A number of popular Northern Irish restaurants have been named within the Top 100 across the UK.
Ranked by Squaremeal, an independent restaurant, bar and venue website, the NI eateries included all placed within the Top 70.
As the UK's leading independent restaurant guide, they have more than 30 years of experience reviewing stand-out places to eat up and down the UK.
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The top restaurants named by Squaremeal were:
- The Muddlers Club
- OX
- Home
- Balloo House
- Blank
Each of the Top 100 results is a unique combination of Squaremeal’s own in-house critic-led opinions and thousands of diner votes.
It’s this dual approach that makes the list incomparable, representing not only their professional opinion but thousands of real-life experiences that help to reinforce and bolster their final decisions.
Michelin star restaurant The Muddlers Club made the top 10 rated across the UK at number 6, followed by OX at 51, Home at 63, Balloo House at 69 and followed closely by newcomer Blank at number 70.
Christina Taylor, Blank owner, was delighted to be included in the Top 100.
She said: “We only opened in October last year and even back then there was uncertainty around public health restrictions and it was definitely a bit of a risk!
“However we knew there was an appetite in Belfast for a high-end food offer based entirely on ingredients sourced from within the island and that combination of local foods, carefully curated and proudly presented, has proven to be a hit with our customers from Belfast and well beyond.”
For the full results, see here.
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