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Top chefs share their favourite UK restaurants
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Where do top chefs like to eat?
Last week in The Observer, chefs shared their favourite spots to eat across the UK, from casual eateries to fine dining destination restaurants. Here is the full list:
1. Silk Road, London SE5
Recommended by James Cochran, chef-owner, 1251 & Goat.
2. Inver, Strathlachan, Argyll
Recommended by James Lowe, chef and co-founder, Lyle’s and Flor
3. The Dawnay Arms, Newton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire
Recommended by Tommy Banks, head chef, Black Swan
4. Black Radish, London SW19
Recommended by Phil Howard, chef and co-owner, Elystan Street
5. St Kew Cafe, Bodmin, Cornwall
Recommended by Paul Ainsworth, chef-owner, Paul Ainsworth at No 6
6. Native, London SE1
Recommended by Ramael Scully, head chef and co-owner, Scully St James’s
7. The Dining Room, Abersoch, Gwynedd
Recommended by Gary Usher, chef-owner, Sticky Walnut and Hispi
8. Taste of Pakistan, Hounslow
Recommended by Asma Khan, chef-founder, Darjeeling Express
9. Lina Stores, London W1
Recommended by Zoe Adjonyoh, chef-owner, Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen
10. Kitchen at the Chapel, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Recommended by Sarit Packer, chef and co-owner, Honey & Co
11. Sambal Shiok, London N7
Recommended by Chantelle Nicholson, chef-owner, Tredwells
12. Singburi, London E11
Recommended by Erchen Chang, co-founder, Bao and Xu
13. The Walled Gardens, Manchester
Recommended by Mary-Ellen McTague, chef and co-founder, The Creameries
14. L’Escargot Bleu, Edinburgh
Recommended by Tom Kitchin, chef-owner, Kitchin, the Scran & Scallie and the Bonnie Badger
15. Tá Tá Eatery at Tayēr/Elementary, London EC1
Recommended by Jeremy Chan, head chef and co-owner, Ikoyi
16. Ultracomida, Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Recommended by Stephen Terry, chef-owner, the Hardwick
17. Perilla, London N16
Recommended by Selin Kiazim, chef-director, Oklava
18. The Canton Arms, London SW8
Recommended by Margot Henderson, chef and co-owner, Rochelle Canteen
19. The Inn at Whitewell, near Clitheroe, Lancs
Recommended by Lisa Goodwin-Allen, executive chef, Northcote
20. Chesters by the River, Ambleside, Cumbria
Recommended by Simon Rogan, chef-owner, L’Enclume
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Top chefs share their favourite UK restaurants
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New restaurant openings in 2020
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