MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026: Every New and Lost Star
Updated 9 October 2026 · Star counts and prices checked October 2026
The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026 was revealed on 9 February 2026 at the Convention Centre Dublin. It gave 19 restaurants their first stars, promoted Bonheur by Matt Abé and Row on 5 to two stars and dropped 13 restaurants that closed, changed or lost their stars. The UK and Ireland now have 10 three-star, 28 two-star and 188 one-star restaurants in the guide.
The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026, revealed 9 February 2026
New two-star restaurants in 2026
In London, Bonheur by Matt Abé ↗ (Modern Cuisine) moved up from one star to two. Its head chef is Matt Abé. Its dinner tasting menu costs £225 (about US$295), or £110 (about US$145) at lunch.
In London, Row on 5 ↗ (Modern Cuisine) moved up from one star to two. Its head chef is Spencer Metzger. Its dinner tasting menu costs £250 (about US$330), or £150 (about US$200) at lunch.
New one-star restaurants in 2026
19 restaurants won their first MICHELIN star in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026.
| Restaurant | Where | Cuisine | Dinner menu |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness ↗ | Birmingham | Modern Cuisine | £145 about US$190 |
| Forest Avenue ↗ | Dublin, Ireland | Modern Cuisine | €110 about US$125 |
| The Pullman ↗ | Galway, Ireland | Modern Cuisine | €150 about US$170 |
| FIFTY TWO ↗ | Harrogate | Modern Cuisine | £135 about US$180 |
| Maré by Rafael Cagali ↗ | Hove | Modern Cuisine | £125 about US$165 |
| Killiecrankie House ↗ | Killiecrankie | Modern Cuisine | £165 about US$220 |
| The Boat ↗ | Lichfield | Modern British | £125 about US$165 |
| Ambassadors Clubhouse ↗ | London | Indian | £100 about US$130 |
| Corenucopia by Clare Smyth ↗ | London | Traditional British | £54 about US$70 typical spend |
| Kerfield Arms ↗ | London | Modern British | £27 about US$35 typical spend |
| Labombe by Trivet ↗ | London | Modern Cuisine | £40 about US$55 typical spend |
| Legado ↗ | London | Spanish | £125 about US$165 typical spend |
| Michael Caines at The Stafford ↗ | London | Modern Cuisine | £95 about US$125 |
| Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High ↗ | London | Modern Cuisine | £250 about US$330 |
| Tom Brown at The Capital ↗ | London | Seafood | £120 about US$160 |
| Ugly Butterfly by Adam Handling ↗ | Newquay | Modern British | £175 about US$230 |
| JÖRO ↗ | Sheffield | Modern Cuisine | £140 about US$185 |
| 1887 ↗ | Torridon | Modern Cuisine | £150 about US$200 |
| Vraic ↗ | Vale | Modern Cuisine | £145 about US$190 |
Dinner is the tasting menu per person before service, in local currency with US dollars beside it. Prices checked October 2026.
Stars lost in 2026
13 restaurants lost stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026, whether the inspectors marked them down or they had closed or changed. Restaurants that closed often leave the guide months later, at its next edition. Our guide to UK Michelin star restaurants that closed follows them year by year.
| Restaurant | Where | Before | Now | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Bosi at Bibendum | London | ★★ | Closed | Closed in August 2025; removed from the 2026 guide |
| La Dame de Pic London | London | ★★ | Closed | Closed in February 2025; removed from the 2026 guide |
| Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons | Great Milton | ★★ | Closed | Closed in January 2026 for an 18-month redevelopment, due to reopen in summer 2027; removed from the 2026 guide |
| Club Gascon | London | ★ | Closed | Removed from the 2026 guide; closed on 28 March 2026 after 28 years |
| Crocadon | St Mellion | ★ | Closed | Closed in late 2025 when chef Dan Cox moved on; removed from the 2026 guide |
| Dosa | London | ★ | Closed | Gained a star in February 2025; closed in July 2025 and reopened as Somssi by Jihun Kim; removed from the 2026 guide |
| Endo at the Rotunda | London | ★ | Closed | Closed after a fire in September 2025 |
| Hjem | Wall | ★ | Closed | Closed at Wall at the end of 2025 and left the 2026 guide; its stand-in residency at the South Causey Inn ended in August 2026 |
| Humo | London | ★ | Open, no star | Lost its star in February 2026; relaunched as Igni in April 2026 |
| Lyle's | London | ★ | Closed | Closed in May 2025; removed from the 2026 guide |
| Taku | London | ★ | Open, changed | Became Sushi Amamoto London in February 2026; removed from the guide |
| The Bridge Arms | Bridge | ★ | Open, changed | Lost its star in February 2026 after reopening under a new team with a more casual menu |
| The Five Fields | London | ★ | Closed | Closed in February 2025; removed from the 2026 guide |
Closed since the 2026 guide
These restaurants were still starred in the 2026 selection but have closed or changed since, so they should leave the guide when its next edition comes out.
| Restaurant | Where | Stars it held | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Poynton at Caistor Hall | Caistor St Edmund | ★ | Gained a star in February 2025; closed on 22 August 2026 after the chef left following the hotel’s sale |
| Simpsons | Birmingham | ★ | Closed in May 2026 after 32 years; held a star from 1999 |
| SOLA | London | ★ | Moved from Soho to Notting Hill in June 2026; not yet listed in the guide again |
| Somssi by Jihun Kim | London | ★ | Gained a star in February 2026; closed in March 2026 when the chef left |
| Sorrel | Dorking | ★ | Closed on 28 July 2026, saying rising costs had made it unsustainable; held a star from 2019 |
How many Michelin star restaurants are there in the UK and Ireland now?
The UK and Ireland have 10 three-star, 28 two-star and 188 one-star restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2026, against 220 before it. Since then five of them have closed or changed, so 221 are starred and open today.
| Stars | Before the 2026 guide | After it | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three stars | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Two stars | 29 | 28 | -1 |
| One star | 181 | 188 | +7 |
| Total | 220 | 226 | +6 |
See how that compares with other countries in our guide to Michelin stars by country.
When is the next MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland ceremony?
Michelin hasn’t announced the date yet. The 2026 guide was revealed on 9 February 2026, and the ceremony is usually in February. Every guide’s dates are on our page of Michelin Guide ceremony dates.
Prices at every starred restaurant in the UK and Ireland
Our destination pages list every one, United Kingdom and Ireland, with its dinner, lunch and wine pairing prices and a map. Stars come from the MICHELIN Guide; prices are what the restaurants charge, checked October 2026.