The Restaurant Bar & Grill 14 John Dalton Street, Manchester, 0161-839 1999

Not as bonkers as some places, this serves up a mainly Med-inspired menu with the odd well-judged global twist. Great for star-spotting, too, if you're into that sort of thing. Which I am.

Lilli Bee, Manchester

Champor-Champor 62-64 Weston Street, London SE1, 020-7403 4600

High-quality ingredients transformed into seasonal menus of the original fusion cuisine that is Malay food. Flavour and texture are paramount. A wonderfully exotic realisation of a highly refined sensibility.

Bronwyn Wolfe, London SW9

Cayenne 7 Ascot House, Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, 028-9033 1532

Where Irish, south-east Asian and Pacific Rim cooking meet under the aegis of TV chef Paul Rankin - doesn't sound promising, does it? But what appears on the plate is delicious, surprising and decent value, too.

John Rea, Belfast

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