SOMERSET restaurants have been ranked among the best in the country.

Independent restaurant guide Square Meal has compiled a list of the UK’s top 100 eateries – featuring half a dozen from the county.

From Bath to Chew Valley and Burton, Somerset foodies have a wealth of culinary excellence to enjoy.

And slightly further afield food fans can find the top-ranked restaurant – Wilsons, in Bristol – which came in at number one. It was followed by Skof, in Manchester, with Nottingham’s Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms in third, Vraic Vale in Guernsey fourth and L’Enclume, in Cartmel, Cumbria, fifth.

In Somerset, the highest-placed eatery was Upstairs at Landrace, in Walcot Street, Bath, which ranked 15th.
Bruton’s Osip was in the top 20, coming in at number 18, while The Pony Chew Valley, at Chew Magna, is ranked 44th, Root Bath at 64, and Olive tree Bath at 76th.

The final Somerset to make the list is Briar, in Frome, which ranks at number 92.

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“It’s no secret that the UK’s restaurant sector is facing formidable challenges,” a Square Meal spokesperson said. “And yet, with each year that passes, hospitality pros continue to invest everything they have into projects for the love of what they do. It pays off.

“New openings span the length of the UK, from the Scottish Highlands to the Channel Islands, delivering serious quality at every level.

“Standout gastropubs, heavyweight fine dining and confident modern cooking sit alongside enduring institutions still operating at the top of their game.”

The list was compiled after reviewing recommendations from readers, highlighting “incredible restaurants flying under the radar, reinforce our critics’ findings, and serve as an invaluable measure of local esteem”.

“We’ve visited (and revisited) countless contenders, honing in on those that exemplify what the UK does best,” the spokesperson added.

“The outcome is a list built on performance, value, and quality. From affordable gems to remarkable experiences worth forking out for, each restaurant deserves its spot among the top restaurants in the UK.”

Osip, in Bruton, is ranked at number 18

The Square Meal top 100 UK restaurants for 2026:

1. Wilsons, Bristol
2. Skof, Manchester
3. Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms, Nottingham
4. Vraic Vale, Guernsey
5. LEnclume, Cartmel
6. Grace & Savour, Hampton in Arden
7. The Greyhound Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield
8. JORO, Sheffield
9. Pine, Northumberland
10. Moor Hall Restaurant with Rooms, Aughton
11. Ynyshir, Machynlleth
12. Restaurant 22, Cambridge
13. Lyla, Edinburgh
14. Woven by Adam Smith, Ascot
15. Upstairs at Landrace, Bath
16. Myse, Hovingham
17. Updown Farmhouse, Deal
18. Osip, Bruton
19. The Little Chartroom, Edinburgh
20. The Kinneuchar Inn, Kilconquhar
21. Opheem, Birmingham
22. The Glenturret Lalique Restaurant, Perthshire
23. The Old Stamp House, Ambleside
24. Lark, Bury St Edmunds
25. Tallow, Royal Tunbridge Wells
26. The Angel at Hetton, Hetton
27. Alchemilla Nottingham, Nottingham
28. Dogstar Edinburgh, Edinburgh
29. Heft, Grange over Sands
30. Argoe Newlyn, Newlyn
31. Stow, Manchester
32. Juliet, Stroud
33. Bavette, Leeds
34. Paul Ainsworth at No 6, Padstow
35. Hansom, Bedale
36. Vetch, Liverpool
37. Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Ripon
38. The Sportsman, Whitstable
39. The Shed, Swansea
40. The Parkers Arms, Newton in Bowland
41. Higher Ground, Manchester
42. Moss, Edinburgh
43. Meadowsweet, Holt
44. The Pony Chew Valley, Chew Magna
45. Dongnae, Bristol
46. Gorse, Cardiff
47. The Barn at Moor Hall, Aughton
48. Fish Shop Ballater, Ballater
49. OTHER, Bristol
50. Winsome, Manchester
51. The Wilderness, Birmingham
52. Restaurant Interlude, Horsham
53. The Pass at South Lodge, Horsham
54. Furna, Brighton
55. Big Counter, Glasgow
56. Roots, York
57. The Swine Bistro, Leeds
58. Seasonality, Maidenhead
59. The Muddlers Club, Belfast
60. The Abbey Inn, Byland
61. The Forest Side, Grasmere
62. The Cottage in the Wood, Keswick
63. The Greyhound Inn, Pettistree
64. Root, Bath
65. Upstairs by Tom Shepherd, Lichfield
66. Forge at Middleton Lodge, Middleton Tyas
67. Mare by Rafael Cagali, Hove
68. Waterman Bistro, Belfast
69. Gwen, Machynlleth
70. Bybrook Restaurant at The Manor House, Chippenham
71. Wild at Bull, Burford
72. The Black Swan at Oldstead Oldstead
73. Cedar Tree by Hrishikesh Desai, Brampton
74. Long Friday, Jesmond
75. Aven, Preston
76. The Olive Tree, Bath
77. Emilia, Ashburton
78. The Jackdaw, Conwy
79. Manifest, Liverpool
80. Shwen Shwen, Sevenoaks
81. Catch at The Old Fish Market, Weymouth
82. Riverine Rabbit, Birmingham
83. Amari, Brighton
84. Ardfern, Edinburgh
85. The Blue Pelican, Deal
86. Skosh, York
87. 670 Grams, Birmingham
88. The Coach, Marlow
89. Gloriosa, Glasgow
90. Cardinal, Edinburgh
91. The Victoria, Oxshott
92. Briar, Bruton
93. Bench, Sheffield
94. Henrock at Linthwaite House, Bowness on Windermere
95. Lapin, Bristol
96. The Suffolk, Aldeburgh
97. Tharavadu, Leeds
98. Belzan, Liverpool
99. The Oarsman, Marlow
100. Legacy at The Grand, York

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