Liverpool's rejuvenation as a city of culture and tourism has brought with it an explosion in high-class eating places. The stunning Albert Dock waterside development is one of its most impressive showpieces, but there is plenty of high-octane culinary action elsewhere - especially around Hope Street.

The city also boasts one of the oldest established Chinese communities in the UK and the restaurant scene is thriving.

Beyond Liverpool itself, there is good food to be had in the Wirral and also beside the seaside around Southport.