Updated 9/1/25 with January's openings
Every month the inspectors at Michelin hand-pick a few new restaurants to add to their UK and Ireland guide. That doesn't mean the same as getting a star, but it does denote that they're interesting enough to merit a mention in the guide so they might potentially get a star in the future. And we're taking note when these have all been added in the month before this year's stars actually are revealed.
For December and January, they've added no fewer than 16 London establishments to the guide, all of which will be worth bearing in mind when Michelin reveal their 2025 stars on Monday 10 February. And they're an eclectic group of restaurants with everything from the Hot Dinners reader's best restaurant of 2023, Donia, to one of our favourite recent visits Sesta in Hackney which saw the management team taking over what used to be Pidgin. Jason Atherton should be happy as two of his establishments, Row on 5 and Three Darlings, make the grade.
In advance of that big reveal, here's which London restaurants have been added to the guide most recently.
Added in January:
AngloThai (Marylebone) - Amazing Thai cooking with British produce
Fonda (Mayfair) - Relaxed Mexican outing for Santiago Lastro
Row on 5 (Mayfair) - Jason Atherton's bid for Michelin glory
Three Darlings (Chelsea) - Jason Atherton's neighbourhood bistro
Wildflowers (Pimlico) - Chef Aaron Potter's solo venture
Added in December:
Aragawa (Piccadilly) - Kobe beef specialists
Arlington (St James) - Jeremy King's Le Caprice reboot. Read our Test Drive
Donia (Carnaby) - Filipino hotspot in Carnaby. Read our Test Drive
DOSA (Mayfair) - Akira Back's chef's table.
Ibai (Smithfield) - Basque steak and more. Read our Test Drive
Llama Inn (Shoreditch) - Peruvian rooftop restaurant. Read our Test Drive
Mary's (Mayfair) - Jason Atherton's replacement for Pollen St. Read our Test Drive
Mignonette (Richmond) - Classic French bistro
NIJU (Mayfair) - Endo Kazutoshi's home cooking-inspired sushi restaurant. Read our Test Drive
Pollini at Ladbroke Hall (Notting Hill) - top Italian chef's West London outpost
Sesta (Hackney) - Neighbourhood gem that took over from Pidgin. Read our Test Drive
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