff in the game. Does that sound good? Of course it does. Inspiration follows in this selection from among the UK’s peachiest PDRs. Private dining rooms in London Jeru, Mayfair Mayfair hotspot for pan-Mediterranean dishes such as charcoal-roasted aubergine with spiced lentil ragu and pine nuts or sea bass, roe, cucumber salsa and lemon tahini. Dining privately, these can be enjoyed in the incredible garden – a bucolic indoor space where you can eat under a gorgeously lit canopy of greenery – or the glitzy Sapphire Room. From £99pp; jeru.co.uk Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, Corinthia This beautiful room at Tom Kerridge’s Corinthia hotel restaurant includes a kitchen range where his chefs cook dishes for up to 16 guests, sharing stories and techniques as they work. Guests select a set menu from options that, for mains, might include beef wellington, clotted cream mash, red wine sauce and garlic roasted Hispi. Alternatively, the GBM menu (£350pp with wine pairings) features head chef Nick Beardshaw’s competition dishes, including his winning Orkney scallop, Thai green velouté, salty fingers (like samphire but plump…

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The UK's best artisan bakeries
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date: 2024-04-18T10:40:30.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
subject: UK
subject: Travel
subject: Great Getaways
description: Olive salutes our very finest bread, cake, pastry and cookie creators from around the UK, including the hero bakes from each one to make a beeline for
encoded: Discover our guide to the UK's best artisan bakeries, then discover the UK's best chef's table restaurants, the UK’s best showstopping restaurants to impress and then the UK's best outdoor restaurants and terraces. Find out our favourite informal dining spots. Arguably, the best investment you can make in eating well is buying good bread. A super sourdough loaf can provide you with a week’s worth of pleasure, often for less than the price of a pint, it is a rare affordable luxury. We pay tribute to the artisan bakeries that, in their devotion to craft skills, patient proving, ancient grains and modern flavours, make that deliciousness possible. Not just in bread but viennoiserie, cakes and savoury bakes – from buttery croissants or kouign-amann to cinnamon knots and next level sausage rolls. Olive has selected a variety of spots – a baker’s dozen, in fact – where incredible quality is baked in. Farro, Bristol Bradley Tapp is so committed to exceptional bread that he stone-grinds half of Farro’s flour on site using an imported granite mill. The grains used include the ancient wheats emmer, spelt and einkorn – collectively known as farro. Grinding and sifting UK whole grains in this way, Bradley is able to retain varying proportions of the flavour-packed wheatgerm and bran in his flours, and use them at their freshest. “Much like coffee, as soon as grain is milled it starts to lose flavour compounds,” he explains. Farro’s pastries are thoughtful and creative, not least Bradley’s West Country take on Brittany’s kouign-amann: “In essence, a salty, sweet, caramelised croissant, filled with Bramley apple butter. It’s got serious tarte tatin energy.” Limited seating, mainly takeaway. Instagram @farrobakery Hero bakes: emmer sourdough; einkorn loaf; pastéis de nata; West Country queen; chocolate babka. Twelve Triangles, Edinburgh This benchmark bakery, which has seven Edinburgh outlets, including its Kitchen Table café, is all about artisan craft. Both in its baking and the…

