Winchester eats well. The city's affluent population and its regular influx of visitors have produced a concentration of good restaurants for a city of its size. The cathedral area and the High Street have a mix of chains and independents; the better independent restaurants tend to cluster in the streets south and east of the cathedral and around the Jewry Street and St George's Street area.
The market on the cathedral green operates on weekdays and is one of the better farmers' markets in Hampshire, with local cheese, meat, bread, and vegetables. For a pre-walk fuel stop, the cathedral café is acceptable; for a proper meal, explore the streets south of the High Street where the independent restaurants concentrate.