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The winners of Good Food Guide’s Britain’s Best Bakeries 2026 were announced in March (you can see the full list here), but after a flood of messages from readers championing favourites north, south, east and west that didn’t make the final cut, we knew we couldn’t stop there. So, by popular demand, here are even more standout bakeries around the ...

Good Food Guide owner Adam Hyman checks out Burro. His verdict? The kind of restaurant Londoners will return to – and visiting Italians will approve of too.

Good Food Guide owner and part-time restaurant critic Adam Hyman is putting down his pen and picking up a pan for his favourite charity event, Too Many Critics, in support of Action Against Hunger…

Good Food Guide owner Adam Hyman talks fire, flavour and fabulous food at one of Soho’s newest restaurants.

Michael O'Hare is back – and in Boston Spa of all places. Chloë Hamilton takes an early look at In Lamentation.

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.

Nicole Yeoh and James Harris are the owners of Lucky Lychee, a market stall-turned-Malaysian restaurant in Winchester, which was crowned Good Food Guide’s Best Local Restaurant 2025. With nominations now open for Best Local Restaurants 2026, in partnership with Square, we spoke to Nicole and James about all the ways the award has allowed them to transform their restaurant ...