Michelin guide 2026: All of London's one, two and three star restaurants, from Legado to Row on 5

London's galaxy of stars — every starred restaurant in the capital including the newest additions

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For the first time, it was the turn of Ireland to host the Michelin guide as it announced its UK and Ireland guide for 2026, announced tonight in The Convention Centre in Dublin.

London fared well, with nine new one star restaurants, and two new two stars. The only restaurant to lose its star this year was Humo in Mayfair, which held a star in 2024 and 2025. Club Gascon has also not made the guide, though this is likely because it has announced it is to close next month.

Devised by the Michelin brothers in France in 1899, the guide first awarded stars in 1926. Initially a handy list of restaurants for those who had a car at the time, the guide gradually morphed from a facet of leisure to a marker of consumer status and lifestyle, placing an authoritative spotlight on restaurants around France.

A testament to its influence as a governing body, the Michelin guide is now internationally recognised in a way that’s unique. The winning and losing of stars is still able to make or break restaurants — which only gains poignancy as restaurants, particularly in the UK, muddle through an increasingly bleak wilderness.

Stars are awarded through Michelin’s nebulous body of inspectors, the most feared and revered group of Mystery Shoppers ever to book a table. The star ranking is defined as follows:

One High quality cooking, worth a stop

Two Excellent cooking, worth a detour

Three Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

In 2020, Michelin established the awarding of green stars, in recognition of sustainability. This year’s winners included … with, notably, none in London.

In total, London has 88 Michelin restaurants in 2026, compared to the 85 in the 2025 guide. Though there were 11 new additions, the relatively slight increase is in part down to some losses owing to closures, with La Dame de Pic, the City; Bibendum; Dosa; Cornerstone; and The Five Fields all going since last year’s guide. Here are all of London’s one, two and three-star restaurants.

Michelin guide 2026: All of London's one, two and three star restaurants, from Legado to Row on 5

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