Best Local Restaurant

Best Local Restaurants 2025: the frontrunners
Published 02 April 2025

We've been reading through thousands of your nominations on the hunt for Britain's Best Local Restaurants 2025 in partnership with Square. Here’s a sneak peek at the restaurants currently leading the charge, but with nominations still open until Wednesday 16th April, the competition is far from over.

Nominate your favourite local restaurant here.


Ember

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear


Cinder

St John's Wood, London


Groobarbs Field Kitchen

Knutsford, Cheshire


Skosh

York, North Yorkshire


Matt's Kitchen

Bruton, Somerset


Porter & Rye

Glasgow, Strathclyde


Alfredo's

Somerton, Somerset


Fino

Cromer, Norfolk


Auction House

Louth, Lincolnshire


Higher Farm

Shepton Mallet, Somerset


Madresfield Butchers and Grill

Malvern, Worcestershire


White Horse Restaurant

Hendrerwydd, Wales


Redwood Wines

Dunkeld, Perthshire & Kinross


Nominate your favourite local restaurant by 16th April here.