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List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United Kingdom

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Michelin Guide UK 3-star restaurants
Company typeRating system
IndustryHospitality, Food service
Founded1926
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductsRestaurant ratings

As of July 2025, there are ten restaurants in the UK distinguished with three Michelin stars. Except for L’Enclume in Cumbria and Moor Hall in Lancashire, all are situated either in London or the southern region of England.

The Michelin star system, established by the red Michelin guide, evaluates dining establishments based on quality. Initially introduced in 1926 with a single star, it expanded in 1933 to include two and three stars. The ratings correspond to: one star indicating "a very good restaurant," two stars for "excellent cooking worth a detour," and three stars representing "exceptional cuisine worth a special journey." This guide is refreshed each year.

The first restaurant in the UK to receive a Michelin star was Albert and Michel Roux's Le Gavroche located in London. It was among the earliest UK venues to be awarded a second star in 1977 and became the first to achieve a third star in 1982. In 2010, their second establishment, the Waterside Inn, made history as the first restaurant outside France to maintain three Michelin stars continuously for 25 years. The Roux family also mentored renowned chefs such as Pierre Koffmann, Marco Pierre White, and Gordon Ramsay, who subsequently opened their own three-star restaurants.

List of Michelin 3-star restaurants

Michelin 3-starred restaurants
Restaurant Chef Cuisine Location scope="col" Template:Michelin stars table cell scope="col" Template:Michelin stars table cell scope="col" Template:Michelin stars table cell Current Ref.
Year to star
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester Template:Sortname Template:Sort London Template:Michelin stars table cell 2009 2010–present Template:Michelin stars table cell
Chez Nico Template:Sortname French cuisine Reading, Berkshire (1973–1981),
London (1982–1999) 		1981–1983 1984–1994 1995–1999 colspan="1" Template:Michelin stars table cell
Template:Sort Template:Sortname Molecular gastronomy Bray, Berkshire 1999–2001 2002–2003 2004–2015,
[Note 1]
2017–present 		Template:Michelin stars table cell
La Tante Claire Template:Sortname French cuisine London 1979 1980–1992,
1999–2002 		1993–1998 colspan="1" Template:Michelin stars table cell
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Template:Sortname French cuisine London - 1999–2000 2001–present Template:Michelin stars table cell
Template:Sort Template:Sortname French cuisine London 2001–2002 1994 1995–1999 colspan="1" Template:Michelin stars table cell
Template:Sort Template:Sortname French cuisine Bray, Berkshire 1974–1976 1977–1984 1985–present Template:Michelin stars table cell
The Araki Mitsuhiro Araki Japanese cuisine London - 2016–2017 2018–2020 Template:Michelin stars table cell
Template:Sort Template:Sortname French cuisine London 2005–2011 2012–2018 2019–present Template:Michelin stars table cell
Hélène Darroze at The Connaught Template:Sortname French cuisine London align=center>2009–2011 2011–2021 2021–present Template:Michelin stars table cell/stars=3
<a href="/wiki/Core_by_Clare_Smyth" title="Core by Clare Smyth">Core by Clare Smyth</a> Template:Sortname British cuisine London - 2018–2021 2021–present Template:Michelin stars table cell/stars=3
<a href="/wiki/L%27Enclume" title="L'Enclume">L'Enclume</a> Template:Sortname British cuisine Cartmel, Cumbria 2005–2013 2013–2022 2022–present Template:Michelin stars table cell/stars=3
<a href="/wiki/The_Ledbury" title="The Ledbury">The Ledbury</a> Brett Graham British cuisine <a href="/wiki/Notting_Hill" title="Notting Hill">Notting Hill</a>, London 2009–2010 2010–2021, 2023–2024 2024–present Template:Michelin stars table cell/stars=3
<a href="/wiki/Moor_Hall" title="Moor Hall">Moor Hall</a> Mark Birchall British cuisine <a href="/wiki/Aughton,_Lancashire" title="Aughton, Lancashire">Aughton, Lancashire</a> 2017–2018 2018–2019 2025–present Template:Michelin stars table cell/stars=3


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