List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United Kingdom

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. In 2010 the Roux family's second restaurant, the Waterside Inn, became the first restaurant outside France to have held three Michelin stars for 25 years. 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

+ Michelin 3-star restaurants Restaurant Chef Cuisine Location Year to star Current Ref. scope="col" scope="col" scope="col" Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester London20092010–present Le Gavroche Michel & Albert Roux London1974–19761977–1981, 1993–20241982–1993 Chez Nico French London (1973–1985, 1986—1999) Reading, Berkshire (1985–1986),1981–19831984–19941995–1999 colspan="1" Molecular gastronomy Bray, Berkshire1999–20012002–20032004–2015,2017–present La Tante Claire French London19791980–1982,1999–20021983–1998 colspan="1" Restaurant Gordon Ramsay French London1999–20002001–present French London2001–200219941995–1999 colspan="1" French Bray, Berkshire1974–19761977–19841985–present The ArakiMitsuhiro ArakiJapaneseLondon2016–20172018–2020 FrenchLondon2005–20112012–20182019–present Hélène Darroze at The Connaught FrenchLondon2009–20112011–20212021–present Core by Clare Smyth BritishLondon2018–20212021–present L'Enclume BritishCartmel, Cumbria2005–20132013–20222022–present The Ledbury Brett Graham BritishNotting Hill, London2009–20102010–2021, 2023–20242024–present Moor Hall Mark Birchall BritishAughton, Lancashire2017–20182018–20192025–present

List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United Kingdom

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