Worthing restaurant named on 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026 list
A Worthing eatery has been named one of Britain’s 100 Best Local Restaurants 2026 by the Good Food Guide.
Bauji Bistro, in Rowlands Road, placed 39th on the list that was revealed by the guide this week. Now in their 16th year, the Best Local Restaurant awards celebrate the community driven restaurants that offer brilliant value for money and top-quality cooking in a relaxed, convivial setting.
The restaurant moved into the former OM Taste Of Nepal restaurant earlier this year, and has received rave reviews ever since. Food critic Grace Dent loved it so much, she keeps a photo on her phone to cheer her up when she feels sad.
Bauji is 'a modern Indian bistro with soul' by chef Dayashankar Sharma.
The independent restaurant serves up contemporary Indian and South Asian-inspired dishes, backed by Sharma's experience in top London kitchens and Michelin-starred restaurants.
It is described as 'the younger, more relaxed sibling to Heritage Dulwich, where the food is deeply personal, rooted in comfort and the flavours are unapologetically Indian'.
Sharma grew up in Rajasthan and learned a lot from his mother, cooking every meal from scratch. He has a diploma in hotel management and continued to learn his craft of ten years working for the Oberoi group of hotels.
He moved to England in 2000 and now has more than 30 years of culinary experience, pairing traditional Indian cooking with contemporary ideas and techniques.