It's the date that every restaurateur, chef and foodie has circled in their calendar: 9 February 2026 is the day that The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland announces a new batch of restaurants receiving Michelin stars.
Here to find out which restaurants won Michelin stars in 2026? You're in the right place. You can find every restaurant awarded one, two, and possibly even three Michelin stars below, as well as news of the other special awards handed out by the Michelin Guide on the night.
In recent years, The Michelin Guide has ventured out of London, hosting award ceremonies in other cities around the UK and Ireland. In 2024, the awards were streamed live from The Midland Hotel in Manchester, and last year's ceremony took place at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow. In 2026, it's Ireland's turn to play host, as the great and good of British and Irish dining will descend on the Convention Centre in Dublin to see another round of Michelin stars awarded.
The awards aren't just about stars, though - Michelin kicks things off with a series of special awards. First, the Michelin Guide's Young Chef of the Year Award, which in 2026 was awarded to Tom Earnshaw, of Bohemia restaurant in Guernsey. Earnshaw is Bohemia's young head chef, replacing Callum Graham as the highly-regarded restaurant's kitchen leader. Then, Sebb's in Glasgow scooped Michelin's Cocktail Award.
Michelin's 2026 Opening of the Year Award went to Maria Bradford's Sierra Leonean Shwen Shwen in Sevenoaks, who opened her restaurant this year to wide acclaim, including a debut spot in the SquareMeal Top 100 Restaurants in the UK list.
Row on 5 Sommelier Roxane Dupuy won Michelin's Sommelier Award for 2026, leading the stellar wine programme at Jason Atherton and Spencer Metzger's fine dining flagship. Finally, the Michelin Service Award 2026 was handed to Barbara Nealon of Saint Francis Provisions in Cork.
Want to know who snapped up Michelin stars this year? Scroll down for a breakdown.
New one Michelin star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2026
Winning a Michelin star is a great achievement - the culmination of a considerable journey for many chefs and restaurateurs. New Michelin stars are often a good indication of talent on the rise, and they also offer a slightly more affordable way into this style of dining than two and three-star restaurants. These restaurants won debut Michelin stars in 2026.
London:
Legado, Shoreditch
Tom Brown at The Capital, Belgravia
Ambassadors Clubhouse, Mayfair
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High, Liverpool Street
Somsii by Jihun Kim, Mayfair
Labombe by Trivet, Mayfair
Michael Caines at The Stafford, Mayfair
Kerfield Arms, Camberwell
Corenucopia, Chelsea
England:
The Boat, Lichfield
FIFTY TWO at Rudding Park, Harrogate
JORO, Sheffield
Ugly Butterfly, Cornwall
Vraic, Guernsey
The Wilderness, Birmingham
Maré by Rafael Cagali, Brighton
Scotland:
1887 Restaurant at The Torridon, Strathcarron
Killiecrankie House, Perthshire
Ireland:
The Pullman, Galway
Forest Avenue, Dublin
New two Michelin star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2026
Only a handful of restaurants in the UK have two star-status, which is seen as a considerable step up from a single star and requires a degree of consistency and quality over many years. ‘Two stars elevates your restaurant to be one of the best in the world’ - says Michelin. Two new restaurants were awarded two Michelin stars in 2026, both in London.
London:
Row on 5, Mayfair
Bonheur, Mayfair
New three Michelin star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2026
According to the Michelin Guide, restaurants with three Michelin stars are the pinnacle of food, denoting ‘exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey’. There were no new three Michelin-starred restaurants in 2026, but you can read more about all the UK’s three Michelin star restaurants - all of which have retained their three-star status this year.
New Michelin green star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2026
Michelin introduced the Michelin Green Star in 2021, as a special award given to restaurants that demonstrate a real commitment to sustainable practice. There’s no specific criteria that restaurants are judged on - Michelin explains that ‘inspectors are simply looking for those at the top of their game when it comes to their sustainable practices.’ These restaurants won Michelin Green Stars in 2026.
Which restaurants lost stars in 2026?
Michelin also removes stars each year from the guide, though it does so rather more quietly. Most of this year's removals were closures.
London:
Club Gascon, Farringdon (closed)
Dosa by Akira Back, Mayfair (closed and re-named, one star re-awarded to Somssi by Jihun Kim)
HUMO, Mayfair
La Dame de Pic, Mayfair (closed)
Bibendum, Kensington (closed)
Cornerstone, Hackney Wick (closed)
The Five Fields, Chelsea (closed)
UK:
The Bridge Arms, Canterbury (relaunched under new ownership)
Hjem, Northumberland (closed)
Crocadon, Cornwall (closed)
Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Oxfordshire (closed for refurbishment)
Take a look at our guide to all the Michelin-starred restaurants in London, as well as our guide to every three Michelin-starred restaurant in the UK.
You can read more about Michelin star restaurants around the country with our guides to Michelin star restaurants in Manchester, Michelin star restaurants in Birmingham, Michelin star restaurants in Newcastle, and Michelin star restaurants in Bristol.