2 North Yorkshire restaurants officially among UK’s top 100 for 2024 – see where

Both located in Harrogate, Bettys Café Tea Rooms and Vivido Bar & Restaurant were named among three other Yorkshire restaurants included in the annual list.

Laure Bornet, vice president of international growth at OpenTable commented: “Our Top 100 Restaurant list highlights a breadth of diner favourites in the UK – from neighbourhood gems like Ciullõsteria in London to award-winning spots like Opheem in Birmingham.

“Whether Brits are looking for a spontaneous midweek meal or festive feast, we hope diners use the list as a source of inspiration for local spots and their UK travels, this year and next.”

This year, OpenTable’s top 100 restaurants list was compiled by analysing more than 900,000 diner reviews, along with diner ratings, reservation demand and percentage of five-star reviews among other factors.

What did customers say about Bettys and Vivido?

Vivido Bar & Restaurant

Its OpenTable profile shares: “Vivido is a truly Independent, family-run business and we have been here just over 4 years. We are excited to show everyone our ongoing improvements.

“We are still serving authentic Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, We pride ourselves on using fresh local produce, as we know this will result in the highest quality dishes for our customers.”

A guest recently wrote this review: “Amazing food, one of best Italian restaurants I have been to, staff friendly, service brilliant.”

Have you seen the tasty menu at Vivido Bar & Restaurant? (Image: Tripadvisor)Another added: “We had the most amazing experience on our first (but definitely not last!) visit to Vivido.

“Three members of our party are coeliac and so it was such a delight to see the extensive gluten-free items available on the menu!

“The food, service and the restaurant in general were all absolutely amazing. Looking forward to our next visit :).”

Over on Tripadvisor, Vivido Bar & Restaurant currently has a 5/5 rating.

Bettys Café Tea Rooms

Its OpenTable profile reads: “Bettys is famous for afternoon tea, and if you want to experience the finest we offer, book your table in the Imperial Room, Harrogate.

“These beautiful, historic rooms – located on the first floor of our Harrogate tea room- are steeped in history and provide the perfect setting for our most exquisite afternoon tea.

“You’ll be serenaded by our pianist as you enjoy a lavish selection of dainty sandwiches, specially selected teas and irresistible miniature cakes and scones.

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“Put aside any concerns you may have about not feeling full: we’ll happily bring another pot of tea and a few more sandwiches to make sure you leave feeling content.”

This customer’s review says: “Highly recommend booking an afternoon tea for the full experience. You can tell how much care is put into everything, from the attentive service to the decoration of the room. We were lucky enough to get the festive menu, and it was a real treat!”

Elsewhere, Bettys Café Tea Rooms also has a 4.5/5 Tripadvisor rating.