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AHEAD OF THE ANNUAL GOOD FOOD GUIDE AWARDS NEXT WEEK, THE WINNER OF MOST EXCITING FOOD DESTINATION PRIZE HAS BEEN REVEALED — AND A CITY IN SCOTLAND HAS TAKEN HOME THE AWARD. 13:20, 31 Jan
2025 A Scottish city has been crowned the "most exciting food destination" in the UK for 2025. The annual Good Food Guide Awards will take place on February 3, celebrating the best
food and drink venues across the nation. Ahead of the prestigious ceremony, The Good Food Guide has announced Edinburgh as the winner of its Most Exciting Food Destination prize. The
Scottish capital was praised by judges for being the site of "a series of high-quality new openings building energy and momentum to outpace any other British city". Edinburgh was
also applauded for its "great restaurants at every level", from gastropubs to fine-dining establishments. Many of the nominees at the upcoming Good Food Guide Awards are situated
in the city, including Lyla on Royal Terrace. Nominated for the Best New Restaurant prize, the seafood restaurant has been described by judges as a "symphonic masterclass".
Elsewhere, The Palmerston is on the shortlist for the Best Value Set Menu award. The Good Food Guide named the café and bar as one of Edinburgh's "cool, casual restaurants at
mid-level". Also in the running for a trophy at the Good Food Guide Awards 2025 are Timberyard and Montrose, which together are nominated for Drinks List of the Year. Applauded for
their "brilliantly leftfield drinks program", the restaurants serve up a wide variety of wines, beers, spirits, and cocktails. Article continues below Meanwhile, The Good Food
Guide also praised Avery and Cardinal in Edinburgh's Stockbridge neighbourhood. The former was described as "top end", while judges called Cardinal "an ambitious follow
up" to chef Tomás Gormley's other Edinburgh restaurant Skua. Other eateries in the city that were highlighted by the experts include Stockbridge Eating House, Sotto, Little Capo,
and Ardfern. The former in particular was called "a pure palate cleanser of a restaurant". Good Food Guide co-editor Chloë Hamilton commented: "Every year, our coverage of
Edinburgh’s dining scene ranks among the most-read content by our knowledgeable readers and this is the era in which the city is answering their voracious appetite for great restaurants at
every level." See below for the full list of Scottish nominees at the Good Food Guide Awards 2025. More information can be found on the Good Food Guide Awards website. BEST NEW
RESTAURANT * Skof, Manchester * LYLA, EDINBURGH * Briar, Somerset * Row on 5, London * Albatross Death Cult, Birmingham * Native, Worcestershire BEST VALUE SET MENU * Josephine Bouchon,
London * THE PALMERSTON, EDINBURGH * Dilsk, Brighton * Pompette, Oxford * Wilsons, Bristol * The Devonshire, London DRINKS LIST OF THE YEAR * KOL & Fonda, London * TIMBERYARD &
MONTROSE, EDINBURGH * Osip, Somerset * Cornus, London Article continues below CHEF TO WATCH * Jake Dolin - Manteca, London * Elliot Hashtroudi - Camille, London * Sam Lomas - Briar, Somerset
* Kyu Jeong Jeon and Duncan Robertson - Dongnae, Bristol * Maria Close - Rockliffe Hall, County Durham * Meedu Saad - Super8 Restaurants, London * PHILIP MCENANEY AND KATIE AUSTIN - BOATH
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