It’s that time again - The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland has announced another round of awards, with a new batch of restaurants receiving coveted Michelin stars, Green stars, and Bib Gourmands. If you’re here to find out which restaurants won Michelin stars in 2025, you’re in the right place - we’ll be updating this story live with all the latest from the ceremony.
London has been the traditional epicentre of the UK restaurant scene and the awards ceremony took place in the capital for many years, but more recently Michelin has been on a mission to tour other parts of the UK. After last year’s ceremony took place in Manchester, this year Michelin headed to Glasgow, with the Michelin Guide Ceremony for Great Britain and Ireland 2025 taking place at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum.
Michelin always gives out an array of special awards each year too, recognising personal contributions in various areas of the industry.
The first award out on the night was the Mentor Chef Award, given to chefs that have a long history of bringing young chefs through in the industry. This year’s winner was Trinity chef patron Adam Byatt, who has seen the likes of Restaurant Story’s Tom Sellers, Angelo Sato (Humble Chicken), Aaron Potter (Wildflowers) and more come through his kitchen. The Young Chef of the Year award was given to Ash Valenzuela-Heeger from Riverine Rabbit - a striking, 12-seat chef's counter in Stirchley, Birmingham.
The special awards continued with the Michelin Service award, given to Jasmine Sherry from Fish Shop Ballater, and the Michelin Sommelier Award, won by Zsolt Lukacs from Darog Wine Bar in Galway City.
The final award was given to Michelin’s Opening of the Year, given to OMA in Borough Market - the latest restaurant from restaurateur David Carter, which explores the food of Greek islands. OMA then became the first restaurant on the night to receive a Michelin star.
New one Michelin star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2025
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 2025.
London:
OMA, Borough Market
Anglothai, Marylebone
Cornus, Victoria
Lita, Marylebone
64 Goodge Street, Fitzrovia
Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO, Westminster
Caractere, Notting Hill
Row on 5, Mayfair
Dosa, Mayfair
Plates, Shoreditch
England:
Mark Poynton at Caistor Hall, Norfolk
Wilsons, Bristol
33 The Homend, Ledbury
Skof, Manchester
Starling, Esher
Forge at Middleton Lodge, North Yorkshire
Scotland:
Avery, Edinburgh
Lyla, Edinburgh
Wales:
Gorse, Cardiff
Ireland:
The Morrison Room, Co. Kildare
Lignum, Co. Galway
Ballyfin, Leinster
New two Michelin star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2025
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. Three new restaurants received two Michelin stars this year.
London:
The Ritz, St James's
Humble Chicken, Soho
England:
Hide and Fox, Kent
New three Michelin star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2025
According to the Michelin Guide, restaurants with three Michelin stars are the pinnacle of food, denoting ‘exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey’. Three Michelin star status is rarely awarded, but 2025 saw a new three Michelin star restaurant enter the guide. Read more about all the UK’s three Michelin star restaurants - all of which have retained their three-star status this year.
England:
Moor Hall, Lancashire
New Michelin green star restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland 2025
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 2025.
England:
Homestead Kitchen, North Yorkshire
Jericho, Leicestershire
Wild Shropshire, Shropshire
Pythouse Kitchen Garden, Wiltshire
Which restaurants lost stars in 2025?
Michelin also quietly announced the loss of a couple of stars, alongside a number of closures that have also lost their stars as a result.
City Social, City of London
Kai, Mayfair
Cornerstone (closed), Hackney Wick
Locanda Locatelli (closed), Marylebone
Pollen Street Social (closed), Mayfair
Purnell's (closed), Birmingham
Store (closed), Norfolk
Wild Honey Inn, Ireland
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.