The best restaurants, cafés, bakeries, markets, breweries and food producers in Shropshire, from Shrewsbury and Ludlow to Bridgnorth, Oswestry and Market Drayton.
Oswestry's Niche Patisserie, run by mother and son Samantha and Adam Cleal, won four Great Taste stars and the Shropshire Chamber prize for outstanding customer service.
Ludlow Brewery, started by Gary Walters with a bucket in his garage in 2006, has celebrated two decades in Ludlow with CAMRA gold medals and a community fun day.
Family-run Shifnal Balti on Broadway has been named Indian Restaurant of the Year at the Prestige Awards and Best Indian Restaurant at the British Curry and Catering Awards.
Dilraz in Bridgnorth has brought a national title home to Shropshire, named Best Restaurant of the Year 2026 at the Curry Life Awards in London.
England's first community-owned farm, Fordhall near Market Drayton, has marked 20 years with a Golden Fork, a Great British Food Award and a drive for 1,000 new shareholders.
Spice Heaven on Station Road, Whitchurch, has been named Best Restaurant of the Year at the Curry Life Awards 2026, with the same head chef in its kitchen for 25 years.
Chef Suree Coates of Suree's Kitchen in Ironbridge has been named Midlands Chef of the Year 2026 and is moving her Thai restaurant into The White Hart.
Family-run Wenlock Spring, bottling water drawn from 200 feet beneath the Shropshire Hills near Church Stretton, has won a national sustainability award and is opening doors to young people.
Bishop's Castle's Three Tuns Brewery, brewing real ale on its site since 1642, has won Silver for Solstice and Bronze for Castle Embers at the 2026 Great British Food Awards.
Clare and Ian Mainwaring's Oteley Estate beside the Mere at Ellesmere, named Community Farming Heroes, runs a farm shop and café and hosted the 2026 Shropshire Tasty Trail.