Self-catering properties
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Duchy House
- Style
- Hip Victorian house
- Setting
- Peaceful and prestigious Harrogate hill
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The Lawrance
- Style
- City slicker studios
- Setting
- On the International Centre’s doorstep
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York Road
- Style
- High-spec Harrogate pieds-à-terre
- Setting
- Harrogate's sleepy streets
Harrogate Eating, drinking and dancing
We've tracked down the best cafés and tea rooms, the finest dining restaurants and the cosiest local pubs in Harrogate. All you have to do is decide whether you prefer mint tea or Montrachet…
Restaurants
(+44 (0)1423 502650)
Drum & Monkey
This restaurant is a Harrogate institution; it won't win any awards for its interiors, but it has won many fans for its excellent seafood menu. Book ahead for an evening of gentleman's club classics, from smoked salmon pâté and lobster bisque to Dover sole and grilled king scallops, or sit at the old-school bar with Pacific oysters and champagne.
Montpellier Gardens, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2TF
(+44 (0)1423 856800)
Hotel du Vin Bistro
Modern European dishes served with flair in a relaxed bistro setting, plus tip-top wine list - make friends with your sommelier and be blown away by the flights of wine on offer. Pitch up a little early and have a few cocktails at the equally well-stocked bar first, or taste wines from drawn direct from the cellar by the Cruvinet machine.
Prospect Place, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1LB
+44 (0)1423 560425
Orchid
The Studley Hotel’s restaurant and bar has a menu that hops and skips around China, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore and Korea. The dining room is good-looking, the service top-notch, and the atmosphere lively.
28 Swan Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SE
(+44 (0)1423 871350)
The Clocktower
This hotel restaurant just outside Harrogate is worth a visit just for the decor: there's a 400-year-old Spanish olive tree in the conservatory, a pink chandelier in the dining room, and 27-foot limestone bar. On top of that, the menu is a fascinating blend of cuisines, the hallmark of which is the Yorkshire Tapas menu. Food is seasonal and locally sourced, so your Nidderdale lamb and Whitby smoked haddock may well be served with English wine.
Rudding Park, Follifoot, Harrogate HG3 1JH, North Yorkshire
(+44 (0)1423 508762)
The Courtyard Restaurant
Tucked away eaterie that's pleasant for a light alfresco lunch in summer or an early supper; Nidderdale lamb and beef features frequently on the menu, as all ingredients are seasonal and sourced as locally as possible. Closed Sundays.
1 Montpellier Mews, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2TQ
(0)1423 508208
The Harrogate Grille
Sister establishment to the Hoxton Grille, this suave modern bistro serves cunning blend of classic French and English dishes.
Franklin Mount, Harrogate, HG1 5EJ
Bars
(+44 (0)1423 526841)
Hg1 Bar & Brasserie
Snazzy-looking conversion bar on popular pedestrianised street, with updated pub classics on the menu (gourmet burgers; haddock and chips; panini; you get the idea). Good for low-key lunch or a couple of drinks.
John Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1JZ
Cafés
(+44 (0)1423 502746)
Bettys Café Tea Room
The mother of British tea rooms, with an eccentric Swiss twist and a menu to satisfy even the pickiest of teatime eaters (and coffee addicts). Kick the day off with a full English breakfast, fill a brunchtime hole with a Swaledale cheese omelette, lunch on Alpine macaroni or smoked salmon rösti, and round things off with cream tea for two, finger sandwiches 'n' all. Jolly good show.
1 Parliament Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2QU
(+44 (0)1423 507100)
Weeton's
Ah, Weeton's. Three magic words: hot pork pies. This deli par excellence will have you cooing in wonder over its fantastic range of local and organic produce, its amazing cuts of meat, its tangy cheeses and freshly baked pies. There's also a small sit-in café, where you can scoff BLTs made with grilled free-range, dry-cured bacon; Yorkshire rare beef and red onion sandwiches; and sticky toffee pudding (plenty of healthy, vegetarian options, too). You can even have a glass of wine (www.weetons.com).
23–24 West Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1BJ
(+44 (0)1423 566122)
Wild Ginger
This impeccable vegetarian bistro apparently does a fantastic vegan cooked breakfast – everything that goes on plates here is pure organic loveliness. Great smoothies and veggie burgers, too.
5 Station Parade, Harrogate HG1 1UF, North Yorkshire
