Dishoom is UK’s favourite restaurant

Dishoom has been voted the UK’s favourite eatery for two years in a row.

The Bombay-inspired café in Covent Garden takes the number one spot in Yelp Top 100 Eateries list.

With three other branches in London, Dishoom has been praised by visitors for its ‘delicious’ food and ‘unique’ atmosphere.

Isabella, who left her review on Yelp’s official page, writes: “[Dishoom is] one of my favourite restaurants in London.

“The place is always crowded so I recommend making reservations, especially to sit outside. They have a lovely garden.”

The co-founders of Dishoom, Shamil and Kavi Thakrar, comment: “It’s an honour just to be included in this list, let alone to be placed first – so we’re really blown away.

“It’s a good thing to have so many affordable restaurants in the top 100.

“It’s very important to us that Dishoom is extremely accessible to all, whether it’s the student spending a fiver on a bacon naan roll or a big group splashing out on a special occasion.”

Yelp, an online business guide, has devised this list using ratings and reviews provided by ordinary diners.

Unlike most eatery rating lists which are compiled by industry experts, Yelp’s list gathers the opinions of the general public.

The 2016 list is dominated by low-cost eateries, suggesting the market for good food at affordable prices is trumping luxurious dining.

Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Grill in Mayfair only enters at 48th place. Similarly, Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner only manages to rank 32nd on the list.

Indian cuisine is proving to be increasingly popular among the British, as another Indian eatery, Tayyabs, takes third place and Akbar’s in Manchester is also included.

Here is the full list of Yelp Top 100 Eateries in the UK:

1. Dishoom, Covent Garden, London
2. Hawksmoor, Seven Dials, London
3. Tayyabs, London
4. Yauatcha, London
5. Franco Manca, Brixton, London
6. Duck & Waffle, London
7. St John, London
8. Flat Iron, London
9. Barrafina, London
10. Home Sweet Home, Manchester
11. Busaba Eathai Soho, London
12. Bodeans, Soho, London
13. Hawksmoor, Spitalfields, London
14. Sketch, London
15. Bone Daddies, London
16. Patty & Bun, Marylebone, London
17. Swan Shakespeare’s Globe, London
18. Ottolenghi, Islington, London
19. Homeslice Pizza, London
20. The Wolseley, London
21. Hakkasan, London
22. Honest Burgers, London
23. Belgo Centraal, London
24. La Favorita, Edinburgh
25. Princi, London
26. Chilango, London
27. Le Mercury, London
28. Burger & Lobster, London
29. Meat Liquor, Soho, London
30. Bread Meets Bread, Glasgow
31. The Table, London
32. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, London
33. Mildreds, London
34. Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow
35. ICCo, London
36. Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte, London
37. Workshop Coffee, London
38. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, London
39. Ten Ten Tei, London
40. The Ivy, London
41. The Devil’s Advocate, Edinburgh
42. The Edinburgh Larder, Edinburgh
43. Benito’s Hat, London
44. Dishoom, Shoreditch, London
45. The Dogs, Edinburgh
46. Oink, Edinburgh
47. Goodman, London
48. Maze Grill, London
49. Misato, London
50. Teacup, Manchester
51. Bocca Di Lupo, London
52. Hula Juice Bar & Gallery, Edinburgh
53. David Bann, Edinburgh
54. OXO Tower, London
55. The Outsider, Edinburgh
56. The Breakfast Club, London
57. Stereo, Glasgow
58. NOPI, LOndon
59. The Porterhouse, London
60. The Holyrood 9A, Edinburgh
61. Buen Ayre, London
62. Bibimbap Soho, London
63. Martha’s, Glasgow
64. The Hanoi Bike Shop, Glasgow
65. Hawksmoor Air Street, London
66. Butchershop Bar & Grill, Glasgow
67. The Ledbury, London
68. Mother India Cafe, Glasgow
69. Sushisamba, London
70. Wong Kei Restaurant, London
71. Bloc+, Glasgow
72. Asakusa, London
73. Pitt Cue Co, London
74. Vittoria, Edinburgh
75. Dishoom, London
76. Ozone Coffee, London
77. Sinclair’s Oyster Bar, Manchester
78. Food for Friends, Brighton
79. Pizza East, London
80. The Chilli Pickle, Brighton
81. Hanedan, Edinburgh
82. Regency Cafe, London
83. Nankusa, Glasgow
84. Bill’s, Brighton
85. Tokyo Diner, London
86. Scandinavian Kitchen, London
87. Franco Manca, Chiswick, London
88. Pizza Pilgrims, London
89. Big Easy, London
90. Barbakan Delicatessan, Manchester
91. Katsouris Deli, Manchester
92. Cay Tre, London
93. Gaucho Grill, Manchester
94. Bistrotheque, London
95. Caravan, London
96. Zuma, London
97. Akbar’s, Manchester
98. Bodega, Birmingham
99. Shake Shack, London
100. The Blue Bear, Edinburgh

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