The AA has announced its latest round of Rosette Award winners, celebrating dining destinations with the highest quality culinary offerings in the country.

Four British restaurants have been awarded four AA Rosettes, while an incredible twenty-six have received three AA Rosettes, a record number for a single announcement.

Manchester eateries Where the Light Gets In and Mana have been awarded three AA Rosettes.

Where the Light Gets In occupies a hipster-friendly industrial-chic former warehouse that’s fully in tune with contemporary sensibilities and the industrial heritage of the town. Music is loud, the vibe is casual and chefs deliver dishes hot-foot to tables.

A procession of small dishes – up to 15 – takes in current trends for fermenting, pickling and sustainability.

Along the way expect to encounter the likes of pickled kohlrabi with verbena leaves, butter curds and gooseberry compote; preserved red mullet with tomato water and brown butter, and a hands-on taco-style dish of pork rump with fermented bread miso and preserved cucumber.

Mana has at its heart an open island kitchen from where chefs send out some highly accomplished Nordic-influenced cooking.

In tune with the Scandi sensibilities, the space is sparsely minimal, albeit in a classy mode with dark wood tables and all-round designer sleekness. Multi-course menus deliver dishes that are highly technical, very clever and masterfully constructed to balance flavours and textures.

Expect to find the finest British materials underpinning the likes of Lindisfarne oyster, English wasabi and fermented cabbage; caramelised scallop chawanmushi; poached turbot with smoked eel, sorrel and dill, and salt-aged duck hung over burning charcoal with bread sauce.

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