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Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026

Now in its 16th year, our top 100 list captures something important about where dining in Britain is heading… namely that brilliant food and genuine innovation are thriving, often in the most unexpected of places. From tiny village trattorias to seaside bistros, these are the restaurants you need to visit before everyone else does…

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A first look at Mor

A first look at Mor

10 Aug, 2026

Tom Sellers’ newest venture, in Cornwall’s Carbis Bay, promises ‘an unforgettable dining experience where land meets sea’. Andy Lynes went to find out more about Mor – and left impressed, replete and not a little poorer!

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  • Britain’s 100 Best Pubs: last year’s top 10 (and how to vote now for 2026)

    Britain’s 100 Best Pubs: last year’s top 10 (and how to vote now for 2026)

    05 Aug, 2026

  • 100 Best Pubs 2026 | Nomination form

    100 Best Pubs 2026 | Nomination form

    03 Aug, 2026

  • New Restaurant Openings in 2026

    New Restaurant Openings in 2026

    30 Jul, 2026

Local Guides

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    How StreetSmart and GFG’s Best Local Restaurants are fighting homelessness, £1 at a time

    How StreetSmart and GFG’s Best Local Restaurants are fighting homelessness, £1 at a time

    Ending rough sleeping is firmly back in the political spotlight. In his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham made it clear where he wants to start, telling the crowd outside Downing Street that his first instruction would be “to ...

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    How StreetSmart and GFG’s Best Local Restaurants are fighting homelessness, £1 at a time

    The 20 coastal restaurants everyone’s talking about

    The 20 coastal restaurants everyone’s talking about

    From Scotland’s rugged eastern shores right down to Cornwall’s fishing villages, Britain’s coastline is home to some of the country’s most exciting places to eat – which is why they make up a fifth of the winners in Good Food ...

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    The 20 coastal restaurants everyone’s talking about

    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Yorkshire and North East winners

    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Yorkshire and North East winners

    Eleven standout restaurants are flying the flag for Yorkshire and the North East in Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026 list. Highlights include Regional Winner Black Wheat Club, where creative cooking and a warm welcome have made it a standout favourite; The Small Canteen, proof that ...

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    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Yorkshire and North East winners

    7 tiny restaurants punching well above their weight

    7 tiny restaurants punching well above their weight

    Forget sprawling dining rooms and glossy fit-outs. Some of the most memorable spots in Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026 are places you could walk straight past – if we weren’t here to point you in the right direction.  Converted ...

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    7 tiny restaurants punching well above their weight

    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Scotland winners

    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Scotland winners

    Scotland has plenty to celebrate in Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026, with 14 restaurants making the prestigious list. From cosy island dining rooms and neighbourhood bistros to seafood specialists and family-run favourites, this year’s Scottish winners prove ...

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    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Scotland winners

    Where to eat in Whitstable

    Where to eat in Whitstable

    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 ...

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    Where to eat in Whitstable

    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Central & East of England winners

    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Central & East of England winners

    It was a stellar showing for the Central and East of England in this year’s 100 Best Local Restaurants list, with 16 earning a place among the country’s finest. Leading the way is Wild in Berkhamsted (No8 on the list ...

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    Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026: Central & East of England winners

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Events

Join us at Good Food Club x 100 years of Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis, Soho

Join the Good Food Guide team at midday on Saturday 19 September 2026 for a celebratory event marking 100 years of Quo Vadis in Soho, and the launch of Chef Proprietor Jeremy Lee’s new book Kitchening. Located in the intimate private dining room of the legendary Quo Vadis building, where so ...

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  • Jul 18

    Join us at Good Food Guide x Theo Randall Cucina Italiana

  • Jun 06

    Join us at Good Food Club x Fortnum & Mason Gin Tour

  • Apr 29

    Join Simon Rogan and his son, Daniel, for an exclusive dinner

  • Apr 18

    Celebrating 100 years of Veeraswamy: the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK

    Veeraswamy, Mayfair