Get to know a little bit more about the fantastic Michelin-starred restaurants, award-winning gastropubs and rural gourmet boltholes featured on Great British Chefs.
The small and unassuming front of 1251 is easily missed if you’re walking up Islington’s Upper Street, but don’t pass up the chance to eat at James Cochran’s inventive, exciting solo venture.
07934202269
This Knightsbridge hotel has been providing guests a luxurious place to stay since 1892, and with Daniel Galmiche at the helm of its restaurant 190 Queen’s Gate, it offers beautiful French cuisine with a British twist.
020 7584 6601
This small, twenty-seater restaurant in the heart of Brighton is responsible for helping to kick-start the city's culinary renaissance, serving up dishes of fun, tasty and vibrant food seven days a week.
01273 770115
On an unassuming road near Victoria Underground Station, this Chinese restaurant takes diners on a whistle-stop tour of China’s greatest gastronomic regions.
0207 828 8931
After winning acclaim with his two year pop-up, Adam Stokes' new, permanent restaurant bolsters Birmingham's reputation as a fine-dining destination. The Michelin-starred dishes are full of flavour, presented in an imaginative way and make any occasion feel special.
0121 643 3745
With visionary chef Alex Bond at the helm, Alchemilla has fast become one of the most progressive and exciting restaurants in the country, serving unique tasting menus that reinvigorate the idea of veg-first cooking.
0115 941 3515
Perched on the eighth floor of Moorgate’s South Place Hotel, Angler offers stunning views over the City of London with gorgeous fish and seafood dishes to match. In Gary Foulkes, the restaurant has found a chef with a distinctive style, as he expertly merges classical French, European and Asian flavours.
02032151260
The restaurant features a number of dining rooms, including one for 16 which allows views into the kitchen and a ‘garden room’ which provides guests with a view of the ‘living wall’ of herbs, which are used in the kitchen.
(01494) 726611
In the basement beneath the Provençal gastronomic paradise of Cigalon is Baranis, a chic bar that brings a laidback 1960s “sud de France” atmosphere to hectic Holborn.
020 7242 8373
This authentic tapas restaurant – along with its two other sites in London – is where you'll find some of the best Spanish food in the UK.
020 7440 1456
The fourth Barrafina follows a tried-and-tested template – long marble counters, open kitchens and slick service – but executive chef Angel Zapata Martin brings a distinct Catalonian flair to the menu at the King’s Cross outpost.
02074401486
This accomplished bistro is the leading light of Norwich's dining scene, serving unfussy seasonal British food in relaxed surroundings. Chef-owner Richard Bainbridge puts the produce of the county front and centre, combining playful creativeness with nostalgic flavours.
01603 926080
Richard Corrigan and his team have reinvigorated this famed old eatery with exciting results, providing Mayfair with a restaurant that is as prized as the oysters found on its menu.
0207 734 4756
At The Kings Head in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, Matthew Tomkinson's modern British restaurant Betony showcases the best local ingredients via comforting, classically led plates of food.
01794 884004
Many of the UK’s greatest chefs learnt their craft in the kitchens of Bibendum. Now, with the legendary Claude Bosi at the helm, it has returned to its rightful place at the forefront of London’s dining scene.
020 7581 5817
When Adam Byatt opened Trinity in Clapham, he brought a new level of class to the southwest London suburb. The gifted chef’s new venture, Bistro Union, is a more relaxed affair, a family-friendly neighbourhood restaurant – albeit one with an impressive pedigree.
0207 0426 400
One of a clutch of restaurants on Jersey – an island which, despite its small size, enjoys some of the highest praise in the UK for its ingredients and eateries – Bohemia’s profile is elevated by the presence of Steve Smith, a chef with enormous pedigree and prestige.
(01534) 875054
Bryn Williams’ career has gone from strength to strength since his appearance on Great British Menu in 2006. At Porth Eirias, he brings his considerable restaurant experience to Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
01492 577 525
As far as modern fine dining restaurants go, Chapter One is a touch out of the ordinary – being neither a voguish urban townhouse nor a rustic country retreat. In truth, its location on a busy road connecting the Kentish towns of Bromley and Orpington is rather inauspicious. But rest assured, the food is anything but.
