UK's Top 100 Restaurants by SquareMeal

David and Anette Taylor have crafted an idyllic countryside retreat, lifting up sustainable producers and craftspeople around them with an unwavering commitment to ethical, bio-diverse farming. The resulting 15 course tasting menu is a thing of beauty - Grace & Savour is a gleaming jewel with a very bright future.

Last year’s number one is still high in estimations, and Osip’s reputation is only growing. The serene dining room is matched by precise, elegant cooking, and a laudable commitment to supporting local producers.

Ynyshir’s stunning Snowdonia location and manicured grounds have long been an attraction, but Gareth Ward’s incredible cooking is the real star. Ward brings lots of Japanese influence and a focus on fat and flavour to his food, resulting in one of the UK’s most unique, unmissable restaurants.

The latest to join the UK’s three star club, L’Enclume has officially entered legendary status as one of the country’s most influential restaurants. It remains an exceptional dining experience, if you can manage to get a table.

Mark Birchall continues to blaze a trail at Moor Hall, with unique tasting menus powered by innovation and incredible talent. Much of the restaurant’s produce is grown on the five-acre estate, and almost everything is produced in house from bread and beer to dairy and charcuterie.

Local lad Cal Byerley and partner Siân Buchan have built something very special amid the rolling Northumberland countryside. Surprising and delicious in equal measure, Pine’s idiosyncratic tasting menus are among the best in the country.

Aktar Islam puts his signature stamp on Indian fine dining at this Michelin-starred restaurant in Birmingham. His masterful dishes utilise ancient and modern techniques from all over the globe, and the result is not to be missed.

Casamia owner Peter Sanchez-Iglesias does himself justice with this refreshingly relaxed Spanish tapas restaurant in Bristol. The menu changes every day to make use of the freshest available produce, but you can always guarantee something special.

Head chef Paul Leonard translates the Cumbrian landscape into a series of intriguing tasting menu at this gothic mansion in the Lake district. Many of its ingredients are sourced from the kitchen gardens, while dedicated vegetarian menus ensure eating here is accessible for everyone.

Paul Ainsworth operates a number of restaurants in Cornwall, but this Michelin-starred spot has got to be the jewel in his crown, where it serves an exciting, story-led menu that champions locally sourced Cornish produce.

Somerset restaurant Holm’s ethos is deeply rooted in nature, drawing on fantastic local farmers, fisherman, growers and butchers for its produce. While low intervention, organic and biodynamic wines are served alongside its seasonal tasting menus.

This Michelin-starred spot in Belfast centres around an open kitchen, providing diners with an element of theatre as they watch the chefs prepare their food. Focused on relaxed fine dining, head chef and owner Gareth McCaughey uses the best local ingredients to create his inspired tasting menus.

Alchemilla is a progressive, forward-thinking restaurant in Nottingham run by Restaurant Sat Bains alumni Alex Bond. Its tasting menus are filled with invention and modern ideas, including the likes of nori with fermented mushroom caramel and aged parmesan.

This 17th-century pub and restaurant serves an affordable yet elevated a la carte menu. Produce is primarily sourced from the nearby Balcaskie Estate along with a handful of other local growers to keep menus seasonal and local.

This small but mighty restaurant with rooms has held on to its two Michelin stars for over a decade now, not least because it’s turning out some of the most exceptional plates in the UK both in terms of style and quality.

Born in North Wales and having spent seven years at The Fat Duck, chef Nick Rudge brings a wealth of experience to his latest venture The Jackdaw in Conwy. Here, he places beautiful Welsh produce at the fore of his menus, such as ‘Welsh Salt Duck’ with pickled damsons and hispi cabbage.

Not content with having one champion restaurant in Newcastle, Kenny Atkinson has opened another one just down the road. The UK isn’t short of great tasting menus these days, but Solstice is right up there with the best of them.

Following major success at his first restaurant The Swan at Oldstead, Tommy Banks has stuck to a similar approach here, serving seasonally-changing and uncomplicated dishes that pay homage to Yorkshire's incredible produce.

