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100 Best Local Restaurants 2026 - Nomination form

100 Best Local Restaurants 2026 - Nomination form

09 Mar, 2026

Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants in partnership with Square is back for 2026 and we need your help to find the very best local, independent restaurants across the country. A Best Local Restaurant is likely to be a casual kind of place, with excellent cooking using local suppliers and a brilliantly ...

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    The hunt for Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants is officially on!

    09 Mar, 2026

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    Roberta Hall-McCarron’s perfect pie recipes

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    New restaurant openings in 2026

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    21 perfect pies for British Pie Week

    21 perfect pies for British Pie Week

    The humble pie is a mainstay of pub and restaurant menus across Britain but not all are created equal. From steamed suet pastry and golden crusts to potato-topped comforts and fillings spiked with bone marrow, in honour of British Pie ...

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    21 perfect pies for British Pie Week

    25 top dog-friendly pubs & restaurants in Britain

    25 top dog-friendly pubs & restaurants in Britain

    Taking place from 5-8 March, Crufts is the world’s biggest dog show with thousands of pooches from around the world competing for the coveted title of Best in Show. Here at the Good Food Guide, we love dogs almost as ...

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    25 top dog-friendly pubs & restaurants in Britain

    A local's guide to Altrincham

    A local's guide to Altrincham

    With A Taste of Altrincham festival returning for a second year, from 27th February until 8th March, we asked local expert Emma Sturgess to give us her tour of the town’s culinary highlights.

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    A local's guide to Altrincham

    Best restaurants in Cardiff

    Best restaurants in Cardiff

    St David’s Day, on 1st March, has been celebrated by the Welsh since the 12th century, honouring not only their patron saint but Wales as a whole. As well as singing, dancing and lots of dragons, daffodils (and leeks) on ...

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    Best restaurants in Cardiff

    From High Peak to Hathersage: where to find the best coffee (and cake) in the Peak District

    From High Peak to Hathersage: where to find the best coffee (and cake) in the Peak District

    Venturing into the Peak District? Ashleigh Arnott shares her hit list of proper coffee stops and great bakes worthy of a detour.

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    From High Peak to Hathersage: where to find the best coffee (and cake) in the Peak District

    Half term by the coast: where to eat with kids in tow

    Half term by the coast: where to eat with kids in tow

    Half term is here, the car is packed and the coast is calling. A seaside escape with the kids promises salty air, shoreline strolls and the joy of just being together. But when hunger strikes, finding great food that’s genuinely ...

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    Half term by the coast: where to eat with kids in tow

    Hand-pulled noodles, daytime dim sum and aromatic ground pot chicken: Where to eat in Scotland’s unofficial Chinatown

    Hand-pulled noodles, daytime dim sum and aromatic ground pot chicken: Where to eat in Scotland’s unofficial Chinatown

    Heading towards the Year of the Fire Horse, Edinburgh native James Porteous reflects on a generational shift in Chinese cooking in the Scottish capital, offering up a few suggestions on where to find great regional dishes in what’s become Scotland’s ...

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    Hand-pulled noodles, daytime dim sum and aromatic ground pot chicken: Where to eat in Scotland’s unofficial Chinatown

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    Celebrating 100 years of Veeraswamy: the oldest Indian restaurant in the UK

    Veeraswamy, Mayfair

    Join the Good Food Guide team for a truly special members-only lunch marking 100 years of Veeraswamy, the UK’s oldest Indian restaurant. Set within one of the capital’s most historic dining rooms, you’ll enjoy a six-course tasting menu inspired by the iconic dishes that have defined Veeraswamy’s remarkable legacy. Each ...

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