From the rugged North York Moors to the sweeping Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire is a patchwork of epic sights, thunderous walks, and memorable things to do – not to mention the smorgasbord of eateries and vineyards that provide the very best pit-stops and refuels.
Naturally, with such a mouth-watering collection of foodie hotspots, Yorkshire has built quite a reputation. Oh yes, with the highest number of Michelin Star restaurants outside of London, this food-filled county is the place to go for fabulous restaurants that are sure to whet your appetite and wet your whistle.
From family-run inns to beautiful country houses, Yorkshire’s selection of Michelin Star restaurants leaves nothing out, providing the ultimate choice of where (and how) to dine – who can say no to a 10-course tasting menu!
Ready to see what’s cooking in Yorkshire’s many Michelin Star restaurants? Let’s see what’s on the menu for your stay…
JORO, Sheffield
One Michelin Star
01146 980627
Main Road, Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield S35 0LB
jororestaurant.co.uk
Having converted a derelict, 19th-century paper mill into the esteemed restaurant we know and love today, JÖRO is an inspiring spot to indulge in a Michelin-star meal in Yorkshire. The setting evokes a sense of cosy calm, with stone walls contrasting playfully with the modern kitchen that sits on display for all to see. There’s no dress code here, ensuring everyone can enjoy a fine dining experience without the pretence.
There are multiple choices when it comes to eating here, with the main restaurant offering a relaxed place to enjoy your meal, while the bar and terrace open Wednesdays to Sundays for flowing drinks, buttery pastries, and a BBQ and bar snacks menu that’s sure to have your mouth watering from the start. The signature tasting menu is a carefully curated journey through world flavours crafted using only the best local ingredients. Think Japanese milk bread with Ampersand butter, salt-aged Yorkshire beef with chicken of the woods tamari, and clementine and blackcurrant wood tartlette to finish things off with the sweetest of treats.
A mid-week menu offers a refined menu, inviting you to indulge even when time is short, while Sundays promise a smorgasbord of favourites, including beef fat confit carrots, 30-ingredient gravy, and seasonal greens with butter and Kampot pepper. You can even add smoked brisket or black truffle to your Yorkshire puddings as an optional extra. Most of the menus here are also available with vegetarian and pescatarian options, ensuring everyone will find something to catch their eye and satisfy the soul.
FIFTY TWO, Harrogate
One Michelin Star
01423 871350
Rudding Lane, Harrogate HG3 1JH
fiftytworuddingpark.co.uk
At Yorkshire’s fabulous Michelin Star restaurant, FIFTY TWO, the food isn’t just the main event; it’s the entire stage by which they enlighten and entertain. Arriving to a delicious drink on the terrace, and perhaps even a tour of the kitchen garden (which grows over 500 edible plants using organic and no-dig methods) if the weather allows, every moment harks back to the most treasured of events, dinner with friends. There’s no browsing menus here, as the sample menu invites you to trust in your hosts and, in return, rewards you with a six or 10-course meal you’ll think about for eternity (we’re only exaggerating a little, we promise).
The atmosphere is relaxed and surprisingly hands-on if you want it to be. Don an apron to see how things are made in the kitchen, grab one of the packs of cards that are kept to hand for a game of rummy while you wait, or add your favourite tunes to the ‘dessert’ island discs playlist, which makes up the background sounds for the evening. These fun extras, when paired with the theatrical nature of the open kitchen, make for a truly unique foodie experience, with the chefs and staff ensuring everyone is engaged and having the time of their lives.
The menu is made up of seasonal ingredients taken from the garden outside and local suppliers, keeping things varied and oh-so-return-worthy. Think beetroot croustade layered with salt-baked pickled beetroot and whipped duck liver parfait, chalk-stream trout with freshly picked herbs and buttermilk, and a toothsome custard tart with Alpine strawberries and lemon verbena.
Mýse, Hovingham
One Michelin Star
Main Street, Hovingham, York YO62 4LF
restaurantmyse.co.uk
Yorkshire’s newest restaurant to gain a coveted Michelin Star, Mýse enjoys a dreamy setting in the rolling Howardian hills in North Yorkshire and offers the warmest of Yorkshire welcomes. Vines creep up the beautiful stone walls, while the characterful dining room promises an elegant yet relaxed space to enjoy a Michelin starred meal.
With Northern generosity at heart, the menu plays with traditional Yorkshire cuisine to create dishes that celebrate the area’s rich history and local food producers, while also crafting something new for the tastebuds. Starters include the likes of summer field biscuit with salted bramble, braised ox cheek in Yorkshire pudding batter with fermented cucumber, and pickled cacklebean quail egg with hay and wild mushrooms, while the main features dishes such as hand-dived Orkney scallops in sea urchin butter, duck and walnut wine broth with liver crumpet, and roasted Thirkleby duck with chewy beetroot and black walnut. For dessert, you can enjoy Colostrum custard tart, flambéed medlar cake with malted ice cream, or some toothsome linseed caramel.
