Michelin Guide 2017: London’s new Michelin star restaurants revealed as The Ritz finally triumphs

The restaurants which have gained, retained and lost their stars have been revealed
Ben Norum6 October 2016

The latest edition of the UK Michelin Guide has been unveiled, and with it an updated list of all the London restaurants lavished with either one, two or three stars.

Among the big winners were The Ritz and Veeraswamy, the capital’s oldest Indian restaurant, which each gained a star after a combined total of 200 years in the industry.

Six other London restaurants joined them to gain a Michelin star for the first time: The Five Fields in Chelsea, Céleste at The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge, Ellory and Pidgin both in Hackney, The Ninth in Fitzrovia and Trinity in Clapham.

It wasn’t all good news for the capital, though. Launceston Place in Kensington, Wild Honey in Mayfair and L'Autre Pied in Marylebone all lost their one stars, while The Square in Mayfair, which previously held two Michelin stars, no longer features on the list. This follows its sale by chef-owner Phil Howard and his business partner Nigel Platts-Martin more than half a year ago.

Mayfair's Hibiscus also lost its two Michelin stars, but this was due to it closing so not a deletion as such.

Gordon Ramsay can breathe a sight of relief, however. His flagship Restaurant Gordon Ramsay site on Royal Hospital Road retained its prestigious three-star status following the departure of its head chef Clare Smyth, who had held that position since 2007.

It was a good day for the Smyth — who is currently gearing up to launch her own venture in Notting Hill — as she also won a Female Chef Award which it is the first time the guide has handed out.

London also gained a whopping 15 new Bib Gourmands, the awards given to restaurants that are cheaper and less formal than those in the running for stars.

London restaurants with 2 and 3 Michelin stars

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These went to The Barbary in Covent Garden, Charlotte's W5 in Ealing, Legs and The Marksman both in Hackney, Primeur in Highbury, Bellanger in Islington, Upstairs at Trinity in Clapham, Padella in London Bridge, Paradise Garage in Bethnal Green, Gunpowder in Spitalfields, Foley’s and The Newman Arms both in Fitzrovia, and Bao, Hoppers and Vico all in Soho.

13 Bib Gourmand deletions in London (excluding restaurants which have closed) included three branches of Polpo, Rotorino and sister sites Terroirs and Soif.

All London's Michelin star restaurants mapped (see the full list here). One stars are yellow, two stars orange and three stars red:

Outside the capital, Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck regained three Michelin stars after being ineligible last year due to closure. The chef’s Knightsbridge restaurant Dinner kept its two Michelin stars.

The results were announced at an invite-only gathering in central London, a contrast to last year when Michelin unceremoniously released them a day early on Twitter over fears they would be leaked after copies of the guide were taken from a bookshop.

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