Liverpool is widely considered to be the capital of culture in the United Kingdom, and given the diverse range of restaurants and dining options available in and around the city centre, it's hardly a surprise. Home to a plethora of international food including Chinese, Indian and Italian, Liverpool also boasts one of the best native British eateries in the UK in the London Carriageworks inside the Hope Street Hotel.
If you're looking to treat the entire family to a tasty meal, then the city of Liverpool provides you with several options. Delifonseca Dockside is one of the city's best-kept secrets, operating a blackboard menu policy to ensure that no two dining days are ever the same. Winner of the Good Food Guide Readers' Restaurant of the Year in 2014, this is an eatery that caters for a mass of regulars as well as families. Gusto in Albert Dock offers a selection of delicious fish, chicken and beef to gorge down on, and even provides kids with the opportunity to make their very own pizza. Leaf on Bold Street supply an assortment of soups, salads and sandwiches in a family-friendly setting, whilst Bill's in Liverpool One shopping complex caters for all tastes by putting out well-presented dishes for adults and providing their very own menu for kids.
For anyone looking to tickle the more sophisticated part of their palate, Liverpool city centre is home to a mouth-watering selection of fine-dining restaurants. Elude on Porter Street allows customers to tuck in by candle-light on the weekends, offering a wide selection of finely-prepared fish dishes, succulent servings of chicken and several options for vegetarians. Malmaison Brasserie in the Malmaison Hotel is another terrific option for erudite eating, with a wide selection of fine wines on offer as well as a menu that oozes class. Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White also owns two establishments in the city, including a 3-Michelin-Stars steakhouse on Chapel Street as well as a delightful culinary experience from within the confines of Hotel Indigo.
Sometimes it's nice to experience something a little different when you go out to eat, and Liverpool has plenty of restaurants that break away from typical dining conventions and settings. One such example is Alma De Cuba, which is set inside St Peter's Catholic Cathedral and offers a wide range of Latin American cuisine. Elsewhere, Sapporo Teppanyaki provides customers with a theatre-style cooking experience, which involves traditional Japanese cuisine being sliced, sizzled and served right in front of their very eyes. Panoramic 34 is also a popular alternative to conventional dining. Positioned in line with the Liverpool skyline, this restaurant allows customers to drink in the sights of the whole city whilst feasting on European cuisine.