Browsing places to eat & drink

Shipton Road, Skelton, York, YO30 1XW, Tel: 0844 815 9038

The Fairfield Manor Hotel is a former country house set in 6 acres of private grounds, only a few minutes drive from York city centre it is ideally located for the North York Moors, Dales and coast.

55 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LS, Tel: 01904 632734, Email, www.limehouserestaurant-york.co.uk

Award winning restaurant with fantastic food, wine and ambience.

20-22 Marygate, York, YO30 7BH, Tel: 01904 652780

Carriages Restaurant offers a home cooked range of fresh Yorkshire produce, which caters for all tastebuds.

2 Cumberland Street, York, YO1 9SW, Tel: 01904 625036

With a large menu consisting of traditional favorites and many speciality dishes together with a wide vegetarian selection there is something for everyone here, from the first timer to the curry connoisseur.

Speciality: Grand Kashmiri Buffet which is available from Sunday to Thursday for £8.95 Adults and £5.95 children under 10.

The Churchill Hotel, 65 Bootham, York, YO30 7DQ, Tel: 01904 644456

Local produce, expertly prepared and served in magnificent surroundings. Contemporary style meets with elegant high ceilings and impressive original features.

Speciality: Freshly landed seafood and game.

103 Haxby Road, York, YO31 8JP, Tel: 01904 673550, Email, www.jaipur-spiceyork.co.uk

Just half a mile from York Minster, Jaipur Spice serves traditional Indian food plus an English menu and seats 100 people.

63a Goodramgate, York, YO17 LS, Tel: 01904 624677

Yak and Yeti Gurkha restaurant is the first Nepalese restaurant in York. We serve typical Nepalese food which we cooked at home in Nepal.

Speciality: Different than Indian curry, mild and tasty cooked in the traditional way.

Bishopthorpe Road, York, YO23 2GB, Tel: 01904 641241

Standing in twenty acres of gardens and parkland, yet five minutes from York City Centre, Middlethorpe Hotel is a delightful William III country house built in 1699. the panelled dining rooms overlooking the gardens and the imaginative food

Coppergate Centre, York, YO1 9WY, Tel: 01904 643322

Department store on three floors

Station Rise, York, YO1 6HT, Tel: 01904 380038

The £20m Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa aims to be York's first 5-star hotel and the flagship property in the Cedar Court Group portfolio.

Market Place, Helmsley, YO62 5BJ, Tel: 01439 770466

Great food is at the heart of great hospitality and our restaurant – overlooking the walled garden – is at the heart of the hotel.

Black Swan at Oldstead, Oldstead, Byland Abbey, Near Helmsley, YO61 4BL, Tel: 01347 868387, Email, www.blackswanoldstead.co.uk

Michelin Star, 3AA Rosette, No.51 in The Times Top 100 Restaurants and one of the top 5 best value restaurants in Britain. AA 5 Star, Gold Award rooms, set in glorious National Park countryside, 20 miles north of York.

Speciality: Vegetarian Menu

302 Tadcaster Road, York, YO24 1HE, Tel: 01904 702941

Modern French/English cuisine is the order of the day in Restaurant 302 located at the Knavesmire Manor Hotel.

12a King Street, York, YO1 1SP, Tel: 01904 632886

Indian restaurant specialising in traditional Indian and Tandoori food.

Speciality: Baltis

6 - 8 George Hudson Street, York, YO1 6LP, Tel: 01904 679888

The restaurant has been designed to provide a contemporary atmosphere whilst providing outstanding Asian cuisine with the highest quality ingredients.

Speciality: Lamb Paneer, Chicken Jalfazi and Roshan Lal

12 Walmgate, York, YO1 9TJ, Tel: 01904 650910, Email, www.lochfyne.com

A grade 2 listed building holding a fish restaurant that prides itself on the quality of its produce.

Newby Hall & Gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE, Tel: 01423 322583, Email, www.newbyhall.com

One of Britain's finest Adam houses with Chippendale furniture, Gobelin tapestries and classical statuery. With 25 acres of garden including one of Europe's largest double herbaceous borders, a woodland walk & contemporary sculpture park.

126 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JX, Tel: 01904 635162

Situated in historic Micklegate close to the Bar, The Old Siam's friendly staff provide a warm Thai welcome. This is a very popular traditional restaurant specialising in delicious high quality authentic Thai cuisine.