Editorial

Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants in partnership with Square is back for 2026 and we need your help to find the very best local, independent restaurants across the country. A Best Local Restaurant is likely to be a casual kind of place, with excellent cooking using local suppliers and a brilliantly warm welcome for whoever walks through the door. It’s the kind ...

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.

We've been reading through thousands of your nominations on the hunt for Britain’s Best Local Restaurants 2026 in partnership with Square. Here’s a sneak peek at the restaurants currently leading the charge, but with nominations still open until Thursday 16 April, the competition is far from over. Nominate your favourite local restaurant here. Tonka Hastings, East Sussex Soi 1268 ...

Six Scottish standouts made the final cut in Good Food Guide’s 50 Best Bakeries 2026 – three previous winners and three newcomers. From superlative sourdough at Aran and fluffy focaccia at Bandit to German schrotbrot at Wild Hearth, we found artisan baking, north of the border, to be at its very best.

Want to know where Britain’s baking scene is headed? The answer is somewhere extraordinary.

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

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.

The winners of Good Food Guide’s 50 Best British Bakeries 2026 have been announced – and London’s bakery scene is firmly in the spotlight. Ten standout spots made the list, with seven new entries shaking things up this year. From perfectly laminated croissants at Suba and cult-favourite sourdough at Eric’s to Arôme’s boundary-pushing sweet/savoury miso bacon escargot, a pastry-crawl round ...

If you’re planning an Easter break in Britain, finding a standout local bakery is a must. From freshly baked sourdough to indulgent pastries and traditional hot cross buns, the right spot can elevate your trip. To help you plan, we’ve rounded up highlights from the Good Food Guide’s 50 Best Bakeries 2026 – your go-to list for the country’s top ...

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.