Harborne-based neighbourhood restaurant, Tropea, has been once again named one of The Good Food Guide’s Best 100 Local Restaurants after 60,000 nominations for bistros, brasseries, pubs and cafes were made across the UK.

Tropea’s inspired menu and design were praised by The Good Food Guide’s reviewers. The Italian restaurant’s sharing ethos and antipasti selection were commended by inspectors, who particularly enjoyed the charred green friggitelli (finger chillies) dressed in garlic and Maldon sea salt, and wafer slices of raw scallop with pink grapefruit and pickled radish.

Another reviewer favourite was the pappardelle with rich rabbit ragu, simmered in white wine and finished with 24-month aged parmigiano.

Of the principal dishes, Tropea’s monkfish grilled on the bone and served with Jersey Royals and peperonata in fragrant salmoriglio dressing, and the pink-cooked barbecued lamb in salsa verde with a crisply fresh salad of the renowned Tropea onions and ricotta, were cited as the standouts.

Meanwhile, the bombolone-filled doughnuts were described as a ‘textural sensation’, with reviewers declaring anyone who hasn’t tried them is truly missing out. The wine list was also applauded for its authentic Italian references and approachability.

The Good Food Guide’s Best 100 Local Restaurants 2024 list was compiled by co-editors Elizabeth Carter and Chloë Hamilton, with the support of undercover inspectors, who reviewed venues for their creativity, personal hospitality, community spirit and affordability.

Tropea has recently announced the venue will be extended into the venue next door, which will see the addition of a bar that will accommodate up to 4 covers for walk-ins and tabletop-style dining, alongside a further 15 covers in the restaurant. The outdoor terrace will also offer 6 more covers. Thanks to the extension, Tropea will now be able to open for lunch on Fridays.

For more information or to make a booking, go to tropea.uk