The two Greater Manchester restaurants officially named in UK's top 100

One of the restaurant's picked up a Michelin Star earlier this year too

The top restaurants in the UK right now have been revealed at a prestigious awards ceremony celebrating dining excellence.

A list of the Top 100 restaurants was announced by the prestigious National Restaurant Awards for 2025 on Monday night.

The winners were announced at a ceremony held at The Magazine London, with The Ritz in London named the Best Restaurant in the UK 2025. Led by veteran chef John Williams MBE, the restaurant finally climbed to the top of the prestigious list having been a regular on it for many years.

In second place was Mark Birchall’s Moor Hall in West Lancashire, which won a third Michelin star this year. Birchall also took home this year’s coveted Chef of the Year award.

Amongst its other winners for 2025 are two highly esteemed Manchester restaurants - one of which picked up its first Michelin Star earlier this year.

Higher Ground on New York Street in the city centre placed at number 36, which is a slight fall from its position the previous year, but still the highest ranking for Greater Manchester.

In 2024, it landed in 16th position and was joined by Manchester restaurants Mana and Higher Ground.

Run by Daniel Craig-Martin, Richard Cossins and Joe Otway, Higher Ground celebrates ‘regenerative farming and local produce’, with around 90 per cent of the ingredients included in its menu sourced from Cinderwood farm in Nantwich.

The trio, who also operate Flawd at Islington Marina, have racked up a number of awards since first conceiving the idea as a pop-up in 2020 and are recommended by the Michelin Guide too.

They're joined by Skof, the Manchester restaurant that has had a spectacular rise since opening its doors last May.

Taking 60th position in the top 100, the restaurant, which is helmed by L’Enclume alumnus Tom Barnes, opened inside a old textile building on Federation Street in the city centre last May and has had tables booked out ever since.

Within just a few months, It was selected as Michelin's one to watch, named the Best New Restaurant at the Good Food Guide and landed two awards at the Manchester Food and Drink Awards. Then in February, it landed the biggest gastronomic award going, receiving its first Michelin Star.

The top 100 list, which this year was heavily dominated by culinary outposts in the capital, did also feature a number of acclaimed North West eateries.

Those who made the cut include the aforementioned Moor Hall, as well as Simon Rogan's L’Enclume in Cumbria, JÖRO in Sheffield, The Black Swan at Oldstead, and Heft in Grange-over-Sands.

The Full list of National Restaurant Awards for 2025

• National Restaurant of the Year: The Ritz
• The Square Opening of the Year: AngloThai
• Highest New Entry: OMA
• Best Restaurant in England sponsored by Estrella Damm: The Ritz
• Best Restaurant in Northern Ireland: The Muddlers Club
• Best Restaurant in Wales sponsored by Square: Ynyshir
• Best Restaurant in Scotland sponsored by Liberty Wines & Charles Heidsieck: Lyla
• Chef of the Year sponsored by HG Walter: Mark Birchall
• Restaurateur of The Year sponsored by Chapman Ventilation: David Carter
• Chef to Watch sponsored by Belazu: Aaron Potter
• One to Watch sponsored by Woods Foodservice: One Club Row
• The Estrella Damm Sustainability Award: The Free Company
• Gastropub of the Year: The Devonshire
• The Service Award sponsored by Liberty Wines: Woven by Adam Smith
• Wine List of the Year sponsored by Charles Heidsieck: Row on 5
• Cocktail list of the Year: BiBi
• Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Seven Rooms: Skye Gyngell

The National Restaurant Awards 2025 Top 100:

1. The Ritz
2. Moor Hall
3. The Ledbury
4. Trinity
5. Bouchon Racine
6. OMA
7. AngloThai
8. Osip
9. Ynyshir
10. Dorian
11. Mountain
12. The Devonshire
13. Kiln
14. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
15. Woven by Adam Smith
16. Ikoyi
17. Lyla
18. A Wong
19. Da Terra
20. Brooklands by Claude Bosi
21. Lyle’s
22. Kitchen Table
23. Josephine Bouchon
24. Endo at the Rotunda
25. Paul Ainsworth at No.6
26. Restaurant Pine
27. Canteen
28. The Unruly Pig
29. Sabor
30. Row on 5
31. Restaurant Sat Bains
32. BiBi
33. Kolae
34. The Sportsman
35. L’Enclume
36. Higher Ground
37. Camille
38. Core by Clare Smith
39. Claude Bosi at Bibendum
40. Chishuru
41. The Glenturret Lalique
42. Frog by Adam Handling
43. JÖRO
44. Grace & Savour
45. Updown Farmhouse
46. Dongnae
47. Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons
48. Opheem
49. Restaurant Interlude
50. KOL
51. AGORA
52. Akoko
53. Chez Bruce
54. Brat
55. The Forest Side
56. Gorse
57. Humble Chicken
58. Cornus
59. Morchella
60. Skof
61. Sollip
62. Cedar Tree by Hrishikesh Desai
63. Starling
64. Plates
65. Wilson’s
66. The Kinneuchar Inn
67. Solstice
68. Annwn
69. The Clove Club
70. Wildflowers
71. The French House
72. Mýse
73. Restaurant Hjem
74. Sola
75. The Angel at Hetton
76. The Muddlers Club
77. Heft
78. Inver
79. The Little Chartroom
80. The Fordwich Arms
81. The Black Swan at Oldstead
82. Upstairs by Tom Shepherd
83. The Grill by Tom Booton
84. Hide
85. The Parkers Arms
86. Solo
87. Fallow
88. Forge at Middleton Lodge
89. Lita
90. The Quality Chophouse
91. Planque
92. Gymkhana
93. Lisboeta
94. Crocadon
95. Luca
96. The Seahorse
97. The Palmerston
98. Trivet
99. St. JOHN
100. Maison Francois