Editorial
Where to eat Published 11 January 2025
Best restaurants with rooms in Wales
Wales has an exceptional selection of restaurants with rooms, where outstanding food and inviting accommodation come together seamlessly. From countryside hideaways to coastal retreats, these destinations offer memorable dining experiences alongside cosy, characterful stays, making them perfect for a relaxing getaway. Whether it’s the inventive tasting menus at Ynyshir, the rustic charm of The Felin Fach Griffin, or the coastal ...
News Published 10 January 2025
News bites | 8th January 2025
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Feature Published 10 January 2025
On the inspector's plate: an ode to offal
Consider yourself an adventurous eater? In lean, mean January, a Good Food Guide inspector makes the case for embracing offal more wholeheartedly.
The Good Food Guide Awards Published 08 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.
Local Guide Published 02 January 2025
A chef's guide: where to eat in and around Norwich
Norfolk’s county town makes for a perfect winter weekend escape. The handsome cathedral city is packed with cultural and historic riches and its cobbled lanes are full of independent charm. It’s made for exploring on foot, and that requires fuel. Who better than these Norwich-based chefs to guide you round the city’s deliciously varied food and drink scene?
Local Guide Published 02 January 2025
A chef's guide: where to eat in and around Oxford
Nobody knows an area’s food better than the chefs and restaurateurs who work there and shape the local culinary scene daily. We asked some to share tips for delicious eating out in and around Oxford.
Where to eat Published 02 January 2025
Dog friendly restaurants in Edinburgh
Dine in style with your furry friend at the best dog-friendly restaurants in Edinburgh. The Scottish capital is home to some exceptional restaurants, pubs and cafes – including a handful that won't mind a well-behaved pooch in tow. Here are our favourites. While we strive to provide the most up-to-date information, we recommend checking with the restaurant before making plans, as policies can change.
Where to eat Published 22 December 2024
Best Thai restaurants in London
London’s Thai dining scene is more dynamic than ever, blending regional specialities, fragrant spices, and open-flame cooking with the capital’s cosmopolitan flair. From hidden corners of Shoreditch to the bustle of Soho, these kitchens deftly balance time-honoured techniques with quality British produce, producing punchy, vibrant dishes that go far beyond the familiar green curries and pad ThaisHere is our pick of ...
Feature Published 19 December 2024
Unreserved: 2024 in review with Jimi Famurewa
The restaurant year generally ends, not with a bang or a whimper, but a prolonged, flailing frenzy. Sudden closures and rush-released openings offer a mixed picture of a twitchy industry; dining rooms roar and throb with paper-hatted Christmas party inebriates, blundering into storage cupboards on the way to the loos; WhatsApp groups called things like ‘Festive Dinner’ become inadvertent performance ...
Feature Published 19 December 2024
The Good Food Guide inspectors' meals of the year, 2024
Our Good Food Guide inspectors are a talented crew, stationed across Britain from the Highlands to Hereford, sending word on the most promising places to eat. Some have been inspecting for the Guide since the 90s, while others are young, hungry and delivering a fresh perspective. Regardless of age, their discerning eye and sharpness of appetite is universal. When they're ...