Every Michelin star restaurant in Wales

It’s no secret that Wales is up-and-coming in the Michelin scene. In 2022’s Michelin announcement, Ynyshir became the country’s first restaurant to receive two Michelin stars, with SY23 and Home at Penarth each being awarded their first stars.

 

In the 2024 guide, six restaurants retained their stars, with SY23 having closed its doors and thus losing its star. Two Welsh restaurants were awarded green Michelin stars this year.

 

Jump to an award:

• Restaurant in Wales with two Michelin stars
• Restaurants in Wales with one Michelin star
• Restaurants in Wales with a Bib Gourmand
• Restaurants in Wales with a Michelin Green Star

 

 

Restaurant in Wales with two Michelin stars

 

Ynyshir, Machynlleth, Powys

 

 

 

Set on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, Ynyshir is the ultimate immersive dining experience which earned itself a second Michelin star in 2022. The restaurant prides itself on a four-to-five-hour-long theatrical experience, where diners can expect fire as their food is brought to them personally by the chef. The menu, devised by chef-owner Gareth Ward, features around 30 dishes ranging from miso-cured black cod to bluefin tuna. The Ynyshir experience also extends to an overnight stay which can be bought as a package when booking a dinner reservation.

 

Address Eglwys Fach, Machynlleth, SY20 8TA

 

 

 

Restaurants in Wales with one Michelin star

 

Home, Penarth, Cardiff

 

 

A new entry to the Michelin guide in 2022, Home is the definition of a family affair. Run by James Sommerin and his family, Home strives to provide a safe haven for its guests with an added touch of what they call intentional mystery. The restaurant offers a surprise menu featuring seasonal produce meaning the menu will be different on every visit. The Michelin guide says: “Home means many different things to different people – but one constant is a feeling of comfort and care, which this intimate restaurant delivers in spades.”

 

Address 1 Royal Buildings, Penarth, CF64 3EB

 

Walnut Tree, Llanddewi Skirrid

 

 

Located two-miles east of Abergavenny, Walnut Tree prides itself on being the “food-lovers destination since the 1960s”. Previously chef-owner of the Merchant House in Ludlow, Shaun Hill can be found in the kitchen creating dishes using seasonal ingredients, such as local beef and game. The restaurant has held a Michelin star since 2010, owing to the extensive menu which features dishes such as potato samosa with rajma dal and yoghurt, as well as seabass with chickpeas, chorizo and crab.

 

Address Llanddewi Skirrid, Abergavenny NP7 8AW

 

Sosban & The Old Butchers, Menai Bridge

 

 

The clue is in the name when it comes to the location of Sosban & the Old Butchers – in the heart of a historical Butchers shop in Menai Bridge on the Isle of Anglesey. Welsh produce is used to create bold and original flavours, offering what they call a “unique, dining experience”. The Michelin guide praises host, Bethan, for her well-paced service.

 

Address Trinity House, 1 High St, Menai Bridge, LL59 5EE

 

Beach House, Oxwich

 

 

Set by the sand of Oxwich Bay in Swansea, Beach House takes inspiration from its rustic backdrop in providing a menu which showcases the best seasonal, local produce on their doorstep. Since its opening in 2016, head chef Hywel Griffith has built a relaxed dining experience with the help of resident sommelier, Oliver, who has cultivated an extensive wine list centred around provenance, sustainability and great value.

 

Address Oxwich Beach, Swansea, SA3 1LS

 

The Whitebrook, Whitebrook

 

 

Head chef of the Whitebrook, Chris Harrod, takes inspiration from the surrounding Wye Valley in creating this restaurant’s menu, 90% of which is sourced from within 12 miles of its woodland setting. The local produce ranges from rare breed meat to sea vegetables from the Severn Estuary to ingredients grown in the Whitebrook’s own kitchen garden. Harrod doesn’t shy away from unusual ingredients either in creating a menu which features sweet cicely, dandelion honey and elderflower.

 

The restaurant also won a green Michelin star in the 2024 Michelin guide.

 

Address Whitebrook, near Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4TX

 

 

 

Restaurants in Wales with a Bib Gourmand

 

Touring Club, Penarth

 

 

Touring Club was inspired by a restaurant in Patagonia, offering fine wine to complement its small plates. The food was designed by Bryn Williams and Julian Biggs, which caught the eye of Michelin you "leav[ing] with a smile on your face".

 

Address Stanwell Road, Penarth, CF64 2AD

 

Yr Hen Printworks, Cardigan

 

 

This small plate tapas restaurant is situated in west Wales, in a building that was once a stone chapel, then a printworks for the local paper, before its current iteration as a restaurant. A family farm supplies some of the meat on the Yr Hen Printworks menu, with dishes such as pork and apricot terrine with prune ketchup, and oyster mushroom tart with egg yolk.

 

Address Carrier’s Lane, Cardigan, SA43 1FA

 

Hare & Hounds, Aberthin

 

 

Hare & Hounds epitomises the warmth and comfort which can only be found in a local pub. The pub has been serving the locals of Aberthin for over 300 years, offering hearty British food in front of a wood-burning stove. Chef Tom Watts-Jones strives to offer the most seasonal menu in Wales, rooted in produce grown in either his three-acre allotment, his family farm or brought back from foraging and hunting trips.

 

Address Maendy Road, Aberthin, Cowbridge, CF71 7LG

 

Bryn Williams at Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay

 

 

This three-time Bib Gourmand winner is a bistro set in a laid-back space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Colwyn Bay. Created by Bryn Williams, to whom the restaurant owes its name, the menu spotlights Welsh produce, including locally-caught shellfish. Bryn Williams at Porth Eirias also received the AA Restaurant of the Year for Wales 19/20 award.

 

Address Promenade, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8HH

 

 

Restaurants in Wales with a Michelin Green Star

 

Annwn, Narberth, Pembrokeshire

 

 

Michelin calls Annwn a "proudly Welsh restaurant", with roots in foraging and folklore. Customers are invited along on its foraging days across the Pembrokeshire countryside, with the restaurant team thinking of it as a "Welsh food movement". Annwn serves cured and air-dried lamb, as well as ingredients such as sea buckthorn and preserved chanterelles.

 

Address 1 Market Square, Narberth, SA67 7AU

 

Chapters, Hay-on-Wye

 

 

Chapters opened in 2019 with the aim to showcase small producers and independent businesses from Hay-on-Wye and the surrounding areas. Sustainability is at the heart of everything Chapters do from their culinary practice to their interior which features a bar made from reclaimed scaffolding boards. This thread is continued through their set menu which intends to keep food waste down by sharing leftovers amongst staff and adding any remaining food to a compost bin to fertilise the soil used to grow fresh ingredients on-site.

 

Address Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AA

 

Henry Robertson – Palé Hall, Llandderfel

 

 

Sustainability underpins everything Palé Hall do. The hotel’s current owners have invested in maintaining the hydro system which was installed in 1920. The head chef also chooses local suppliers, who are themselves invested in sustainable growing and livestock rearing, in an effort to reduce their CO2 emissions. Palé Hall also employ skilled gardeners to protect their wildlife and make their own compost.

 

Address Palé Estate, LLandderfel, Bala, Gwynedd, LL23 7PS

 

The Whitebrook, Whitebrook

 

 

The Whitebrook celebrates produce that is grown, foraged, and produced in the Wye Valley and surrounding areas. Chef Chris Harrod reopened the restaurant in 2013, and led it to win a Michelin star in 2014. It was awarded a green Michelin star in 2024 for its efforts in sustainable gastronomy.

 

Address Whitebrook, near Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 4TX

 

 

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