As editor-in-chief Melinda Stevens states in her December 2020 issue editor’s letter, ‘I’ve noticed that people continually assume everything in the magazine is wildly expensive. Which is simply not true. Often it looks expensive because the photos are pretty. But we are resolutely most satisfied when we track down the small, the independent, the curious, the under-the-radar, the weird, the whimsical, the golden nuggets and brilliant finds that don’t cost a fortune.’ So alongside The Editors’ List – our favourite winter-sun hotels, which charge from about £55 a night – these are the cheapest, nicest restaurants in the world.
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‘My tip for the day? The Hog’s Back Café on a lay-by off the A31. Ah, the dream. I think about its bacon sandwiches at least once a day, £3.40 all in.’ Melinda Stevens, editor-in-chief
Price: From £3.40 for a bacon sandwich