A fine example of just how brilliant hotel restaurants can be, Michelin-starred Northcote is led by the highly-talented Lisa Goodwin Allen where she focuses on bringing British produce and dishes up to date.

The serene, Scandi-style dining room provides a calming backdrop in which to indulge in some of Swedish chef Alex Nietosvuori’s intricate cooking. Hjem’s food offering comes in the form of one 15-18-course tasting menu, where Northumberland produce is treated with Scandinavian techniques.

Husband and wife team Daniel and Margriet honed their skills at Petrus and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, so it’s no surprise this gastropub nails all the small details, from pitch-perfect service to delicious food.

Head chef Kevin Tickle brings his love of the Cumbrian landscape to this 17th-century inn via a menu of seasonal, locally-sourced dishes. Alongside tasting menus, there’s also a bar where diners can enjoy quality beers, carefully selected wines and seasonal small plates.

Set in a converted ferryman’s cottage on the Insta-friendly shores of Loch Fyne, Inver blends ultra-fresh local produce - sometimes straight out of the loch - with clever Nordic technique.

This 15th-century inn won a Michelin star within the first year of opening, having garnered a reputation as one of the UK’s best gastropubs. Modern and refined dishes appear in both a la carte and tasting menu format.

Inventive, refined and affordable in equal measure, Japanese sharing plates restaurant Kushi-ya is an immense addition to Nottingham’s dining scene. Pop by for a staggering display of skewers, small plates and sake.

Excellent produce cooked over fire is the name of the game at SY23. At the centre of the dining room lies an open kitchen, where a charcoal grill is used to turn out a 10-course tasting menu of modern plates.

Taking residence in a stunning Grade-II listed Georgian mansion, Chef Dave Mothersill has created - arguably - Brighton’s most notable fine dining restaurant. The menu takes notes from Asian cooking but is ever-evolving depending on the season.

Raby Hunt has to be one of the UK’s most ambitious and evolving kitchens, with self-taught chef-owner James Close gearing the proceedings towards one inventive tasting menu. For the full foodie experience, snag a spot at the Kitchen Table.

Casamia was always going to be a tough act to follow, but Peter Sanchez-Iglesias and Joel Breakwell have done just that, reinventing Italian food with confidence, energy and style.

A small, 20-cover restaurant that proves good things come in small packages. The Little Fish Market serves a tasting menu focused solely around fresh fish and seafood, created by the ever-talented Duncan Ray.

England’s smallest town is home to one of its greatest restaurants, a stunning red brick pub serving seasonal menus that showcase the best of Kent’s ingredients. Think hay-smoked chalk stream trout with Celtic mustard and citrus hollandaise.

Argoe is a tribute to Newlyn’s incredible fishing heritage and produce, where sharing plates with a focus on Cornish fish and seafood are served alongside low-intervention wines on tap. Proof that beauty lies in simplicity.

With a spectacular chef’s table for two, plus a luxurious, contemporary main dining room, Cail Bruich is a special occasion spot worth saving up for. Here you’ll be treated to Lorna McNee’s unique flair for elevating the best of Scottish produce.

This unassuming restaurant sits above the Landrace Bakery in Bath where it quietly turns out a concise menu of perfectly-executed Mediterranean plates. Expect straight-forward, trattoria-style fare cooked with love – think tagliatelle with spinach, chestnuts and parmesan cream.

Housed within a 400-year-old cellar in Lyme Regis, Lilac is a relaxed restaurant and wine bar from the same team behind Robin Wylde, with a major focus on sustainability. Enjoy its seasonal sharing plates alongside low-intervention wines, local beers and exciting cocktails.

Quince is the epitome of casual fine dining, a bistro-style restaurant in Westgate-on-Sea serving Mediterranean-leaning dishes with Kentish produce. Chefs and co-owners Ben Hughes and Rafael Lopez are the brains behind the job, having spent years working at the Goods Shed in Canterbury together.

Owners Stephen Toman (chef) and Alain Kerloc’h (sommelier) opened OX in 2013 to put into practice their hard-earned skills working in restaurants. The result is an artistic display of seasonal Irish ingredients served alongside an extensive wine list.

