Restaurants in York

Tommy Banks' Michelin-starred York address delivers serious farm-to-table tasting menus in a relaxed converted pub. The Core menu at £95 is where the value sits; Sunday lunch is the best entry point. Limited seats and narrow opening hours mean booking ahead matters, even though availability is generally rated as easy.

Skosh is the strongest argument for eating on Micklegate. Neil Bentinck's 40-seat small-plates kitchen holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for the second consecutive year, delivering pan-Asian Modern British cooking at ££ pricing — individual dishes run from a few pounds to just under a tenner. Book well ahead; this is York's most consistent value-for-quality address and the default first recommendation for food-focused visitors.

Melton's has held a Michelin Plate for at least two consecutive years and a 4.9 Google rating from over 600 reviews — strong evidence for a neighbourhood restaurant in York. The kitchen builds technically ambitious Modern British dishes around high-quality regional produce, and the wine list offers genuinely good drinking at fair prices. Book ahead; this is not a walk-in venue on weekends.

A Michelin Plate holder (2024 and 2025) in a converted Victorian engine house on the River Ouse, The Star Inn The City delivers serious Yorkshire produce cooking at a ££ price point that is easy to book and reliable to enjoy. For a first-timer in York wanting a produce-led Modern British meal without tasting-menu formality, this is the most accessible option in the city's upper-mid tier.

Legacy holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, operating inside York's Grand Hotel — a building dating to 1906 — with a kitchen that pairs Yorkshire produce with Japanese technique. At ££££, it is York's most formally accomplished dining room for a special occasion, though tables are hard to secure and should be booked well in advance.

Arras holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, making it the most credentialled modern cuisine option in York at the £££ price point. The seasonal menu and handmade British cheese trolley reward repeat visits, and the enclosed summer terrace is the best reason to book ahead with a specific date in mind. Easier to secure than Roots York, and more ambitious than Skosh.

Bow Room at Grays Court is the best argument for combining serious food with a historic setting in York. Michelin Plate–recognised in 2025 and housed in a Jacobean building steps from the Minster, it earns its ££££ price point for occasion dinners. Book at least three weeks out — the small room fills fast and availability is tighter than it looks.

Fish & Forest holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025 and a 4.8 Google rating from 292 reviews. At £££, it delivers sourcing-led Modern British cooking built around small-boat fish, locally shot game, and ethically reared meat, with a blackboard menu that changes with availability. The most ingredient-serious booking in York at this price point.

Delrio's on Blossom Street is York's low-pressure city-centre option: easy to book, relaxed in format, and suited to visitors who want a decent dinner without the planning effort that the city's top tables demand. It won't compete with Roots York or Arras for cooking ambition, but for a straightforward meal near the station, it does the job reliably.