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Eating Out in the Liverpool City Region

The Liverpool City Region is a great place to dine and has some of the best and most innovative establishments in the country. From Michelin to The Which Good Food Guide our restaurants are award winning!

Which Good Food Guide 2010

Restaurants in Liverpool, Wirral and Southport have been recognised for their high standards of quality, extensive menu choice, decor and use of local produce. Amongst the nationally recognised restaurants are Fraiche with 'Best Wine List' in the UK and Da Piero in Irby, Wirral was 'Best Newcomer' described as offering diners "food that fills you with joy".

Other restaurants with honourable mentions include Blakes, The Side Door, Panoramic, Spire, 60 Hope Street and The London Carriage Works.

Paul Heathcote awarded MBE

Paul from the Heathcotes Collection including Simply Heathcotes and The Olive Press collected his MBE from Prince Charles - read more about his experiences on his day at the Palace.

Delifonseca wins the Taste Liverpool Award at The Mersey Partnership Annual Tourism Awards 2009

Delifonseca is an award-winning authentic retail delicatessen and restaurant in Liverpool city centre. A purveyor and creator of great tasting quality food with known provenance, the business and its staff are united in their love of good ingredients and delicious food.

"Judges immediately got an impression of a restaurant dedicated and passionate about what it sets out to do."

More information on Delifonseca

Heathcotes win top industry award

Heathcotes in Liverpool took home the award for best use of technology at this year's prestigious Catey awards, held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

Delifonseca also won the Food Northwest Award for Small and Medium Sized Businesses recently.

Candice Fonseca, proprietor, said: "It has been an exciting year for us and we are delighted to be recognised for our achievements by our industry peers, and are looking forward to a successful year ahead."

Heathcotes faced stiff competition from industry heavyweights Premier Inn and £1bn catering company, Compass. Paul Heathcote said: "Compared to the other nominees we are a small company so it was a real honour to be announced as the winner".

The award was presented to Heathcotes sales & marketing manager, Danny Taylor, by comedian Michael McIntyre in front of 1,200 of the who's who of the catering industry, including Gary Rhodes, Raymond Blanc and Brian Turner.

Liverpool - A great place to dine

The area continues to astound with new and ever evolving imaginative food offerings which highlight the fantastic diversity this city has to offer.

From tapas to tortillas from brunch to traditional British; from Afro-Caribbean to Chilean, Liverpool really is a world in one city. If you can't decide where to eat check out the Taste Liverpool awards which can guide you to some of the best places to eat in the Liverpool City Region.

Liverpool's Paul Askew scooped the top prize at the recent Hi-Life Dining Awards held in Manchester. The chef patron of The London Carriage Works was voted Best Chef by the dining public, who are members of the Hi-Life ining club, which has 130,000 members.

If you want to have your say on what you think are the best restaurants/bars/cafes in the Liverpool City Region then check out our Facebook group Love Food Love Liverpool and let us know what you think.

But keep checking out this page for the best offers and suggestions on where to enjoy a real taste of Liverpool.

Ramsay's Best Restaurant - Do you know Liverpool's best restaurant?

Gordon Ramsay is looking for Britain's best restaurant and he wants to know where you love to eat - wouldn't if be great if one of Liverpool's restaurants was nominated?

Tell them about a hidden gem or a local culinary landmark. Who do you think deserves to be crowned Ramsay's Best Restaurant?

Following on from the success of 2009's search, nominations are now open for 'Ramsay's Best Restaurant' 2010. Visit www.bestnominate.com to nominate your favourite restaurant now.