Being located so close to the north-east of London you would expect Essex to have some pretty amazing restaurants and indeed it does. While it doesn’t have the range and diversity its neighbouring county of London does there are still some amazing places to grab a bit to eat here. While I haven’t visited every restaurant in Essex I have been to more than enough of them to justify making this post that features ten of the very best restaurants Essex has to offer…

Vita Bella
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East Hanningfield, Chelmsford | View Menu – Book a Table |

Aspera Restaurant
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South Benfleet, Benfleet | View Menu – Book a Table |

Padrino Italian Restaurant
Location | Website |
Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea | View Menu – Book a Table |

The Magic Mushroom
Location | Website |
Barleylands Road, Billericay | View Menu – Book a Table |

Alec’s Restaurant
Location | Website |
Navestock Side, Brentwood | View Menu – Book a Table |

North Hill Noodle Bar
Location | Website |
North Hill, Colchester | View Menu – Book a Table |

Bambu Vietnamese
Location | Website |
Quayside Drive, Colchester | View Menu – Book a Table |

The Chequers Matching Green
Location | Website |
Matching, Essex | View Menu – Book a Table |

Smith’s Restaurant
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Chipping Ongar, Ongar | View Menu – Book a Table |

Masons Restaurant
Location | Website |
Ingrave Road, Brentwood | View Menu – Book a Table |
Have you visited any of these places? What to recommend somewhere different for people to visit? If you have been to them or know of somewhere else worthy of a visit please do leave your suggestions and thoughts in the comments below.