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Best Restaurants in Cumbria

The 60 best restaurants in Cumbria are shown below. Our unique ranking algorithm factors in the ratings from the Michelin Guide, AA Guide, Good Food Guide and more, to make it easy to find the best restaurants in Cumbria (including any Michelin Star restaurants in Cumbria and AA Rosette restaurants in Cumbria). Explore these award winning restaurants below via the interactive restaurant map or check out the full top 60 restaurant list. Click any restaurant to access the full restaurant details.
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Top 60 Restaurants in Cumbria

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1
L'Enclume
Cartmel
Michelin StarMichelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
10/10  (1st in UK)
2
The Forest Side
Grasmere
Michelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
7/10  (27th in UK)
3
Hrishi at the Gilpin Hotel
Windermere
Michelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
4
The Cottage in the Wood
Braithwaite
Michelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
5
The Old Stamp House Restaurant
Ambleside
Michelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
6
Rogan and Co
Cartmel
Michelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
7
Allium at Askham Hall
Penrith
Michelin Star
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
8
Lake Road Kitchen
Ambleside
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
7/10  (26th in UK)
9
The Samling
Windermere
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
10
Rothay Manor
Ambleside
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
11
Pentonbridge Inn
Carlisle
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
12
The Dog and Gun Inn
Penrith
Michelin Bib Gourmand
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
13
The Punch Bowl Inn
Crosthwaite
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
14
Gilpin Spice at the Gilpin Hotel
Windermere
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
15
Henrock at Linthwaite House
Windermere
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
16
Holbeck Ghyll
Windermere
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
17
The Sun Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale
Michelin Guide Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
18
Hazel Bank Country House
Keswick
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
19
Cragwood Country House Hotel
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
20
Farlam Hall Hotel
Cumbria
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
21
Borrowdale Gates Hotel
Keswick
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
22
Merewood Country House Hotel
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
23
The Black Swan
Kirkby Stephen
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
24
1863 Bistro
Pooley Bridge
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
25
Lake View Restaurant at Armathwaite Hall Country House
Keswick
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
26
Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel and Restaurant
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
27
Storrs Hall Hotel
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
28
Lake View Restaurant at the Inn on the Lake
Penrith
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
29
Briery Wood Country House Hotel
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
30
1871 Bistro at Appleby Manor Country House Hotel
Appleby-in-westmorland
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
31
The Terrace Restaurant at The Ryebeck
Bowness-on-Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
32
The Villa
Levens
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
33
Langdale Chase
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
34
The Belsfield Hotel
Windermere
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
35
Lake View Restaurant at the Lodore Falls Hotel
Keswick
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
36
Scafell Hotel
Borrowdale
Not Listed
AA RosetteAA Rosette
Not in Top 50
37
Aynsome Manor Hotel
Grange-over-Sands
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
38
Clare House
Grange-over-Sands
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
39
Ees Wyke Country House
Ambleside
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
40
Porto
Windermere
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
41
The Coach House Restaurant at Ravenstone Lodge
Keswick
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
42
Oscar's Restaurant at the Abbey House Hotel
Barrow-in-furness
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
43
Table 22 Restaurant at The Regent Hotel
Ambleside
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
44
The Plough at Lupton
Kirkby Lonsdale
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
45
Pheasant Inn
Kirkby Lonsdale
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
46
Grill And Smokehouse at the The Wild Boar
Windermere
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
47
Borrowdale Hotel
Borrowdale
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
48
George and Dragon
Clifton
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
49
FYR Restaurant at the North Lakes Hotel and Spa
Penrith
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
50
Stove Bar and Restaurant at the Langdale Hotel
Ambleside
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
51
The Sun Inn
Hawkshead
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
52
The Black Bull Inn
Sedbergh
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
53
Brasserie 31 at the Skiddaw Hotel
Keswick
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
54
Signature Restaurant at the Wordsworth Hotel
Grasmere
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
55
The Conservatory Restaurant at the Crown Hotel
Carlisle
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
56
Brossen Steakhouse at the Inn On The Square
Keswick
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
57
Mizu at the Lodore Falls Hotel
Keswick
Not Listed
AA Rosette
Not in Top 50
58
Kysty
Ambleside
Michelin Guide Listed
No Rosettes
Not in Top 50
59
Leathes Head Hotel
Keswick
Michelin Guide Listed
No Rosettes
Not in Top 50
60
The Drunken Duck
Ambleside
Michelin Guide Listed
No Rosettes
Not in Top 50

Best Restaurants - Overall Top 100

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Best Restaurants - Other Counties & Major Cities

Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Bedford Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bournemouth and Poole Bradford Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot Brighton and Hove Bristol Buckinghamshire Calderdale and Kirklees Cambridgeshire Cardiff Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Central Bedfordshire Central Valleys Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Conwy and Denbighshire Darlington Derby Dorset Dublin Durham East Cumbria East Derbyshire East Merseyside East Riding of Yorkshire East Sussex Edinburgh Falkirk Flintshire and Wrexham Glasgow Gloucestershire Greater Manchester North Greater Manchester South Gwent Valleys Gwynedd Hampshire Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Herefordshire Hertfordshire Hull Inner London - East Inner London - West Isle of Anglesey Isle of Wight Leeds Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland Liverpool Manchester Medway Monmouthshire and Newport Norfolk North and North East Lincolnshire North Northamptonshire North Nottinghamshire Northumberland Nottingham Outer London - East and North East Outer London - South Outer London - West and North West Oxfordshire Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Powys Sefton Sheffield Shropshire Solihull Somerset South and West Derbyshire South Nottinghamshire South Teesside South West Wales Southampton Southend-on-Sea Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Swansea Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Tyneside Wakefield Walsall Warrington Warwickshire West Cumbria West Northamptonshire West Sussex Wiltshire Wirral Wolverhampton Worcestershire York

Best Restaurants - Other Cities

Aberdeen Bangor Bath Bournemouth Brighton Cambridge Cheltenham Chester Cork Drogheda Dundee Galway Guildford Harrogate Ipswich Limerick Lincoln Lisburn Londonderry Newcastle Norwich Oxford Reading Shoreditch, London Soho, London St Albans St Ives Torquay Waterford Winchester Windermere Windsor

Best Restaurants - National Parks

Brecon Beacons Dartmoor Exmoor Loch Lomond and the Trossachs New Forest North York Moors Pembrokeshire Coast Snowdonia South Downs The Broads Authority The Cairngorms The Lake District The Peak District Yorkshire Dales