Features

Simpson’s in the Strand has been 25 years in the making for Jeremy King. In March, the restaurateur behind The Wolseley and The Park reopened the last of London’s grande dame restaurants, on the Strand in central London. Owner of Good Food Guide, Adam Hyman, takes us on a tour.

A long-time favourite with the British, our understanding of Italian cuisine has deepened over the years. Bill Knott traces its history in London, from the Italian immigrant-fuelled trattoria boom of the 1960s to the British chefs who are now the leading lights of the Italian restaurant scene.

From the humble high street pan loaf to the wild rise of a proper British sourdough, Jeremy Lee, chef-proprietor of Soho institution Quo Vadis, charts the nation’s return to form when it comes to baking and breaking bread.

From Italian schiacciata to NY-style brisket reubens, Manchester’s sandwich scene has never been more stacked. Ashleigh Arnott takes us to the places that have taken the city by storm.

Eleanore, the award-winning restaurant from Roberta Hall-McCarron and Shaun McCarron, has relaunched as a relaxed neighbourhood bistro.

With nominations for 2026’s search now open, we sat down with Simonetta Wenkert of Ida, London’s Best Local Restaurant 2025, to find out about what it means to be named a Best Local Restaurant.

London restaurateur Jeremy King recently spoke out about intrusive influencer behaviour in his restaurants. Good Food Guide owner Adam Hyman shares his thoughts on this growing trend.

In 2024 we awarded Helmsley and the Howardian Hills in North Yorkshire the Good Food Guide’s Most Exciting Food Destination. Two years on, there have been closures, new openings and changes, but the title still holds, and next week marks the area’s first Restaurant Week in its celebration.

The old cliché that ‘to eat well in England you should eat breakfast three times a day’ hasn’t been true for a very long time. But given the incredible variety on offer in central London, you’ll want to eat breakfast three times a day at least.

This January and February, The Good Food Guide is inviting you to beat the winter blues with the launch of its first ever Restaurant Month.