Michelin star awards for 2024

Every year the fantastic Michelin guide awards some of the worlds best and unique restaurants a Michelin star. Each year the awards are given by country. The new Restaurants for the UK & Ireland guide has now been released. Let’s take a look at what restaurants worked their way to the top.

This year with a new Three Star restaurant unveiled, as well as 6 new Two Stars, and 18 restaurants newly awarded One Michelin Star.

What are Michelin stars?

It is important 1st to explain that a Michelin is for readers not in our trade. A Michelin star is a type of award that is much desired within the hospitality and catering sector. Allowing a business to gain a ‘must-see’ status endorsed by Michelin. They are a tyre manufacturing company by trade and in their commitment to providing service for those on the road, they established the Michelin guide and stars, to allow drivers to know what restaurants are worth visiting while they’re on the road. In their commitment to provide quality content for drivers and foodies alike, they utilise various awards to indicate the quality of food, such as the Green Star for sustainability and the Bib Gourmand, issued to restaurants committed to affordability and quality.

The Michelin stars are issued yearly, with a ceremony at the end of the year to issue prestigious awards to those who have proven themselves truly exceptional.

Here is the list of the 18 new UK & Ireland Michelin Restaurants for 2024

New Three Star Restaurants

• The Ledbury, London

New Two Star Restaurants

• Brooklands, London
• Gymkhana, London
• Opheem, Birmingham
• Terre, Castlemartyr
• Trivet, London
• The Glenturret Lalique, Crieff

New One Star Restaurants

• 1890 by Gordon Ramsay, London
• Akoko, London
• Aulis, London
• Cedar Tree by Hrishikesh Desai, Brampton
• Chishuru, London
• Crocadon, St Mellion
• D’Olier Street, Dublin
• Dorian, London
• Homestead Cottage, Doolin
• Humble Chicken, London
• Humo, London
• Lake Road Kitchen, Ambleside
• Mountain, London
• mýse, Hovingham
• Ormer Mayfair, London
• Pavyllon London, London
• Sushi Kanesaka, London
• The Bishop’s Buttery, Cashel

Avery well done to all these restaurants, For details of each of the restaurants, take a look at the michelin website.

HtE Recruitment is a National recruiter for the Michelin world in the UK and over the past 17 years our team of Recruiters have partnered with a wide range of Restaurants.

As well as these new Restaurants added, the following Restaurants have decided to come out of the Michelin guide this year. There are so many reasons for this, these are still fantastic restaurants to visit and doing amazing food. Some of the restaurants have also closed since Covid. Don’t forget please support your local restaurants and the ones listed, it is essential to support your favourite restaurant to keep it going.

•  Raby Hunt, Summerhouse  – CLOSED
•  Le Gavroche, London – CLOSED
•  Hakkasan Hanway Place, London
• Marcus at The Berkeley, London – CLOSED
• Barrafina, London
• Hakkasan Mayfair, London
• Leroy, London
• Paco Tapas, Bristol
• Salt, Stratford-on-Avon
• Clock House, Ripley – CLOSED
• Carters of Moseley, Birmingham – CLOSED – is expected to permanently relocate to a new site in 2024
• Ichigo Ichie, Cork – CLOSED – re-opened as a new concept in 2024
• Peel’s, Hampton in Arden – CLOSED
• Pensons, Tenbury Wells – CLOSED
• The Man Behind The Curtain, Leeds – CLOSED – is expected to relaunch as new concept in 2024
• The Cellar, Anstruther – CLOSED
• SY23, Aberystwyth – CLOSED
• Eipic, Belfast – CLOSED – expected to relaunch site under new brand
• Fraiche, Birkenhead – original site CLOSED – reopened in Shropshire

The above listed restaurants that have not closed, please do visit them, they are doing amazing things.

London has loads of Michelin Restaurants, our London Chef desk work with many chefs who have worked at these Restaurants. Take a look at this brilliant guide by the Evening Standard of Michelin Restaurants in London

HtE Recruitment News & Insights

This news and insights page has been written by Rick based on news reports and the live stream of the awards. HtE Recruitment take no responsibility for this post. HtE Recruitment is one of the UK Recruitment Agencies for the Restaurant industry.