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.
As the engines fire up for our 16th annual search for Britain’s greatest local restaurants, we offer some guidance on what makes a worthy winner. Fresh, seasonally driven cooking is essential but what are gives our worthy winners the X-factor? Here are six signs to look out for.
We talk to the head chef at the Lake Road Kitchen, Ambleside.
After a successful series of supper clubs and events, the chef Tunde Abifarin has announced his modern, 'pan-African' pop-up concept Farin Road will take up permanent residence at the independent Tani Modi cafe in Edinburgh next month.
The Nigerian tapas restaurant Chuku’s has launched a six-week campaign to save it from closure. The restaurant, in Tottenham, opened in 2020 to rave reviews, but successive lockdowns and the cacophony of other challenges over the last two years have left the venue in need of support.
