© Food & Drink Guide Long considered one of the very best restaurants in York, The Blue Bicycle is just minutes from the centre of town and its many attractions. The intriguing interior, with its antique furniture, atmospheric lighting, unusual artefacts and wall murals, feels warm and inviting. The restaurant is well known across the North for its innovative and varied lunch and evening menus. A lively welcome awaits you during the day, and in the evening the lights are dimmed and you can decadently indulge in starters such as seared scallops with saffron confit onions, and sweet rhubarb and prune chutney. Awaken your tastebuds with a main of locally reared fillet and shin of beef with grain mustard rosti and glazed baby onions, then wind things up with an iced rhubarb parfait with gingerbread rhubarb and vanilla. Refreshingly, there is an excellent selection of dessert wines and Ports to accompany the finale. You can prolong the experience and stay overnight in one of their six luxurious, five-star self-catering apartments at The Blue Rooms. For 175 per apartment, per night, youll get access to on-site parking, a bottle of Champagne on arrival, a fruit basket, and the choice of a full English or Continental breakfast pack to prepare in the room. There is also a fridge full of complimentary mixers, fruit juices, beers, milk, homemade bread, cereals and preserves, and an honesty wine rack with wine at just 10 per bottle.