Greggs revealed as the North East's favourite place to eat

The North East’s love of Greggs isn’t half baked – it’s official.
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It’s been revealed that Greggs is the region’s favourite place to eat in a survey conducted by You Gov which looked at the most popular chains, divided by regions.

Baked goods brand the West Cornwall Pasty Co. is the number one restaurant brand for the South West, while the South East prefer French-style bistro Côte Brasserie.

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Outer London and Inner London also seem to have differing tastes, with the outer areas of London preferring sourdough pizza company Franco Manca and those towards the centre preferring Mexican eatery Wahaca.

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Greggs is the North East's favourite place to eat

Miller & Carter Steakhouse is the only restaurant brand to be favoured by more than one region, coming top for Wales and the West Midlands. Yorkshire and the Humber similarly favours Meat Liquor, another carnivorous-centric chain.

Italian restaurants are the favourite restaurant chains for the east, with the East Midlands preferring Strada and the East of England preferring Prezzo.

Scotland was the only region to choose a buffet style chain, Jimmy Chung’s, while the North West chose bakery chain Millie’s Cookies.

Brit’s most recommended restaurants chains:

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Map of the nation's favourite restaurants

1:: Leon (with a customer advocacy score of 55)

2:: Miller & Carter Steakhouse (51)

3:: Wasabi (45)

4:: Itsu (43)

5:: Vintage Inns (38)

Commenting on the research, Amelia Brophy, Head of Data Products said: “It’s healthy and quick to serve brands that dominate the recommend list.”