We finally have our hands on the 2019 Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland and it has been a historic year, with an impressive twenty-one restaurants joining the guide for the first time and three new two-starred restaurants.
The new two Michelin stars gave birth to a new generation of world-class chefs. Core by Clare Smyth lived up to our predictions by jumping straight into the guide with two stars, whilst Mark Birchall gained a second star in as many years at Moor Hall. There was a second star too for Kitchen Table at Bubbledogs, where chef James Knappett and his partner Sandia Chang added to the Welcome Service Award they received from the guide last year.
Kitchen Table and Core were at the top of a successful London class that included some young, innovative new entries to the guide. The West African-inspired Ikoyi in St James Market was a welcome recipient of a star, as was Leroy in Shoreditch, Ollie Dabbous’ Hide in Mayfair, Tomas Parry’s Brat and the phenomenally successful Sabor, run by ex-Barrafina head chef Nieves Barragán Mohacho.
Simon Rogan received stars both in and out of London for Roganic and Rogan & Co respectively, and there were new stars all over the country too, from Gidleigh Park in Devon – where new chef Chris Simpson has made his mark after taking over from Michael Wignall – to Tim Allen’s Flitch of Bacon in Essex, Paul Foster’s Salt in Stratford-upon-Avon, and a number of new stars in Ireland, where Mews, Ichigo Ichie and Chestnut all successfully entered the guide.
Want to know more about this year’s new Michelin star winners? Read on below, and check out the full guide by clicking here.