Best Restaurants in Yorkshire and The Humber

In total, there are 112 award winning restaurants in Yorkshire and The Humber, based on the combined awards from the leading UK restaurant guides.

Were you expecting to see more restaurants in Yorkshire and The Humber? 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 Yorkshire and The Humber is The Angel at Hetton in Skipton (based on our unique combination of the leading UK restaurant guides) where head chef Michael Wignall serves up award winning Modern Cuisine. The Angel at Hetton currently holds 1 Michelin Star, 5 AA Rosettes and a ranking of 26th in UK in the Hardens Top 100.

There are currently 9 listed Michelin Star restaurants in Yorkshire and The Humber consisting of 9 restaurants holding 1 Michelin Star. There are also 4 restaurants holding a Michelin Bib Gourmand and 36 restaurants holding a standard Michelin Guide listing.

There are currently 92 listed AA Rosette restaurants in Yorkshire and The Humber consisting of 1 restaurant holding 5 AA Rosettes, 3 restaurants holding 4 AA Rosettes, 18 restaurants holding 3 AA Rosettes, 35 restaurants holding 2 AA Rosettes and 35 restaurants holding 1 AA Rosette.

Situated in the serenely beautiful heartland of the United Kingdom, Yorkshire and The Humber have proudly embraced their culinary heritage, doling out an exquisite variety of traditional dishes spread across their countless establishments, spanning from cosy country inns to Michelin-starred restaurants. It's not just the charming countryside charisma that bespeaks its allure but the marked focus on local produce that has reinforced Yorkshire's food culture, taking it beyond the typical British fare. There's an assertive predilection for the simple, hearty, and genuinely regional. The sprawling fields, bountiful farms, and teeming seas nearby provide a plump cornucopia of ingredients, offering an intensely sensory experience for epicureans. Delving into the gastronomic story of Yorkshire and The Humber, one can hardly miss the legendary reputation of Yorkshire Pudding, steeped in centuries of history. However, the region's culinary evolution has seen an increasingly nuanced layering of flavours that reference its history while innovatively exploring the possibilities of its diverse ingredients. Meanwhile, The Humber, with its coastal bounty, serves a plethora of seafood-based dishes, elevating the humble everyday catches to the culinary zenith. Ambitious chefs, inspired by the region's rich maritime history, have recreated an exciting gastro-scene that warmly embraces the past while confidently striding into the future, thus firmly planting Yorkshire and The Humber onto the gastronomic map of the world.