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Find out about the latest goings-on in British food – there’s everything from English wine and vegetarian curries to the best food towns and restaurants in churches!

Top 10 quirky restaurants

Top 10 Quirky Restaurants

Ever wanted to eat up a tree, on the top deck of a vintage bus or in total darkness? What about tucking into snail porridge or eating in a converted deco cinema? If the answer’s yes, it’s time to tackle our tasty top 10.

Top 10 Quirky Restaurants
The Tea Cosy, Brighton - copyright Wordridden

Top 10 British tearooms

Here in Britain we take our tea seriously. Each day we sink 165 million cups of it. It’s our national drink – classless, timeless and tasty. But where to go? Join us for a teatime trip around Britain’s best places to savour a cup of the brown stuff.

Top 10 British tearooms
Tea Guild Award 2009

Best tea in London and Britain named

The best place in London to enjoy a delicious cup of afternoon tea has been named as The English Tea Room, Brown’s Hotel, which has won The Tea Guild’s prestigious award for the capital.

Best tea in London and Britain named
Nigella Lawson

Britain’s Celebrity Chefs

Britain is home to some of the world’s best chefs, and many of them have now become national and international celebrities. Find out about your favourite British celebrity chef, where their restaurants are, and we’ve even got recipes from them for you to try.

Britain’s Celebrity Chefs
The Old Bakehouse Restaurant

Organic Restaurants in Britain

Britain is home to thousands of great restaurants, and a growing number of them are becoming organic – serving healthy, non-GM food. See our favourites here.

Organic Restaurants in Britain
The Bridge Hotel Dining

Halal Food in Britain

Halal food has become so popular in Britain that it is readily available in hundreds of restaurants in London and around the UK as well as in hotels, supermarkets and local shops.

Halal Food in Britain
Curry

Vegetarian Curries in Britain

Britain is considered one of the most vegetarian-friendly nations in Europe – this is probably because so many of us are vegetarians or vegans. So wherever you choose to dine in Britain, you’re sure to find excellent vegetarian options on offer and people who understand your particular food requirements.

Vegetarian Britain
Three Chimneys Restaurant

Top 5 restaurants with rooms

Just think! Delicious food and comfortable bedrooms are what we all need as we head off to have a holiday or break.

Discover the top 5 restaurants with rooms
Sculpture in Chichester Cathedral

Eat in churches

Have you ever wondered if there might be an opportunity to enjoy a meal in a rather different location to a restaurant, pub or hotel?

Eat in churches
Restaurant Fifteen Cornwall

Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall

As you stroll into the reception of Jamie Oliver's latest restaurant project, Fifteen Cornwall, you know you're in for a really good time.

Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall
Castle Douglas Design Cafe

Food towns

In Britain today we are seeing the emergence of a number of food towns where visitors and residents can enjoy a wide variety of food experiences and meet and mix with local people who are passionate about their local food story.

Food towns
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