We all know how great it is to eat out in Greater Manchester, but it’s always nice to see the region’s restaurants getting some love, and with the release of The Good Food Guide’s best local restaurants list it certainly has. The Greater Manchester region dominated the list for the North West this year by taking eight out of the 13 spots, one of which being crowned the regional winner.
The overall winner of The Good Food Guide’s best local restaurants 2024 list went to Bavette, a restaurant just over the Pennines in Leeds. However, taking home the prize as the best local restaurant in the North West was Cibus, a laid-back spot serving incredible modern Italian food in Levenshulme, that has put the area on the map.
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On the menu at Cibus you’ll find the likes of salted doughnuts, cicchetti, pizza and pasta. Commenting on the Levenshulme restaurant, The Good Food Guide said: “Giorgio Fontana and Marco Bracchitta have created the Italian trattoria of your dreams with exceptionally delicious regional dishes and a welcome that makes you feel like family.”
Also making the best local restaurants list was none-other-than Higher Ground, which has gained a number of accolades in the short time that it has been open in Manchester. Fellow Michelin-recommended spots The Spärrows and Another Hand also made the cut, in addition to The Pearl in Prestwich which has its very own wine window.
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Bombay to Mumbai in Stockport made the guide too, as did Lily’s Vegetarian in Ashton-under-Lyne, and Covino just down the road in Chester who also own Manchester rooftop restaurant, Climat. And completing the best local restaurants list for the North West is The Edinburgh Castle in Ancoats, a gastropub that’s been named one of the best in the country.
The Good Food Guide 2024 Best Local Restaurants in the North West
- Cibus, Levenshulme [Regional Winner]
- Lily’s Vegetarian Indian Cuisine, Ashton-under-Lyne
- Bombay to Mumbai, Stockport
- Edinburgh Castle, Manchester
- Higher Ground, Manchester
- Another Hand, Manchester
- The Spärrows, Manchester
- The Rum Fox, Grindleton
- A Se Anar, Blackpool
- The Pearl, Prestwich
- The Yan, Grasmere
- Belzan, Liverpool
- Covino, Chester
This year, more than 60,000 votes were cast in The Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local Restaurants guide, leaving a panel of experts to anonymously eat in the front-running restaurants across the UK. Discover the full list here.