This is a list of notable restaurants in Wales. The number of restaurants has significantly increased since the 1960s, when the country had very few notable places to eat out.[1] Today, Wales is no longer considered a "gastronomic desert";[1] there are six Michelin starred restaurants within the country.[2] Other award systems from TripAdvisor and AA have included Welsh restaurants in their lists. The most significant increase in restaurants has been at the high-end, but there has been growth and improvement in quality across all the whole range of Welsh eateries.[1]
Many Welsh restaurants attempt to showcase their "Welshness", but few include historic Welsh dishes besides cawl. Instead, they showcase their Welsh ingredients, creating new dishes from them.[1] There has also been a rise in Asian cuisine in Wales, especially that of Indian, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and Japanese, with a preference for spicier foods.[1]
- ^ a b c d e Freeman, Bobby (1996). First catch your peacock: her classic guide to Welsh food (Rev. paperback ed.). Talybont, Ceredigion: Y Lolfa. pp. 8, 52–53. ISBN 0862433150.
- ^ "Michelin Star Restaurants in Wales". Retrieved 23 August 2024.