North Yorkshire restaurants in Harden’s Best UK Restaurants

In the Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2026 guide, North Yorkshire is in second place for both counties with the most listings overall and number of entries in the top 100 with 58 listings featured

Five of these making the Top 100, solidifying its reputation as one of the country’s top food destinations.

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The full list is as follows:

·       Abbey Inn, Byland Abbey

·       The Alice Hawthorn, Nun Monkton

·       Ambiente, York

·       The Angel, Hetton (Top 100 – 22nd nationally)

·       Arras, York (Outstanding)

·       Bettys, York

·       Bettys, Harrogate

·       Bettys, Northallerton

·       Bettys Garden Café, Harrogate

·       The Black Swan, Oldstead (Top 100 – 31st nationally)

·       The Blue Lion, East Witton

·       The Bow Room Restaurant, York

·       Bruce Arms, Ripon

·       Cafe No. 8 Bistro, York

·       Chartwell, Aldwark

·       Chef’s Table by Josh Barnes, Swinton Park Hotel & Spa, Masham

·       ChefsTable at TRUEfoods, Melmerby (Outstanding)

·       Chopping Block, York

·       Drum & Monkey, Harrogate

·       EightyEight, North Stainley

·       Estbek House, Sandsend

·       Fish and Forest, York

·       The Fish Cottage, Sandsend

·       Fletchers at Grantley Hall, Grantley

·       The Garden Room, The Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa, Skipton

·       General Tarleton, Ferrensby

·       Goldsborough Hall, Goldsborough (Outstanding)

·       Hansom Restaurant and Wine Bar, Bedale

·       The Homestead Kitchen, Goathland

·       Lanterna, Scarborough

·       Legacy, York

·       The Magpie Café, Whitby (Outstanding)

·       Mannion & Co, York

·       Melton’s, York (Outstanding)

·       Los Moros, York

·       Myse, Hovingham (Top 100 – 28th nationally)

·       The Old Deanery, Ripon (Top 100 – 89th nationally)

·       Orchid, Harrogate

·       Origin Social, Northallerton

·       Paradise Café at Daleside Nurseries, Killinghall

·       The Penny Bun, Askwith

·       The Pheasant Hotel, Harome

·       Pignut & The Hare (fka The Hare), Scawton

·       Plough, Wombleton

·       Rhubarb, Harrogate

·       Roots, York (Top 100 – 48th nationally)

·       Rustique, York

·       Samuel’s, Swinton Park Hotel & Spa, Masham

·       The Seaview Restaurant, Saltburn

·       Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Grantley

·       Skosh, York (Outstanding)

·       The Star Inn, Harome (Outstanding)

·       Sukhothai, Harrogate

·       Trenchers, Whitby

·       Wellington Inn, Lund

·       The Wensleydale Heifer, West Witton

·       Yemen Heaven, York

·       The York Minister Refectory Restaurant, York

Other nearby restaurants celebrated include The Star Inn in Sancton, The Pipe & Glass in South Dalton, and The Westwood Restaurant in Beverley (which was commended as outstanding).

Harden’s, now in its 35th year, is the only UK restaurant guide compiled exclusively from feedback provided by 30,000 diners rather than professional critics.

The guide’s 2026 edition lists 109 restaurants across Yorkshire & the Humber—up from just 60 last year—making the region one of the strongest performers outside London, with North Yorkshire leading the way.

In total, the guide features 2,800 establishments covering all price points, from street food vendors to fine dining.

For restaurants outside of North Yorkshire or to read more about a particular restaurant, visit the guide’s website.