Last night, new Michelin stars for the UK and Ireland were announced at a glamorous ceremony in Glasgow.
It wasn’t a bumper year: there were fewer new one and two-star restaurants announced in London compared to 2024 and unlike last year — when The Ledbury won three — there were no new three-star additions in the capital.
It was by no means a dud, though, as London saw a total of 10 new one-star restaurants added to the guide. And there were two elevations to two-star, including The Ritz Restaurant.
Joining the Ritz in the two-star camp was chef Angelo Sato’s Humble Chicken, which launched as a casual yakitori bar but switched to a higher-end concept in 2023.
It was a triumphant night too for Emily Roux — daughter of of the great chef Michel Roux — who continues her family’s dynastic cooking legacy with a Michelin star at her restaurant Caractére in Notting Hill.
Elsewhere, Plates in Fitzrovia became the first plant-based restaurant in the UK to gain a Michelin star, while AngloThai earned the accolade having been open for only two months. Both restaurants might represent the slow acceptance of more modern dining trends from this ancient, antiquated confraternity.
There were some hopes that Claude Bosi’s restaurant Bibendum at Michelin House might be elevated to three stars, or indeed Ikoyi — the boundary-pushing West African-inspired restaurant on the Strand — but both were overlooked. London gained no new three-Michelin starred restaurants.
Despite this, London’s dining scene is as progressive, multi-faceted and world-leading as ever. Here are all the new London restaurants added to the 2025 Michelin Guide.
New additions to the Michelin guide: Two stars
The Ritz, Piccadilly. Little more can be said about John Williams and what he has accomplished in his twenty-year tenure at the Ritz. This is one of the UK’s finest kitchens, paying homage to classicism in cookery and the “arts de la table”, it’s the finest around.
Humble Chicken, Soho. From a yakitori shop to an ambitious tasting menu, this restaurant’s rise has been anything but humble: it’s meteoric.
New additions to the Michelin guide: One star
64 Goodge Street, Fitzrovia. Michelin success is no new thing for the Woodhead Group, who own and operate 64 Goodge Street, as sister site Portland has long held this coveted accolade. It’s a triumph to see a star bestowed here, under the direction of chef Stuart Andrew.
AngloThai, Marylebone. Thai food in London has long been overlooked by the French tyre company but the inclusion of AngloThai represents Michelin are finally starting to pay attention to the food people are actually eating. Read our full review here.
Caractére, Notting Hill. Emily Roux was cooking in Notting Hill before Notting Hill was cool. Roux’s restaurant, opened with husband Diego Ferrari, continues her family’s longstanding culinary legacy with Michelin recognising it in its seventh year.
Cornus, Belgravia. Cornus seemed somehow built for stars. Swanky postcode, fine ingredients, gently modernised takes on fine French cookery: tick, tick and tick. Read our full review here.
DOSA, Mayfair. Not London’s first Korean-inspired restaurant to receive a gong from Michelin — that accolade belongs to Sollip — but DOSA is certainly an ambitious project, serving a £195 nine-course menu.
Lita, Marylebone. When Lita opened, the cooking already felt accomplished and this award solidifies it as one of the very best places to eat in London. Yes, the prices are eye-watering, but this is not only the best cooked-over-coals restaurant in town, it’s one of the best places in London to eat out. Read our full review here.
Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London, Westminster. While this restaurant might not be to everyone’s taste (read our full review here) there is no doubt that Michelin love the work of Mauro Colagreco, his flagship Mirazur in Menton, France, already received the maximum three stars.
OMA, Borough. This one was a surprise to many, not because the food isn’t of an extremely high calibre — it is — but because it’s not the sort of place Michelin usually award stars to. But perhaps the old tyre firm is getting better: OMA is certainly a restaurant deserving of this accolade.
Plates, Shoreditch. The UK’s first plant-based restaurant has been breaking the mould since it opened. Chef Kirk Haworth — formerly at Restaurant Sat Bains and a Great British Menu winner — and his sister Keeley launched this highly progressive concept to huge plaudits last year.
Row on 5, Mayfair. It was a mixed night for Jason Atherton as his City Social restaurant lost its Michelin star, but the Spencer Metzger-run kitchen of Row on 5 earned Atherton a coveted star, keeping his place as one of London’s most influential chefs. Read our recent interview with Jason Atherton here.
