What makes a ‘local restaurant’? Well, they’re the places we really eat at every week (we can’t fine dining all the time) and become the beating foodie heart of their communities. So, is there any surprise that 60,000 nominations were sent to The Good Food Guide’s Best Local Restaurants of 2024?
After sending undercover inspectors all over the country, this longlist of our beloved bistros, brasseries, pubs and cafés has now been cut down to 100. It’s made up of “places that are home to extraordinary local creativity and talent, personal hospitality and genuine community spirit, and that are wonderfully affordable too.”
The 100 Best Local Restaurants of 2024 has been split into eight regions of Great Britain, with Birmingham falling under ‘Central & East of England’. This year’s regional winner is the Greyhound Inn in Suffolk – the country pub described as the “perfect balance between cosy local boozer and serious foodie destination.” It is about a three-hour drive from Birmingham, but these next two local restaurants are much closer.
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Last year’s best local restaurant In Central & East Of England, Tropea, returned to the list. The Michelin Guide-approved Italian restaurant in Harborne is heavily influenced by Milanese markets – with each plate designed around a star ingredient, from fresh pasta to seafood. “It’s a love letter to Italian regional cooking, set within a clean-lined space that has the feel of a modern refettorio”.
Also returning, Chapter has been featured among the 100 Best Local Restaurants for “playing a starring role at the Artisan Market in Edgbaston”. Offering “the kind of modern brasserie dishes that city-dwellers love to eat,” Chapter covers a lot in one stylish, streamlined package – whether you want glitzy cocktails on the terrace or opt to dine in a smartly attired room with “op-art banquettes and an open kitchen.”
The Best Local Restaurants in Central & East of England:
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- Benoli in Norwich
- Chapter in Birmingham
- Darleys Restaurant in Darley Abbey
- Fancett’s Bistro in Cambridge
- Food Leigh on Sea in Leigh-on-Sea
- Greyhound Inn in Pettistree
- Hitchen’s Barn in Oakham
- Lark in Bury St Edmunds
- L’Hexagone Bistro Français in Norwich
- The Gin Trap Inn in Ringstead
- The Kilpeck Inn in Kilpeck
- The Plough in Bolnhurst
- The Trooper in Aldbury
- Tropea in Birmingham
To see The Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants of 2024 head here.