Where to eat

Leeds has shaped one of the strongest dining scenes in the North, built on character rather than flash. It is the home of Bavette, The Good Food Guide’s Best Local Restaurant 2024, and The Highland Laddie, which claimed the top spot in our 100 Best Pubs 2025 list. Together they capture the city’s strengths: confident cooking, clear ideas and a ...

The Lake District remains one of the country’s great walking regions, and its restaurants have long understood that many visitors arrive with a dog in tow. The places below show how well the Lakes can balance good cooking with a relaxed welcome, giving walkers a set of dog friendly places to eat that never feel like a compromise. In Ambleside, ...

Tucked away in pretty villages and down winding country lanes, many of Britain’s loveliest pubs are only accessible by car. But for non-drivers, there’s plenty to explore by train too. This selection from our 100 Best Pubs 2025 – from the village of Yeoford in Devon to Dunkeld at the gateway to the Highlands – are all within a satisfying ...

Despite the throngs of Christmas shoppers and the chaos of office parties, eating out in London in December can be pretty magical. From the exquisite luxury of the Cocochine to the twinkling warmth of Bouchon Racine, here are 17 of our favourite places for a dose of festive sparkle.

Across the UK, some pubs offer more than a good plate of food and a well-kept pint. Our 100 Best Pubs 2025 list highlights a remarkable collection of inns where the welcome continues upstairs, from coastal hideaways to countryside boltholes and market-town classics. These pubs with rooms pair characterful spaces with thoughtful cooking, making them ideal for slow weekends, long ...

From sea-lashed shores to glen-side villages, Scotland’s pubs blend rugged charm with refined cooking. Our 100 Best Pubs 2025 picks capture that mix of warmth and wildness, from the famous Applecross Inn on the Wester Ross coast to The Bonnie Badger in East Lothian, where classic Scottish ingredients are handled with real skill. Further inland, The Taybank in Dunkeld and ...

From the South Downs to the Sussex coast, this county’s pubs are masters of quiet confidence – where good food, good ale and good company still come first. Our 100 Best Pubs 2025 list highlights a handful of local gems, from The Cat Inn in West Hoathly, where menus change with the seasons, to The Crown in Hastings and The ...

From the historic Mortimer Trail to pounding the peaks, these pubs are perfectly positioned to pair with some of Britain’s best walks.

From the windswept Norfolk coast to Suffolk’s quiet lanes and the border villages of Essex, East Anglia’s pub scene is full of understated brilliance. Our 100 Best Pubs 2025 selection celebrates those that make great food feel effortless – places like The Gunton Arms in Thorpe Market, where venison is cooked over an open fire, and The Greyhound Inn in ...

From the wild edges of Dartmoor to the winding lanes of the South Hams, Devon’s pubs pair big landscapes with big-hearted cooking. Our 100 Best Pubs 2025 list features a handful of standouts – from The Bull Inn in Totnes, championing organic, low-waste dining, to the riverside Millbrook Inn at South Pool and the much-loved Cornish Arms in Tavistock. Whether ...