Greater Manchester’s restaurant scene may have been hoping for some more Michelin Stars but were left disappointed
The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland has unveiled its new stars for 2026. At its official ceremony held in Dublin this evening a total of 22 Michelin Stars and seven Green Michelin Stars were handed out to a variety of venues.
The ceremony, which marked the first time the awards were held in Ireland, saw all the new star ratings announced for the guide, which is considered to be the most prestigious of all the culinary honours.
Sadly for Greater Manchester there were no new stars awarded to the region. Despite picking up a new star for Skof last year, the 2026 edition saw the city and surrounding area leave the awards empty handed.
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Mana and Skof, Manchester’s only Michelin-starred restaurants, may have been hoping for a second star but were also left disappointed – however both have retained their Michelin Star. Restaurants that achieved two Michelin stars were Row on 5 in London and Bonheur by Matt Abé.
Mana was the first Manchester restaurant to receive a new star in 40 years when it landed its first in 2019. The last Greater Manchester restaurant to have a star before this was Juniper in Altrincham, which held it for 11 years until chef Paul Kitching left in 2009.
In 2025, Skof was awarded a Michelin Star – less than a year after opening in Manchester city centre. Presided over by former L’Enclume chef Tom Barnes, it first opened in May 2024 and quickly became one of the hottest tables in town with reservations booked out for months.
Despite no new stars, Greater Manchester is firmly on Michelin’s radar, as last week two venues in Greater Manchester received a Bib Gourmand. The Michelin Guide introduced the Bib Gourmand back in 1997, to acknowledge the restaurants and venues that serve high-quality food at great value across the country.
Erst in Ancoats and Cantaloupe in Stockport were both bestowed the honour. They joined The Sparrows in Cheetham Hill, Higher Ground on the edge of Chinatown and El Gato Negro who all have a Bib Gourmand too.
Elsewhere in proceedings for the night, Northern restaurants that shone out included Fifty Two at Rudding Park, Harrogate, and Joro in Oughtibridge, Sheffield, which both took home a Michelin Star. Beyond this, the majority of new stars were handed to restaurants in capital.
Tom Earnshaw took home Young Chef of the Year. The Executive Chef presides over Bohemia, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Jersey. He cooked at Michelin-starred restaurants including Lancashire’s Moor Hall and Northcote in Lancashire, as well as the Sampling in Cumbria before first joining Bohemia as a sous chef in 2023.
The full list of Michelin Stars for Great Britain & Ireland 2026:
One Star:
- Legado, Shoreditch, London
- The Pullman, Galway
- The Boat, Lichfield
- Fifty Two at Rudding Park, Harrogate
- 1887, Torridon, Scotland
- Tom Brown at The Capital, London
- Ugly Butterfly, Newquay
- Ambassadors Clubhouse, London
- Joro, Oughtibridge
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay High, London
- Vraic, Vale, Guernsey
- Somssi by Jihun Kim, London
- The WIlderness, Birmingham
- Labombe by Trivet, London
- The Kerfield Arms, London
- Michael Caines at the Stafford, London
- Corenucopia, Chelsea
- Killiecrankie House, Pitlochry
- Mare, Brighton and Hove
- Forest Avenue, Dublin
Two Star:
- Row on 5, London
- Bonheur by Matt Abe, London
Three Star:No new awards for 2026