Looking for great stuff to chow down on right now? You’re in the right place: this is our ultimate ranking of the best restaurants in the UK 

There are good restaurants to be found just about everywhere you look. Travel 30 minutes from your front door and I guarantee you’ll stumble on at least one brilliant operation quietly going about its business, serving honest and delicious plates of food. Making a list like this – a round-up of the very best restaurants in the UK, outside of London – is difficult because there are simply too many to choose from. There are good spots dotted all across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland working tirelessly to create dishes that will provide you with napkin-stained memories you'll carry with you for the rest of your life. This list is about those places. These aren’t the 16 best restaurants in the UK, but they are 16 of the best restaurants in the UK. Eat up.