List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Wales
As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are seven restaurants in Wales with a Michelin-star rating.[1] The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable.[2]
Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".[3][4] Inspectors have at least ten years of expertise and create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity. If they reach a consensus, Michelin awards restaurants from one to three stars based on its evaluation methodology: one star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".[5] The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars.[3]
Plas Bodegroes was the first Michelin-starred restaurant in Wales, it was also awarded for the longest time, 14 years, and was awarded Welsh Restaurant of the Year.[6] In 2025, the first restaurant in the capital city, Cardiff, was awarded, Gorse.[7] Ynyshir is the restaurant with the most stars in the nation.[1] Wales is reviewed with the rest of Great Britain and Ireland.[8]
2021–2025 lists
| One Michelin star | |
| Two Michelin stars | |
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The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Closed | A defunct restaurant |
| Name | Location | Cuisine | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town | County | |||||||
| Beach House | Oxwich | Swansea | Contemporary | |||||
| Gorse | Cardiff | Cardiff | Welsh | — | — | — | — | |
| Home | Penarth | Vale of Glamorgan | Contemporary | — | ||||
| Restaurant James Sommerin | Penarth | Vale of Glamorgan | British | Closed[9] | ||||
| Sosban & The Old Butchers | Menai Bridge | Anglesey | Contemporary | |||||
| SY23 | Aberystwyth | Ceredigion | Contemporary | — | Closed[10] | |||
| The Whitebrook | Whitebrook | Monmouthshire | British | |||||
| Walnut Tree | Llanddewi Skirrid | Monmouthshire | British | |||||
| Ynyshir | Eglwys Fach | Ceredigion | Japanese | |||||
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2011–2020 lists
| One Michelin star | |
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|
The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Name | Cuisine | Location | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach House | Contemporary | Oxwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Restaurant James Sommerin | British | Penarth | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Sosban & The Old Butchers | Contemporary | Menai Bridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Checkers | French | Montgomery | — | — | ||||||||
| The Whitebrook | British | Whitebrook | — | |||||||||
| Tyddyn Llan | Welsh | Llandrillo| | — | |||||||||
| Walnut Tree | British | Llanddewi Skirrid | ||||||||||
| Ynyshir | Japanese | Eglwys Fach | — | — | — | — | ||||||
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2001–2010 lists
| One Michelin star | |
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|
The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Name | Cuisine | Location | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton House | Llanwrtyd Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Llangoed Hall | Llyswen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Old Rectory Country House | Conwy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Plas Bodegroes | Pwllheli | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The Whitebrook | British | Whitebrook | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Tyddyn Llan | Welsh | Llandrillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Walnut Tree | British | Llanddewi Skirrid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ynyshir | Japanese | Eglwys Fach | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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1991–2000 lists
| One Michelin star | |
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The restaurant did not receive a star that year |
| Name | Cuisine | Location | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangoed Hall | Llyswen | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Old Rectory Country House | Conwy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Plas Bodegroes | Pwllheli | — | — | — | ||||||||
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See also
- List of restaurants in Wales
- List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United Kingdom
- List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Greater London
- List of Michelin-starred restaurants in England
- List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Scotland
- List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Ireland
- Lists of restaurants
References
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- ^ Dixon, Rachel (24 June 2008). "Q&A: Michelin stars". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Owen (26 January 2021). "Plas Bodegroes closes permanently but legacy of former Michelin star restaurant will live on". North Wales Live. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "Gorse: Cardiff's First MICHELIN Star, As Seen By Our Inspectors". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2025 Welcomes a New Three-Star Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Williams, Kathryn (7 July 2021). "James Sommerin opening new Penarth fine-dining restaurant". Wales Online. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Louis (17 December 2023). "Michelin-starred Aberystwyth restaurant to close this weekend". The Drinks Business. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain and Ireland, 2021: a new year, a new chapter". Michelin Guide. Michelin. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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- ^ "The Full List of Michelin Stars in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2023". Michelin Guide. Michelin. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Every Michelin Star Restaurant in Great Britain & Ireland 2024". Michelin Guide. Michelin. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Michelin Travel Publications: Star history, Channel Islands". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Great British Chefs (25 September 2014). "Michelin Guide results 2015: full list by region". Great British Chefs. Great British Chefs. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "The MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016 Awards list" (PDF). Michelin Guide. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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External links
- Michelin Red Guide Archived 11 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- Visit Wales website for Michelin Restaurants