01689 854 848
The lauded restaurant at Brown’s hotel is now under the watchful eye of Adam Byatt, whose superlative command of British cookery is a perfect fit for this estimable Mayfair institution.
020 7518 4004
For all the pomp, razzmatazz and tabloid fervour that - for better or for worse - Chiltern Firehouse attracts, it should not be forgotten that as an eatery it has serious credentials.
020 7073 7676
One of chef-patron Pascal Aussignac’s London-based French restaurants, Cigalon effortlessly charms the senses and the stomach by evoking the sounds, smells and flavours of Provence.
(020) 7242 8373
Still going strong since it opened in 1998, Club Gascon is a restaurant unashamedly in love with the delectable, moreish flavours of southwest France.
(020) 7600 6144
This outpost of the Gascon empire prides itself on providing rustic food from the south-West of France – in its bistro and, for those who wish to recreate the experience at home, its deli – to a discerning City crowd.
(020) 7608 0851
After years spent running the kitchen at Nathan Outlaw’s Michelin-starred Capital Hotel outpost in London, Tom Brown is striking out on his own with his debut restaurant – Cornerstone.
0208 986 3922
Boasting a menu promising to 'redefine quintessential British cuisine', an ample wine list and an interior redolent of a German hunting lodge, Corrigan's Mayfair well and truly lives up to the name above its doors.
0207 499 9943
Not content with his two other Clapham-based restaurants, Robin Gill opened a third – Counter Culture – that serves up his innovative Nordic cuisine in a Basque country pintxos bar setting.
0208 191 7960
This New York-inspired oyster bar, grill and bakery is the latest venture from culinary mega-duo Robin Gill and Dean Parker.
020 7537 3111
From the top floor of Kingly Court in Soho, Asma Khan delivers an authentic taste of India. Recreating the royal Bengali and Rajput dishes of her upbringing, she also offers a platform to support women in food.
020 7287 2828
After seventeen years of working at a two-Michelin-starred level, Phil Howard left The Square to open Elystan Street, a place where the highest quality cooking is presented in relaxed, welcoming surroundings.
020 7628 5005
Scott Smith’s Scandi-inspired restaurant is a very welcome addition to Edinburgh’s burgeoning culinary reputation. Fhior offers a modern take on Scottish food, with Scottish produce taking centre stage.
01314775000
With gorgeous views of the Thames and a sprawling open terrace, Fiume is a true slice of the Mediterranean in Battersea. Where better to enjoy Francesco Mazzei’s comforting southern Italian food?
020 3904 9010
After breaking the mould at Nobu and Kurobuta, Scott Hallsworth has settled in London's Soho with Freak Scene – a bar and restaurant that perfectly displays his penchant for in-your-face Asian flavours.
02077346370
Adam Handling's flagship restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden seamlessly combines flavour, theatrics and invention on every plate, with a curated menu that reflects the personalities of the kitchen team.
0207 199 8370
The Galvin name has always been synonymous with top-quality French cooking, but for the first time, the brothers are taking on British classics at a new restaurant in the Athenaeum Hotel.
020 7640 3333
What do you do if you can’t find a unique space for your restaurant on the crowded streets of London? Look up. Galvin at Windows follows a recent trend for sky-scraping venues – and, as you’d expect from a venue which is named thus, it offers plenty of spectacular sights.
(020) 7208 4021
Not content with their dominance in London, Chris and Jeff Galvin have spread their wings beyond the capital with Galvin Green Man, returning home to the beautiful Essex countryside they grew up in.
01245 408820
The Galvin brothers' first foray into the world of gastropubs has been an incredibly successful one, offering refined pub food and craft beers in the heart of the City of London.
02072990404
Awe-inspiring Victorian interiors, elegant French cuisine and understated service are what earned this unique city restaurant its Michelin star, under the direction of acclaimed chef brothers Chris and Jeff Galvin.
0207 299 0400
Short for Great British Restaurant, GBR is housed in the luxury Dukes London hotel and specialises in classic British food, courtesy of talented chef Nigel Mendham.
