Best Michelin Star Restaurants
Yes, Chef!
The best Michelin Star restaurants to check out this summer
Caroline McConnico
Looking for a new fine dining experience in and around London? Here’s our top list of newly added and recently promoted from one to two Michelin Star restaurants throughout the city.
New Michelin Star Restaurants
Caractère
Notting Hill
Experience sophisticated cooking at this contemporary Notting Hill restaurant. Caractère, owned by Chef Emily Roux and her husband Diego Ferrari, received its first Michelin Star in February. We interviewed Emily and Diego in April to talk about their achievement and legacy as restaurant owners. This spot offers an à la carte menu as well as the option to build a 5-course tasting menu with selections from each of their “character” profiles, including “curious”, “delicate”, and “strong”.
64 Goodge Street
Fitzrovia
64 Goodge Street recently received its first Michelin Star for its bold French dishes offered in an intimate dining setting. The restaurant’s chef, Stuart Andrew, uses fine ingredients to accomplish “French cooking from an outsider’s perspective”.
Plates London
Hoxton
This restaurant made history in February when it became the UK’s first plant-based Michelin restaurant. Plates London offers inventive vegan dishes from founder and chef Kirk Hawoth who started the restaurant with his sister Keeley. The restaurant focuses on sustainability and appreciating nature by exposing audiences to the versatility of food.
OMA
Borough Market
Overlooking the lively Borough Market sits OMA, a Greek-inspired restaurant with a newly received Michelin Star. The fun restaurant offers small plates for sharing, including spreads and crudo all inspired by the Greek Isles. With a 400+ bin wine list, OMA is the perfect spot to enjoy delicious wine and food and watch the hustle and bustle of the market.
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Dosa
Mayfair
In the basement of the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair hotel, you will find Dosa, an elegant Korean-style restaurant. A recent Michelin Star recipient, the restaurant offers an immersive dining experience where guests eat together at a large marble chef’s table. The menu includes traditional Korean dishes made with British ingredients, creating a twist on Korean classics like dumplings and gimbap.
The Newly Promoted
The Ritz Restaurant
St James’s
The Ritz Restaurant is sure to leave you stunned with its elaborate Louis XVI decoration and theatrical service. Located in the Ritz hotel in St James’s, this restaurant recently received its second Michelin Star for its excellent Modern British cuisine made with French techniques. Executive Chef John Williams uses fine British ingredients to create seasonal menus.
Humble Chicken
Soho
This Modern Japanese restaurant located in Soho provides a futuristic twist on traditional Japanese cuisine. Humble Chicken offers boldly flavored dishes and sake “journeys”, complete with a lively dining environment. Although currently closed for refurbishment, Humble Chicken is taking reservations for July and August so be sure to grab one while they are still available.