Combining exemplary cooking with organic produce grown in the grounds of Netherwood Estate, Pensons is a beacon for the heights that can be reached with great ingredients and skillful technique.

This relaxed, Italian-inspired eatery is headed up by husband-and-wife team Dean and Anna who offer simple, unfussy dishes designed to be shared with loved ones. Sustainable initiatives are put into practice too, with many of its biodynamic and organic wines available on tap to reduce glass waste.

Will Devlin’s self-sustaining Kentish idyll still ranks high, combining fabulous home-grown produce and innovative cooking. A genuine, heartfelt celebration of the ‘Garden of England’.

As Manchester’s culinary scene grows brighter, The French remains at the head of the table. Adam Reid’s precise cooking is rooted in northern comforts, resulting in a restaurant we’d happily eat in many times over.

Setting up in a Baltic Quarter warehouse, Manifest sounds a little chilly but is anything but - clever British cooking and carefully-sourced wines are served with warmth and generosity.

We awaited Niall Keating’s next project with anticipation and Lunar did not disappoint - simple, elegant and punchy, Keating’s style courses through the veins of this destination restaurant, which also celebrates Wedgwood and The Potteries.

James Sommerin is no stranger to success, but Home may be his greatest achievement yet. The whole Sommerin family works front and back of house, turning out an elegant, thought-provoking tasting menu.

The legacy of the great Andrew Fairlie continues at this luxury hotel restaurant. You know what you get at Gleneagles - precise, sumptuous dishes, rooted in European tradition and the very best Scottish produce.

Jon and Helen Howe’s beloved Cheltenham restaurant is admirable on many levels, turning out a range of delicious tasting menus, as well as fantastic vegetarian food, all whilst running an organic 15-acre smallholding.

The original trailblazer is still going strong, pushing out mind-bending, multi-sensory tasting menus that may leave you questioning what you thought you knew about food. Still a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

This perfectly-formed little restaurant serves a compact menu of modern British food that you just want to dive into. A real gem.

With just six tables available per night, dinner at this distillery restaurant is pretty exclusive. The trip is absolutely worth it, though, as Mark Donald’s globetrotting menus are out of this world.

Named after legendary author (and Henley-on-Thames native) George Orwell, this beloved local restaurant mixes gastropub charms with some really creative, seasonal British cooking.

Everything you eat at Coombeshead is grown and produced on the 66-acre farm, from fruit and veg to bread, meat and more. Exceptional produce is really allowed to sing by Tom Adams and team, and you can stay overnight in this countryside hideaway too.

Roberta Hall-McCarron’s second restaurant has smashed all expectations. We love the soothing interiors almost as much as we love Hall-McCarron’s delicious, inventive cooking.

Kenny Atkinson is still Newcastle’s big name, and his restaurant remains a joyous place to spend lunch or dinner. Dishes are rooted in local, seasonal produce and classic technique.

With former Silo chef Brendan Eades now at the helm, Tillingham is going from strength-to-strength as a trailblazer for hyper-local, seasonal, sustainable cooking, not to mention supplying wines to restaurants all over the country.

A wine bar where the food is as good - if not better - than the carefully selected low-intervention drinks list, Bar Brett turns out plates full of the hum of wood-fired cooking that borrow inspiration from across the globe.

A culinary force to be reckoned with, Condita is a leading light of Edinburgh’s restaurant scene where guests have no autonomy over what they eat. Instead, expect a three-hour long surprise tasting menu for £140.

A steel building in the heart of the steel city, Joro is refreshingly unpretentious yet exceedingly ambitious all at once. Run by a husband and wife team, this restaurant with rooms turns out plates fizzing with flavour.

The jewel in Michael Caines’ crown, Lympstone Manor in Devon comes with all the trimmings of fine dining that you’d expect, and earned itself a Michelin star just six months after opening. Menus are developed around the local southwest larder.

Not all locals are born equal, and a head and shoulders above the rest is The Masons Arms. Found in a sweet thatched building, its appearance is cottagecore while the food is anything but frilly - this is expertly mastered, gutsy pub grub.