020 7491 4840
Surrounded by coppiced woodland, the drive into Gravetye Manor can feel a little off-piste. But overgrowth makes way for opulence once the tyres meet gravel.
01342 810567
French food still commands more respect and reverance than any other cuisine in the world, and at Hélène Darroze's eponymous two-starred restaurant at Mayfair's luxurious The Connaught Hotel, diners can experience truly breathtaking examples of the country's southwestern cookery combined with plenty of international influences in one of the most beautiful dining rooms in the capital.
020 7499 7070
The luxurious setting of Hambleton Hall is a fitting location for Michelin-starred chef Aaron Patterson and his sophisticated, modern British cooking. For over twenty years he has maintained the high levels of consistency that delivered the hotel its first star in 1982.
01572 756991
Hartnett Holder & Co, the restaurant at Lime Wood – a luxurious boutique hotel in the New Forest with a bohemian vibe – is a culinary breath of fresh air compared to conventional country house eateries.
(0238) 028 7177
After stumbling upon an old pub in Slaugham, Matt Gillan took to Kickstarter to raise funds to renovate the rundown site. The result is Heritage – a beautiful restaurant with rooms in the heart of the verdant Sussex countryside.
01444 401102
Set across three floors, this beautiful and ambitious building overlooking London’s Green Park actually houses two separate restaurants and a bar, with both all-day dining and elaborate tasting menus on offer.
020 3146 8666
Few have done more than Mark Hix to promote modern British food. HIX Oyster and Chop House carries on his legacy of using seasonal British ingredients.
020 7017 1930
Undoubtedly one of London’s most exciting restaurants, Ikoyi’s dynamic, West African-inspired menu creates food for thought, offering intelligent, precise and unique cooking in the heart of the city.
020 3583 4660
The third restaurant from acclaimed Spanish chef José Pizarro, his Broadgate venue elegantly pairs his flair for flavour with a focus on simplicity and quality. Although in the heart of London, José Pizarro provides an authentic tapas bar and restaurant experience amidst the rush of city life.
020 7256 5333
Peter Joseph’s solo venture offers well-balanced Indian dishes that take inspiration from the sights and smells of his hometown of Chennai, combining them with top-quality produce from his new home in Britain.
02077307634
Part of a hotel situated on a stunning stretch of coastline on the Isle of Skye, in an impressive whitewashed building which echoes with history and ancestral heritage, Kinloch Lodge is a truly majestic destination.
(01471) 833 333
This sophisticated neighbourhood restaurant has held a Michelin star for seven years under the leadership of head chef Mark Kempson and ownership of Phil Howard and Rebecca Mascarenhas, serving modern British food with classical French undertones.
020 7937 0120
Shuko Oda’s cherished Soho institution has been serving steaming bowls of dashi and piles of thick, bouncy udon noodles to hungry Londoners for over a decade.
In a charming townhouse in the centre of Chelsea, Rohit Ghai's Indian restaurant Kutir takes classic and traditional dishes from the country and reinvents them as refined, beautiful and flavour-packed plates of food.
020 7581 1144
Andrew Wong's second restaurant is a big, bold, beautiful space in the Bloomberg Arcade, specialising in Cantonese roasted meats and showcasing the regional flavours of China with playful, contemporary finesse.
020 7220 7088
Simon Rogan's L’Enclume continues to evolve, and the brilliance and adventure of the food at this Lake District restaurant is now world-renowned.
01539 536 362
Le Bar, Club Gascon’s lively little sister, is where you'll find London's best cocktails, wines and 'frapas' (French tapas) inspired by the flavours of southwest France.
(020) 7600 7561
Le Champignon Sauvage may have become something of a culinary institution thanks to the imaginative cooking of its chef owner David Everitt-Matthias, but the atmosphere and tone of the restaurant remain refreshingly laid-back.
01242 573 449
Josh Overington’s restaurant in the heart of York is one for adventurous diners – those ready to tackle a blind tasting menu will find some of the most exciting Modern French cooking in the country.
