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A contemporary modern bistro, serving new and bold twists of traditional favourites. Using seasonal and local produce, J Bakers provides the best Yorkshire has to offer in a relaxed and comfortable surrounding. With a Chocolate room and a children friendly policy this is a restaurant not to be missed. |
Cuisine:
Contemporary British
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Breaking the Bank
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You will never want to eat anywhere else again 
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The York branch of this chain of Italian restaurants is one of the largest and most beautiful dining destinations in the city. The Grand Assembly Rooms, with its 48 imposing Corinthian columns, used to be a mecca for the card-playing, tea-drinking and ballroom-dancing aristocracy. Now it serves as a popular place to enjoy pizza and pasta dishes at fairly reasonable prices. |
Cuisine:
Italian
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Tenner a head
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Typical Italian food in a beautiful English ballroom
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Concerto is an award-winning cafe bistro, offering home-made fresh food with friendly informality and melodic jazz. It is situated on High Petergate a short stroll from the Minster. One can sit around wooden tables surrounded by old music manuscripts and instruments, while enjoying coffee and possibly the best chocolate cake in town. |
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French
Mediterranean
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At the very least, a change of pace, at the most, a reminder of what going out for a meal should be
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Priding itself on serving good quality, simple and freshly prepared dishes Strada, sitting neatly on Low Petergate, just past the Fudge Kitchen, offers contemporary Italian food at reasonable prices. |
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Italian
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Classic Italy for a considerate price
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A Highly recommended restaurant specialising in using local produce with a commitment to home-cooking techniques. An established restaurant in York where advanced booking is advised, especially for its ever-popular 'First Saturday Lunches'- four themed courses for £26 a head. Melton's offers an extensive wine list and also has an 'early bird' dinner menu from 5:30 until 6:15. It's sister restaurant Melton's too can be found on Walmgate. |
Cuisine:
Contemporary British
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Breaking the Bank
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Tasty, popular, enjoyable
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The fashionable 1331 is situated on a typically cobbled street near York Minster. It has a secluded courtyard outside for alfresco dining, a lounge bar, a heated terrace and, up 31 steps, a cosy top floor restaurant. At night-time the supremely well-stocked cocktail bar can get quite lively. Otherwise, it's a popular place to get a coffee and cake, a light lunch, or have an intimate dinner date. There's also a quiz every Tuesday (starting at 8.30 p.m.), regular live music events and sports games often screened in the lounge bar. |
Cuisine:
Contemporary British
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Tenner a head
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Trendy bar with modern cuisine
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A grand Italian restaurant, which if you're lucky, provides good views of the minster from the window seats. Serves the typical Italian tomato-based dishes and a large selection of pizzas. There is a designated smoking area and good wheelchair access. The food is authentic and you can even order take-aways. The architecture is imitated to classic Rome. |
Cuisine:
Italian
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Classic Roman joint with the papa-owner feel
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From a small, roadside stall on the banks of Loch Fyne, this chain has grown to number thirty-seven restaurants around the UK and boasts the claim that their 'seafood is second to none’. Situated on Walmgate, the restaurants makes full use of a prime location and offers a seasonal menu. |
Cuisine:
Contemporary British
Seafood
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a refreshing seafood experience with great service
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Once a brothel, the blue bicycle now boasts an impressive selection of nostalgic memorabilia downstairs. Upstairs you can enjoy the long list of fine wines overlooking the River Foss. The Blue Bicycle is well-known in the town for its high-end prices. It offers traditional cuisine such as fillet of Yorkshire beef and char-grilled chicken breast, and prides itself on its fish dishes and home made desserts. It also has a very comprehensive wine list and offers private vaulted booths for romantic dinners and has an outside catering division called Out of The Blue. |
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Contemporary British
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Not as good as the reputation
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Sardinian bistro with a brick-walled cellar restaurant and rustic furniture. Walls adorned Italian ornaments ranging from notes through pictures and posters to coloured lights that make you feel like you're on the Italian island. Food is cooked by Delrio himself with a selection of pizza, pasta and Italian specials. Speciality is sea food. |
Cuisine:
Italian
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Excitingly trattorian feel, but lacking anything more than style
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