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The UK's best chef's table restaurants
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date: 2024-02-22T14:39:05.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Restaurants
description: Check out olive’s pick of Britain’s best chef’s table and counter-dining experiences, from a farmhouse in Isle of Skye to a remarkable transformation of a Haggerston railway arch
encoded: Discover the UK's finest offering of chef’s table experiences, then check out the best new London restaurants, new UK restaurants and the best dining experiences in London. After, see our round-up of the best private dining rooms in the UK. Or see the best restaurants with rooms for a luxurious overnight stay. Now discover the best female-owned restaurants in the U.K. For a more casual affair, find out our favourite informal dining spots and then find out the best restaurants in the Lake District. We love to watch chefs work, hear the stories behind their dishes or have them talk us through techniques. We hunger for a taste of what elevates their restaurant food. Just what is their secret? There is no better place to glean such insider knowledge than at a chef’s table. The concept comes in various formats: large tables that pitch you into the theatre of a working kitchen; intimate sessions that operate almost as cookery lessons; counter dining where you can marvel up close at exquisite plating and finishing; or chefs serving you their signature dishes as they reveal the creative inspiration behind them. Entertaining, enlightening and delicious, here are 10 chef’s table experiences that take you behind the scenes on some of Britain’s hottest food. Chef's table experiences in London Evelyn’s Table, London This 12-seat chef’s counter beneath Soho’s The Blue Posts pub found fame under chef, Luke Selby. With Luke now exec chef at Le Manoir, it’s time for another emerging talent to take the reins. James Goodyear (ex-Hide, Mugaritz, Oslo’s Maaemo) certainly has the CV and exciting ideas for Evelyn’s next phase. Ease into your evening in the first-floor wine bar, The Mulwray, before the culinary theatre begins. Directly before you at the marble kitchen pass, five chefs execute James’ vision – think ultra-seasonal UK produce, classical French foundations, Scandi and Japanese influences across a five-course menu of, for example, glazed quail, pine nut, satay and morels; or We…

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The UK’s best showstopping restaurants to impress
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date: 2023-12-12T14:42:46.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
description: Looking to wow your date? Showing off to an out-of-towner or hosting a business lunch? Take a look at these UK restaurants designed to impress
encoded: Discover the UK's most entertaining restaurants below, then check out London's best new restaurants, the UK's best new restaurants, the best female-owned restaurants in the U.K. and the best chef's table experiences in the UK. We also have our guide to the UK's best private dining rooms, the best UK restaurants for a party and the best restaurants with rooms in the UK. For a more casual affair, find out our favourite informal dining spots. Looking for a romantic getaway? Discover the most romantic UK hotels. For a rejuvenating overnight stay, discover the best UK spa hotels for food lovers. Looking for entertainment, fantasy or glamour? Here are olive’s pick of venues delivering dazzling food with a dash of drama, from flamboyant interiors, to DJs and live music, cute tableside theatre or watching closely as chefs work their magic. Have a ball. Theatrical restaurants in London Macellaio, Soho Next door to the West End’s Sondheim Theatre is drama of a different kind. At the heart of Macellaio – the Italian steakhouse group’s flagship restaurant – stands a magnificent cast iron grill, beneath a huge marble extractor hood, where the master of the grill dramatically flames and sears hunks of prime Fassona beef. As you’d expect, there are familiar cuts, but come here for Italian specialities: huge fiorentinas (T-bone) and marbled costatas (bone-in ribeye), cooked and rested to medium-rare perfection, a crusted exterior that reveals ruby red flesh. The venue mainly attracts pre- and post-theatregoers, so bag a table while the shows are on and take time to explore the menu: plates of thinly sliced cold beef, starters that include lardo on toast and octopus bruschetta, and mains that – grills aside – celebrate Ligurian focaccia and burgers. If you have room, try the tiramisu – the restaurant is so proud of it that it holds monthly masterclasses in how to make the classic Italian dessert. Tiramisu translates as 'cheer me up' in Italian – in Macellaio, it feels apt. macellaio…

