This article contains a list of Michelin-starred restaurants in England , excluding those in Greater London.
The first Michelin guide was published to the 'British Isles' in 1911 and originally contained driving information to motorists. It ran for five years until it was suspended during World War I and resumed from 1922 until 1930 now titled 'Great Britain'. In 1974, a new guidebook was released in its modern form, solely a restaurant and hotel guide titled, 'Great Britain and Ireland.' [1]
As of the 2024 guide, there are 165 restaurants in England (including Greater London) with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.
| Name | Location | Cuisine | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Àclèaf | Devon - Plymouth | Contemporary |  | | |||
| Artichoke | Buckinghamshire - Amersham | British | | | | | |
| Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons | Oxfordshire - Great Milton | French |  | | | | |
| Ben Wilkinson at The Pass | West Sussex - South Lodge | British | | | |||
| Bulrush | Bristol - Cotham | British | | | | | |
| Casamia | Bristol - Redcliffe | Spanish | | | | Closed | |
| Coworth Park | Berkshire - Ascot | British | | | | Closed | |
| Crocadon | Cornwall - Saltash | Contemporary | | ||||
| Gidleigh Park | Devon - Newton Abbot | Contemporary | | | |||
| Gravetye Manor | West Sussex - East Grinstead | British | | | | | |
| Hide and Fox | Kent - Hythe | British | | | | | |
| Interlude | West Sussex - Lower Beeding | Contemporary | | | | | |
| L'Ortolan | Berkshire - Reading | French | | | Closed | ||
| Le Champignon Sauvage | Gloucestershire - Cheltenham | French | | | | | |
| Lumière | Gloucestershire - Cheltenham | French | | | |||
| Lympstone Manor | Devon - Lympstone | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Meadowsweet | Norfolk - Holt | British | | | | ||
| Midsummer House | Cambridgeshire - Cambridge | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Morston Hall | Norfolk - Morston | British | | | | | |
| Nut Tree Inn | Oxfordshire - Murcott | British | | | | | |
| Olive Tree | Somerset - Bath | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Osip | Somerset - Bruton | British | | | | | |
| Outlaw's Fish Kitchen | Cornwall - Port Isaac | Seafood | | | | | |
| Outlaw's New Road | Cornwall - Port Isaac | Seafood | | | | | |
| Oxford Kitchen | Oxfordshire - Oxford | British | | Closed | |||
| Paco Tapas | Bristol - Redcliffe | Spanish | | | | | |
| Paul Ainsworth at No.6 | Cornwall - Padstow | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Pea Porridge | Suffolk - Bury St Edmunds | Mediterranean | | | | | |
| Restaurant Hywel Jones by Lucknam Park | Wiltshire - Chippenham | British | | | | | |
| Restaurant Nathan Outlaw | Cornwall - Port Isaac | Seafood | | Closed | |||
| Restaurant Tristan | West Sussex - Horsham | British | | | | Closed | |
| Restaurant Twenty-Two | Cambridgeshire - Cambridge | Contemporary | | | |||
| Sorrel | Surrey - Dorking | British | | | | | |
| Sportsman | Kent - Whitstable | British | | | | | |
| Stark | Kent - Broadstairs | British | | | | | |
| Store | Norfolk - Stoke Holy Cross | Contemporary | | | |||
| The Blackbird | Berkshire - Newbury | Contemporary | | | Closed | ||
| The Black Rat | Hampshire - Winchester | British | | Closed | |||
| The Bridge Arms | Kent - Canterbury | British | | | | ||
| The Bybrook | Wiltshire - Chippenham | British | | | | | |
| The Clock House | Surrey - Ripley | British | | | | | Closed |
| The Coach | Buckinghamshire - Marlow | British | | | | | |
| The Crown | Berkshire - Maidenhead | British | | | |||
| The Dining Room | Wiltshire - Malmesbury | Contemporary | | | | | |
| The Fordwich Arms | Kent - Canterbury | Contemporary | | | | | |
| The Elephant | Devon - Torquay | British | | | | | |
| The Fat Duck | Berkshire - Bray | Contemporary |  | | | | |
| The Hand and Flowers | Buckinghamshire - Marlow | British | | | | | |
| The Hind's Head | Berkshire - Bray | British | | | | | |
| The Latymer | Surrey - Bagshot | Contemporary | | | | | |
| The Masons Arms | Devon - Knowstone | French | | | | | |
| The Neptune | Norfolk - Hunstanton | Contemporary | | | | | |
| The Pony and Trap | Bristol - Newtown | British | | Closed | |||
| The Red Lion Free House | Wiltshire - East Chisenbury | British | | ||||
| The Tudor Pass | Surrey - Egham | Contemporary | | | | | |
| The Waterside Inn | Berkshire - Bray | French | | | | | |
| Thomas Carr 1873 | Devon - Ilfracombe | Contemporary | | | Closed | ||
| Tim Allen's Flitch of Bacon | Essex - Great Dunmow | British | | ||||
| Wilks | Bristol - Redland | French | | Closed | |||
| Woodspen | Berkshire - Newbury | Contemporary | | | | ||
| Woven by Adam Smith | Berkshire - Ascot | Contemporary | | | |||
| Source | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | ||
| Name | Location | Cuisine | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam's | West Midlands - Birmingham | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Alchemilla | Nottinghamshire - Nottingham | British | | | | | |
| Carters of Mosely | West Midlands - Birmingham | British | | | | | Closed |
| Grace & Savour | West Midlands - Solihull | Contemporary | | | |||
| Hambleton Hall | Rutland - Oakham | British | | | | | |
| John's House | Leicestershire - Mountsorrel | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Opheem | West Midlands - Birmingham | Indian | | | | | |
| Peel's | West Midlands - Solihull | British | | | | Closed | |
| Pensons | Worcestershire - Tenbury Wells | British | | | | | |
| Purnell's | West Midlands - Birmingham | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Restaurant Sat Bains | Nottinghamshire - Nottingham | Contemporary | | | | | |
| Salt | Warwickshire - Stratford-upon-Avon | British | | | | | |
| Simpsons | West Midlands - Birmingham | Contemporary | | | | | |
| The Cross | Warwickshire - Kenilworth | British | | | | | |
| The Royal Oak | Warwickshire - Whatcote | British | | | | | |
| Upstairs by Tom Shepherd | West Midlands - Lichfield | Contemporary | | | | ||
| Source | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | ||
As with any large town or city, food and drink has played an important role in the commerce and culture of Birmingham, England.
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