Claude Bosi's Oyster Bar, London

For the past 75 years the Guide’s army of knowledgeable readers have helped us to sniff out the best food around the country. So it was no surprise that when we published our line up of Britain’s Best Bakeries in March, many of you had suggestions to add to the list. Below we’ve catalogued some of the most lobbied-for bakeries and we’re all ears for more carb-based campaigning.

With summer’s early arrival, there’s nothing more appealing than a day at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Read on for our recommended restaurant pairings and to enter into a prize draw for tickets to RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in July.

—   Chloë Hamilton, editor

NEWS BITES

Welsh favourite faces closure

Paternoster Farm in Pembrokeshire, which regularly appears among the Guide’s most-read reviews, has been notified by the council that their lease will not be renewed. Michelle Evans and her family, who have spent 10 years building the farm and the past four years building their much-loved restaurant, have been offered an alternative farm an hour’s drive away in Solva. Find out more about their bid to stay put here. 

Shwen Shwen by Maria Bradford

Maria Bradford, the Sierra Leonean chef and author behind the popular Shwen Shwen supper club and catering company, opens her first restaurant in Sevenoaks on 6th June. Named after the Krio word for ‘fancy’, the new fine dining spot will blend traditional Sierra Leonean dishes with Bradford’s Afro-fusion style. Read more about the opening here and look out for our First Look in a few weeks' time.

Fowlescombe Farm

The team behind The Millbrook Inn, one of the top spots to eat near Salcombe, has opened the gates of their regenerative farm to paying guests this month. Fowlescombe Farm, at the south edge of Dartmoor National Park, is owned by Caitlin Owens and family and now offers 10 luxury suites alongside a farm-to-table restaurant for overnight guests with menus featuring their Manx Loaghtan sheep, Tamworth pigs and English Longhorn cattle. 

BRITAIN'S BEST BAKERIES 2025
15 reader favourites

When we published our inaugural Best Bakeries list back in March, whittling contenders down to just 50 was an incredibly difficult task – a testament to the explosion of British artisan baking.  Many of you wrote in on behalf of your favourites that deserved a place in the spotlight, here are some of your picks. 

WHAT'S ON 

READER FEEDBACK OF THE WEEK

K Moody on The Old Greengrocer, York

'In a world of cafes, so-called restaurants and eateries this place stands out in every respect. Great place, with an outside space at the front, the inside so atmospheric with a great ever-changing menu, all prepared by Darren and presented beautifully by his wife Sarah. I had home cooked ham with asparagus poached eggs, fries and hollandaise. Delicious. Just go, you will not regret it! P.s. great coffee and homemade cakes too, and there's free parking in the car park adjoining the nearby Morrisons.'

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WHERE TO EAT
When visiting the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

If you're heading to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week, we've lined up the best places to eat in the area, from characterful pubs to fish counters and elegant neighbourhood bistros. 

We're also offering Good Food Guide readers the chance to win two tickets to RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in July.

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