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This is a list of notable restaurants in Wales. The number of restaurants has significantly increased since the 1960s, when the country had very few notable places to eat out.[1] Today, Wales is no longer considered a "gastronomic desert";[1] there are six Michelin starred restaurants within the country.[2] Other award systems from TripAdvisor and AA have included Welsh restaurants in their lists. The most significant increase in restaurants has been at the high-end, but there has been growth and improvement in quality across all the whole range of Welsh eateries.[1]
Many Welsh restaurants attempt to showcase their "Welshness", but few include historic Welsh dishes besides cawl. Instead, they showcase their Welsh ingredients, creating new dishes from them.[1] There has also been a rise in Asian cuisine in Wales, especially that of Indian, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and Japanese, with a preference for spicier foods.[1]
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- Sosban and The Old Butchers, Menai Bridge
- The Clink, Cardiff
- Based within Prison ground this restaurant was owned by the Clink Charity. It opened in 2012 and employed 30 full-time staff who are inmates at the prison, under the supervision of head chef Mike Arnopp. The Clink was rated 10th on TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Favourite Fine Dining Restaurants UK 2015.[7][8] The Clink closed permanently in late 2022.[9]
- Kinmel Arms, Abergele
- The Old Rectory Country House, Glan Conwy
- Pete's Eats Cafe, Llanberis
- Used prominently by walkers and hikers, this cafe has won the Best Cafe in Wales in the 2016 People's Choice Awards and the Best Walkers' Cafe 2015. It serves basic food such as "chip butties" and "pint mugs of tea"[29]
- The Whitebrook, Whitebrook
- Formerly known as "The Crown at Whitebrook" and the inn dates back to the 17th century. It has a Michelin star under chef Chris Harrod and three AA Rosettes.[12][31][32][33]
- The Walnut Tree, Abergavenny
- Opened in early 1960s and since then has featured on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and held Michelin stars.[12] The Walnut Tree is now under the direction of head chef, Shaun Hill and the restaurant has since won Great Britain's Restaurant of the Year award,[34] Wales category at the annual National Restaurant Awards 2015,[35] has a Michelin star and three AA rosettes.[36]
- The Bell, at Skenfrith has been listed among Britain’s best country pub/restaurants by Condé Nast Traveller, Time Out and The Times.[37][38][39] The pub's hotel rooms won a César award from the Good Hotel Guide in 2021.[40]
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- Cnapan Hotel, Newport
- Grade II listed Georgian townhouse serving Welsh cuisine.
- The Grove, Narberth
- Coast Saundersfoot, Saundersfoot
- The Checkers, Montgomery
- The Felin Fach Griffin, Brecon
- Carlton Riverside, Llanwrtyd Wells
- Llangoed Hall, Brecon
- Restaurant James Sommerin, Penarth
- Named after its owner and head chef, James Sommerin, it was "ranked 24 in the UK in the Good Food Guide 2016 – the highest placed restaurant in Wales and was awarded three AA rosettes."[52] Permanently closed in July 2020.
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