Restaurants in Durham

Coarse holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and serves a six-course modern British tasting menu at £40 per person in a relaxed courtyard setting in central Durham. With an optional wine pairing at £33, the all-in cost of £73 delivers a standard of cooking that would cost significantly more in any major UK city. For value-focused diners who want serious food without formality, this is Durham's clearest booking decision.

Faru is Durham's most technically accomplished tasting menu restaurant, holding a Michelin Plate (2025) and a 4.8 Google rating. Jake and Laura Siddle's sourcing-led menu — five or ten courses at £££ — delivers precise, punchy cooking with a wine pairing programme that outperforms its regional peers. Book two to three weeks ahead; weekend slots fill fast.