Jewel in the crown of the Blanc enterprise, restaurant, hotel, cookery school and TV location - Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, colloquially abbreviated to Le Manoir, is a picturesquely-located paradise in Oxfordshire and one of the country’s most renowned restaurants.
(01844) 278 881
This country house hotel and restaurant is chef Michael Caines’ masterpiece, serving world-class food with views of the stunning Exe Estuary.
01395 202040
Few will require an introduction to the eponymous chef at the helm at The Berkeley. He’s one of the country’s most revered professionals, who has long stamped out a reputation for near-perfection.
(020) 7235 1200
Building on Mark Jordan’s resounding success at The Ocean, one of only a handful of Michelin-starred restaurants on Jersey, Mark Jordan at the Beach presents diners with a less formal option for dinner, the kind of place where no one would look at you too strangely if you came in with a little sand in your hair from windsurfing.
(01534) 780 180
This second venture from Martin Wishart is every bit as sophisticated as his central Leith venue, with an added air of country-house glamour.
(01389) 722504
Situated in a smart city villa in Cambridge, with an intimate and classically decked-out dining room, Midsummer House provides a corner of seclusion among the teeming cloisters.
(01223) 369299
Going one step further than the standard ‘restaurant with rooms’ function, Morston Hall – a hotel and eatery located in a refined and pleasant 18th century manor house – offers its guests a number of options for entertainment and diversion when they arrive.
(01263) 741041
Michael Bremner's second restaurant looks out over Brighton's seafront, offering a very relaxed and casual setting that's perfect for family-friendly eating.
01273 711900
Tom Aikens' exciting return to the world of fine dining comes in the form of Muse, an elegant, intimate restaurant in the heart of London's Belgravia.
+44(0)203 301 2903
Since opening in 1983 and being placed under the dual management of proprietor Craig Bancroft and chef Nigel Haworth, Northcote, or Northcote Manor as it is sometimes known, has grown into one of most prestigious restaurants in the UK, serving honest British cuisine with passion and integrity.
01254 240 555
Smack bang in the middle of the City, Adam Gray serves up faultless examples of modern British cooking.
020 3750 4545
While some diners will come for the views, with the talented Marcus Eaves in the kitchen, the food at skyscraping restaurant Oblix will be the reason they return.
Thanks to the island’s clement location, terrain and – in no small part – the efforts of the producers and growers who live and work there, Jersey has become synonymous with some of the best raw materials for cookery in the UK. Its status as a destination and coastline also earmark it as a luxurious and restorative place to take a break.
(01534) 744 101
Chef Stephen Crane gives classic British dishes a European touch, producing luxurious food at Ockenden Manor
(01444) 416 111
A neighbourhood restaurant for the residents of Primrose Hill, Odette’s has been around since the 1970s. But it wasn’t until Bryn Williams took over that it became somewhere worth talking about.
020 7586 8569
Selin Kiazim is pushing the boundaries of Turkish food at Oklava, drawing on her Turkish Cypriot heritage and an adventurous palate to deliver perfectly balanced plates with smart modern touches.
02077293032
Shaun Rankin has flown the flag for Jersey as a culinary destination for some years now. Since cutting ties with Ormer in Jersey, he’ll be focusing exclusively on his Mayfair outpost, and that can only be good for the people of London.
02070165601
Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen is Nathan Outlaw’s second restaurant in beautiful Port Isaac, and has already earned a Michelin star for its delicious small seafood plates, served in a rustic fifteenth century seaside cottage.
01208 881 183
It is easy to see what Executive Chef and owner Phil Fanning means when he describes Paris House as ‘an emotionally powerful property’: the grounds are prim, the roaming deer are gargantuan, and the architecture is tethered to a bygone age.
(01525) 290 692
With Padstow becoming another one of the UK’s most-visited destinations for food lovers, Number 6 has carved out a niche as a friendly place which makes full use of the wealth of great local ingredients.
(01841) 532 093
This labyrinthine mainstay of Soho's dining scene changes its menu daily, serving simple British food absolutely bursting with incredible flavour.
020 7437 9585
Francesco Mazzei’s latest venture sees relaxed southern Italian food on offer opposite the Almeida Theatre in Islington.
