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Scotsman
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Edinburgh restaurant with Gordon Ramsay trained chef crowned as 'Scotland's best'
The best restaurant in Scotland has been crowned at a prestigious award ceremony – and it spells yet more good news for Edinburgh's thriving food scene. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It comes as the winners of the coveted National Restaurant Awards were announced at The Magazine London on Monday night (June 9). The awards celebrate the brilliance and vibrancy of the UK's eating out scene, and reward the very best chefs, front of house staff and restaurants the country has to offer. On the night, industry title Restaurant magazine revealed the list of the 100 best restaurants in the UK – as voted for by chefs, restaurateurs and food writers – as well as presenting a series of special awards, culminating in the unveiling of the National Restaurant of the Year. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This year, the Ritz in London claimed the grand title of the best restaurant in the UK for 2025, while Edinburgh's Lyla was named as the best restaurant in Scotland. Located on Royal Terrace, Lyla was opened in 2023 by chef Stuart Ralston within the space that was once home to the late Paul Kitching's influential 21212. The 28-cover restaurant, billed by Ralston as 'unapologetically fine dining', received a Michelin star in February 2025 and was recently named the best restaurant in Scotland at the National Restaurant Awards. Speaking after his latest awards triumph, chef Ralston, who once gained experience working in Gordon Ramsay's Michelin-starred restaurant in New York, wrote on the restaurant's Intstagram page: 'We are immensely proud and grateful having been voted Scotland's best restaurant, and for coming 17th in the top 100 in the UK. 'Thank you @nationalrestaurantawards for this accolade and to our incredible staff who have work so hard to make it a possibility.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The National Restaurant Awards said: 'Lyla is not a fish restaurant per se but is fish-focused, with the majority of the courses on its tasting menu seafood based. With just 10 tables to worry about (and a maximum party size of four), Ralston has been able to up the culinary ante significantly – his previous flagship Aizle has 50 covers – delivering picture-perfect dishes that demonstrate good technique while still allowing his high-quality ingredients to do the talking.' Also making the 100 best restaurants in the UK list were acclaimed Edinburgh eateries The Little Chartroom, at No.79, and The Palmerston, in 97th spot.
Time Out
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The Ritz has been named the UK's best restaurant at the National Restaurant Awards
Congratulations are in order for a little spot known as The Ritz. Maybe you've heard of it? Yes, this plucky up-and-comer has been named Best Restaurant in the UK 2025 at this year's National Restaurant Awards. We jest, of course. The Ritz Restaurant is world-famous, but seems to be having something of a second wind. Earlier this year, their executive chef John Williams secured the Mayfair spot's second Michelin star (after getting the first in 2016). The Ritz Restaurant has been open since 1906 (when the hotel itself opened), and Williams has ruled the roost since 2004. Speaking about the win for The Ritz, restaurant editor Stefan Chomka commented: 'As a bastion of fine French food served in unashamedly refined surroundings, The Ritz stands alone in the UK. 'The top 100 restaurants list reflects the diverse nature of our eating out scene and the changing trends within it, whether they be less formality, more farm to fork menus, or embracing new cuisines, but it's also wonderful to see a restaurant unwavering in its focus finally get the recognition it merits. The Ritz is an exemplary restaurant, one fully deserving of the title National Restaurant of the Year.' We had similar thoughts when we last visited the restaurant, awarding it a glowing five star review. 'It's a performance worthy of any world-beating theatre down the road, and it's all we can do not to burst into applause after each dish,' we wrote. The awards - which were held on June 9 in London - also saw another local win, with David Carter named Restaurateur of the Year 2025. Carter has two restaurants on the winning list of 100 UK restaurants, including the Highest New Entry, Oma (in at number six!), and Agora at 51, both in Borough Market. Oma also features highly in Time Out's very own Best Restaurants of 2025 list, which you can read here. Other London wins included Opening of the Year, which went to AngloThai in Marylebone. The newly opened One Club Row in Shoreditch was named 'One to Watch', while 'Gastropub of the Year' went to The Devonshire in Soho and 'Lifetime Achievement Award' went to Skye Gyngell of Spring in Somerset House. Other London restaurants to make the top 10 included Notting Hill's The Ledbury at number 3, Trinity in Clapham at number 4, Bouchon Racine in Farringdon at number five, Oma at number six, AngloThai at number seven, and Notting Hill's Dorian at number 10.
