A country of larger-than-life landscapes, giant castles, and a coastline ready to fill any camera roll with incredible shots and memories, Wales does things with impact. And that goes for the food, too…
Oh yes, there are 47 restaurants in the Michelin Guide and seven that hold a Michelin star in Wales, making this sprawling country one of the best places for fine dining, surrounded by big, beautiful scenery. A country known for its rich natural larder, you’ll find menus full of homegrown veg, locally-reared meats, and even wines that have been cultivated across the very slopes that surround you.
Ready to experience something special? These are the Michelin star restaurants to call Wales home in 2026, and we can’t think of a better way to experience some of the country’s best food.
Restaurants in Wales with two Michelin stars
Ynyshir, Machynlleth
Two Michelin Stars
01654 781209
Eglwys Fach, Machynlleth SY20 8TA
ynyshir.co.uk
The only restaurant in Wales to boast two Michelin stars, Ynyshir in Powys is an experience you simply won’t forget. An oasis of indulgence in the heart of rural Wales, this black-painted country house combines artfully curated cuisines with a deep appreciation for local ingredients and Welsh culture. Handmade pottery and local sheepskins add flair to the interiors, which boast an Asian twist amidst rolling Welsh landscapes.
This Eastern inflection continues into the menu, which promises 30 courses that play with Japanese cuisine alongside local shellfish. Think Dyfi lobster beneath a satay sauce, A5 wagyu burgers, and hamachi belly with elder and Japanese wasabi. Of course, the delight of a set tasting menu is that you never know what will appear course after course until you’re sat down, hand-carved chopsticks in hand.
There is a choice of tables at Ynyshir: sit back and watch the events unfold from the restaurant, or take a front-row seat amid the action. Ensuring your evening is one to remember, an in-house DJ sets the tone, building on each dish as the gradual introduction of the disco ball crafts a truly unique experience you’ll treasure forever.
Restaurants in Wales with one Michelin star
Gorse, Cardiff
One Michelin Star
02920 372055
186-188 Kings Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9DF
gorserestaurant.co.uk
Tucked away down the winding streets of Wales’s capital city, Gorse has held a coveted Michelin star since its opening year in 2024, becoming the first restaurant in Cardiff to receive one. As soon as you step into the sleek restaurant and look at the artfully curated menu, you’ll understand why it took no more than eight months for Gorse to achieve a Michelin star. Wales and its bountiful natural larder are the star of the show here, with ingredients coming from all across the country and the wider UK beyond to fill your plates with flavours of home.
Shifting with the seasons, the menu changes regularly, allowing the chefs, led by Head Chef and restaurant owner Tom Waters, to experiment with flavour profiles, techniques, and more. From Pembrokeshire seaweed infusions and wild mushrooms gathered from the Vale of Glamorgan to Milford Haven bass and Apple alley apple jelly, each dish is a magical combination of local ingredients and fresh innovation, inviting you to taste your way across the country from the comfort of your chair. While in Cardiff, why not enjoy a spot of retail therapy, explore the ancient castle, or visit Cardiff Bay and see one of Wales's most famous filming locations, best known for its appearances in Doctor Who, Torchwood, and 28 Days Later.
The Walnut Tree, Abergavenny
One Michelin Star
01873 852797
Llanddewi Skirrid, Abergavenny NP7 8AW
houseofcaradog.com/eat-drink/the-walnut-tree
Surrounded by rolling hills and patchwork fields, Abergavenny is a picture-perfect town that welcomes you to Wales with open arms (and often the scent of freshly baked Welsh cakes). Hidden amongst the historic market town sits one of the seven restaurants in Wales to hold a Michelin Star, The Walnut Tree. A cosy country inn that feels like a warm cwtch from the moment you walk through the door, this Michelin favourite takes pride in a carefully crafted blend of excellent hospitality and award-winning food that leaves you with a smile on your face and thoughts of elasticated waistbands.
For a supremely tasty meal, stop by Wednesday to Saturday for the à la carte menu, which is served at lunch and dinner and offers delicious delights such as spiced pork dumplings with crab and Asian greens, loin of venison with suet pudding and roasted root vegetables, and buttermilk panacotta with rhubarb sorbet. For a more structured affair, opt for the set menu, which includes dishes such as twice-baked Lancashire Bomb soufflé, braised ox cheek ragú, and chocolate fondant with pistachios and crème fraîche.
Beach House, Swansea
One Michelin Star
01792 278277
Oxwich Beach, Swansea SA3 1LS
beachhouseoxwich.co.uk
Perched on the salt-kissed shoreline along the Gower Peninsula, where some of the most beautiful beaches in Wales reside, Beach House is the perfect place for those who fancy a spot of Michelin star dining by the sea. Led by Head Chef Hywl Griffith, the kitchen team has crafted a menu that reflects the wild and wonderful setting, with local ingredients sitting at the heart of every dish they create, whether it’s Wye Valley asparagus, Welsh truffle, or lobster and sea bass from the very waters of Oxwich Bay.
For those who love perusing a menu while sipping something special, dining à la carte is the way to go. Start with roast quail or spiced pumpkin raviolo, before moving on to lemon sole or fallow deer from Llandeilo, and finishing with some soul-warming honey cake or milk chocolate malted mousse - it would be rude not to! If you would like to be led by the fork through a series of delectable dishes, then the six or eight-course tasting menus are a powerhouse of flavour and flair, offering you the chance to taste your way through each creation as they come.
Home, Penarth
02920 710686
1, Royal Buildings, Penarth CF64 3EB
homeatpenarth.co.uk
A family restaurant through and through, Home is certainly where the heart is at this welcoming Michelin star restaurant in Penarth. Created by James Sommerin and his beloved wife and children, every detail here reflects a desire to make you feel welcome, whether it’s the friendly front-of-house team or the cosy interior hidden away from the world outside. The surprise menu here follows the lead of the seasons outside, harvesting inspiration and ingredients from the surrounding landscapes. As such, no two days are ever alike, inviting you to return time and again for something new.
