The Lake District Restaurants

Lakeland restaurants increasingly reflect a growing British awareness of good food. Local sourcing and international influences are common, and even old Cumberland favorites are being creatively reinvented. Pub dining in the Lake District can be excellent—the hearty fare often makes use of local ingredients such as Herdwick lamb, and real ales are a good accompaniment. If you're going walking, ask your hotel or B&B about making you a packed lunch. Some local delicatessens also offer this service.

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  • 1. The Black Bull

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    This coaching inn and dining room is in Sedbergh, a pretty town nine miles to the east of Kendal. The husband and wife team prepares food with influences from the Lake District, Germany, and Japan, and source their ingredients from within 20 miles of the restaurant.

    44 Main St., Cumbria, LA10 5BL, England
    153960-20264

    Known For

    • Exceptionally friendly service
    • Creative menu
    • Locally sourced ingredients

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. and Tues.
  • 2. The Famous 1657 Chocolate House

    $

    Chocolate rules at this old spot serving 16 chocolate drinks. You can choose among 300 kinds of chocolates in the shop, too. Aztec Experience hot chocolate blends five spices; the milk-chocolate truffle cake is scrumptious. Servers in period costumes also deliver traditional English fare such as potted shrimps.

    54 Branthwaite Brow, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4TX, England
    01539-740702

    Known For

    • Period costumed staff
    • Traditional English desserts
    • All things chocolate

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No dinner
  • 3. The Moon Highgate

    $$

    Small but sleek, this restaurant with an open fire and artfully battered floorboards has won a good local reputation for high-quality dishes. The vegetarian selections are always worthwhile, and the sometimes adventurous Modern British cooking shows Mediterranean flourishes. Excellent lunches and the fixed-price early dinners are especially good values.

    129 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4EN, England
    01539-729254

    Known For

    • Imaginative British menu
    • Seasonal ingredients
    • Fixed-price early dinners

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
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