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The best UK restaurants for a party
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date: 2023-11-01T16:22:18.000Z
creator: Mark Taylor
subject: Restaurants
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: Whether you’ve got a birthday coming up or just love eating out with a big gang of pals, here are the UK’s very best foodie party venues
encoded: Looking for restaurants for large groups? Read on for the best party restaurants in the UK to celebrate a special occasion, then check out the our round-up of the UK’s best gastro pubs with rooms as well as the best restaurants with rooms in the UK. For a rejuvenating overnight stay, discover the best UK spa hotels for food lovers. For more restaurant recommendations, check out new UK restaurants. For a more intimate restaurant experience, try our best private dining rooms in the UK and if you want to pull out all the stops, find out the UK's best showstopping restaurants to impress and the best chef's table experiences in the UK. Now find out the best female-owned restaurants in the U.K and for a more casual affair, discover our favourite informal dining spots. Best restaurants for a party in London… Tendril, Oxford Circus Subtitled “a (mostly) vegan kitchen and bar”, chef Rishim Sachdeva’s cooking, which explores the creative possibilities of plant-based dining, has proved super-popular with vegans and omnivores alike, which makes for an always lively vibe, whether you’re sitting at the central bar watching each dish being plated or in the atmospheric dining room on either side. Book the six-course set festive dinner: after welcome margaritas in Tendril’s semi-private rear dining room, the menu plays out in sharing dishes of preserved fennel and aïoli or crispy potatoes and remoulade, then solo courses of smoked potato pie or burnt leeks and chive emulsion. Max group, 30 (52 full-hire), dinner menu £67pp. tendrilkitchen.co.uk Cây Tre, Hoxton This year, Hieu Trung Bui’s pioneering Hoxton Vietnamese restaurant celebrates its 20th anniversary. Its festive sharing menu (also at Cây Tre Soho) includes dishes such as salt beef papaya salad, caul-fat wrapped roast ribeye, crispy sea bass in tamarind and braised duck leg with Indochina dragonplum sauce. £45pp; £20pp wine flight available. caytrerestaurant.co.uk The Laundry, Brixton A beautiful building with several dining…

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The UK's best seafood restaurants
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date: 2023-07-19T09:34:16.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
subject: Fish
subject: Seafood
description: British seafood is second to none. Enjoy the best the UK has to offer this summer with our extensive guide to the best places for oysters, fish ’n’ chips and more
encoded: From trending dishes to classic fish restaurants, traditional chippies to cutting-edge kitchens, Britain is packed with places mining that briny bounty. From the city to the coast, dive in! After, check out our roundup of the UK’s best gastro pubs with rooms. For a more intimate restaurant experience, discover the best private dining rooms in the UK and if you want to pull out all the stops, find out the UK's best showstopping restaurants to impress. The UK's best seafood restaurants Seafood for sharing: Old Harry Rocks, Bournemouth The second restaurant at The Nici, Old Harry Rocks’ beachy vibes bring a relaxed, breezy atmosphere to the most glamorous hotel on Bournemouth’s West Cliff. With the eponymous rocks and the Isle of Purbeck in the distance across Poole Bay, the view from the best tables is hard to beat. Local seafood takes centre stage, with a signature platter that takes surf and turf to another level, and the decadent option of local lobster on your burger. Crowd-pleasing favourites suggest long lunches with friends; local fish served whole, delicate crab toast and moreish croquetas. Drinks cater for a party, too, with a wide selection of magnums alongside favourites like frozen margs and an impressive register of house cocktails. oldharryrocks.com Read our guide to the best restaurants in Bournemouth. Finest fruits de mer: Bentley's, London A historic retreat, all pressed linen and chilled chablis, whose royal shellfish platter is entirely sourced on British and Irish coasts. bentleys.org Peach by the beach: The Hatch, Latimer’s, near Sunderland Visit the take-out window at this fishmonger and smokery for fish pasties, chowders and lobster picnic boxes to enjoy on Whitburn Beach. latimers.com Heads up: Fallow, London, and A Wong, London Forget mere cod cheeks. The whole cod’s head is where it’s at: aromatically steamed, Hunan-style at A Wong (awong.co.uk) and dramatically slathered in sriracha butter at Fallow. fallowrestaurant.com Beyond cod and salmo…