It would be no exaggeration to call James Sommerin one of Wales’s greatest chefs, and his first solo venture in the bustling seaside town of Penarth does no disservice to his talent.
Having come through the ranks under Marco Pierre White, with ringing endorsements from the man himself, it’s not surprising that Martin Wishart’s name on this charming harbour-side Leith eatery brings the crowds in.
(0131) 553 3557
Nathan Outlaw's flagship restaurant achieves near perfection in its bid to celebrate the fruits of the Cornish coastline.
(01208) 880896
In an industrial estate just outside Nottingham under pylons and a flyover lies this incredible temple to gastronomic brilliance, where head chef Sat Bains cooks contemporary tasting menus using the best of local produce.
0115 986 6566
Round the corner from Simon Rogan’s two-starred flagship L’Enclume, Rogan & Co is a relaxed neighbourhood restaurant making the most of Lake District produce.
01539 535917
From pop-up to permanent site, Simon Rogan’s latest London venture offers a taste of his inimitable cooking in the heart of the capital.
020 3370 6260
Talented Bristolian chef Josh Eggleton has reformed his Chicken Shed restaurant in Bristol’s historic harbourside, deciding instead to give vegetables star billing at Root.
Tommy Banks’ second restaurant opened in the heart of York in 2018, serving small plates of his beloved ingredients from the family farm in airy, relaxed surroundings.
This plush, beautiful restaurant in the heart of Westminster serves classically inspired dishes with a modern touch, expertly prepared by talented head chef Steve Groves.
020 7334 3737
Ascend the escalators to the first floor of this grade II listed building and you will be transported to a high-end Japanese restaurant serving traditional kaiseki cuisine. From Wagyu sashimi with sea urchin and caviar to Slow cooked miso pork belly with roasted onions, this is refined Japanese cooking at its very best.
020 7925 8988
After an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, Paul Foster opened his first restaurant Salt in the beautiful town of Stratford-upon-Avon.
01789 263566
Returning to his Somerset roots with the opening of The Pony and Trap in 2006, Salt & Malt is chef Josh Eggleton's take on the beloved classic fish and chips.
01275 333345
Francesco Mazzei couldn’t stay out of the kitchen long. After leaving his acclaimed restaurant L’Anima in 2015 and releasing his book Recipes from Southern Italy that same year, Francesco has now found a new home to showcase his sumptuous Italian cooking.
020 7534 7000
Scran & Scallie is the latest collaboration between Tom Kitchin and Dominic Jack – the charming neighbourhood pub serves unpretentious, home-cooked food.
0131 332 6281
Just away from the bustle and dripping with elegance, the St James Hotel is the perfect home for William Drabble's distinguished preparations.
(020) 7316 1600
Simpsons sits at the forefront of a thriving Midlands restaurant scene and in its kitchen can be found two of the region’s most distinguished chefs.
0121 454 3434
Nathan Outlaw's latest restaurant at The Goring Hotel in London showcases Cornwall's unparalleled seafood in the chef's signature style.
020 7769 4485
This Italian restaurant in Clapham combines the beautiful dishes of the Amalfi Coast with Robin Gill's unmistakable style of cooking.
020 7720 4662
Steve Drake returns to the restaurant scene at Sorrel, where he offers uniquely creative, seasonal British food from a beautiful listed building in the heart of Dorking.
01306 889414
St John started life as an anomaly – a strange, whitewashed restaurant on the wild outskirts of London. Today it is a monument to British food and to Fergus Henderson, the chef that championed sustainable nose-to-tail eating and inspired a generation.
02072510848
While Texture is described by those who run it as a ‘modern European’ restaurant, the influence of Icelandic Head Chef Agnar Sverrisson has led to several vogueish Nordic influences creeping into the menu – although this is not the reason for its popularity.
(020) 7224 0028
The Angel at Hetton is the oldest gastropub in Britain, with a history that harks back to the fifteenth century. This north Yorkshire institution is now under the able leadership of Michael Wignall, who has restored it to its former glory, winning a Michelin star after just a year.
