Restaurants in York
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Betty's
Afternoon tea, old-school style, with white-aproned waitresses, linen tablecloths and a teapot collection ranged along the walls. House speciality is the Yorkshire Fat Rascal – a huge fruit scone smothered in melted butter – but the smoked haddock with poached egg and Hollandaise sauce is our favourite lunch dish.
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Fiesta Mexicana
Fiesta Mexicana Chimichangas, tostadas and burritos served in a relentlessly happy atmosphere. Students and party groups on the rip add to the fiesta; it's not subtle or subdued, but when is Mexican food ever so?
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J Baker's
Superstar chef Jeff Baker left Leeds' Pool Court and his Michelin star to pursue his own vision of Modern British cuisine here. The defiantly traditional menu offers classics like ox tongue, egg 'n' chips and steaks - these days, it's all about being one of the lads, so long as Messrs Michelin are paying close attention.
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Melton's
Foodies come from far and wide to dine in one of Yorkshire's best restaurants. It tends to specialise in fish dishes but doesn't go far wrong with practically everything else, from Yorkshire beef to the asparagus risotto with pinenuts and herbs. There's an excellent lunch and early dinner set menu (around £17).
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La Vecchia Scuola
Housed in the former York College for Girls, the faux elegant dining room - complete with self-playing grand piano - is straight out of Growing Up Gotti, but there's nothing fake about the food: authentic Italian cuisine served in suitably snooty style by proper Italian waiters.
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Little Betty's
Betty's younger sister is more demure and less frequented, but just as good.
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Blue Bicycle
Once upon a time, this building was a well-frequented brothel; these days it's a romantic, candlelit restaurant that makes for a top-notch dining experience.
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Café Concerto
Walls papered with sheet music, chilled jazz on the stereo and battered, mismatched tables and chairs set the bohemian tone in this comforting coffee shop. During the day expect breakfasts, bagels and cappuccinos big enough to float a boat in, and a sophisticated bistro menu in the evening.
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Melton's Too
A comfortable, chilled-out cafe-bar and bistro, Melton's Too serves everything from cake and cappuccino (or Bombay Sapphire gin and tonic), to tapas-style snacks or a three-course dinner of smoked mackerel and watercress salad, duck confit with apple salad, and Yorkshire rhubarb crumble.
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Siam House
Delicious, authentic Thai food in about as authentic an atmosphere as you could muster up 6000km from Bangkok.
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El Piano
With a menu that is 100% vegan, nut-free and gluten-free, this colourful, Hispanic-style spot is a vegetarian haven. There's a lovely cafe downstairs and three themed rooms upstairs. The menu offers dishes such as falafel, onion bhaji, corn fritters and mushroom-and-basil salad, either in tapas-size portions or as mixed platters. There's also a takeaway counter.
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Olive Tree
Local produce gets a Mediterranean makeover at this bright and breezy bistro with a view across the street to Clifford's Tower. Classic pizza and pasta dishes are complemented by more ambitious recipes such as seared scallops with chorizo, and sea bass with asparagus, cherry tomatoes and saffron cream sauce. The lunchtime and early evening menu offers two courses for £13.
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Living Room
Balcony tables overlooking the river and a menu focused on quality versions of classic dishes from around the world. Sunday brunch served noon to 6pm.
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J Baker's Bistro Moderne
Superstar chef Jeff Baker left a Michelin star in Leeds to pursue his own vision of Modern British cuisine here. The ironic '70s-style decor (think chocolate/oatmeal/tango) with moo-cow paintings is echoed in the unusual menu, which offers witty, gourmet interpretations of retro classics – try Tongue 'n' Cheek (a crisp pie containing ox tongue, beef cheeks and beef jelly), or Whitby crab cocktail with apple and avocado. And don't miss his signature dessert, Lemon Tops.
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Gray's Court
An unexpected find right in the very heart of York, this 16th-century house has more of a country atmosphere. Enjoy gourmet coffee and cake in the sunny garden, or indulge in a light lunch in the historic setting of the oak- panelled Jacobean gallery (extra points if you grab the alcove table above the main door). The menu runs from smoked salmon and scrambled eggs to roast butternut squash, red pepper and goat's cheese tart, and from lavender shortbread to lemon drizzle cake.
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Blake Head Vegetarian Cafe
A bright and airy space at the back of a bookshop, filled with modern oak furniture and funky art, the Blake Head offers a tempting menu of daily lunch specials such as spicy bean burger with salsa, or hummus and roast red pepper open sandwich. Great ginger and lemon cake, too. Veggie breakfasts served until 11.30am.
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Ate O'Clock
A tempting menu of classic bistro dishes (fillet of beef with mushrooms, pork-and-chive sausage with mash and onion gravy) made with fresh Yorkshire produce has made this place hugely popular with locals – best book a table to avoid disappointment. Three-course dinner is £16.75 from 6pm to 7.55pm Tuesday to Thursday.
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