Britain's best gastropubs have been named for 2023 - with last year's winner being pipped to the post by a pub that changes its menu up to twice a day.
A bumper list of Top 50 gastropubs is released annually by Estrella Damm and publisher Chris Lowe to celebrate "excellence" in pub food across the country.
The big decisions made by food and hospitality experts - including gastropub operators, who are not allowed to vote for their own pubs.
Of this top 50, 11 this year are located in the Southwest and Wales, nine in the Northwest, and 13 in the Southeast and London.
This year's winner was chosen as the Parkers Arms near Clitheroe in Lancashire, after the country spot wowed industry heads and food-lovers with its talented kitchen staff and impressive menu, which it changes up to twice a day.
It is especially well-known locally for its pies and has been rising up the ranks for some time, moving up from 48th place in 2017 when it made its debut entry on the Top 50 list.
It narrowly edged out second-placed The Unruly Pig in Woodbridge, Suffolk, who hosted this year's event on Monday after coming out top in 2021.
The Parkers Arms was joined in the top 5 by nearby pub The Freemasons, while The Coach in Marlow landed at 15. Old favourite The Pack Horse in High Peak also made the top 20.
Top-placed in the capital was The Red Lion and Sun in Highgate at number 10, while the The Harwood Arms in Fulham came in three places behind.
A 'Ones to Watch' award celebrating those gastropubs which did not make the Top 50 but caught people's eye was also announced as the Victoria in Oxshott, Surrey,
The awards come this year as a vital means of promoting gastronomy at pubs across the UK in the context of many ongoing challenges to the industry, including cost of living pressures on customers, energy costs and the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking on the importance of the scheme, Top 50 Gastropubs publisher Chris Lowe said: “After a tough few years for the hospitality industry, we are thrilled to see such a strong list of contenders this year.
"The Top 50 Gastropubs provides a platform for food-lovers to explore the very best offerings across the UK.”
Here’s the top 50 in full:
1. Parkers Arms, Newton-In-Bowland
2. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge
3. Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell
4. The Sportsman, Seasalter
5. The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells
6. The Angel at Hetton, Hetton
7. The White Swan at Fence, Fence
8. The Hand & Flowers, Marlow
9. The Fordwich Arms, Kent
10. The Red Lion and Sun, London
11. The Mariners, Rock
12. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock
13. The Harwood Arms, London
14. Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax
15. The Coach, Marlow
16. The Beehive, Great Waltham
17. The Cadeleigh Arms, Tiverton
18. The Pack Horse, Hayfield
19. Pyne Arms, Barnstaple
20. The Black Swan, Ravenstondale
21. The Moorcock Inn, Sowerby Bridge
22. The Guinea Grill, London
23. The Baring, London
24. The Masons Arms, Knowstone
25. Canton Arms, London
26. The Rat Inn, Anick, Hexham
27. The Pipe and Glass, Beverley
28. The Longs Arms, South Wraxall
29. The Dog at Wingham, Canterbury
30. The Felin Fach Griffin, Brecon
31. The Hardwick, Abergavenny
32. The Loch and The Tyne, Old Windsor
33. The Bull & Last, London
34. The White Horse, Brancaster
35. The Black Bull, Sedbergh
36. The Swan, Bampton
37. The Bell Inn, Langford
38. Scran and scallie, Edinburgh
39. The Dog & Gun Inn, Skelton
40. The Duck Inn, Stanhoe
41. The Duncombe Arms, Ashbourne
42. The Black Bear Inn, Usk - Wales
43. Heft, High Newton
44. The Broad Chare, Newcastle
45. Woods, Dulverton
46. The Gunton Arms, Norwich
47. The French House, London
48. The Eagle, Farringdon, London
49. The Butchers Arms, Hepworth
50. Royal Oak, Whatcote
