London has two new, two-Michelin-star restaurants after the Michelin Guide to Great Britain and Ireland 2026 was unveiled at a ceremony in Dublin.
Chef Matt Abé’s months-old Bonheur, on the site of the legendary Le Gavroche in Mayfair, went straight into the guide with two stars, unsurprising to many given Abé’s previous captaincy of Gordon Ramsay’s flagship three-star London restaurant and obvious talent.
Joining Bonheur in the two-star club (now 28-strong in the region) is Jason Atherton and Spencer Metzger’s Row on 5.
Speculation had been rife that we could be welcoming a new three-star this year, following Moor Hall’s promotion in 2025, with the likes of Gareth Ward’s Ynyshir in Machynlleth and Mickael Viljanen’s Chapter One in Dublin among the favourites. It wasn’t to be, though all 10 existing three-stars retained the honour.
So, while, at first glance this year’s Guide release lacks the newsworthy clout of previous editions, there were significant additions at the one-star level, with chef Rafael Cagali bringing a star to Brighton and Hove for the first time in decades at Maré. Nieves Barragán Mohacho’s Legado and Clare Smyth’s Corenucopia, both in London, and Luke French’s Joro in Sheffield, were also amongst the 20 one-star recipients.
Additionally, seven new green star sustainability gongs were awarded, plus 37 new Bib Gourmands given out for great value cooking.
This year’s additions take the number of Michelin-starred restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland to 230. See all the new stars below.
New two-star restaurants
Bonheur, London
Row on 5, London
New one-star restaurants
1887, Torridon
Ambassadors Clubhouse, London
Corenucopia, London
Fifty Two at Rudding Park, Harrogate
Killiecrankie House, Pitlochry
Forest Avenue, Dublin
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High
Joro, Outerbridge
Labombe by Trivet, London
Legado, London
Maré, Hove
Michael Caines at the Stafford, London
Somssi by Jihun Kim, London
The Boat, Lichfield
The Kerfield Arms, London
The Pullman, Galway
The Wilderness, Birmingham
Tom Brown at The Capital, London
Ugly Butterfly, Newquay
Vraic, Vale, Guernsey
New green stars
1887, Torridon
Eight at Gazegill by Doug Crampton, Rimington
Forest Side, Grasmere
Glebe House, Southleigh
Knepp Wilding Kitchen, Horsham
The Free Company, Balerno
Timberyard, Edinburgh
