Best Restaurants in Nottinghamshire

In total, there are 23 award winning restaurants in Nottinghamshire, based on the combined awards from the leading UK restaurant guides.

Were you expecting to see more restaurants in Nottinghamshire? Remember at Leading Restaurants we only list restaurants holding awards from major restaurant guides; currently less than 3% of all restaurants in the UK and Ireland hold an award from a major guide.

The best restaurant in Nottinghamshire is Restaurant Sat Bains in Nottingham (based on our unique combination of the leading UK restaurant guides) where head chefs Sat Bains and John Freeman serve up award winning Creative Cuisine. Restaurant Sat Bains currently holds 2 Michelin Stars, 5 AA Rosettes and a ranking of 30th in UK in the Hardens Top 100.

There are currently 2 listed Michelin Star restaurants in Nottinghamshire consisting of 1 restaurant holding 2 Michelin Stars and 1 restaurant holding 1 Michelin Star. There are also 3 restaurants holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand and 3 restaurants holding a standard Michelin Guide listing.

There are currently 17 listed AA Rosette restaurants in Nottinghamshire consisting of 1 restaurant holding 5 AA Rosettes, 1 restaurant holding 4 AA Rosettes, 10 restaurants holding 2 AA Rosettes and 5 restaurants holding 1 AA Rosette.

Nottinghamshire has long offered a dining scene that reflects both its industrious past and its quietly confident present. Wandering through its market towns and former mining communities, one encounters a blend of traditional inns and imaginative newcomers, each with a story as layered as the regions redbrick architecture. The old coaching routes once fed travellers on hearty stews and robust ales, and echoes of that history endure in pubs that still prize well worked recipes passed down through generations. Yet these places are no museum pieces; chefs across the county now take familiar local staples, from game to root vegetables, and rework them with an eye for precision and a fondness for subtle, seasonal flavour. In Nottingham itself, the dining revival of recent decades has radiated outward, encouraging ambitious kitchens from Edwinstowe to Southwell to find their own voice. One senses an eagerness to respect the ingredients that flourish in the surrounding farmland while embracing techniques that lift the food beyond the merely rustic. From bakery counters offering buttery pastries that rival those of bigger cities to restaurants tucked into converted mills where tasting menus unfold with quiet poise, Nottinghamshire rewards curiosity. It remains an area where culinary history is not just preserved but continually reinterpreted, each plate telling a tale of place, craft, and a region steadily refining its palate.