The Greater Manchester restaurants named the best in…

The Greater Manchester restaurants named the best in the region in the 2023 AA Guide

The annual list of restaurants to make it into the prestigious AA Guide for 2023 have been announced, and 14 spots have been singled out for praise. The authoritative guide, published annually, sends out inspectors to over 1,400 restaurants in the UK in order to find the best.

Stockport’s Michelin-star hopeful Where The Light Gets In is listed, as is Manchester’s Michelin star holder Mana, alongside other popular city centre like El Gato Negro and Simon Wood’s WOOD. Both Gary Usher’s King Street restaurant Kala and Hispi in Didsbury are listed, alongside popular neighbourhood place George’s Dining Room and Bar in Worsley.

Also featured is The Old Bell Inn in Delph, outside Oldham on the edge of the Peak District. Several hotel restaurants also made the grade this year, including Adam Reid at The French, based inside the historic Midland Hotel, Chez Mal Brasserie at the Malmaison Hotel, Hotel Gotham, The Lowry Hotel, Brasserie Abode and Podium at The Hilton.

Simon Numphud, Managing Director of AA Media praised the "high standards" across the restaurants. He said: “We are delighted to publish the leading guide to the UK’s top dining destinations, with 150 new establishments added to The Restaurant Guide 2023.

Where The Light Gets In (Manchester Evening News)

!From Northern Stars to the Heart of England, Scotland to the capital, the restaurants in this year’s Guide demonstrate the high quality of culinary experiences across the country, offering delicious food and service of the highest standard.”

London, of course, bagged the most number of restaurant entries, as it does every year, with 172. But this year Yorkshire bagged second place, with 68 restaurants listed, followed by Devon with 59 and Cumbria with 57.