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Feature Published 04 July 2025
To eat: José Pizarro's recipe for chilled roast tomato soup with figs
Few chefs capture the soul of Spanish cooking quite like José Pizarro. His vibrant, ingredient-led dishes are rooted in the traditions of his native Extremadura. His new book The Spanish Pantry celebrates staple ingredients, like this recipe which highlights tomatoes and figs as they come into season.
Feature Published 04 July 2025
An inspector’s report: ‘There’s no doubt, this is an exceptional place to eat’
Let’s drop the narrative that to get top scores and the highest praise, food needs to be pricey, miniscule and endlessly mucked about with, argues our incognito inspector. In this behind-the-scenes report, find out what makes for the latest ‘Exceptional’ entry into The Good Food Guide.
Feature Published 03 July 2025
Are your scallops hand dived? (And why you need to know)
Scottish seafood is heralded as some of the world’s best. Exported across Europe and beyond, championed on top restaurants menus, the picture in the mind’s eye is of crystal-clear lochs, unspoilt landscapes and bountiful catch. But the reality of the situation is much murkier. Catastrophically damaging bottom trawling and dredging dominate the fishing industry leaving behind bare ...
Local Guide Published 02 July 2025
Where to eat in the Medway towns
Soaked in history and peppered with ancient monuments, Medway is often overlooked when it comes to eating out. Food writer, wine consultant and John Dory co-owner Zeren Wilson lifts the lid on the best places for a bite to eat.
Where to eat Published 02 July 2025
Where to eat when you’re going to Wimbledon
The oldest tennis tournament in the world is underway and with all eyes on this patch of southwest London, we're thinking about where to eat well after a day of strawberries and cream and a Centre Court showdown. Give the high street chains a wide berth and head to one of these Good Food Guide winners.
Feature Published 01 July 2025
Same obsession with ingredients, just more tweezers: an early review of Stu Deeley at The Warwick
Brummie chef Stu Deeley has been keeping busy. In the past six months the MasterChef: The Professionals 2019 champion has left one job, welcomed his third baby, and on 18th June opened The Warwick at Mallory Court. He brings a fresh identity and brand-new menus to the country house hotel and spa near Leamington Spa.
News Published 30 June 2025
New Restaurant Openings in 2025
Keeping your finger on the pulse? If you've visited any of the new openings below, let us know what you think by sending us your review. Restaurants opening this month | Restaurant openings this year | Restaurants opening next yearRestaurants opened in 2025: January | February | March | April | May | June Restaurants opening in July 2025 Roam At the end ...
Where to eat Published 30 June 2025
24 top spots for an ice cold martini
Like negronis before them and gin and tonics before that, there’s no denying the martini is having its moment. From Rules’ stone cold classic to Osip’s preserved tomato take, here are some of our favourites to raise a glass to World Martini Day.
Feature Published 26 June 2025
Fully booked: what makes a restaurant so difficult to get into?
The rise of booking platforms like OpenTable and SevenRooms may have made securing a restaurant table seem easy, yet there are still a handful of places that require a convoluted game of careful planning, alarms set for midnight, and fastest finger first, says The Good Food Guide’s editor-at-large Elizabeth Carter.
Feature Published 25 June 2025
'Pungent, lively, elegant': an early review of Singburi 2.0
'Did you go to the old Singburi?' the waiter asks as we tap our credit card on the reader at the end of lunch. 'No, ' we admit, somewhat shamefacedly (should we pretend that we did?). 'I didn’t either, ' she laughs. 'It was impossible to get in.' The old Singburi, for those unfamiliar, was the rare London restaurant that ...
