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Best Restaurants in Winchester

Best Restaurants in Winchester

The best restaurants in Winchester, handpicked by OurLocals.

8 places·Updated June 2026

Winchester's thriving food scene offers everything from historic coaching inn dining rooms to contemporary neighbourhood bistros, making it one of Hampshire's most rewarding cities for eating out. We've done the legwork to bring you the very best restaurants Winchester has to offer, whatever the occasion.

Josie's
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Josie's

££

Welcoming Winchester restaurant. Fresh ingredients, cooked with care.

Turtle Bay Winchester
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Turtle Bay Winchester

££

Caribbean cooking and rum cocktails. Generous, energetic and properly made.

The Ivy Winchester Brasserie
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The Ivy Winchester Brasserie

£££

The Ivy brand in Winchester. Polished all-day dining in a beautiful room.

The Winchester Stable
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The Winchester Stable

££

Consistently good sourdough pizza with a loyal Winchester following.

The Chesil Rectory
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The Chesil Rectory

£££

Winchester's finest restaurant in a medieval building. Ambitious, skilled, unmissable.

The Bishop on the Bridge, Winchester
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The Bishop on the Bridge, Winchester

££

Historic pub overlooking the River Itchen. Atmospheric, well-kept, worth the visit.

Brasserie Blanc - Winchester
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Brasserie Blanc - Winchester

££

Raymond Blanc's French brasserie. Classical cooking, good value set menus.

The Golden Lion
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The Golden Lion

££

Confident Winchester local. Good beer, honest food, no pretension.

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