Editorial
Feature Published 15 May 2024
The experts’ guide to drinking wine in restaurants: Part 1
Are you confused by restaurant wine lists? Of course you are. Do you panic, point at the first thing that you vaguely recognise and hope it’s OK? Of course you do.
Local Guide Published 15 May 2024
Where to eat in Whitstable
Cool, trendy Whitstable, with its pretty beach huts, fishermen’s cottages and working harbour, remains a magical spot. The Sportsman in nearby Seasalter established a beachhead almost 25 years ago, and Stephen Harris’s pioneering produce-first approach is still well worth the pilgrimage, but a table here requires planning ahead. For a more spur of the moment trip there are plenty of ...
Where to eat Published 10 May 2024
Best restaurants for your first alfresco meal of the year
South-facing sun traps, hidden roof terraces, and kitchen gardens budding into life, as the weather gets warmer, we invite you to take a seat at these Good Food Guide restaurants primed for excellent alfresco dining.
Local Guide Published 08 May 2024
A local’s guide to Islington: the best bakeries, top sushi and champion bartenders
Champagne socialist is a term often attributed to Islington residents, and one glance at its picturesque townhouses nestled next to wine bars and delis makes it easy to understand why.
News Published 07 May 2024
New Restaurant Openings in 2024
New and notable restaurant openings across Britain in 2024
Best Local Restaurant Published 03 May 2024
Best Local Restaurants 2024: the frontrunners
The search for Britain’s best local restaurants is back for 2024 and we've been reading thousands of your nominations as they flood in. Here’s a glimpse of the restaurants topping the leaderboard at the halfway mark, but with nominations open until 22nd May, it’s all to play for.
Feature Published 03 May 2024
The Good Food Guide: our restaurant scoring system explained
Trusting to hearsay can prove very costly these days. A restaurant’s sound reputation, once established, may cling on undeserved through years of decline. Guiding to the best is the purpose of this new scoring system – but so is protection from the second rate.
Where to eat Published 01 May 2024
Best restaurants in York
From world-famous tearoom Bettys to fine-dining restaurant Roots, here are the best places to eat in York right now.
Feature Published 01 May 2024
On the inspector’s plate: Bistrot Wild Honey
Adjacent to the main restaurant, the little sister of Wild Honey operates as a casual all-day wine bar and bistrot. The dramatic, high-ceilinged space with its white-clothed tables, claret-coloured banquettes and a marble-topped bar with counter seating is, despite the grand style, intimate. Noise levels are kept in check and with service run in a friendly, relaxed manner. Anthony Demetre’s ...
Where to eat Published 30 April 2024
Best restaurants in Edinburgh
Looking for the best restaurants in the bustling city centre or historic Old Town? From affordable Italian and modern Indian, to refreshingly modern Scottish classics, there’s a wealth of good food to explore in the capital. Here’s where to eat in Edinburgh.