Many Glaswegians build food into their wider social plans and make eating out part of the event rather than necessarily the destination. As such there’s a wide range of options and a certain dynamism to what’s in favour at any point.
Cambridge, small as it is, isn’t without good restaurants. Fame has likely helped. But a prestigious institution does not guarantee food worth eating, and even if the pubs are old and crooked in their charm, elsewhere dining rooms well dressed, there are duds aplenty in the city, just as there are in Oxford. And so let us be guided. Local Alex Rushmer, the owner of the restaurant Vanderlyle, offers his expertise.
And so to Bath, with its ancient Roman pools, its sweeping Georgian architecture of crescentic gold. It is testament to Somerset’s largest city, historic as it is, that it would surge toward modern dining, all the while retaining its vintage charm. Here you will find one of the finest bakeries in the country, fine cheeses abound, and excellent Sicilian food uncommon in the West Country. Mark Taylor has the low-down.
Brighton & Hove has had city status since 2001 and in recent years has developed a food and drink landscape to match the best of the UK. Top-end places such as The Little Fish Market, 64 Degrees and Etch make the city a player on the UK’s food scene, but there’s plenty going down to suit any market.
Oxford, the city of soaring spires and fertile minds, is not only to hallowed halls of learning but also a fabulous array of eateries worth discovering. Here are our picks:
