Icons of the UK restaurant scene and exciting new additions were celebrated in the 2024 Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland, with an impressive thirty-one restaurants awarded new stars during the ceremony in Manchester. Eighteen made it into the guide with one, five made the leap from one to two, and Brooklands by Claude Bosi, at The Peninsula in the capital, jumped straight to two stars. And then came the news that Brett Graham's The Ledbury in London had become the ninth restaurant in the UK to earn a third star, just twelve months after it reclaimed its two stars in the 2023 guide (they had been lost to a Covid-related closure which made it ineligible for Michelin inspection).
Restaurants which earned their first star included Tomos Parry's Soho spot Mountain, the successor to his hugely successful Brat, Yannick Alléno's London debut Pavyllon and Dan Cox's sustainable restaurant Crocadon. Two brilliant West African restaurants also claimed their first stars – Ayo Adeyemi's Akoko and Adejoké Bakare's Chishuru, both in the capital. In total, eleven of the new starred restaurants were in London, though Cumbria added two more to its fast-growing number and three were awarded in the Republic of Ireland. Elsewhere, Michelin's continued focus on sustainability saw six new green stars announced, including for Annwn Restaurant in Pembrokeshire, where chef Matt Powell has built a reputation for hyper-seasonality, celebrating local suppliers and foraging from his surroundings.
Several restaurants lost their stars, though many were due to closure; Michel Roux's two-star Le Gavroche, for example, which shut its doors in January after fifty-six years, as well as Marcus Wareing's Marcus at The Berkeley, which had been in the hotel for twenty years before calling it a day in December 2023. Others which fell into this category were The Clock House, The Raby Hunt, Eipic, Pensons, SY23, Ichigo Ichie, The Man Behind The Curtain, Aimsir, The Cellar, Restaurant Fraiche and Carters of Moseley, which is currently moving site. Elsewhere, both Hakkasan Mayfair and Hakkasan Hanway Place lost their stars, along with salt by Paul Foster, Barrafina Dean Street, Leroy, Paco Tapas and The Cellar.
Below, we've taken a closer look at all the new additions to the Michelin guide. For the full list of 2024 results click here and for a map of the stars, head this way.