A full list of all the British restaurants that received a new Michelin star in the 2026 guide

It’s that time of year again. The Michelin Guide has crowned the latest set of British restaurants to be adorned with its coveted star ratings for 2026. 

Monday (February 9) night saw the Michelin Guide Great Britain and Ireland dish out its latest awards at a ceremony in Dublin. A total of 20 eateries joined the list this year with their first star, while a duo were welcomed into the ranks of two-Michelin-starred kitchens. No new establishments received three stars, though the 10 three-star restaurants retained their status. In all, now 230 restaurants have stars, with 28 two-starred restaurants and 192 with a single star.

So who made the cut this year? Well, unsurprisingly, as is the case in most years, London’s culinary scene was the darling of Michelin’s anonymous inspectors in 2026. There are 10 newly anointed London restaurants, which we’ve already detailed in full on Time Out London here.

Joining those in the Big Smoke are two Scottish venues, which both gained their first star. Vraic, a restaurant in Guernsey – technically not part of the UK, but a self-governing British Crown Dependency – was also included in the list, and became the only Michelin-starred establishment on the island and its first in more than 10 years.

The rest of the newcomers to Michelin’s list of starred restaurants are all on English soil, spanning from a self-professed ‘rock and roll fine dining’ experience in Birmingham (The Wilderness) to the first starred restaurant in Brighton and Hove for nearly 50 years (Maré). A total of 10 restaurants lost stars, mostly due to closures.

A number of the newly Michelin-starred restaurants feature on Time Out’s radar, too, including modern British kitchen JÖRO in Sheffield. Alex Claridge’s The Wilderness, which gained its first star this week, also made its way onto Time Out’s list of the best restaurants in Brum.

All the UK restaurants with new Michelin Stars in 2026 

• Bonheur, Mayfair (two stars)
  
• Row on 5, Saville Row (two stars)
  
• Killiecrankie House, Pitlochry
  
• 1887, Achnasheen
  
• Vraic, Guernsey
  
• JÖRO, Oughtibridge
  
• FIFTY TWO, Harrogate
  
• The Wilderness, Birmingham
  
• The Boat, Lichfield
  
• Maré by Rafael Cagali, Brighton and Hove
  
• Ugly Butterfly by Adam Handling, Newquay
  
• Legado, Shoreditch
  
• Corenucopia by Clare Smyth, Belgravia
  
• Labombe by Trivet, Mayfair
  
• Michael Caines at The Stafford, St James’s
  
• Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High, City
  
• The Kerfield Arms, Camberwell
  
• Tom Brown at The Capital, Knightsbridge
  
• Ambassadors Clubhouse, Mayfair
  
• Somssi by Jihun Kim, Mayfair

This year’s awards also included 37 new Bib Gourmands, which were dished out across the British Isles for restaurants offering good food at a great price. Seven new Green Stars have been given for commitment to a more sustainable approach to gastronomy.

Time Out’s guide to 2026 Michelin stars

• The 10 London restaurants that have received new Michelin stars and the seven that lost them.

• Every Michelin star restaurant in London.

• 13 London restaurants have won a prestigious Michelin Bib Gourmand award for affordable fine dining.

• Ranked: all the Michelin star restaurants in London that Time Out’s food editor has been to.

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