After sifting through over 12,000 nominations, Gordon presents his two finest Italian restaurants: Mennula, a traditional Sicilian restaurant in London and Casamia, an innovative restaurant in Bristol.

Gordon pits Prashad, a tiny Indian vegetarian restaurant from Bradford, against one of the biggest establishments in London: The Brilliant in Southall.

Gordon presents his two best Chinese restaurants, Kai, based in London's Mayfair, and Yu & You, a family-run outfit in Blackburn.