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As our search for Britain’s best local restaurants returns for a 15th year, we take a look at the common factors that unite the strongest contenders for the list.

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.

Never mind the falling leaves and the bracing winds, the British seaside remains splendid in autumn. Josh Barrie picks six coastal boltholes from the Guide, each enveloped in fine views and expert cooking.