The Michelin Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 2025 was unveiled last night at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, bringing exciting news for London's culinary scene. A total of ten London restaurants were awarded their first Michelin star, while two establishments elevated their status to two stars.

All of London's new one and two-star restaurants, from Lita to 64 Goodge Street - The capital saw a total of 10 new one-star restaurants added to the guide, and two elevations to two

Plates London becomes the first vegan restaurant in the UK to earn a Michelin star, highlighting the rise of plant-based fine dining and global recognition of vegan gastronomy.

Jason Atherton’s iconic Tower 42 restaurant City Social was stripped of its Michelin star at the food guide’s annual awards ceremony this week. In a bittersweet evening for Atherton, his new Row on 5 restaurant on Savile Row – seen as the celebrity chef’s flagship venue following the closure of Pollen Street Social last year

London restaurants Oma, AngloThai, Lita, 64 Goodge Street, Cornus, Caractere, Row on 5, Dosa, Plates and Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London have each been awarded a Michelin star in the 2025 guide. The standout accolade might be for Plates, which has become the first vegan restaurant in the UK to win a Michelin star.

At a ceremony last night (February 10), the Michelin Guide revealed all of the new Michelin stars for Great Britain and Ireland.

London’s world-famous Ritz Restaurant and the innovative Soho venue Humble Chicken have both been awarded two Michelin stars. The Ritz Restaurant, led by the much-loved chef John Williams, earned its first star in 2017 and many had tipped it to move up to two.

A vegan restaurant in London has become the first ever to be awarded a Michelin star. Several other restaurants, including one serving The Ritz hotel in London, were also awarded stars at a ceremony in Glasgow on Monday.