Anything but ordinary, the Wilderness’ quirks are found in every twist and turn of the eccentric menu that isn’t afraid to make unusual pairings in pursuit of a menu you’ll remember long after your last bite.

Boasting Bath’s only Michelin star, the Olive Tree ushers guests along on five- or seven-course journeys to discover chef Chris Cleghorn’s exciting signature style. A style no doubt fostered during his tutelage under Heston Blumenthal.

Behind the British boozer charm lies a brilliant gastropub restaurant at The Oarsman. Sink into a studded leather booth by the fire and tuck into some proper British cooking.

Plates that appear deceptively simple but are underpinned by exacting technique are the order of the day at Wilsons, one of Bristol’s best restaurants. Here you’ll find true allegiance to showcasing sustainability through seasonality in fresh new ways.

No stranger to awards, Adam’s has won a slew of praise since opening. The best seat in the house is the chef’s table which allows you to watch the buzz of the pass while enjoying the daily-changing menu.

Offering feelgood factor by the spadeful, this cosy refurbished inn deals in a three course, daily changing menu for £45. Pies have made the kitchen famous, which are most often served at lunch, like the wonderfully comforting layered creamed potato terrine creation.

No stranger to awards, The Whitebrook is backed by a slew of praise from across the country. The reason? Chris Harrod’s vibrant, fresh take on British food. Grab Three courses for under £50 at lunchtime.

A young, dynamic team led by Neil Bentinck helped reinvigorate York’s status as a dining destination back in 2016 and it’s pulled the punters ever since. Expect bold, international flavours handled with surprising ease.

The Latin word for ‘heart’, COR’s aim is to bring people together and to create a warm and friendly environment for all. The menu takes influence from the owners’ love of the Mediterranean with a seasonal spin so the menus are always changing.

Proudly Irish, Blank celebrates its people and produce through its unique storytelling style. Plating is stylish, flavours are impactful and service is impeccable, while the pre-theatre offers an accessible way-in if the nine-course tasting menu proves too punchy.

A jewel in the crown of Wales’ epic Gower Peninsula, Beach House offers the ultimate in relaxed fine dining. Dishes often have a theatrical flourish in their presentation, taking the masterful cookery to another level.

Arguably Birmingham’s most famous restaurant, Purnell's has maintained its appeal with its deadly combination of charm and consistency. Staff are the bend-over-backwards kind and the exacting food is the sort that will stay with you long after the meal has ended.

Nathan Outlaw’s flagship restaurant has had a few reincarnations over the years but has settled on an elaborate eleven-course tasting menu that sits firmly in treat territory. For seafood fans, this is a once-in-a lifetime sort of experience.

Championing unfussy food, The Woodspeen’s immaculate handling of homegrown ingredients has earned it a Michelin star. When enjoyed with a glass of something from the swish wine list, in the design-led dining room, the whole experience feels pretty special.

Carving out its own quirky niche, eating at ??The Man Behind the Curtain is unlike any other dining experience in the UK. Dishes bounce from Japanese- and Indian-inspired plates through to tropical desserts and a take on tiramisu.

Achingly cool Erst deals in the kind of fare that is made for impressing companions with. The smart natural wines and stylish small plates lend themselves equally as well to dates as group dinners.

Proving Michelin starred food needn’t be overengineered, Bulrush’s sharp tasting menu see-saws from humble local produce to luxurious wagyu beef. Eating here is a journey through new and delightful flavour pairings in a pared-back dining room.

You won’t see the same dish twice even if you are a regular at The Palmerston. The cosy neighbourhood spot meticulously sources ingredients from local farmers, growers and fishermen.

A sort of British version of an agriturismo, this countryside bolthole serves food worth travelling for via its family-style four-course seasonal menu made almost entirely from produce grown or reared on site. Bonus points for covetable interiors.

Dan Kenny is blazing his own trail in Brighton, cooking up audacious tasting menus packed with bold, Asian-flecked umami flavours. There’s only one menu to choose from, but Kenny’s food is some of the most inventive, daring food in the country right now.

