The Art School rated as \u201cOutstanding.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\nCelebrating 35 years of polling diners for their views on the nation\u2019s best places to eat, the latest edition of the Harden’s guide, is based on feedback from normal diners rather than a group of professional inspectors.<\/p>\n
A total of 30,000 reports are submitted from a survey of 2,500 diners. Restaurants at all price levels are included: from street food vendors to the country\u2019s most ambitious dining rooms, with 2,800 restaurants listed in total.<\/p>\n
Below are all the North West restaurants that made the 2026 edition of the guide, including those from Merseyside.<\/p>\n
North WestCheshire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Architect, Chester<\/li>\n
- Arkle, The Chester Grosvenor, Chester<\/li>\n
- La Boheme, Lymm<\/li>\n
- La Brasserie, Chester Grosvenor, Chester<\/li>\n
- Bulls Head, Mobberley<\/li>\n
- The Chef\u2019s Table, Chester (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Cholmondeley Arms, Cholmondeley<\/li>\n
- Cock O Barton, Malpas<\/li>\n
- Fox & Barrel, Cotebrook<\/li>\n
- The Grosvenor Arms, Aldford<\/li>\n
- Hamayuu, Chester<\/li>\n
- LI~LY Restaurant by Aiden Byrne (Li-Ly, Lily), Knutsford (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- La Popote, Marton<\/li>\n
- Porta, Chester<\/li>\n
- Sticky Walnut, Chester<\/li>\n
- Stile Napolitano, Chester<\/li>\n
- The Swan Inn, Kettleshulme<\/li>\n
- Twenty Eight, Chester<\/li>\n
- Upstairs at the Grill, Chester<\/li>\n
- The White Horse, Churton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Merseyside<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Art School, Liverpool (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Bistrot V\u00e9rit\u00e9, Southport<\/li>\n
- Bundobust, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Hawksmoor, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Kalash Divine Indian, Southport<\/li>\n
- The London Carriage Works, Hope Street Hotel, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Lunya, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Lunyalita, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Manifest, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Maray, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Mowgli, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Nord, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Panoramic 34, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Salt House Bacaro, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Sanskruti, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Spire, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Vetch, Liverpool<\/li>\n
- Wreck Bistro, Liverpool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cumbria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Alexandros Greek Restaurant and Deli, Carlisle<\/li>\n
- Allium at Askham Hall, Penrith (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- Aulis at L\u2019Enclume, Cartmel (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Barua Street Food, Keswick<\/li>\n
- The Black Bull Inn, Sedbergh<\/li>\n
- The Black Swan, Ravenstonedale<\/li>\n
- The Brown Horse Inn, Bowness-on-Windermere<\/li>\n
- The Cedar Tree, Farlam Hall, Brampton (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- The Cottage In The Wood, Braithwaite (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- The Dog & Gun, Skelton (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Drunken Duck, Ambleside<\/li>\n
- 1863 Restaurant with Rooms, Pooley Bridge<\/li>\n
- L\u2019Enclume, Cartmel (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- Fellpack, Keswick<\/li>\n
- The Forest Side, Grasmere (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- Four & Twenty, Penrith<\/li>\n
- George & Dragon, Clifton<\/li>\n
- Gilpin Spice, Gilpin Hotel, Windermere<\/li>\n
- Heft, Newton in Cartmel (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- Henrock, Bowness-on-Windermere (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- The Highwayman, Nether Burrow<\/li>\n
- Hooked, Windermere<\/li>\n
- Kirkstile Inn, Cockermouth<\/li>\n
- Lake Road Kitchen, Ambleside (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Mizu, Keswick<\/li>\n
- Old Stamp House, Ambleside (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- The Punch Bowl Inn, Crosthwaite<\/li>\n
- Rogan & Co, Cartmel (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Rothay Manor, Ambleside<\/li>\n
- The Schelly, Ambleside (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Source (fka Hrishi), Gilpin Hotel, Windermere (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- The Yan, Grasmere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Greater Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Adam Reid at The French, Manchester (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Altrincham Market, Altrincham<\/li>\n
- Bangkok Diners Club, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Bar San Juan, Manchester<\/li>\n
