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Loch Fyne King scallop served in the half shell at The Art School Cellars in Liverpool.

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The best of the best

Our Top 100 in the North guide is a ranked list of the very best restaurants in the North of England. The finest produce cooked to absolute perfection with top-notch service and ambiance to boot. Our independent team of food writers and industry leaders rank the top 30 and agree on all of the unranked 31-100 entries. If it’s in here, you want to be in there.

Rogan & Co.

Cartmel Restaurant - Modern British

Situated in an atmospheric 14th-century building beside the pretty River Eea in Cartmel, Rogan & Co is the home of...