This is an interesting question and probably difficult for this forum to come to a general consensus on(posted 8548 days ago)Generally, all B&W films used with standard recommended developers can yield good results. I think the finest grain film is Technical Pan, but a lot of people don’t like the “feel” of the final prints; photographers such as John Sexton use T-Max films and recommended developers; I like older slow emulsions like Pan-X developed in PMKPyro.
One thing I do is look at other photographer’s work and read what processes and materials they use, then decide if I want to give it a go or stick with what I’m doing. Let research and study be your guide to "better" negatives and prints.