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This year, in partnership with Square , we are thrilled to bring you our 15th annual list celebrating Britain’s Best Local Restaurants. These are the places where you really love to eat. From almost 60,000 nominations, we’ve chosen 100 of the most compelling, confident, community-focused restaurants, bistros and wine bars that turn out cooking as wonderful as the warmth of their welcome. Some entrants you’ll have seen on the list before, and others are new - brilliant under-the radar gems you’ve helped us to uncover.
What’s more, you’ll find a surprising level of affordability across the list. A hearty lunch with a good glass of wine will set you back just £15 at many of our winners, offering extraordinary value for money. Read on to see our overall winner, regional winners and explore the full list of entrants to see if your favourite has made it
- Chloe Hamilton, editor
Square powers the restaurants that make your neighbourhood feel like home — including some of this year's Best Local Restaurants! Square's all-in-one connected system supports businesses of all sizes, helping them deliver brilliant service alongside incredible food. Being named one of The Good Food Guide ’s Best Local Restaurants for 2025 reflects the care, craft, and community these restaurants bring to the table — and Square is proud to celebrate with them all. Visit squareup.com for more.
Best Local Restaurant: Overall Winner
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Winchester, Hampshire
Overall & South East Winner
Lucky Lychee is the kind of place you dream of having in your neighbourhood. From humble beginnings as a market stall to a buzzy restaurant run from a pub, husband-and-wife team James Harris and Nicole Yeoh have put their all into creating an accessible, charming and uncompromisingly delicious slice of Malaysia for the grateful locals of Winchester and well beyond.
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Regional Winner: Central & East of England
Cromer, Norfolk
Pairing brilliant value lunches with occasion-worthy cooking, Dan Goff and Ruth Butler’s characterful new bistro brings a fresh burst of energy to Cromer.
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Regional Winner: London
Queen's Park, London
Soulful, sparklingly warm and rooted in family, this Italian trattoria has been at the beating heart of its North London community for nearly two decades.
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Regional Winner: Yorkshire & the North East
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
A beacon of the North East, Anna Hedworth’s homely Jesmond gem trades in seasonal plates as adventurous as they are lovably delicious.
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Regional Winner: North West
Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Persevere as you wind your way through this Prestwich industrial estate because Nico Pasquali’s delightful little caffè-cum-trattoria that awaits is the remarkable reward.
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Regional Winner: Scotland
Dunkeld, Perthshire & Kinross
Roseanna and Morgwn Preston-Jones bring their international outlook to this little bottle shop, bar and restaurant in the gateway to the Highlands. On the menu? World class pasta, a superb selection of wines and joyful hospitality.
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Regional Winner: South West
Newquay, Cornwall
Fizzing with energy, chef Ben Harrison’s fearless Basque-British hangout is a thrilling sign of Newquay’s restaurant revival.
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Regional Winner: Wales
Hundleton, Pembrokeshire
Surrounded by the rugged beauty of Pembrokeshire, Paternoster Farm is a one-of-a-kind celebration of land and community from chef-farmer Michelle Evans.
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Britain's 100 Best Local Restaurants 2025:
Blackpool , Lancashire
 Sé Anar
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High Peak, Derbyshire
A Tavola Gastronomia Siciliana
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Brighton, East Sussex
Amari
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Louth, Lincolnshire
Auction House
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
Bar San Juan
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Edinburgh, Lothians
Barry Fish
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Bavette
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Liverpool, Merseyside
Belzan
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Bench
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York, North Yorkshire
Black Wheat Club
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
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Beaminster, Dorset
Brassica
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Farringdon, London
Brutto
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Stockport , Greater Manchester
Cantaloupe
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Saffron Walden, Essex
Chater's
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Tottenham, London
Chuku's
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Levenshulme, Greater Manchester
Cibus
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St John's Wood, London
Cinder St John's Wood
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Caversham, Berkshire
Clay's
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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Coin
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Newquay, Cornwall
Counter Culture
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Derby , Derbyshire
Ebi Sushi
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St Austell , Cornwall
Edie's
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Fancett's Bistro
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Broadstairs, Kent
Fifteen Square Metres
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Edinburgh, Lothians
Fin & Grape
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
View Fino
New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Shepherd's Bush, London
Giulia
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Glasgow , Strathclyde
Gloriosa
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Hull, East Yorkshire
Hearth
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Castle Cary, Somerset
Higher Farm
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Oakham, Rutland
Hitchen's Barn
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Sandgate, Kent
John Dory Wine
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Stroud, Gloucestershire
Juliet
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Norwich, Norfolk
L’Hexagone Bistro Français
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Lark
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Edinburgh, East Lothian
Leftfield
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Crouch End, London
Les 2 Garçons
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Nottingham , Nottinghamshire
Little Brickhouse
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Bristol
Little Hollows Pasta
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Long Friday
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Ringwood, Hampshire
Lovitaly
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Best Local Restaurant
Winchester, Hampshire
Lucky Lychee
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Prestwich, Greater Manchester
Lupo
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Brighton, East Sussex
Med
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Lechlade, Gloucestershire
New Wave Brasserie
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Kirkburton, West Yorkshire
Norman's Neighbourhood Kitchen
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Sunderland , Tyne & Wear
North
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Fowey, Cornwall
North Street Kitchen
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Hundleton, Pembrokeshire
Paternoster Farm
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Maida Vale, London
Paulette
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Piccalilli
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Edinburgh , Lothians
Pomelo
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
Pompette
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Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire
Post
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Alresford, Hampshire
Pulpo Negro
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Dunkeld, Perthshire & Kinross
Redwood Wines
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Wells, Somerset
Root Wells
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Maidenhead, Berkshire
Seasonality
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York, North Yorkshire
Skosh
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Walthamstow, London
Slowburn
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Stretford Canteen
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire
The Black Bear Inn
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Abersoch, Gwynedd
The Dining Room
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Pittenweem, Fife
The Dory Bistro
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Balerno, Lothians
The Free Company
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Canterbury, Kent
The Goods Shed
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Selkirk, Borders
The Gordon Arms
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Walthamstow, London
The Lacy Nook
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Chettiscombe, Devon
The Lost Kitchen
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Settle, North Yorkshire
The Nettle
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Edinburgh, Lothians
The Palmerston
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Dartmouth, Devon
The Seahorse
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
The Small Canteen
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Manchester, Greater Manchester
The Spärrows
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Swine Bistro
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Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
The Warren
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Ruswarp, North Yorkshire
The Waterside
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Lochaline, Highlands & Islands
The Whitehouse
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Grasmere, Cumbria
The Yan
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Tighnabruaich , Argyll & Bute
Tide & Thyme
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Birmingham, West Midlands
Tropea
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Bath, Somerset
Upstairs at Landrace
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Kingsbridge , Devon
Wild Artichokes
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New Review
Best Local Restaurant
Newborough, Isle of Anglesey
Y Marram
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Best Local Restaurant
Nantgaredig, Carmarthenshire
Y Polyn
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The Good Food Guide Best Local Restaurant Awards 2025 winners: South East & overall winner: Lucky Lychee, Winchester Central & East of England regional winner: Fino, Cromer London regional winner: Ida, Queen's Park Yorkshire & the North East regional winner: Long Friday, Newcastle upon Tyne North West regional winner: Lupo, Prestwich Scotland regional winner: Redwood Wines, Dunkeld South West regional winner: Counter Culture, Newquay Wales regional winner: Paternoster Farm, Hundleton
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