01756730263
Having worked at some of the UK’s top culinary institutions (The Hind’s Head and Fat Duck to name two), and putting his stamp on The Royal Oak after eight years as Head Chef, Dominic Chapman finally has a place to call his own.
01628 822877
Tucked away in the beautiful North York Moors, The Black Swan is everything you could want in a cosy countryside inn. And with Tommy Banks creating his stunning Michelin-starred tasting menus for those who make the trip, it’s one of the most forward-thinking meals you can have in the UK.
Not many bakeries can say they have a Michelin-starred chef making the bread, but The Bread Station at London Fields is one of them.
020 7254 7388
Set inside a Grade II listed building that was once the glorious Westminster Library, The Cinnamon Club opened in 2001 with the aim of changing diners’ perceptions of Indian food.
0207 222 2555
The Conduit opened in late 2018 as a hub for philanthropists and people passionate about social change, with Merlin Labron-Johnson bringing his imaginative, sustainable cooking to the fourth-floor restaurant.
02039128400
Set in over 220 acres of rolling Cotswold countryside, Tetbury’s Calcot Manor is a splendid sight. Now, thanks to Gordon Ramsay protégé Richard Davies, it has a restaurant to match.
01666 890391
In the age of the gastropub-by-numbers, restaurateur Andreas Antona and chef Adam Bennett should be commended for their adventurous and original approach at The Cross, Kenilworth.
01926 853 840
This trendy Clapham-based restaurant is the darling of food critics, a favourite of the locals and on the must-visit lists of foodies up and down the country. By serving small dishes of inventive, Nordic-inspired dishes using the very best British produce, chef-owner Robin Gill has become a highly respected restaurateur.
0207 622 4165
The Elephant restaurant, the double-header venture from Simon Hulstone, is split into two sections. The Room is upstairs from the Brasserie, offering diners unadulterated wizardry from the mercurial chef.
(01803) 200 044
Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, The Feathered Nest offers elegant modern British food in a beautiful setting with views across the Oxfordshire countryside.
01993 833030
“I want the pub to be personable, not a brand,” chef Steven Smith has said of The Freemasons at Wiswell.
01254 822218
One of the best things about the fancying-up of the Kings Cross area of London has been the refurbishment of some of its more spectacular buildings (St Pancras itself being a case in point) which had fallen into states of mild disrepair. The former Midland Grand Hotel – which houses the incredible Gilbert Scott – is no exception.
(020) 7278 3888
London's only Michelin-starred pub offers all the rustic charm you'd expect, but the dishes that leave the kitchen are some of the finest examples of classic British cooking in the capital.
020 7386 1847
This gorgeous gastropub in London's leafy Maida Vale is headed up by Henry Harris, who brings his signature Gallic touch to a menu full of English and French classics.
02039609109
This Michelin-starred, Heston Blumenthal-owned gastropub might be across the road from The Fat Duck, but head chef Pete Gray’s menu of traditional British classics (with a little Heston twist of course) has turned this beautiful old building into a destination restaurant in its own right.
01628 626151
Tom Kitchin’s ‘From Nature to Plate’ ethos runs right through the heart of The Kitchin restaurant. Ingredients are meticulously sourced; there are views of Edinburgh’s waterfront; and the cooking is polished but undeniably earthy.
EH6 6LX
As one of the very few restaurants in the UK to hold four AA rosettes and a Michelin star, The Latymer in Pennyhill Park Hotel & Spa, under the guidance of Matt Worswick, has quietly established itself as one of the UK's greatest restaurants.
(01276) 471774
It seems like a new report appears at least once a week bemoaning the decline of the English pub, but Mark Dodson’s pub restaurant The Masons Arms has defied the trend.
01398 341231
A refurbished coaching inn, which has been granted a Michelin star, within strolling distance of the beach at Old Hunstanton, The Neptune is a restaurant with rooms which has become most renowned for its food - modern English cuisine. It is presided over by one half of the husband-and-wife team who run the place, Kevin Mangeolles.
(01485) 532122
This relaxed Michelin-starred restaurant in London's Fitzrovia serves up small plates of beautiful French food with a hefty dose of Mediterranean influences.
