The two London restaurants were the only two to be promoted to two-star status at the awards, which were held tonight (9 February) in Dublin.
Meaning happiness, Bonheur was launched by chef Matt Abé late last year on the former site of the iconic Le Gavroche on Upper Brook Street and is the chef’s debut solo restaurant. It has entered the guide straight in at two stars.
Row on 5 launched in late 2024 and was awarded a Michelin star last year, and was hotly tipped to win a second star this time round.
Michelin also awarded 20 new one stars to restaurants at the ceremony, of which nine are based in the capital. These include Nieves Barragán Mohacho’s Legado, Ambassadors Clubhouse, Michael Caines at The Stafford, Corenucopia by Clare Smyth, and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High.
Outside of London, Brighton and Hove claimed its first Michelin starred restaurant in more than 50 years with Mare, while Luke French and Stacey Sherwood-French’s JÖRO also won a star, as did Alex Claridge’s The Wilderness restaurant in Birmingham.
All 10 previous three-star restaurants in the guide retained their status.
In total, the guide now includes 192 one-star restaurants, 28 two-star establishments, and 10 with the top accolade of three stars.
New One Stars
The Pullman, Glenlo Abbey Hotel, Galway
Legado, London
The Boat, Lichfield
Fifty Two, Harrogate
1887, Torridon
Tom Brown at The Capital, London
Ugly Butterfly, Cornwall
Ambassadors Clubhouse, London
JÖRO, Sheffield
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High, London
Vraic, Guernsey
The Wilderness, Birmingham
Labombe by Trivet, London
Somssi by Jihun Kim, London
Michael Caines at The Stafford, London
Corenucopia by Clare Smyth, London
Mare, Brighton & Hove
The Kerfield Arms, London
Killicrankie House, Perth and Kinross
Forest Avenue, Dublin
New Two Stars
Row on 5, London
Bonheur by Matt Abé, London