There are only a few months to go until a new batch of Michelin stars are awarded to restaurants across Britain and Ireland. And if a place has any hopes of being among the recipients at the ceremony in February, it must first secure a place in the Michelin Guide. The guide is updated on a monthly basis with restaurants that Michelin’s inspectors agree have quality ingredients and a commendable mastery of flavour. 

In October, 22 UK restaurants were added to the guide, more than half of which are London-based. But the rest of the list proves that there’s no need to travel to the city for a standout meal. The eight non-London additions are predominantly places in quintessential English villages and on vast country estates. 

There’s the dining room Eden at Hever Castle Estate in Kent, which is headed up by chef George Blogg. His skill with premium produce, Michelin says, is ‘evident in dishes such as scallop ceviche with elderflower, green strawberry and dashi’. 

Borde Hill Estate in Haywards Heath provides the setting for Isca, a spot that serves seasonal dishes made with produce from the estate itself, while the Cromlix Hotel in Kinbuck is home to the newly Michelin-recommended Garden Room, which is praised for its value-for-money set lunch and ‘well-versed personable team’. 

In the tiny Oxfordshire village of Clifton, you’ll find the Duke of Cumberland's Head, a 250-year-old thatched pub with a concise menu offering modern dishes like taramasalata rösti, pork belly with celeriac and kale or stone bass with fennel and salsa verde. And in the little Sussex village of Lindfield, neighbourhood spot Orla got Michelin’s nod of approval for British dishes with ‘subtle international influences’ that ‘showcase the kitchen’s skill, care and sourcing of top-quality ingredients’. 

Every British restaurant added to the Michelin Guide in October 2026

• Eden, Hever
• Impala, London
• Orrery by Pierre Minotti
• Duke of Cumberland’s Head, Clifton
• IGNI, London
• Idalia, London
• Levan, London
• Orla Restaurant & Rooms, Lindfield
• Ornella, London
• Panta Rei, London
• Restaurant Isca, Haywards Heath
• Rosina, London
• Tavern, London
• Teal by Sally Abé, London
• Teffont House, Teffont Evias
• The Garden Room, Kinbuck
• The Third Monkey, Farnham
• Tiella Trattoria & Bar, London
• Trèsind, London
• Whiteley’s Kitchen, London
• Winifred’s, Hastings 
• Zylia, London