Restaurants in Hampshire
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Lemon Sole
At Lemon Sole you get to pick your own piece of fish at a counter then choose how you want it cooked. Try the seafood chowder, devilled mackerel or stunning shellfish platters (£45 for two). It's all tucked away in a lemon-yellow interior with a whole wall full of wine bottles at the end.
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Loch Fyne Restaurant
Winchester's branch of this quality seafood and fish chain is housed in a stunning Tudor jailhouse, full of twisted beams, wooden galleries and beautiful fireplaces. Depending on which section you're in, the atmosphere can be both lively and romantic.
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Chesil Rectory
Duck through the hobbit-sized door, settle down amid the 15th-century beams and savour perfectly prepared modern British cuisine, cooked up by the former head chef at Fortnum & Mason. New Forest rabbit, seared scallops, truffles and local watercress all feature on an assured menu. The 2-course evening menu (served 6pm to 7pm) is a snip at £15.
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Agora Restaurant
This familial little Turkish hookah bar is tucked into an old beamed building and serves up tasty Greek and Turkish food, washed down with Ouzo and Raki. It's a favourite place to take the kids, and there's a children's menu at the ready.
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Sallyport Tea Rooms
Just as a traditional teashop should be: homely, civilised, filled with fussy collectibles and serving up loose-leaf speciality teas and other old-fashioned tearoom delights to the strains of 1940s jazz.
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Wanted Bar & Restaurant
This swish restaurant-bar boasts an inventive menu and a sleek minimalist vibe, featuring an illuminated wall of bottle bases and a light soundtrack of chill-out acoustics.
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Cadogan & James
Self-caterers will need dragging out of this delightful delicatessen, full of the smells of freshly baked breads, herbs and spices, and gourmet goodies.
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Bistro Montparnasse
This classy but cosy bistro serves zesty French dishes with an English twist amid chic décor and polished wood floors.
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Wykeham Arms
The food at this super-quirky pub is legendary – try the pan-fried salmon, or sausages flavoured with local bitter, then finish off with some seriously addictive sticky toffee pudding.
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Truffles
The perfect marriage of Hampshire ingredients and continental gastronomy, this chic little bistro rustles up super-stylish food at bargain prices. British rump steak combines with truffle sauce, while seabass comes laced with vermouth. The painters' palettes, Eiffel Tower silhouettes and gendarme's uniform reinforce the Parisienne air.
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Somerset House
At this late-Victorian sister to Florence House opposite, the same team has created another achingly tasteful haven of designer calm. Here, stained glass, dark woods and polished floors cosy up to Balinese figurines and the very latest in luxury bathrooms.
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Montparnasse
More Gallic flavours emerge from the kitchens at this sleek Southsea eatery. This time its French classics with an English twist; seabass with white bean cassoulet and goats' cheese parfait with walnut and pear are among the treats.
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Kitsch'n d'or
Prepare to be transported to rural Provence. Dishes are rich with hearty rustic flavours, from venison with blackberry sauce, to mountain chorizo with baked duck eggs and Madeira. Seafood is a speciality too: mounds of lobster, steaming clams and scallops are topped off with a zingy spiced butter.
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El Sabio
Feast on the full-blooded flavours of Spain on a sunny riverside terrace.
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Cadogan & James
Self-caterers will need dragging out of this delightful delicatessen, full of the smells of freshly baked breads, herbs and spices, and gourmet goodies.
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Brasserie Blanc
Get a taste of French home cooking, Raymond (Blanc) style, at this super-sleek chain. The celebrity chef may not necessarily sauté your starter, but the chicken stuffed with morel mushrooms and the Toulouse sausage with onion gravy are full of Gallic charm.
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Black Rat
Worn wooden floorboards and warm red-brick walls give this relaxed restaurant a cosy feel. Locally sourced treats such as roast venison with asparagus and Weymouth crab with marsh samphire find their way onto the sanded-down tables.
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Agora
Expect tasty Mediterranean food, ouzo and the occasional burst of belly-dancing at this hookah bar.
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Custom House
The best of Gunwharf Quays' numerous eateries, this smart pub occupies an 18th-century former Royal Marine hospital. Now better-than-average bar food (think glazed ham, steak and ale pie and gourmet burgers) are served up amid its raspberry-red walls and gilt-framed mirrors.
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