From Bib Gourmand, Michelin Stars, and Green Stars to Special Awards, discover all the new awards presented at the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland Ceremony.
Michelin is pleased to present the 2024 restaurant selection of The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland, which was unveiled during a special ceremony held at the Midland Hotel of ManchesterThis year also marks the 50th anniversary of The MICHELIN Guide in Great Britain & Ireland. A total of 1,162 restaurants are included in the selection, with The Ledbury announced as the Guide’s ninth Three Michelin Star restaurant. A further 6 restaurants have been newly awarded Two Michelin Stars and there are 18 new One Star establishments. 6 restaurants have been recognised with a Michelin Green Star for their commitment to sustainable gastronomy and 20 restaurants were announced to have received a Bib Gourmand on 29th January, one week prior to the Ceremony.
From Cornwall to Cork, the newly crowned restaurants span across Great Britain & Ireland. London has had a highly successful year, with a new Three Star, 3 new Two Star and 11 new One Star restaurants bolstering the city’s selection. Cumbria adds 2 new One Stars to its already impressive collection, and Birmingham has welcomed its first ever Two Star restaurant. The establishments themselves range in style, from counter dining to country houses. The cuisines are varied too, and this year sees 2 new West African Stars, as well as the selection’s first ever Two Star Indian restaurants.
The Ledbury Joins the Three Star Family
This year provides cause for celebration, as another restaurant has received Three MICHELIN Stars. Brett Graham and everybody at The Ledbury is fully deserving of the award. When dining, the Inspectors found that they had never eaten better here and the dishes were everything they expected of a restaurant with this highest of gastronomic honours. Super produce has always been the bedrock of what they do here, including the mushrooms grown in-house and deer from their own small estate. From its refined combinations to exemplary depth of flavour, The Ledbury has it all.
6 New Restaurants with Two Michelin Stars
With 6 new Two Michelin Star restaurants, it has been a banner year for British and Irish gastronomy. Perhaps most significantly, the Guide has its first ever Two Star Indian restaurants in Birmingham’s Opheem and Gymkhana in London. The former is described as ‘progressive Indian cuisine’ by Chef-Owner Aktar Islam and takes a creative approach, while at the latter, Siddharth Ahuja serves up exceptional versions of time-honored classics.
Elsewhere in London, Trivet has made the jump from One Star to Two thanks to the flavour-packed, technically superb cooking of Jonny Lake and his team. Brooklands, inside the luxury Peninsula Hotel and overseen by Claude Bosi, goes straight into the Guide with Two Stars, such is the excellent quality of the ingredients and the fine execution from Chef Francesco Dibenedetto. In Crieff, The Glenturret Lalique becomes the second Two Star restaurant in Scotland. Set inside a working distillery, it boasts not just a brilliant whisky selection but precise, sophisticated cooking from a kitchen team led by Chef Mark Donald.County Cork has another Two Star restaurant to add to its collection in the form of Terre. Gaining One Star last year and now a second, Vincent Crepel and his kitchen team have made impressively quick work of crafting a bold, assuredly Two Star experience.
18 New Restaurants with One Michelin Star
The Republic of Ireland’s year gets even better with the addition of 3 new One Michelin Star restaurants. Homestead Cottage, with its delicious cooking, makes a visit to the rural west coast all the more appealing. Further inland, The Bishop’s Buttery offers top-quality produce and great natural flavours to Cashel Palace Hotel, and D’Olier Street boosts Dublin’s dining scene with visually striking and technically accomplished dishes. It’s been a great year for London too, with 11 new Starred restaurants adding to its already fabulous selection. Akoko and Chishuru have helped to put West African cuisine firmly in the spotlight by both gaining a Michelin Star. Each restaurant offers superb cooking that greatly enhances the UK’s culinary offering. London’s Japanese dining scene has also improved this year, with the classic omakase experience at Sushi Kanesaka and the more creative Humble Chicken both gaining a Star. Meanwhile, wood-fired cooking continues to be on-trend with Mountain and Humo being recognised as masters of the form. 3 of the new Stars are under the auspices of big-name chefs, with Simon Rogan’s creative style in evidence at Aulis, Yannick Alléno’s cooking transported to Britain through Pavyllon London and 1890 by Gordon Ramsay serving up classical dishes inspired by Auguste Escoffier.
6 New Green Stars
The Green Star was introduced to The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland in 2021, to highlight the restaurants at the forefront of the industry when it comes to their sustainable practices. Their outstanding eco-friendly commitments are a source of inspiration to both keen foodies and the hospitality industry as a whole. This year, there are 6 new recipients of the Michelin Green Star, bringing the total number of role model restaurants to 33. From locally foraged ingredients and zero waste schemes to no-dig vegetable gardens and on-site orchards, these restaurants are leading the way when it comes to sustainable gastronomy.
- ANNWN, Narberth
- Exmoor Forest Inn, Simonsbath
- Forge, Middleton Tyas
- Interlude, Lower Beeding
- St. Barts, London
- The Whitebrook, Whitebrook
Special Awards Winners
This year, 5 Special Awards were also presented.
Michelin Chef Mentor Award – Michel Roux
Michelin Young Chef Award – Jake Jones, Forge, Middleton Tyas.
Michelin Service Award – The Stage team, Exeter
Michelin Sommelier Award – Valentin Mouillard, L'Enclume, Cartmel
Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award – Ryan McHarg, The Spence, Edinburgh