British classics are deconstructed and reimagined by Head Chef Dave Coulson at this Newcastle restaurant. Favourites include the ‘deconstructed’ fish and chips - fondly named ‘The Chippy’.

Housed inside an old butchers - in case the name didn’t give it away - this family-run restaurant works with a nose-tail ethos to ensure minimal waste. A cosy spot found in the pretty Cotswold market town of Stow-on-the-Wold.

From the team behind London’s Brawn, comes SARGASSO in Margate offering platefuls of fresh seafood right on the harbour. This relaxed restaurant has stunning sea views and event the occasional live music act.

What started life as a pop-up now has a Home (see what we did there?). This Belfast-based restaurant is headed up by Chef Ben Arnold who you may just recognise from Great British Menu.

Chef Lee Clarke describes his Peterborough restaurant as ‘fine dining without the formality’. A small garden outside is where many of the restaurant’s herbs and vegetables are grown. Along with beehives that provide the restaurant’s honey that is both served and sold by the jar.

For some truly exciting British cooking, Head Chef Steve Drake’s Sorrel perfectly executes classic dishes with a modern take. Diners can expect unique flavour combinations that will surprise and delight their palate.

Just north of Edinburgh’s city centre you will find Fhior (which is Gaelic for true). Opened in 2018 by couple Scott and Laura Smith, this family-run restaurant promises local produce on the menu along with small-batch natural wines.

This cosy pub nestled in Northern Ireland’s countryside has - impressively - been serving its guests for more than 400 years. Its menu of pared-back punchy classics offers diners exquisite flavours teamed with cosy and familiar comfort food.

A joint project between Chef Adam Handling and co-chef proprietors Steven Kerr and Johnny McNeil, this classic British pub serves a seasonal hybrid of Newcastle and Scotland’s finest dishes, a nod to the owners’ childhood homes.

An intimate restaurant found within luxury spa hotel South Lodge in West Sussex, The Pass offers a unique experience for up to 28 diners. With the chef’s pass in full view, guests can enjoy the theatrics of the kitchen.

Sur-Mer enjoyed a 2022 renovation from restauranter George Pell - the same man who looks after Soho institution L’Escargot. With an enviable seafront location and a fresh seasonal menu, this is a truly impressive restaurant, with beautiful rooms to match.

The ever-popular Potted Pig is a cosy gastropub found in the centre of Cardiff. The menu is home to familiar comfort food - with local Welsh ingredients where possible. You also won’t want to miss the pub’s popular gin lounge.

This well-respected Indian restaurant in Leeds has a vast menu with a special focus on Keralan cuisine. Kerala’s long coastline was historically an arrival point for visiting traders and led to the area being a hub of new flavours and influences that blend together beautifully.

With an ever-changing menu, you can visit Route on a number of occasions and never have the same dish twice. The seasonal British menu focuses on simple dishes executed to perfection, along with a 70-strong wine list.

What started as a pop-up concept now has a permanent home in the heart of Belfast. Roam serves a locally sourced, seasonal a la carte menu in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

This pretty country pub and hotel is located in the heart of rural Norfolk and is the perfect spot for a cosy bite. Along with fresh seasonal menus, this converted mill is packed full of character and charm.

Just south of Birmingham’s city centre, this modern Peruvian restaurant is housed within a former bank. Owned and headed up by Michelin-starred chef Robert Ortiz, the menu gives a well-rounded offering of Robert’s impressive Peruvian cooking techniques.

Found in Lower Slaughter, this hidden gem celebrates the best of Cotswolds produce, with seasonal, regional and freshly foraged ingredients being at the heart of the restaurant’s menu.

The secret is out of the bag - one of the UK’s finest Indian restaurants is located in Epsom, Surrey. Serving Modern Indian dishes that rival some of London’s best restaurants - without the hefty price tag.

This luxury five-star hotel is also home to an elegant restaurant that boasts one of the most extensive wine lists in the country. Seasonal dishes are beautifully executed by Executive Chef Tom Scade.