It’s only been open a few months, but The Highland Laddie is already scooping up the awards.
The Good Food Guide has just released its 100 Best Pubs in Britain list, and we’re very chuffed with the results indeed.
Taking the coveted number one spot in Britain is our very own The Highland Laddie, a 100-year-old city centre institution that reopened in April 2025 in the hands of new owners Sam Pullan and Nicole Deighton.
These guys also run the Empire Cafe, so you just know it’s going to be good.
The Highland Laddie has everything you could possibly want from a city centre pub. Charming interiors, great drinks and food that stands out from your standard pub grub.
I mean, where else are you going to be served ice cold bar oysters alongside your perfect pint of Guinness? Only at the Laddie we think.
Reacting to the brilliant news, Sam and Nicole said: ‘We are all absolutely over the moon to be recognised as The Good Food Guide’s No.1 pub in Britain! We are even more thrilled to be flying the flag for Leeds and Yorkshire.’
Editor of The Good Food Guide, Chloë Hamilton, said: ‘We went searching for the pubs that nail the drinking and dining side of the equation. It turns out the harder you look the more you find, and they’re not all hidden away in the Cotswolds. The Highland Laddie – a city-centre slam dunk – is a very good case in point.’
Congratulations to every at The Highland Laddie, it is so very well deserved. We’ll see you soon for celebratory pint and oyster.
You can find the full list of Britain’s 100 Best Pubs here.
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