Best Local Restaurant Season 1: Every Restaurant and Where It Is Now
Season 1 (2009): 11 of 18 still open 12 episodes
11 of the 18 Season 1 restaurants we have researched are still open; 7 have closed. Season 1 of The F Word: Britain's Best Local Restaurant ran 12 episodes from November 3, 2009 to January 7, 2010. 2 of the open restaurants have been renamed, relocated or sold to new owners. Each one carries its own dated source.
Every episode in Season 1
| Ep. | Restaurant | City | Aired | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prosecco Italian Restaurants | Bristol, UK | Nov 3, 2009 | Closed |
| 1 | Salvo's Italian Restaurants | Leeds, UK | Nov 3, 2009 | Closed |
| 2 | Curry Corner Indian Restaurants | Cheltenham, UK | Nov 10, 2009 | Open |
| 2 | Lasan India Indian Restaurants | Birmingham, UK | Nov 10, 2009 | Open |
| 3 | Bouchon Bistro French Restaurants | Hexham, UK | Nov 17, 2009 | Open |
| 3 | French Table French Restaurants | Surbiton, UK | Nov 17, 2009 | Open |
| 4 | Chop Chop Chinese Restaurants | Edinburgh, UK | Nov 24, 2009 | Closed |
| 4 | Sweet Mandarin Chinese Restaurants | Manchester, UK | Nov 24, 2009 | Open |
| 5 | Simply Thai Thai Restaurants | Teddington, UK | Dec 1, 2009 | Closed |
| 5 | Yum Yum Thai Restaurants | Stoke Newington, UK | Dec 1, 2009 | Open |
| 6 | El Gato Negro Spanish Restaurants | Ripponden, UK | Dec 8, 2009 | Relocated |
| 6 | Lola Rojo Spanish Restaurants | Battersea, UK | Dec 8, 2009 | Closed |
| 7 | Discovery Bay American Restaurants | Huddersfield, UK | Dec 15, 2009 | Closed |
| 7 | Santa Maria del Sur American Restaurants | Battersea, UK | Dec 15, 2009 | Open |
| 8 | The Pheasant British Restaurants - Christmas Special | Keyston, UK | Dec 22, 2009 | New owners |
| 8 | The Swan British Restaurants - Christmas Special | West Malling, UK | Dec 22, 2009 | Open |
| 9 | Doukan Rest of the World | Wandsworth, UK | Dec 29, 2009 | Closed |
| 9 | Retsina Rest of the World | Belsize Park, UK | Dec 29, 2009 | Open |
| 10 | Lasan India The Dish of Their Lives | Birmingham, UK | Jan 5, 2010 | Open |
| 10 | Santa Maria del Sur The Dish of Their Lives | Battersea, UK | Jan 5, 2010 | Open |
| 10 | Sweet Mandarin The Dish of Their Lives | Manchester, UK | Jan 5, 2010 | Open |
| 11 | Retsina Everything is On the Line | Belsize Park, UK | Jan 6, 2010 | Open |
| 11 | Simply Thai Everything is On the Line | Teddington, UK | Jan 6, 2010 | Closed |
| 11 | The Pheasant Everything is On the Line | Keyston, UK | Jan 6, 2010 | New owners |