The best restaurants in Liverpool have been named, according to Time Out’s Eat List.
Liverpool has a thriving food and drink scene, with new bars and restaurants opening frequently, bringing diversity and deliciousness to the city.
Whether you’re looking for a fine dining experience or want to transport yourself to other lands such as Marrakech with tantalising sharing plates, Liverpool has something for everyone.
Time Out has named its top 23 restaurants in Liverpool right now:
1. The Art School Restaurant
Housed in what used to be a ‘home for destitute children’, The Art School is described as “all about exquisite, beautiful prepared British cooking”. It was also named among the best 100 restaurants in the UK earlier this year, by SquareMeal.
1 Sugnall St, Liverpool L7 7EB
2. Roski
Time Out says Roski’s menu “makes inventive use of homegrown British ingredients. Everything’s immaculately presented - so bring your camera.” It's not the only "best of" list Roski appears on.
16 Rodney St, Liverpool L1 2TE
3. Panoramic 34
Panoramic 34 is known for its stunning views across Merseyside and Time Out says it is the perfect place to visit if you’re looking to impress a date.
West Tower, Brook St, Liverpool L3 9PJ
4. The London Carriage Works
Time Out describes the restaurant as having a “a focus on produce from across the North-West”, while the menu is “European fine dining done with simplicity and flair.”
40 Hope St, Liverpool L1 9DA
5. Oktopus
Time Out says to visit Oktopus for “a delicious, diverse menu that’s undoubtedly classy (as well as locally and sustainably sourced).”
24 Hardman St, Liverpool L1 9AX
6. Maray
Maray has several venues across the city serving “small plates inspired by Middle Eastern flavours”, and Time Out says it is taking “plant-based cooking to a whole new level.”
91 Bold St, Liverpool L1 4HF
7. Italian Club
Time Out says: If you want more than just brilliant pizza and pasta – like a restaurant that oozes character and charm, too – then hotfoot it to the Italian Club. You might even see a celebrity there.
85 Bold Street. Liverpool, L1 4HF
8. Pen Factory
Time Out says Pen Factory is the perfect place for a pre-theatre snack, located just next door to the Everyman Theatre.
The Pen Factory L1 9BQ
9. Camp and Furnace
The multi-purpose arts space is renowned for its Sunday roast, and Time Out seems to agree that it’s one of the best around.
67 Greenland St, Liverpool L1 0BY
10. Kasbah
Time Out says: “The food is wholesome and bursting with flavour (think falafel, tabbouleh, hummus and shakshuka), and is sure to warm you to the core if you visit on one of Liverpool’s – sadly frequent – colder days.”
72 Bold St, Liverpool L1 4HR
11. Mowgli
With two venues in the city centre, Mowlgi challenges the idea that British ‘Indian food’ is limited to the high-calorie foods you find on the high street.
Time Out says “This is Indian food done the traditional way, and it’s exactly the type of healthy and aromatic grub that could put a big smile on your face.”
3 Water St, Liverpool L2 0RD
12. Down the Hatch
Time Out says: “Down the Hatch does veggie junk with a vengeance – you’re heading for a very happy seitan, tofu and halloumi food coma here."
Basement, 62 Duke St, Liverpool L1 5AA
13. Sapporo Teppanyaki
A restaurant where you can watch as your dinner is cooked in front of you, Sapporo Teppanyaki cooks a sizzling mix of traditional Japanese recipes.
134 Duke St, Liverpool L1 5AG
14. Almost Famous
Time Out says: “These tasty, tasty burgers might well make you temporarily lose all memory of table manners as you try, desperately, to cram them into your mouth.”
11-13 Parr St, Liverpool L1 4JN
15. Salt House
The place where tapas is done a little differently, Salt House chefs don’t limit themselves to Spanish flavours, instead using a modern mash-up of international influences.
Church House, 1 Hanover St, Liverpool L1 3DW
16. TribeCa
Time Out says TribeCa is just like getting pizza at a New York pizzeria and “you can easily pretend your stateside and get your fix of garlic bread, olives, calzone and all the other good stuff.”
336-338 Smithdown Rd, Liverpool L15 5AN
17. Quarter
Time Out says: “Its menu offers the likes of fresh stonebaked pizzas, mezze-style grazing dishes and sharing boards that are so good you won’t actually want to share.
“Try to save room for dessert – their ice cream sundaes (including vegan options) are gloriously extravagant.”
7 Falkner St, Liverpool L8 7PU
18. Hanover Street Social Brasserie and Bar
Time Out says Hanover Street Social serves up “Quality European food in an unpretentious setting.”
16-20 Hanover St, Liverpool L1 4AA
19. Etsu
Time Out says Etsu is not the biggest of restaurants, but this is what makes it a “brilliant place for the type of meal where you actually want to be able to hear your dining partner.”
25 The Strand, Liverpool L2 0XJ
20. American Pizza Slice
Time Out describes American Pizza Slice as an “American-style pizza that hits the spot after a long, boozy afternoon with mates.”
52 Whitechapel, Liverpool L1 6EG
21. Gusto
Just around the corner from the Tate Liverpool, Time Out says Gusto is “a handy option for quality dining after a gallery visit.”
Edward Pavillion, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AF
22. The Egg Cafe
Split over two levels inside a Victorian warehouse, The Egg Cafe is a colourful vegan cafe which doubles as a gallery.
Top Floor, 16-18 Newington, Liverpool L1 4ED
23. Saffron
A family-friendly cafe serving Indian and Nepalese food, Time Out says Saffron is “More than your bog-standard British Indian restaurant, Saffron really put the spice in spicy (and not-so spicy).”
92 St John's Rd, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 9QQ
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