020 3019 0880
The Olive Branch restaurant is an award-winning establishment based in the humble setting of a small Rutland pub. Sean Hope oversees the Michelin starred quality food on offer.
01780 410355
With Geoffrey Smeddle at the helm, diners are in for a real treat. Michelin-starred The Peat Inn restaurant offers a menu filled with seasonal dishes.
(01334) 840 206
Holding the only Michelin star in East Yorkshire, this destination restaurant offers luxurious country pub décor, beautiful countryside and a modern take on traditional Yorkshire fare, showcasing the best this bountiful region has to offer.
01430 810 246
Josh Eggleton took over the kitchen in this two-century-old pub following a stint as a Gordon Ramsay scholar.
(01275) 332 627
The Three Chimneys has been serving honest food for over thirty years, emerging from humble beginnings to become one of Scotland’s best-loved restaurants.
01470 511258
When Shaun Hill took over The Walnut Tree Inn in 2008, he wasn't just acquiring a road-side pub in a beautiful rural Welsh setting. Between 1963 and 2001, it was a genuine culinary landmark run by pioneering chef Franco Taruschio but had more recently fell on hard times.
01873 852 797
Kent is known as the Garden of England with good reason, and here in the most picturesque of locations sits a restaurant which celebrates the region’s prime terroir with supreme honesty and wonderful skill.
Tucked away in leafy Monmouthshire, The Whitebrook is Chris Harrod’s ode to the majestic Wye Valley. The chef makes the most of both foraged and grown local produce to create dishes of outstanding natural beauty.
01600860254
Located in an idyllic corner of North Yorkshire near well-heeled Harrogate, The Yorke Arms offers mesmeric food in an equally mesmeric environment.
(01423) 755243
Theo Randall's restaurant at the InterContinental Hotel has a crowd-pleasing approach, serving honest yet skilled Italian dishes in a sleek dining room.
(020) 7318 8747
Chef Robert Thompson’s first solo restaurant gives the diner front row seats to the theatre of the kitchen and all the wonderful flavours the Isle of Wight has to offer.
(01983) 526118
Daniel Clifford’s clever mix of classical flavours and molecular cooking techniques earned him two Michelin stars at Midsummer House. After he bought a pub in the Essex countryside, he handed it over to friend and fellow chef Tim Allen, whose incredible cooking earned it a Michelin star.
01371 821660
Tom’s Kitchen seeks to showcase the less formal elements of Tom Aikens's cooking, with enticing menus and attractive prices to match.
(020) 7349 0202
Primely located in the heart of Theatreland, Tredwells offers affordable luxury in a relaxed casual dining setting. Food leans towards the hearty, classic British end of the spectrum with dishes made unique through the inclusion of flavours and ingredients from all over the world.
020 3764 0840
Adam Byatt’s Clapham home of Trinity oozes elegance at every turn, with a brand of sophisticated yet homely cuisine that rarely fails to please diners.
020 7622 1199
Located in rural Denbighshire, Tyddyn Llan aims to provide a real home-from-home feel. Although most commonly referred to as a ‘restaurant with rooms’, the hotel provides its guests with a couple of ultra-comfortable lounges in which to sit and unwind after a hard day’s romping in the picturesque countryside.
(01490) 440 264
Since returning to Clapham in 2006, Adam Byatt has cemented his reputation as one of London’s finest chefs. In 2015 he opened Upstairs at Trinity, which (as its name suggests) lies just above his award-winning main restaurant. Serving up an exciting menu of small plates in a casual environment, Upstairs is a welcome addition to Clapham’s flourishing food scene.
0131 332 6281
One of the latest restaurants to contribute to Kent’s exciting food scene, Verdigris isn’t just a standout modern British restaurant – it’s also home to one of the most exciting cocktail bars outside of London.
01732 366634
Even while sitting on North Lincolnshire’s flatlands, Winteringham Fields manages to rise above most of its competition.
01724 733096
It might require a bit of a journey to get to, but this Welsh country house hotel has been quietly transformed into one of the most exciting and innovative restaurants with rooms in the UK.
01654 781209
