Top Rated Restaurants & Cafes in Sheffield

The Old Vicarage, a first class restaurant by any standards, currently holds a Michelin Star (the only restaurant with this honor in Sheffield) and two Egon Ronay Stars. The restaurant itself has an elegant, luxurious feel and service is extremely attentive. Expect to find cooking of the highest quality, integrating traditional and modern ingredients and techniques to create unusual and mouthwatering dishes, such as toasted goat's cheese with summer fruit chutney to start. Open from 12:30p for lunch on Tuesdays to Fridays and from 6:30p for dinner on Tuesdays to Saturdays.

Open the door of Nonna's and you could almost be in northern Italy: real Italian coffee, pasta, wine, olives, prosciutto, and even Italian newspapers are all available. A coffee bar, restaurant and deli are shoehorned into what used to be a butcher's shop: this means the restaurant is small and booking is essential, but it is well worth the effort. Real Italian food and the freshest ingredients are cooked to perfection. In all, Nonna's is a little gem; almost too good to share!

You might easily miss this unusually-shaped restaurant, but that would be a tragedy! Housed upstairs in a seemingly nondescript building, just round the corner from Nether Green Post Office, it features some of the most interesting and innovative cooking in South Yorkshire, and has a justly excellent reputation in Sheffield. Try something unusual, like filo samosas with curried monk-fish, or something traditional such as braised lamb shank with root vegetables. Whichever route you take you will be pleasantly surprised by both taste and price. This is definitely not one to miss, since the service is helpful but not intrusive and the decor is contemporary. The restaurant is popular with local couples as well as with small groups of professionals and business visitors.

Sample Britain's most well-known national delicacy (fish fried in batter and chips to take away) at this very traditional Yorkshire shop, which was established in 1895 and has been in business ever since. You will have to queue for your freshly cooked meal, but you can learn about the history of the business, the road and the local area from the detailed display on the wall while you wait. Fish is purchased fresh daily from ports around Scotland and the North of England and is available for you to buy and take home to cook as you wish: the range of fresh fish here is probably the most extensive in Sheffield. Sausages, pies and vegetarian snacks are also available.

Otto's Moroccan Restaurant spellbinds its guests with exotic Mediterranean and Moroccan dishes, soulful live piano music, and a classy Arabian ambiance. Perfect for both romantic candlelit dinners and large gatherings or buffet lunches, this is the place to forget worldly worries and loose yourself into a Mediterranean trance. Savor dishes such as Moroccan Sardines, Grilled Swordfish Couscous, Poulet au Romarin and Vegetable Filo Parcel. There are special menus for festive occasions throughout the year. It is also an expert in catering for parties and offers event rooms for all kinds of functions. This restaurant can accommodate people with different allergies (gluten, dairy and nut), cater to vegetarian and vegan requirements, and also offers halal meat. The best part is that it allows patrons to bring their own alcohol for a slight corkage fee.

Go Italian at Vito's and you are guaranteed a taste extravaganza. This restaurant, which is decorated in the style of an upmarket bistro, is a fish specialist but the full range of dishes you would expect of an authentic Italian restaurant are also served here. The menu offers eight varieties of fresh fish, but other favourites include venison, huge king prawns and fillet of pork in calvados. There is also a wealth of pasta dishes and pizza is available for those with a less adventurous palate. There is a large wine list from reasonable prices to wine so expensive you could take a mortgage out on it.