The Angel at Hetton

The granddaddy of British gastropubs first made its name back in the ’80s, and this restaurant in the Yorkshire Dales was reborn in 2018 when chef patron Michael Wignall took over. Wignall, whose three-decade-spanning career has taken him to such storied establishments as L’Ortolan, The Latymer at Pennyhill Park and Gidleigh Park, is a master technician. Complex plates like Anjou pigeon with smoked maitake and confit Ratte potatoes or turbot with clam and lobster cassoulet expand the very definition of pub grub. An hour’s drive from York, it’s a lovely place to spend an evening after a day of sightseeing.