Set in the shadow of Clifford's Tower, this fine Georgian house - once owned by an architect - boasts many original features. Choose between the large dining room or more intimate basement. Traditional menus showcase local produce.

Split-level restaurant with Mediterranean-style dining room and cosy bar. Menus offer modern classics: some simple, some more elaborate in style. Smart, studio style bedrooms in rear mews, each with a kitchen; create your own breakfast from the ingre..

Lively, double-fronted bistro on a cobbled street, with a simple, up-to-date interior. Interesting modern dishes; most diners go for the grazing menu and let Jeff, the chef, decide. Appealing 'Chocolate' menu available for dessert.

Café-bistro 'descendant' of Melton's restaurant. Located in former saddlers shop with oak beams and exposed brick walls. Good value eclectic dishes, with tapas a speciality.

Spacious hotel dining room next to York Minster. Large lithographs, modern lighting and stylish tableware catch the eye. Tasty, modern cooking uses plenty of local produce: the rib of beef for two, carved at the table, is a highlight.

Well-established eatery consisting of an upmarket deli - selling imported Italian produce and a great array of wines - and a small dining room and terrace offering an extensive selection of fresh, unfussy Italian dishes, including homemade pasta and ..

Long-standing, split-level restaurant with simply laid tables and a large mural. Cooking is firmly rooted in the classics, with everything made to order and Yorkshire produce to the fore. Good value 'early bird' menu and speciality nights.

Typical bustling Bistro offering modern French dishes as well as all the old favourites. Set in Hotel du Vin, it offers a good selection of wines by the glass.

Bright, leather-furnished brasserie with bold artwork and colourful murals, set in a keenly run hotel. Classically based British menu relies on local produce and displays touches of modernity.