Editorial

'He was a bold man that first ate an oyster' said Jonathan Swift. Whether you know your Carlingfords from your Cumbraes or enjoy the sense of occasion that comes with a platter of oysters and a glass of Champagne, here’s our line up of the freshest and the best across Britain.

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 ...

The latest restaurateurs to open a second business are Sam Carter and Alex Olivier, the talented couple behind Cambridge’s Exceptional-rated Restaurant Twenty-Two on Chesterton Road. Just two doors down, Margaret’s is Twenty-Two’s easy-going younger sibling.  An ordinary furniture shop has been transformed into a modern-British bistro. Behind an unassuming burgundy exterior is a serene, light-filled space, all pale ...

With an embarrassment of recent new openings, there’s no doubt Notting Hill is shaping up to be the hottest place to eat in the capital for 2025. But there’s much more besides the hyped-up newcomers. Food and wine writer, and resident expert, Suriya Bala takes us on a local’s tour.

From magical farm dining (potato-lobbing distance from the capital) to a dazzling Dunkeld wine bar and some of the country’s finest fish cookery, here are Scotland’s Best Local Restaurants of 2025 – full of atmosphere, brilliant warmth and all-important affordability.

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 | July   Restaurants opening in August 2025 Pignut & ...

When Raymond Blanc’s Les Quat’Saisons first appeared in the Guide in 1978, it declared ‘there is little better cooking for many miles’. By 1983 the Guide reported ‘this beautiful restaurant has outgrown its shop’ in a precinct on the Banbury Road and deserves 'a mansion with with two-hundred-year-old trees outside'.

In celebration of our members’ day out at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons next Friday, we’ve been delving into The Good Food Guide archives to chart the course of one of Britain’s greatest chefs.  While the 1984 edition was in production, Les Quat' Saisons was moving from Banbury Road to its new home in the manor house at Great Milton. ...

Introducing the second edition of our Kitchen Supper Series in partnership with the legendary Claridge’s hotel in London’s Mayfair.

Sam Lomas opened his first solo venue, Briar, in September 2024 and not long after he was shortlisted as a Good Food Guide Chef to Watch. In honour of British Sandwich Week, here is his recipe for a sausage sandwich inspired by Portuguese cachorrinhos.