UK restaurants

One UK restaurant critic has clearly decided that they can do the job better than the people he's been reviewing. According to Restaurant website and

Planning a trip outside the capital? Here's our guide to the very best restaurants opening soon across the entire country.

Here's our guide to the very best restaurants that have opened recently outside of London, across the whole of the UK.

26/3/25 - updated with Baked by Cordia opening date

Two years ago Chantelle Nicholson opened Apricity in Mayfair, a restaurant that perfectly showcased her strong commitment to sustainability and vegetable-forward approach to cooking. The restaurant later won the

30/10/24 - updated with more details about the opening. 

It may be cheaper to fly to Girona to try the original, than to take the train up to Scotland - but news that world-class restaurant El Celler de Can Roca is opening a restaurant north of the border is still very interesting indeed.

The restaurant is opening a dining 'experience' up at The Macallan

Deep in the heart of Suffolk, you'll find this country pub with a truly excellent and inventive menu. We went to try out the Greyhound Inn.  

The team behind Nest and Restaurant St Barts have opened their first out-of-London space - we travelled to Norfolk to check out Nest Farmhouse. 

Pining for large open spaces and fresh country air? These pubs are all close enough to town for you to countenance a day trip - and some have rooms to stay over if you fancy. 

On one of the largest pieces of family-owned land near the south coast, Wiston Estate has an extensive winery and a great restaurant in Chalk, which specialises in local Sussex produce. We took the train down for a day trip. 

Resident food writer Andy Lynes reveals how this seaside city now has a distinctive dining identity that’s well worth taking the train from London to experience. 

The huge new gallery opening RH England at Aynho Park in Oxfordshire has, in one fell swoop, brought five new restaurants to the Cotswolds.

Set over a 73-acre estate, it's really quite the undertaking. On an estate that includes an architecture and design library, a Sir John Soane exhibition and gardens by Capability Brown, the five new restaurants

The Suffolk and its restaurant Sur Mer bring a touch of London glamour to the seaside town of Aldeburgh. We took a trip to Suffolk for a staycation to check it out.  

Adam Smith has taken his restaurant in Ascot's Coworth Park to a whole new level. We take a look at the plush surroundings before checking out the brand-new Woven. 

A Hot Dinners exclusive. Updated 28/9/22 with opening date

Down in Margate, the food scene seems unstoppable with loads of interesting places opening up to look after locals and entice Londoners down for the weekend.

This summer will see the opening of Sète by Jackson Berg & Natalia Ribbe, the team behind well-established restaurant Barletta at Turner Contemporary. The launch will be in two

This stylish seaside spot boasts the top chef Nuno Mendes' involvement in its menus. We booked ourselves in for a south coast staycation.