Editorial

The Good Food Guide’s list of Britain’s Best Bakeries keeps on giving, packed with standout spots for everything from flaky pastries to deeply satisfying sourdough – north, south, east, west… and yes, right in the middle too. From Marmite swirls (spoiler: we love them) at The Garage Bakehouse in Market Harborough to leek and potato pasties at Little Valley Bakery ...

Big skies, salty sea air,  historic market towns and some of the country’s most famous universities… the East of England has a lot going for it,  including four brilliant bakeries that made our list of the Best in Britain. So if you’re anywhere nearby, consider this your sign to detour, queue up and leave with a bag full of something warm,  flaky and absolutely worth the journey. 

From long-awaited London launches to ambitious destination dining across Britain, here are the new openings to look out for in 2026.

Britain is one of the world’s great cider nations, with regional styles shaped by local apples and centuries of tradition. And with World Cider Day landing on 3 June, there’s no better excuse to raise a glass. From Somerset’s award-winning Osip to Devon’s Lost Kitchen and Herefordshire’s The Cider Barn, these are eight of our favourite West Country spots for ...

The newest venture from the seasoned Spiteri family opened with an ambitious promise: to bring great food, genuine value and a lively atmosphere back to the neighbourhood pub. So when the doors of The Latimer opened, Good Food Guide owner Adam Hyman went along to see whether it could deliver – and wasn’t disappointed.

Friends of mine recently grabbed a last-minute London break only to discover that every restaurant I’d recommended was fully booked. It was a sharp reminder that the city’s dining scene now runs heavily on reservations, leaving very little room for last-minute plans.

Stretching 112 miles from the Lincolnshire border in the north to the Suffolk boundary in the south, the Norfolk Coast Path delights walkers with its varied scenery, from wide sandy beaches and striped cliffs to bird-filled marshes and cool pine forests, all set against the backdrop of the county’s signature big skies. And it’s not just the landscapes that impress. ...

An easy day trip from London by car or train, the independent charm of cool, sceney Whitstable is a magnate for summer holiday makers, out-of-season weekenders and spur-of-the-moment day trippers. Between the working fishing harbour, shingle beaches, pretty cottages and beach huts, there are vibrant eating and drinking destinations, ranging from coffee shops, cafés and wine bars to restaurants ...

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.

Restaurateur Aleksandar Taralezhkov, of Dolma Bar in Margate, talks about his native Bulgarian cuisine through the lens of migration, cultural identity and national self-perception, arguing that Bulgarian food doesn’t need reinvention, it needs articulation.