Six of the best KINGLY BREAKFASTS

Afternoon tea is often regarded as the crowning glory of British dining but breakfast is where the nation's cuisine really shines,

- Rhiannon Batten

Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms

There are now six different Bettys cafes across Yorkshire but the oldest, and arguably the grandest, is the Harrogate branch, in operation since 1919. Ask for a window seat, looking over the town's leafy Stray, and take your time over an Imperial Breakfast. As the name suggests, it's a regal spread, including loose-leaf tea or coffee, orange juice, the cafe's signature Bircher muesli, pain au chocolat, fruit loaf with crème fraîche and berries and a choice of miniature rösti: poached egg and avocado, scrambled eggs and smoked salmon or poached egg and dry-cured bacon. A menu of individual breakfast dishes is also available. bettys.co.uk

Dishoom, Manchester