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The best restaurant in Britain has been crowned for 2025 – and it’s just one hour from London

An Italian eatery in Berkshire has been named the UK’s number one resto in the 2025 Muddy Stilettos Awards

India Lawrence
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India Lawrence
Staff Writer, UK
Caldesi in Campagna in Bray
Photograph: Courtesy of Caldesi
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When it comes to the best restaurants in Britain, there are all sorts of guides and people telling you which ones to visit. You’ve got the World’s 50 Best, the prestigious Michelin Guide, and countless TikTokkers recommending ‘hidden gems’ and ‘best kept secrets’ (until said restos get spoiled by overcrowding). And of course, we at Time Out have our own meticulously researched list of London’s top restaurants, which you can read here

If you could possibly need any more inspiration, a new ranking has named the best restaurant in the UK, and said resto is only one hour outside of the capital. 

Caldesi in Campagna, an Italian restaurant in Bray, Berkshire specialising in Tuscan cuisine, has been crowned Britain’s best place to dine in the annual Muddy Stilettos awards. 

Every year, the lifestyle guide names ‘the best of’ businesses in the UK, including pubs, bars, shops, cafés, hotels and more. This year’s winners, selected by a team of Muddy Stilettos editors, have just been revealed. 

Inside Caldesi in Campagna
Photograph: Courtesy of Caldesi

The Italian joint in the top spot is part of a small chain owned by celebrity chef Giancarlo Caldesi. He also owns Caldesi in Marylebone and cookery schools in London and Berkshire. Opened in 2007, favourites on the menu at Caldesi in Campagna include pappardelle with beef and pork ragu, courgette flower carpaccio and Italian style doughnuts. The spot is also known as being a favourite haunt of the former PM Theresa May. Make of that what you will. 

Runner’s up for the UK’s best restaurant in this year’s Muddy Awards were Alfredo's in Somerset, Linden Stores in Cheshire, The Greyhound in Buckinghamshire and The Tasting Club in Derbyshire. 

Time Out’s guide to the best Italian restaurants in London

How London’s ‘Little Italy’ is making a comeback.

The best pub in London in 2025, according to lifestyle guide Muddy Stilettos

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