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The best UK budget vs blowout restaurants
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date: 2023-07-10T10:16:12.000Z
creator: Janine Ratcliffe
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
description: Whether eating out casually midweek or saving for a rare, high-end meal, we’re always looking for a special dining out experience. Discover these options that always deliver
encoded: Discover the best budget and blowout restaurants in the UK, then read up on the best sustainable restaurants, best new London restaurants, best new UK restaurants and the best restaurants with rooms in the UK. If you want to pull out all the stops, find out the UK's best showstopping restaurants to impress. Seafood restaurants Budget: The Company Shed, near Colchester Although it sells both, you can still bring your own bread and wine (£6 corkage per bottle) to this legendary Mersea Island daytime spot. Platters of Gigas oysters, mussels, smoked salmon or dressed crab can be had for around £20pp. Meals from £13.50; the-company-shed.com Riley’s Fish Shack, Tynemouth There is always a queue to eat the fresh day-boat fish cooked over coals and served in dishes such as salt hake with caper and fennel salad or whole red mullet with salsa verde at this beachside fave. In the summer, tables, deck chairs and parasols extend the dining area out from the shack onto the sands. Plates from £14; rileysfishshack.com Blowout: Seabird, London Seabird’s swanky rooftop dining space is seafood-focussed, from the longest oyster list (10 varieties with fizz pairings) to the raw bar and Med-inspired plates such as Cornish cod escabeche and a fantastic house cava. The Sunday brunch menu includes king crab and caviar bikini with chives and crème fraîche, all with great views and music. Mains from £25; seabirdlondon.com Catch, Weymouth Located in the harbour’s handsome Grade II-listed former fish market, Catch is truly ingredient-led. Chef Mike Naidoo’s team writes the eight-course tasting menu around the incredible seafood bought from local day-boats by its sister business, fishmonger Weyfish. Dorset wines are available to pair with Portland crab dumpling broth, scallop ceviche or roast brill. Dinner from £65; catchattheoldfishmarket.com Italian restaurants Budget: Sarto, Leeds This is a classy, retro-modern space, serving neat snacks (wild garlic arancini) and fresh pasta dishes such as b…

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The UK's best farm-to-fork restaurants
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date: 2023-07-07T13:13:47.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
description: From fertile kitchen gardens to farm restaurants, olive is celebrating green-fingered chefs getting close to their produce
encoded: Read about the best farm-to-fork restaurants the UK has to offer, then check out the UK's best sustainable restaurants, fine dining restaurants, and best private dining rooms in the UK. If you want to pull out all the stops, find out the UK's best showstopping restaurants to impress. The farm-to-fork mantra is revered with good reason. The positives that arise from chefs working in close proximity to their ingredients are manifest in flavour, creativity, freshness and sustainability, and chefs are keen to capitalise on that. Whether growing their own in kitchen gardens, cooking on farms or collaborating closely with market gardens, more and more chefs are not just sourcing locally but seeking greater control of their produce, its cultivation and quality. They work in symbiosis with nature to use seasonal ingredients at their freshly harvested peak. The UK's best farm-to-fork restaurants that are leading the way The Abbey Inn, Byland Tommy Banks’ latest pub further expands a North Yorkshire ecosystem that, at his Michelin-starred restaurants, The Black Swan and Roots, has seen the chef forge a distinctive form of sustainable British cooking. At his family farm in Oldstead, teams of growers, foragers and chefs are at work cultivating, preserving and fermenting often neglected produce into delicious, waste-minimal ingredients. These underpin the creativity of Tommy’s restaurant teams. The Abbey Inn, for example, a bucolic, 19th-century inn, is serving chipolatas with Japanese knotweed jam (similar to rhubarb, apparently) and beef tartare with fermented peppers, nasturtium and bone marrow. Native and rare-bread meats are increasingly prominent in the farm’s work, as featured in The Abbey’s Dexter beef burger or use of its own Herdwicks in plates of hogget rump with glazed faggot, fermented turnip and pommes anna. Mains from £21; abbeyinnbyland.co.uk Wilsons, Bristol From an onion custard with smoked eel, pickled onion and onion broth, to ice cream made from September’s …

