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Piccalilli earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand in a hidden city centre courtyard
Tucked up a flight of stairs off Long Row, chef Dan Coles's small-plates restaurant Piccalilli was named one of 37 new Bib Gourmands in the 2026 Michelin Guide.
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The best restaurants, cafés, bakeries, markets, breweries and food producers in Nottingham, from the city centre and Hockley to West Bridgford, Beeston and Southwell.
2 days ago
Restaurant Sat Bains keeps its two Michelin stars after a quarter century on Lenton Lane
Named the UK's best restaurant by SquareMeal in 2025 and holding two Michelin stars and a Green Star in 2026, Sat and Amanda Bains's restaurant remains Nottingham's culinary flagship.
5 days ago
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem: a pint in the caves beneath Nottingham Castle
Built against the sandstone of Castle Rock, with caves once thought to have served as the castle brewhouse, the Trip remains one of Nottingham's best-loved places for a pint.
8 days ago
Castle Rock Brewery plans a new home in a Victorian brewery in Old Basford
Nottingham's best-known independent brewery has secured permission to move into an 1891 brewery building in Old Basford, ahead of a 2027 double anniversary of pubs and brewing.
10 days ago
Colston Bassett Dairy: more than a century of hand-ladled Stilton
In the Vale of Belvoir, the farmers' co-operative founded in 1913 still hand-ladles its curds to make some of the most admired Stilton and Shropshire Blue in Britain.
13 days ago
Alchemilla keeps its Michelin star and its love of vegetables
Alex Bond's restaurant, open since 2017, retained its Michelin star in the 2026 guide with tasting menus built around plants, fermentation and big yet balanced flavours.
16 days ago
Kushi-ya brings charcoal-grilled skewers to a new home on Low Pavement
Nottingham's much-loved Japanese-inspired izakaya has settled into a bigger home on Low Pavement, complete with a terrace, a private dining room and a famous plate of prawn toast.
18 days ago
Langar Hall: the quietly eccentric country house dining room in the Vale of Belvoir
Run by the granddaughter of Imogen Skirving, who turned her family home into a hotel, Langar Hall pairs garden vegetables and Belvoir game with a welcome like dinner with an old friend.
30 September 2026
Iberico World Tapas: sharing plates beneath the Lace Market's old county gaol
Tucked beneath the National Justice Museum in the historic Shire Hall, Iberico World Tapas has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2013 and remains a Lace Market favourite.
27 September 2026
Hart's Kitchen: seasonal dining on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle
Founded by Tim Hart of Hambleton Hall, the independent Hart's Hotel and its two AA Rosette restaurant have been a fixture on Standard Hill since the late 1990s.