Sundays are reserved for the three-course lunch menu, which boasts the likes of St Brides duck with beetroot, burnt orange, and honey, and roast hispi cabbage with puffed grains and courgette, followed by a selection of decadent desserts and perhaps a cheese course for good measure. Alongside the dining experiences, you can also book onto one of their cookery demos, which offer the chance to learn from the best as you try your hand at whipping up your own culinary masterpieces before sitting down to a four-course lunch with paired wine - the ultimate Michelin experience.
Sosban & The Old Butchers, Menai Bridge
One Michelin Star
01248 208131
Trinity House, 1 High Street, Menai Bridge LL59 5EE
sosbanandtheoldbutchers.com
Sitting at the top of Wales on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey, Sosban & The Old Butchers cultivates an intimate dining experience that’s made all the more special for the restaurant’s North Wales setting, a stone’s throw from Eryri National Park. Having made its home in a former butcher’s shop, it’s of little surprise that the ingredients are such an integral part of the menu here. Many are sourced from local producers, creating a menu that changes daily and is sure to delight.
Whether your mouth waters at the thought of crispy cod skin paired with curried banana and soured peanut, or day-boat cod served with onion fudge and fermented spring onions, each dish delivers a showstopping symphony of flavours that pairs perfectly with the selected wine flight. Leave your worries at home, and let the skilled hands of the kitchen lead you through each dish as you're transported around the dramatic and oh-so-beautiful landscapes of North Wales, plate by artfully styled plate.
The Whitebrook, Whitebrook
One Michelin Star and one Michelin Green Star
01600 860254
Whitebrook, Monmouth NP25 4TX
thewhitebrook.co.uk
Boasting both a Michelin Star and a Michelin Green Star, The Whitebrook leads the charge of cooking in tune with nature, crafting incredible dishes that utilise the rich harvest from the kitchen’s very own garden and the surrounding hedgerows that wind through Monmouthshire and beyond. Even the wine list here is packed with local vintages and bottles from organic and biodynamic producers.
You have a choice of menus when dining here, from the supremely satisfying four-course lunch menu to the button-popping seven-course menu and the oh-so-special dinner menu, which is a veritable storybook of exceptional dishes served with thought, care, and a dash of flair. Think elderberry spiced monkfish, Orkney scallops, and truffle-baked parsnip. Add the wine pairing to your meal for a truly memorable dining experience that will leave you satisfied yet dreaming of your next visit.
Annwn, Narberth
One Michelin Green Star
07308 313107
1 Market Square, Narberth SA67 7AU
annwnrestaurant.co.uk
Another restaurant in Wales to enter into the Michelin Guide within months of opening, Annwn is a wild delight you won’t want to miss. Swapping food miles for local smiles, ingredients are sourced and foraged from as close to the restaurant as possible, providing an unfiltered flavour of Pembrokeshire. The menu promises 10 courses that are as inspirational as the landscapes that roll across Wales, from slow-cooked duck egg with a fungi sauce to Meadowsweet cheese curd with Boulston honey.
If you’re looking for a truly memorable meal out, the foraging experience invites you to explore the surrounding woodlands and meadows as you hunt, rummage, and scour the hedgerows and forest floor for wild and wonderful ingredients, before returning to the welcoming restaurant at Annwn for an open-kitchen meal that highlights the rewards of your efforts.
Chapters, Hay-on-Wye
One Michelin Green Star
07855 783799
Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford HR3 5AA
chaptershayonwye.co.uk
Home of fabulous literary festivals and more bookshops than you can, well, shake a book at, Hay-on-Wye is a popular destination for very good reason. In between pages, it’s well worth creating your own storybook memories with a table at aptly named Chapters, a charming Michelin Green Star restaurant in Wales that has all but written the rulebook for locally sourced and homegrown dining.
Offering a set menu that leaves food waste behind in favour of curated dishes that harness ingredients to their fullest potential, Chapters shows how it earned its Green Star with every pureed carrot and hearty stock. Look forward to dishes such as acorn loaf with confit garlic butter, pork with celeriac and pomme puree, and chilled fig leaf rice pudding with forced rhubarb and almond truffle. After your winsome meal, stop by the Chapters bottle shop and pick up an organic, low-intervention vintage to take home with you, the perfect memento of your time in Wales.
The Henry Robertson Restaurant, Llandderfel
One Michelin Green Star
01678 530285
Pale Estate, Llandderfel, Bala LL23 7PS
palehall.co.uk/dining
Nestled in the heart of 15 acres of rolling parkland and riverside woodland, Palé Hall invites you to enjoy a spot of Michelin-approved fine dining on the cusp of Eryri National Park in Gwynedd. Although there are several eateries you can choose from at this rather grand country house, The Henry Robertson Restaurant is the one to go for if you’re in the mood for a Michelin Green Star experience.
The six-course menu takes a seasonal approach, gathering ingredients from all across the Dee Valley and the dramatic landscapes beyond, inviting you to sup on the likes of confit salmon with horseradish and apple, sorrel, creme fraiche, and Arbequina, and smoked chocolate with whisky and malt. There is also an à la carte menu for those who like to choose their dishes, which includes dishes such as hand-dived scallops with smoked eel and apple, Welsh grain risotto with fermented garlic and sage, and Llyn Peninsula lobster with carrot and cardamom. Set within the sprawling rural landscapes and seascapes of North Wales, we recommend pairing your visit with a clifftop walk or a mountainous adventure to truly experience everything this wild corner of Wales has to offer.
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