Opheem
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Opheem completes the list by giving England’s second city a serious restaurant presence. Birmingham has long mattered to the country’s modern dining story, and Opheem offers a clear reason to build that significance into an England-wide guide. Its appeal comes from a highly individual point of view and a level of ambition that makes it far more than a convenient city inclusion. For travellers, it broadens the guide in a useful way: not every memorable English restaurant journey has to end in a country house, coastal retreat or famous village. A major urban meal outside London deserves representation too. Ranked tenth, it strengthens regional and stylistic diversity while remaining firmly within the level of recognition expected in a national top ten.