[Closed] What flooring should I get for my kitchen?

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We recently had our kitchen and dining room knocked though into one larger room, kitchen/diner. Now need new flooring. We want the same to run right though so no to tiles as would bee too much in dining area as well. Carpet is a no go in the kitchen area. Would like real wood or engineered wood but worried about high ware areas, suitability of in kitchen and also I can't stand creaky floors.

So what we want is wood that isn't wood, is better than normal laminate, isn't lino or tiles, looks classy but isn't too expensive and will last.

Am I asking the impossible?