If you're still not sure where to dine after checking out the local restaurants in Lyndhurst, zoom out, browse around, and discover Hampshire and Dorset's diverse dining options. Just to the north-east, you can make a night of it with gourmet food and cocktails in Southampton's Polygon nightlife district, or settle down at enotecas and trattorias for some gorgeous Italian fare. Further south, Lymington and Ocean Village are lesser known dining gems as well, boasting Asian tapas joints, and some of the finest Italian eateries on the south coast. It's the kind of area where you're sure to find something that's hard to resist.