Manchester restaurants have been officially nominated in the UK’s Top 100 at the National Restaurant Awards

Three Manchester restaurants have been named among the best in the UK. A list of the Top 100 restaurants was announced Monday night by the prestigious National Restaurant Awards for 2024.

The renowned mana restaurant in Ancoats was the highest Manchester venue placed in this year’s list – coming in at number 14. The restaurant, run by chef patron Simon Martin, mana is Manchester’s only Michelin-starred venue and is also , the highest spot in the Top 100. , up from 71 last year.

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Mana was closely followed on this year’s list by New York Street’s Higher Ground, which came in at 16, up from 51 last year. Run by Daniel Craig-Martin, Richard Cossins and Joe Otway, Higher Ground celebrates “regenerative farming and local produce”, with around 90% of the ingredients on its menu sourced from the trio’s Cinderwood farm in Nantwich.

The only other Manchester restaurant to claim a place on the list was Ancoats favorite Erst, which came in at number 50. Since opening its doors in 2019, it has been showered with praise from both the national press and from the regional side and was named Restaurant of the Year at the MFDF awards earlier this year.

In this year’s Top 100, for the first time in 12 years, the best restaurant in the UK is The Ledbury in London. It was one of seven London restaurants in the top 10, while the overall Top 100 list was dominated by the capital with 53 in total.

The highest restaurant in the north is the acclaimed Moor Hall in Lancashire, which is ranked third. The Aughon venue holds 2 Michelin stars and is run by head chef Mark Birchall.

The winners were announced on Monday 10 June at a ceremony held at The Magazine London. The full list of the UK’s Top 100 Restaurants can be found on the National Restaurant Awards website.

Other northern venues to make the list include Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume in Cumbria at number 20, while neighboring Heft in High Newton also claims a place at 57.

Forest Side in the Lake District also claims a place, as does Lancashire’s acclaimed Northcote.

Meanwhile, Manchester newcomer Skof, which opened just days ago, received the ‘One to Watch’ award at the ceremony. It has been described as one of Manchester’s most exciting new openings for years as the debut restaurant of former L’Enclume executive chef Tom Barnes.

Complete list of National Restaurant Awards 2024 winners

1. Ledbury

2. Mountain

3. Moor Hall

4. Bouchon Racine

5. Ynyshir

6. oven

7. Yes Terra

8. Ophemus

9. Devonshire

10. Ikoyi

11. Glenturret Lalique

12. Pine Restaurant

13. The Ritz

14. Hand

15. Endo at the Rotunda

16. Higher territory

17. mine

18. Kitchen table

19. A. Wong

20. L’Enclume

21. Dorian

22. Paul Ainsworth at No.6

23. Akoko

24. Josephine Bouchon

25. Savor

26. Solstice

27. Cola

28. Lyla

29. athlete

30. Home

31. Chishuru

32. Chorus by Clare Smyth

33. Trinity

34. Brooklands by Claude Bosi

35. Bibi

36. Sollip

37. The Angel of Hetton

38. Woven by Adam Smith

39. SOLA

40. The Frog by Adam Handling

41. The Black Swan at Oldstead

42. Inver

43. The fall

44. Luke

45. The Little Chartroom

46. Up by Tom Shepherd

47. Arm

48. Cycene

49. Col

50. Erst

51. Parkers Arms

52. Solo

53. Morchella

54. French House

55. Ugly Butterfly

56. The wild pig

57. UP

58. Midland Grand Dining Room

59. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay

60. Lights

61. Crocadon

62. Fordwich Arms

63. Manteca

64. Osip

65. Cedar

66. Grace and Flavor

67. Annwn

68. The Clove Club

69. Restaurant Sat Bains

70. Chez Bruce

71. Singles

72. Wilsons

73. Hide

74. Northcote

75. The side of the forest

76. Lyle’s

77. Saint John

78. Restaurant 22

79. Lisboa

80. Harwood Arms

81. The Muddlers Club

82. Aulis by Simon Rogan

83. Interlude

84. Manifest

85. Maison Francois

86. Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons

87. sound

88. Smoking Goat

89. Evelyn’s table

90. Trivet

91. etc

92. The Grill by Tom Booton

93. gymnasium

94. The Palmerston

95. The Quality Chop House

96. Updown Farm

97. Planque

98. The sea horse

99. Seven

100. Camilla