List of restaurants in Wales

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This is a list of notable restaurants in Wales. The number of restaurants has significantly increased since the 1960s, when the country had very few notable places to eat out. [1] Today, Wales is no longer considered a "gastronomic desert", [1] there are five Michelin starred restaurants within the country. [2] [ better source needed ] Other award systems from TripAdvisor and AA have included Welsh restaurants in their lists. The most significant increase in restaurants has been at the high-end, but there has been growth and improvement in quality across all the whole range of Welsh eateries. [1]

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Many Welsh restaurants attempt to showcase their "Welshness", but few include historic Welsh dishes besides cawl. Instead, they showcase their Welsh ingredients, creating new dishes from them. [1] There has also been a rise in Asian cuisine in Wales, especially that of Indian, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian and Japanese, with a preference for spicier foods. [1]

Anglesey

Cardiff

Ceredigion

Conwy

Denbighshire

Gwynedd

Monmouthshire

Pembrokeshire

Powys

Vale of Glamorgan

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