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Are you confused by restaurant wine lists? Of course you are. Do you panic, point at the first thing that you vaguely recognise and hope it’s OK? Of course you do.

The Elizabeth line has broadened Londoners’ horizons. We might celebrate a rare success story: Liverpool Street to Paddington in just ten minutes is an example of its finesse. Transport for London said it will ‘transform’ travel across the capital, bringing in an estimated £42bn to the UK economy. Let us hope independent restaurants benefit. It is in the rail network’s connection of west to east that we might find worthy recipients of this simplified navigation of the capital. To visit Southall, for example, famous for its Indian restaurants, is easier than ever. Here, the food writer Sejal Sukhadwala picks out top places to dine along the line.

From the chart-topping pub in Leeds city centre to sleepy valleys of south Devon and the windswept north Norfolk coast, our 100 Best Pubs of 2025 define British pub culture at its best: a warm welcome, good, honest cooking and a perfectly poured pint. Timothy Taylor’s ......

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