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York

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

Street foodCrooked Timber on York's Shambles in October

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57 York restaurants you can book on OpenTable. Pick a cuisine.

  1. Contemporary BritishLegacy at The Grand, York 4.8 · 243 diner reviewsStation Rise, YO1 6GDBook a table →
  2. Vietnamese · AsianPho York 4.6 · 458 diner reviewsLow Petergate, YO1 7HYBook a table →
  3. BritishForest 4.6 · 455 diner reviews54 Low Petergate, YO1 7HZBook a table →
  4. ItalianEnoteca By L'uva 4.6 · 354 diner reviews5 Bridge St, YO1 6DDBook a table →
  5. British · Beer GardenThe Fat Badger York 4.4 · 1,670 diner reviews2-4 High Petergate, YO1 7EHBook a table →
  6. Gastro Pub · BritishThe Old Black Bull 4.9 · 136 diner reviewsNorth End, Raskelf, YO61 3LFBook a table →
  7. British · Wine BarPlonkers Bar & Bistro 4.5 · 449 diner reviews5 Cumberland Street, YO1 9SWBook a table →
  8. British · FishDrake's Fisheries York 4.6 · 265 diner reviews97 Low Petergate, YO1 7HYBook a table →
  9. Portuguese · MediterraneanTASCA - York 4.8 · 144 diner reviews28 Colliergate, YO1 8BNBook a table →
  10. PubRoyal Oak - 18 Goodramgate 4.4 · 664 diner reviews18 Goodramgate, YO1 7LGBook a table →
  11. Mediterranean · EuropeanD'Vine Restaurant 4.3 · 1,125 diner reviews20/24 Swinegate, YO1 8AZBook a table →
  12. Portuguese · MediterraneanTASCA - Easingwold 4.8 · 88 diner reviewsThe Old Police House, Easingwold, York YO61 3AN, YO61 3ANBook a table →

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Street food

  1. Street foodCrooked Timber on York's Shambles in OctoberThe Shambles is free and never closes, so the only real decisions are when to walk it in October 2026, before the coach groups land, and what is worth paying for.

Tables

  1. TablesWhere to Eat Sausage and Mash in YorkTen York pubs and one gluten-free specialist serve their own take on bangers and mash — here's who takes bookings, who suits a group, and who to walk into on a whim.
  2. TablesThe Ouse After Dark: A riverside evening in YorkA practical route along York's River Ouse after sunset, from cruise decks and flood-prone pubs to riverside dining rooms, a rooftop bar, and the walks that fill the gaps between them.

Bars

  1. BarsThe Honest Plate: York's Sausage and Mash, Pub by PubA first-person crawl through York's pubs and ale houses to find out who actually gets bangers and mash right — and one place that got it badly wrong.
  2. BarsThe Snickelways at MidnightYork's medieval alleys, its ghost walks and its late-opening pubs come alive after the shops close — here is how to walk them well.
  3. BarsYork for Groups: The Honest Guide to Bars, Pubs and Days OutA practical, superlative-free rundown of York's group-friendly beer halls, cocktail bars, historic pubs and activities — which suit a big party, which are better kept for two, and how to book them.
  4. BarsThe Best Jazz Clubs in YorkYork doesn't have a velvet-rope jazz club — it has a chapel doing Cajun food, a medieval church with killer acoustics, and a scatter of free pub sessions. Here's exactly where to go, what it costs, and who each one suits.
  5. BarsFossgate & Walmgate, York: the neighbourhood guideTen minutes of street, thirty-odd years of independent trading, and the only part of York where you should book dinner before you book the train — here's how to walk, drink and eat Fossgate properly in 2026.
  6. BarsMicklegate & Bishophill, York: the neighbourhood guideThe quarter you reach first from the station — a medieval gate, the city's oldest churches, a Bib Gourmand table and a serious run of pubs, all within a ten-minute walk.
  7. BarsBootham & Clifton, York: the neighbourhood guideThe quiet side of York's walls, mapped properly: a Michelin star, the city's best beer garden, three hotels with actual parking, and an honest account of which places will take your group.

Coffee & sweet

  1. Coffee & sweetSlow Mornings in York's Cafés and BakeriesFifteen York bakeries, coffee counters and brunch rooms, with the opening days, the queues and the group sizes that decide where to start your morning.
  2. Coffee & sweetThe Sweet City: How York Became Britain's Chocolate CapitalFor a century the air here smelled of cocoa — here is how three Quaker and Swiss-founded firms built York's chocolate age, and exactly what a visitor can still see, taste and walk today.
  3. Coffee & sweetThe Best Bottomless Brunches in YorkAn honest, price-first tour of where York actually pours two hours of cocktails well — and which rooms suit a hen do, a milestone birthday, a date, or a quiet six-friend afternoon.

Where to sleep in York: the York hotel directory

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