A total of 13 Bath pubs, restaurants and bars have been listed in the Which? Good Food Guide 2010.

Four of the city's top eateries make their debut appearance alongside veterans such as The Royal Crescent Hotel in the industry respected guide book.

French venue Casanis on Saville Row is listed for the first time and is described as relaxed bistro and a distinctly Parisian look.

The Hop Pole in Upper Bristol Road also makes an inaugural appearance with a review of 'excellent ales' and seasonal modern European food.

The pub is listed in this year's guide as 'well worth a detour'.

The latest edition of the guide also urges readers to try the Marlborough Tavern at Marlborough Buildings which was recently bought by its tenants from Punch Taverns.

It states the venue has been 'transformed from a run-down boozer into a sophisticated food pub'.

The Minibar at John Street is also a new entry with what the guide describes as a small but perfectly formed wine list.

The Good Food Guide also includes reviews of the Bath Priory, the Cavendish Restaurant at The Dukes Hotel, The King William, the Wheatsheaf at Combe Hay,The Olive Tree Restaurant at The Queensberry Hotel, The White Hart at Widcombe, The Garricks Head and Nepalese restaurant Yak Yeti Yak.

The Fat Fowl at Bradford on Avon, The Tollgate Inn at Holt and luxury Colerne hotel Lucknam Park also received a mention in this year's edition.

Editor Elizabeth Carter said restaurants had suffered as much as any kind of business in the recession.

She said: "The more enlightened adjusted their menus and prices, offering more of what people wanted at a price they could afford."

Meanwhile, the Wheelwrights Arms at Monkton Combe was chosen by the Independent as one of its Top 50 Gastropubs in Britain in a feature recently.