"The guide's criteria is supposedly top secret, but seasoned chefs will tell you there's a winning formula (and less-recognized chefs might argue that the recipe is set up for failure). While the UK and Ireland has a substantial 174 one-star restaurants across its shores, the coveted three-Michelin-star rating remains as elusive as ever: just 10 restaurants in the region belong to the club. With the advent of each annual guide, the restaurant world looks on in anticipation, waiting to find out if said club has any new members. At the 2026 ceremony, held on February 9 in Dublin, no new restaurants made the cut."
"Despite the calibre of the UK's regional food scene, eight of the nation's three-Michelin-starred restaurants are in the confines of London. Two are in the village of Bray, about an hour out of the capital, and the remaining two are in the North East of England. Scotland has none; Ireland has none; the Southwest has none; Wales has none; no other cities have one."
Ten restaurants in the UK and Ireland hold three Michelin stars in 2026, while 174 establishments have one star. The 2026 ceremony in Dublin yielded no new three-star additions. Eight of the three-star restaurants are located in London, two in Bray, and two in the North East of England. Scotland, Ireland, the Southwest, Wales, and most other cities have no three-star establishments. Inspectors are beginning to award stars outside London, including the first Brighton and Hove star in 50 years and Sheffield’s first-ever star, suggesting gradual geographic diversification.
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