Restaurant Mýse

Restaurant Mýse is a British tasting-menu restaurant with rooms in a renovated 19th-century inn on Main Street in Hovingham, among the rolling Howardian hills near York. The setting combines traditional village character with a contemporary approach to food, creating a relaxed fine-dining experience across several atmospheric indoor spaces.

The cooking is shaped by North Yorkshire’s landscape, history and changing seasons. Ingredients available on the day guide the menu, giving the kitchen a produce-led style rooted in place and time. Traditional Yorkshire ideas are treated with a more refined touch, while produce from small-scale farmers and producers across Yorkshire and the wider British Isles forms the foundation of the food.

Sustainability and regenerative farming are central to the restaurant’s approach. The kitchen makes use of foraging, fermentation and infusion in its cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks. Locally reared meat is dry-aged and cured in-house, with house-made charcuterie forming part of the broader emphasis on careful preparation and reducing waste.

The restaurant’s character extends beyond the menu. A snug with a log fire provides a setting for drinks, while the main dining space sits beneath soaring beams and large windows. An open kitchen adds a visible sense of theatre without changing the welcoming, unhurried atmosphere. Bespoke tableware, made for the restaurant, is designed to complement the food and reflect the surrounding sense of place.

Restaurant Mýse also offers en-suite rooms within the inn, allowing a meal to form part of an overnight stay in Hovingham. The combination of accommodation, a day-led tasting menu, regional ingredients and thoughtful drinks makes the restaurant suited to diners looking for a considered occasion built around Yorkshire produce rather than a casual meal. The menu, drinks and setting work together to create an experience that feels connected to the village and its wider North Yorkshire landscape.