The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2014 has awarded Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and Mayfair restaurant Greenhouse two Michelin stars, while 15 other establishments including including Lima, Jason Atherton’s Social Eating House and Tom Seller’s Story have gained a first star.
There were no new three-star restaurants on this year’s list and no three-star restaurants lost any stars. The new one-stars also include Wilks, a neighbourhood restaurant in Bristol, and Campagne, a contemporary Kilkenny restaurant run by a couple.
Two seafood restaurants have been awarded one star - Angler in Moorgate and Outlaw’s at The Capital in London. Two Chinese restaurants - HKK and Bo London also made their Michelin star debut.
“We have never produced a GB & Ireland guide that provides our readers with such diversity and variety”, said the Guide’s editor Rebecca Burr. “Fantastic B&Bs, wonderful pubs, stylish hotels, world-class restaurants and great-value eateries – we have them all in our guide.
“In the past year we’ve seen the rise of relaxed counter dining but also the opening of some big brasseries. Dining is becoming a less structured, less formal affair and opening times and menus are more flexible to reflect the way we live our lives. Single concept restaurants focusing on one or two dishes have also continued to open.
“The Michelin guide has always reflected what’s out there and London in particular has never offered so much choice – there really is something for everyone and for every occasion and there appears to be no end to the number of exciting new restaurant openings. With cuisines and culinary influences from all parts of the globe, it’s no surprise that the capital is one of the most exciting cities in the world for food.
“We’ve seen internationally acclaimed chefs open restaurants over here but we’re also delighted to witness the rise of the next generation of talented British chefs and the continued evolution of British cooking.”
New two-stars: -
- Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Knightsbridge, London
- Greenhouse, Mayfair, London
New one-stars: -
England
- Adam’s, Birmingham
- The Samling, Ambleside, Cumbria
- Ormer by Shaun Rankin, Jersey/St Helier
- Wilks, Bristol
London
- Story, Bermondsey, London
- Lima, Regent’s Park and Marylebone, London
- Social Eating House, Soho, London
- HKK, Shoreditch, Hackney
- Brasserie Chavot, Mayfair, London
- Outlaw’s at the Capital (Capital Hotel), Chelsea
- Angler, Islington, London
- Ametsa with Arzak Instruction, Belgravia, London
- Bo London, Mayfair, London
Republic of Ireland
- Campagne, Kilkenny
- Lady Helen, Thomastown, Kilkenny
There were no new Michelin stars in Scotland or Wales.
The paper version of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2014 will be available in bookshops from 4 October 2013, priced at £15.99. It is also published on the same day is the Michelin Guide London 2014, priced at £11.99.