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The UK's most romantic restaurants
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date: 2023-01-10T15:12:56.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: Book a window table in a cosy wine shop, treat your date to a Michelin star restaurant or secure a spot with the perfect view for a meal that delivers all the romance (whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not)
encoded: In restaurants, love blossoms. Good food, wine and service can combine to create a magical aura in which relationships flourish. But don’t wait for Valentine’s Day – here’s olive’s pick of inspirational venues, lovingly chosen to suit every dating occasion. For more restaurant recommendations, check out the latest UK restaurant openings. Based in London? Check out London’s most romantic restaurants, new London restaurants. Cooking to impress? Discover our effortless Valentine's Day menu ideas. If you fancy a romantic getaway for two, try one of the most romantic UK hotels. Best romantic UK restaurants L’Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria A rare three-Michelin-star restaurant, bag a booking at Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume and win the heart of any foodie. To make a break of it, stay in L’Enclume’s rooms around Cartmel and book a prelim lunch or dinner at the spin-off Rogan & Co – this is where you’ll have breakfast the following morning, too: devilled eggs, bacon and brioche. L’Enclume is a benchmark in seasonality and creativity, with dishes such as Boltardy beetroot, rose and lobster tart; West Country duck, Kalibos cabbage, pickled walnut with sweet woodruff; and the signature ‘Anvil’ dessert (caramel mousse with miso, apple and spruce), painstakingly refined over weeks and months in development kitchen, Aulis, next door. Expect to see kale from L’Enclume’s farm and Cartmel Valley roe venison on the winter menu. Service is another highlight: in-demand tables include one and three, in the conservatory. £250pp; lenclume.co.uk Check out our recommendations for foodie Lake District hotels here. Curado, Cardiff Romance does not always require a quiet table. Particularly on a nervous first date, you might want a crowd around as, over relaxed food, you see how things develop. This pintxos bar, created by pioneering Welsh deli brand Ultracomida, fits that bill. Get to know one another over plates of chargrilled lamb cutlets with a garlic and parsley picada, baked Valencian goat’s cheese…

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The UK restaurant industry: 2022 in review
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date: 2022-10-27T15:45:11.000Z
creator: Tony Naylor
subject: Guides
subject: Restaurants
description: Join us as we look back at a year in which the hospitality industry proved its mettle and made an incredible comeback
encoded: Check out our 2022 year of restaurants in review, then read our guide to the best new London restaurants and new UK restaurants. This was the year when the restaurant scene roared back after two years of disruption. To celebrate, here is olive’s year in review: the trends, dishes and restaurants we loved, and the people making them happen. Whatever the world throws at it, hospitality endures. The UK restaurant industry: 2022 in review 1. Mexican wave At London’s unique KOL (British ingredients, Mexican flavours) and Cavita or Durham’s La Mesa, not to mention street food spots such as Borough’s Tacos Padre or Enrique Martinez’s Manchester classic Pancho’s Burrito, our Mexican food crush is getting serious. 2. Hot hotels Hotels are linking with distinctive talent to attract locals, as well as fill beds. LA chef Kris Yenbamroong road-testing Thai-US restaurant, Chet’s, at The Hoxton’s Rondo La Cave (it will go permanent at a new Shepherd’s Bush Hoxton), is typical of the exciting things happening at the food/hotel interface. As well as Daisy Cecil at Margate’s Fort Road Hotel and incoming restaurants from Mary-Ellen McTague and Belzan’s Sam Grainger at Treehouse Manchester. 3. Delicious destinations outside of London UK cooking talent is increasingly dispersed, as demonstrated by the rise of south Somerset: home of foodie Bruton and acclaimed Osip, Margot Henderson’s The Three Horseshoes and Larry’s spin-off Holm in South Petherton. Barry, in South Wales, is likewise coming in strong, thanks to new live-fire restaurant, Alium, talented chocolatier Cocoa Therapy, and Goodsheds’ shipping container stars, such as Bab Haus Mex, and the parmesan fried chicken aces, Mr Croquewich. Aughton in Lancashire, home of Moor Hall and sister venue, The Barn (three Michelin stars between them), and chef Tim Allen’s ambitious sō-lō, was, this year, dubbed, the “UK’s hottest culinary destination” by The Daily Telegraph. London is not the world. 4. Alfresco everywhere One lockdown legacy?…

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