# List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United Kingdom

As of February 2024 there were nine restaurants in the UK holding three Michelin stars, with all except L’Enclume (Cumbria) located in London or the south of England.
Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were, the rating system was first introduced in 1926 as a single star, with the second and third stars introduced in 1933. According to the Guide, one star signifies "a very good restaurant", two stars are "excellent cooking that is worth a detour", and three stars mean "exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey". The listing of starred restaurants is updated once a year.
The first restaurant in the UK to gain a Michelin star was Albert and Michel Roux's Le Gavroche, in London. It went on to become one of the first UK restaurants to win a second star in 1977, and the first to win a third, in 1982. In 2010 the Roux family's second restaurant, the Waterside Inn, became the first restaurant outside France to have held three Michelin stars for 25 years. The Roux family was also influential in training and influencing other chefs who themselves have gone on to win Michelin stars; Pierre Koffmann, Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay all went on to open restaurants which earned three Michelin stars after working with the Roux brothers.

## List of Michelin 3-star restaurants

Key :
| | Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star |
| | Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars |
| | Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars |
| | Indicates a restaurant with a Michelin green star |
| — | Denotes that the restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | Denotes a defunct restaurant |
Michelin 3-starred restaurants :
| Restaurant | Chef | Cuisine | Location | | | | Current |
| Ref. |||
| Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester | Alain Ducasse | Contemporary French | London | — | 2009 | 2010–present | |
| Chez Nico | Nico Ladenis | French cuisine | Reading, Berkshire (1973–1981), London (1982–1999) | 1981–1983 | 1984–1994 | 1995–1999 | Closed |
| The Fat Duck | Heston Blumenthal | Molecular gastronomy | Bray, Berkshire | 1999–2001 | 2002–2003 | 2004–2015, 2017–present | |
| La Tante Claire | Pierre Koffmann | French cuisine | London | 1979 | 1980–1992, 1999–2002 | 1993–1998 | Closed |
| Restaurant Gordon Ramsay | Gordon Ramsay | French cuisine | London | — | 1999–2000 | 2001–present | |
| The Restaurant Marco Pierre White | Marco Pierre White | French cuisine | London | 2001–2002 | 1994 | 1995–1999 | Closed |
| The Waterside Inn | Alain Roux | French cuisine | Bray, Berkshire | 1974–1976 | 1977–1984 | 1985–present | |
| The Araki | Mitsuhiro Araki | Japanese cuisine | London | — | 2016–2017 | 2018–2020 | — |
| Sketch (The Lecture Room & Library) | Pierre Gagnaire | French cuisine | London | 2005–2011 | 2012–2018 | 2019–present | |
| Hélène Darroze at The Connaught | Hélène Darroze | French cuisine | London | 2009–2011 | 2011–2021 | 2021–present | |
| Core by Clare Smyth | Clare Smyth | British cuisine | London | — | 2018–2021 | 2021–present | |
| L'Enclume | Simon Rogan | British cuisine | Cartmel, Cumbria | 2005–2013 | 2013–2022 | 2022–present | |
| The Ledbury | Brett Graham | British cuisine | Notting Hill, London | 2009-2010 | 2010-2021, 2023-2024 | 2024–present | |