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List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United Kingdom

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thumb|The Waterside Inn, the first restaurant outside France to hold three Michelin stars for 25 consecutive years

As of July 2025 there were ten restaurants in the UK holding three Michelin stars, with all except L’Enclume (Cumbria) and Moor Hall (Lancashire) located in London or the south of England.

Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were, the rating system was first introduced in 1926 as a single star, with the second and third stars introduced in 1933. According to the Guide, one star signifies "a very good restaurant", two stars are "excellent cooking that is worth a detour", and three stars mean "exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey". The listing of starred restaurants is updated once a year.

The first restaurant in the UK to gain a Michelin star was Albert and Michel Roux's Le Gavroche, in London. It went on to become one of the first UK restaurants to win a second star in 1977, and the first to win a third, in 1982. The Roux family was also influential in training and influencing other chefs who themselves have gone on to win Michelin stars; Pierre Koffmann, Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay all went on to open restaurants which earned three Michelin stars after working with the Roux brothers.

List of Michelin 3-star restaurants

RestaurantChefCuisineLocationstars=1}}stars=2}}stars=3}}CurrentRef.Year to starAlain Ducasse at the DorchesterLe GavrocheChez NicoLa Tante ClaireRestaurant Gordon RamsayThe ArakiHélène Darroze at The ConnaughtCore by Clare SmythL'EnclumeThe LedburyMoor Hall
London20092010–present
Michel & Albert RouxLondon1974-19761977-1981, 1993-20241982-1993
French cuisineLondon (1973–1985, 1986-1999)
Reading, Berkshire (1985-1986),1981–19831984–19941995–1999stars=closed}}
Molecular gastronomyBray, Berkshire1999–20012002–20032004–2015,
2017–present
French cuisineLondon19791980–1982,
1999–20021983–1998stars=closed}}
French cuisineLondon1999–20002001–present
French cuisineLondon2001–200219941995–1999stars=closed}}
French cuisineBray, Berkshire1974–19761977–19841985–present
Mitsuhiro ArakiJapanese cuisineLondon2016–20172018–2020
French cuisineLondon2005–20112012–20182019–present
French cuisineLondon2009–20112011–20212021–present
British cuisineLondon2018–20212021–present
British cuisineCartmel, Cumbria2005–20132013–20222022–present
Brett GrahamBritish cuisineNotting Hill, London2009-20102010-2021, 2023-20242024–present
Mark BirchallBritish cuisineAughton, Lancashire2017-20182018-20192025–present

Notes

Citations

References

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  7. Cooke, Rachel. (20 June 2010). "Pierre Koffmann: 'Not enough British chefs cook from the heart'". The Observer.
  8. Barber, Lynn. (21 October 2007). "What's eating Marco?". The Observer.
  9. Vines, Richard. (16 November 2010). "Chef Albert Roux Has Advice for Protege Ramsay: Get Cooking". Bloomberg.
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  13. (16 September 2015). "Michelin Guide 2016: Japanese restaurants in London win coveted stars".
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  17. Norman, Matthew. (18 June 2010). "Berkshire restaurant guide: The Waterside Inn in Bray, Berkshire". The Daily Telegraph.
  18. (2 October 2017). "Michelin Guide 2018: UK Winners Revealed".
  19. (7 October 2019). "Michelin restaurant guide: Sketch (The Lecture Room & Library)".
  20. (29 January 2021). "Michelin restaurant guide: Hélène Darroze at The Connaught".
  21. (29 January 2021). "Michelin restaurant guide: Core by Clare Smyth".
  22. (16 February 2022). "Michelin restaurant guide: L'Enclume".
  23. (7 May 2024). "Michelin restaurant guide: The Ledbury".
  24. (18 July 2025). "Moor Hall - Aughton - a MICHELIN Guide restaurant".
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