Michelin has presented the 2025 restaurant selection of The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland, which was unveiled during the annual Michelin Guide Ceremony, held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, in Glasgow, on Monday 10 February.
A total of 1,147 restaurants, including 220 starred ones, are included in the selection. A further three restaurants have been newly awarded two Michelin stars, and there are 22 new one-star establishments. Thirty-six (36) new Bib Gourmands have also been awarded.
“I am so thrilled to see that our Great Britain & Ireland guide has had such a strong year yet again,” said Gwendal Poullennec, international director of The Michelin Guide.
“Despite the challenges they face, chefs and restaurateurs have shown us that their talent, commitment and ingenuity know no bounds.”
In the Republic of Ireland, the Morrison Room, near Maynooth, impressed the inspectors – not just with its first-rate produce, but with the ‘inventiveness’ of Adam Nevin’s cooking.
Further west, Richard Picard-Edwards and his team at Ballyfin were lauded for providing ‘fittingly brilliant food inside the stunning Ballyfin Demesne hotel’, which holds three Michelin keys. Over in Co. Galway, LIGИUM has progressed to star level, thanks to Danny Africano using wood-fired flavours to let his produce ‘really shine’.
Daróg
The Bib Gourmand distinction is The Michelin Guide’s way of recognising restaurants that offer good food at a great price.
Daróg, in Galway, received an award in this category. The establishment, located on Lower Dominick Street in Galway City, offers a wide range of artisanal, biodynamic, organic and natural wines, along with seasonal, locally sourced small plates.
This year, in addition to the new stars and Bib Gourmands, five special awards were presented to exceptional individuals and teams who have particularly impressed The Michelin Guide’s inspectors over the past year.
Once again, Daróg shone in this category. The Michelin Sommelier Award went to Zsolt Lukács, co-owner and sommelier.
‘He is an engaging, dedicated man who is clearly so passionate about the wine list he has curated here,’ according to The Michelin Guide.
‘His recommendations are knowledgeable and thoughtfully considered, then communicated to guests in a refreshingly unpretentious way that makes them feel relaxed and comfortable.’
