London the 'best city' for dining

Gordon Ramsay's restaurant's is one of the best, says the guide

London is the best city in the UK for eating out, according to a new guide book.

Venues based in the city make up more than a quarter of the entries in the Which? Good Food Guide 2007.

It has 333 entries compared to runner-up Manchester at 26 and Edinburgh which comes in third at 22.

The guide is based on recommendations from thousands of diners. Anonymous, independent inspectors then visited more than 1200 venues.

The guide's editor Andrew Turvil says: "London has run away with the title unsurprisingly given the size of the population and the number of tourists it attracts."

Fat Duck

"No other city can compete, just as Chelsea have dominated the Premiership these last few years."

The book names Gordon Ramsay in London, The Fat Duck in Berkshire and Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Oxfordshire as the three restaurants with the highest standards of cooking in the UK.

The guide commends Newcastle for increasing its entries from two to seven over the past five years.

It also names Bray in Berkshire and Padstow in Cornwall as two small towns that punch above their weight.