Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar in Windermere is a multi-floor bar and restaurant set in one of the village's most historic buildings, running from breakfast through to late evening, seven days a week. Dogs are welcome inside. The building has been restored to a light, modern and vibrant space that sits right at the heart of Windermere village.

The food offer runs from breakfast and brunch through to dinner, with a locally-sourced menu that takes in everything from morning plates to evening mains. Cocktails, local ales, wines and spirits flow from two bars, making it equally useful for a post-walk coffee stop or a more indulgent evening pause. The atmosphere is lively without tipping into holiday-town frenzy.

It has more personality than somewhere polished-but-forgettable, and the fact that dogs can come in too means paws and people can enjoy drinks and dining together — no hopeful noses pressed to the window outside required.