- The Black Friar, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Bundobust, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Cantaloupe, Stockport<\/li>\n
- Canto, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Circolo Pololare, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Climat, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Deacons Bank, Chapel-en-le-Frith<\/li>\n
- Dishoom, Manchester<\/li>\n
- The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Elnecot, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Erst, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Evuna, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Fenix, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Flat Iron, Manchester<\/li>\n
- El Gato Negro, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Harcourt, Altrincham<\/li>\n
- Hawksmoor, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Higher Ground, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Hispi Bistro, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Indian Affair, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Indian Affair, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Indique, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Kaji, Manchester (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Lily\u2019s Indian Vegetarian Cuisine, Ashton-Under-Lyne<\/li>\n
- The Lime Tree, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Little Yang Sing, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Mana, Manchester (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- Maray, Manchester<\/li>\n
- The Martlet Kitchen, Rochdale<\/li>\n
- Mughli, Manchester<\/li>\n
- The Perfect Match, Sale<\/li>\n
- Phanthong, Altrincham<\/li>\n
- Pip, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Porta, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Rigatoni\u2019s, Altrincham<\/li>\n
- Royal Nawaab Pyramid, Stockport<\/li>\n
- Rudy\u2019s, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Sam\u2019s Chop House, Manchester<\/li>\n
- San Carlo, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Sexy Fish, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Skof, Manchester (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- The Sp\u00e4rrows Continental Pasta & Sp\u00e4tzle, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Stow, Manchester<\/li>\n
- 10 Tib Lane, Manchester<\/li>\n
- Tender, Manchester<\/li>\n
- This & That, Manchester<\/li>\n
- TNQ Restaurant & Bar, Manchester<\/li>\n
- 20 Stories, Manchester<\/li>\n
- The Walled Gardens Underground Restaurant, Manchester (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Where The Light Gets In, Stockport (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Winsome, Manchester (Outstanding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Isle of Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Enzo\u2019s, Douglas<\/li>\n
- Wine Down, Douglas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Lancashire<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Aven, Preston (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- The Barn at Moor Hall, Aughton (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- The Bay Horse, Ellel<\/li>\n
- The Cartford Inn, Little Eccleston<\/li>\n
- Dough Pizzeria, Clitheroe<\/li>\n
- Eight at Gazegill, Gisburn (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell<\/li>\n
- The Inn at Whitewell, Clitheroe<\/li>\n
- King Street Kitchen, Whalley<\/li>\n
- La Locanda, Gisburn<\/li>\n
- The Lunesdale Arms, Tunstall<\/li>\n
- Midland Hotel, Morecambe<\/li>\n
- Moor Hall, Aughton (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- Morecambe Bay Chowder Co At The Bath Tap, Morecambe<\/li>\n
- Northcote, Langho (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- The Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- The Rum Fox, Grindleton<\/li>\n
- Shajan, Mellor<\/li>\n
- So-lo, Aughton (Top 100)<\/li>\n
- The Three Fishes, Whalley<\/li>\n
- White Swan at Fence, Fence (Outstanding)<\/li>\n
- YU, Copster Green<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool’s Salt House Bacaro, Sanskruti, Spire, Vetch are some of the venues to be featuredPeter Kinsella’s Lunya is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,786,4884,179,8899,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-611067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-food-and-drink","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-restaurants","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115659866634572948","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Peter Kinsella’s Lunya is one of the venues to have made the guide(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n![\"James](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Liverpool-Echo-Share-Your-Lunch-Campaign-James-Bates-Director-and-Co-founder-of-Maray-on-Bold-Stre.jpeg\")
James Bates, director and co-founder of Maray(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n