Belzan is a restaurant in Liverpool, UK. It has been named one of Britain's best local restaurants by The Good Food Guide, and featured in the Michelin Guide.
| Belzan | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2017 |
| Owner(s) | Chris Edwards Owain Williams Sam Grainger |
| Head chef | Sam Grainger |
| Food type | Fine dining |
| City | Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°23′30.5″N 2°55′56.0″W / 53.391806°N 2.932222°W |
| Website | www |
History
Belzan opened in 2017. It is owned by friends Chris Edwards, Owain Williams and Sam Grainger. Williams had previously worked at Liverpool's Hope Street Hotel. Grainger is also executive chef, and has been a contestant on Great British Menu.
Description
Stylistically, Belzan is a modern bistro. The Michelin Guide commented on its "cosy" interior and "unassuming location", while both The Guardian and Lonely Planet described its style as relaxed but sometimes challenging.
Talking to BBC Radio Merseyside, executive chef Sam Grainger described the restaurant's cuisine as fine dining with seasonal British produce. He tries to cook with ingredients from within thirty miles (50 km) of the restaurant as much as possible, such as pumpkin from a customer's local allotment. The restaurant has also served wild garlic from nearby Sefton Park.
The restaurant's signature dish is its Pommes Anna (potato) baked with a Guinness rarebit top, served with a Bois Boudran-style sauce of tomato, tarragon and vinegar. Grace Dent writing for The Guardian noted as the highlight of her visit a rice pudding flavoured with tonka bean, a substance banned in the US "because large quantities of it can kill you".
Reception
Belzan has been named as one of Britain's hundred best local restaurants by The Good Food Guide. In 2023, it was featured in the Michelin Guide. It has also been noted as one of Liverpool's best restaurants by The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller, Time Out and BBC Good Food. Delicious magazine listed it as one of the best restaurants in the country for solo dining.
Actor Will Ferrell visited the restaurant while he was in Liverpool for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.