Two Derbyshire restaurants revealed in Good Food Guide 2025 - full list of 100 best local restaurants

The Good Food Guide, in partnership with Square, has announced its 100 best local restaurants for 2025 - and two Derby restaurants are on the list.

Now in its 15th year, the Best Local Restaurant awards spotlight brilliant, independently run venues that define affordable and accessible dining across Britain.

From Derby to Dunkeld, Newcastle to the Cornish coast, nearly 60,000 public nominations poured in from diners eager to champion their favourite spots when nominations opened in March.

Two Derbyshire eateries shone in the Central England region.

Ebi Sushi on the unassuming Abbey Street in Derby city centre serves up sashimi, ngiri, yakitori, light-as-air tempura and more. It also has fans in high places including Tim Hayward at Financial Times and Harden’s.

A Tavola Gastronomia Siciliana which is 46 miles and a 90-minute drive from Derby city centre, is the third restaurant from award-winning chef Alessio Muccio.

Diners can tuck into authentic Sicilian dishes, with pasta, gelato, cakes and pastries being made fresh onsite from its High Peak location.

The Guide's anonymous inspectors criss-crossed the country to put these nominations to the test, revealing how Britain really eats in 2025.

In a recent survey 61% of diners said that eating out has become too expensive for them this year.

This 2025 list celebrates wine bars serving sensational small plates, neighbourhood bistros breathing life into faded towns, and the cherished family-run gems where you can enjoy a great meal for under £20.

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This year’s Best Local Restaurants campaign is in partnership with business technology platform Square.

Commenting on Square’s partnership, Samantha Hussain-Letch, executive director at Square, said: “At Square, supporting the food and beverage industry is our top global priority, so we’re proud to partner with The Good Food Guide to celebrate this exceptional list of restaurants.

“The restaurants recognised by The Good Food Guide exemplify creativity and excellence, and we’re excited to see how they continue to shape the future of the industry.”

£20 and under: brilliant value at Britain’s best locals

While the rising cost of dining out has hit the wallets of customers all over Britain, a major feature of this year’s list is affordability, with £15 lunch menus proving particularly popular. Lucky Lychee (overall winner), Fino in Cromer (Central & East of England winner), Stretford Canteen (Manchester), Piccalilli (Nottingham), Juliet (Stroud) and Post in Newnham on Severn (Gloucestershire) will all feed customers well for less than £20 per head, usually with a drink included.

Other notable value-for-money venues include Swine Bistro in Leeds (two courses for £20), an £11.50 lunch at Pomelo in Edinburgh and a two-course lunch for £18 at New Wave Brasserie in Lechlade (Gloucestershire).

Wine bars and old-school Italian lead the way

The approachable format of wine bars and bottle shops offer much needed flexibility to local diners across Britain.

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A glass of something good and a menu of tempting snacks and small plates might lead to a full-blown meal, or serve as a midweek stop-in. Redwood Wines, Fino and and Counter Culture – all regional winners – follow this mould, alongside the excellent wine-led St Eia in St Ives, Mara in Aberdeen and John Dory Wine in Sandgate.

Elsewhere, the charm of old-school Italian trattorias has won the hearts of communities around the country. From the lived-in warmth of London winner, Ida, to the chequered tablecloths at North West winner, Lupo, and the low-lit buzz of Brutto, a laid-back conviviality and produce-first approach has proved a recipe for success. 10% of this year’s Best Local Restaurants are Italian.

The Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2025 - full list

Central & East of England

A Tavola Gastronomia Siciliana, High Peak

Ebi Sushi, Derby

Little Brickhouse, Nottingham

Piccalilli, Nottingham

Fino, Cromer

Fancett's Bistro, Cambridge

Auction House, Louth

Tropea, Birmingham

Hitchen's Barn, Oakham

Lark, Bury St Edmunds

L’Hexagone Bistro Français, Norwich

Chater's, Saffron Walden

Overall & South East winner: Lucky Lychee, Winchester

London: Ida, Queen’s Park

South West: Counter Culture, Newquay

Central & East of England: Fino, Cromer

North West: Lupo, Prestwich

Yorkshire & the North East: Long Friday, Newcastle upon Tyne

Scotland: Redwood Wines, Dunkeld

Wales: Paternoster Farm, Hundleton

South East

Lucky Lychee, Winchester (Overall and South East winner)

Mori Mori, Margate

Pompette, Oxford

Seasonality, Maidenhead

Amari, Brighton

Pulpo Negro, Alresford

John Dory Wine, Sandgate

JoJo's, Whitstable

Fifteen Square Metres, Broadstairs

The Goods Shed, Canterbury

Med, Brighton

Lovitaly, Ringwood

Clay's Kitchen & Bar, Caversham

London

Ida, Queen’s Park (London winner)

Giulia, Shepherd's Bush

Home SW15, Putney

Les 2 Garçons, Crouch End

Chuku's, Tottenham

Lorne, Victoria

Miga, Hackney

Paulette, Maida Vale

Brutto, Farringdon

Mambow, Clapton

The Lacy Nook, Walthamstow

Slowburn, Walthamstow

Cinder, St John's Wood

South West

Counter Culture, Newquay (South West winner)

New Wave Brasserie, Lechlade

St Eia, St Ives

Edie's, St Austell

Post, Newnham on Severn

The Seahorse, Dartmouth

Wild Artichokes, Kingsbridge

Brassica, Beaminster

Root Wells, Wells

Higher Farm, Castle Cary

The Lost Kitchen, Chettiscombe

North Street Kitchen, Fowey

Bokman, Bristol

Juliet, Stroud

Little Hollows Pasta, Bristol

Upstairs at Landrace, Bath

Other, Bristol

North West

Lupo, Prestwich (North West winner)

Cibus, Levenshulme

Stretford Canteen, Manchester

Belzan, Liverpool

 Sé Anār, Blackpool

Cantaloupe, Stockport

Bar San Juan, Manchester

The Yan, Grasmere

The Spärrows, Manchester

Yorkshire & the North East

Long Friday, Newcastle upon Tyne (Yorkshire & the North East winner)

Hearth, Hull

Coin, Hebden Bridge

The Small Canteen, Newcastle upon Tyne

Skosh, York

The Waterside, Ruswarp

Bench, Sheffield

Bavette, Leeds

Isla, Durham

Norman's Neighbourhood Kitchen, Kirkburton

North, Sunderland

Black Wheat Club, York

The Nettle, Settle

The Swine Bistro, Leeds

Scotland

Redwood Wines, Dunkeld (Scotland winner)

Tide & Thyme, Tighnabruaich

The Dory Bistro, Pittenweem

The Gordon Arms, Selkirk

Fin & Grape, Edinburgh

Mara, Aberdeen

Barry Fish, Edinburgh

Leftfield, Edinburgh

The Palmerston, Edinburgh

Gloriosa, Glasgow

The Free Company, Balerno

The Whitehouse, Lochaline

Pomelo, Edinburgh

Wales

Paternoster Farm, Hundleton (Wales winner)

Y Marram, Newborough

The Warren, Carmarthen

Mesen, Cardiff

The Shed, Swansea

The Black Bear Inn, Bettws Newydd

The Dining Room, Abersoch

Casanova, Cardiff

Y Polyn, Nantgaredig

The Good Food Guide was founded in 1951 to help diners discover the very best places to eat around Britain. The Guide says all reviews are conducted anonymously by a network of inspectors and all meals are paid for in full.