Editorial
The Good Food Guide Awards Published 03 February 2025
The Good Food Guide Awards 2025: The Winners
After a dazzling night of celebration at Theatre Royal Drury Lane for The Good Food Guide Awards 2025, in partnership with OpenTable, the trailblazing chefs and visionary restaurateurs have been crowned. Informed by The Good Food Guide’s inspectors and selected by the editors, here are the winners in full. All of them showcasing excellence in hospitality and setting the benchmark ...
Where to eat Published 01 February 2025
Dog friendly restaurants in Bristol
Bristol’s restaurants are known for their relaxed, welcoming vibe, and many extend that hospitality to diners with dogs in tow. With a mix of creative menus, comfortable settings, and a dog-friendly attitude, these spots make it easy to enjoy a meal without leaving your four-legged friend at home. From the inventive small plates at Root Bristol to the Mediterranean-inspired dishes ...
Feature Published 31 January 2025
Unreserved: What’s the deal with drinking in restaurants, asks Jimi Famurewa
As Dry January draws to a close, Good Food Guide columnist Jimi Famurewa digests the seductive power of drinking while dining.
Feature Published 30 January 2025
COOK: Chris Leach's recipe for Manteca's rigatoni with kale sauce
The menu at the always-buzzing Manteca in east London can change several times a day, such is their commitment to buying the best of the season from small scale growers. Right now the lean, cold winter months means kale is in it’s sweet peak and Chris Leach of Manteca shares their simple and delicious recipe for rigatoni with kale sauce.
Feature Published 29 January 2025
Reasons to be cheerful: Leeds dining in 2025
Dining out in Leeds in 2025 looks dramatically different to the dynamic days of the mid-2010s but there’s reasons to be cheerful, writes local expert Thom Archer.
News Published 29 January 2025
News bites | Wednesday 29 January 2025
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Feature Published 28 January 2025
What even is Scottish cuisine?
Mince and tatties, haggis bon bons and deep fried Mars bars? There’s more to Scottish cuisine, argues a Good Food Guide inspector.
Feature Published 28 January 2025
First Look: Jöro, Oughtibridge Mill, Sheffield
Luke and Stacey French’s acclaimed Jöro had long outgrown its cluster of shipping containers when a developer offered them a 19th-century paper mill located to the north of the city, perched between the Peak District and the River Don. Following several years of Grand Designs-worthy renovations, Jöro 2.0 opened in December 2024.
Where to eat Published 27 January 2025
Best restaurants in Cardiff
Cardiff seamlessly blends its rich history with a modern, dynamic energy, and this is reflected in its vibrant dining scene. The city’s best restaurants offer everything from inventive contemporary dishes to comforting favourites, often showcasing the best of Welsh produce in creative and surprising ways.Whether you’re after bold, exciting flavours or a taste of tradition with a local twist, Cardiff’s ...
The Good Food Guide Awards Published 27 January 2025
Shortlist revealed for The Good Food Guide Awards 2025
The date of The Good Food Guide Awards 2025, in partnership with OpenTable, is approaching. With the envelopes now sealed on the winners, we’re delighted to announce the star-studded shortlist.