There’s also a superb vegetarian menu featuring the likes of homemade seeded sourdough with ampersand butter and slow-cooked rocket and russet tomatoes, roasted kohlrabi with barbecued leaves and a chive butter sauce, and broad bean porridge with confit ceps, fresh cheese, and whey. If the food sparks your inspiration, Mýse also offers cookery workshops, so you can learn how to cook like a Michelin Star chef, from delicious homemade breads to foraging along Yorkshire’s bountiful hedgerows.
Forge at Middleton Lodge Estate, Richmond
One Michelin Star and one Michelin Green Star
01325 377977
Kneeton Lane, Middleton Tyas, Richmond DL10 6NJ
middletonlodge.co.uk/eat/forge
Dedicated to sustainability and sourcing many of its ingredients from Middleton Lodge Estate’s own Kitchen Garden or trusted local producers, it’s little wonder that Forge has been awarded a Michelin green star for its commitment to the environment. The team takes its lead from the land, following the rhythm of the seasons to create the inspiring and creative courses. Inside, the restaurant’s pared-back design reflects its surroundings - exposed stone, soft lighting, and trailing greenery offer a quiet sense of calm, echoing the natural beauty just beyond the door.
The menu is a celebration of place and time, with six- and ten-course tasting options that change regularly depending on what’s fresh from the garden. Dishes might include the likes of English mushroom biscuit with Barncliffe mascarpone and black winter truffle, dry-aged hogget with celeriac and toasted yeast cream, and honey cream with Yorkshire rhubarb and sorrel. There are also thoughtfully curated vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian and gluten-free menus - not simply alternatives, but experiences in their own right. Think potato with horseradish and barbecued kale, salted Estate pears and walnut tartlet with umeboshi vinegar, or preserved orchard apples with cinnamon and ginger.
Optional wine pairings are available for each menu, offering a final flourish to a dining experience rooted in the land and led by the seasons.
The Angel, Hetton
One Michelin Star
01756 730263
Back Lane, Hetton, Skipton BD23 6LT
angelhetton.co.uk
Although one of the youngest restaurants on this list, The Angel has wasted no time in collecting a series of awards that demonstrate its devotion to top-notch cuisine. In fact, the restaurant earned its Michelin Star just 12 months after opening its doors.
Led by equally award-winning chef patron Michael Wignall, the team at The Angel works tirelessly to produce dishes that all but leap from the plate, from toothsome flavours to striking visual arrangements. You can expect modern dishes that celebrate simplicity and finesse, all while using local and seasonal ingredients wherever possible.
For those who enjoy freedom of choice, the à la carte menu is a skilful whirlwind of tempting dishes. Start your delectable journey with lemon sole, sea vegetables, confit la ratte, and smoked pike roe, continue with Scottish venison, parsley root, pine, agnolotti, and Jerusalem artichoke, and finish with an ‘Opera’ of single estate chocolate, mocha, preserved summer cherries, and Jersey milk. Of course, if you fancy being led by the hand through a series of decadent dishes, the tasting menu is the way to go; from Hokkaido milk bread and smoked aubergine to Shetland turbot with seaweed. Oh, and their Sunday lunch offering is second to none and the perfect way to finish a week of Yorkshire explorations.
Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Ripon
One Michelin Star
01765 620070
Ripon HG4 3ET
grantleyhall.co.uk/bars-restaurants/shaun-rankin-at-grantley-hall
With vegetables and herbs so local they’re grown in the restaurant’s very own kitchen garden, and with meat, seafood and cheeses carefully selected from around Yorkshire, Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall is a true celebration of home-grown produce and unbeatable local flavours.
The best way to experience Yorkshire’s wondrous larder is to delve into the ‘Taste of Home’ tasting menu, which boasts a delightful series of courses that take the taste buds on a tour through the county’s very best flavours, from English truffle cruffin to Yorkshire rhubarb soufflé. This tasty journey comes with the opportunity for a wine pairing, which includes non-alcoholic, signature, and prestige options. There’s also a seven-course Sunday lunch tasting menu for those looking for a Michelin-starred end to the week – bread and beef tea might be our new favourite start to any meal!
The food may be the star of the show, but the dining room is definitely worth a standing ovation too. Set in the beautiful 17th-century house, grand décor and opulent ceilings welcome you as you take your seat at one of the wonderfully intimate tables. Or, for a private dining experience with a difference, you can book the Kitchen Table, which sets you and seven lucky guests amidst the heart of the action. You’ll have your very own front-of-house team and head sommelier alongside an exclusive tasting menu, ensuring your visit is the last word in fine dining.
Black Swan, Oldstead
One Michelin Star and one Michelin Green Star
Oldstead, York YO61 4BL
blackswanoldstead.co.uk
Tucked away along the back lanes by the North York Moors in North Yorkshire and enjoying exposed beams, flagstone floors, and a roaring fire in the colder months, Black Swan combines country pub vibes with incredible Michelin-starred food for a welcoming and totally luxurious experience from the moment you walk through the door.
Family-run and with a real focus on home-grown, reared, and foraged ingredients (many of which come from the surrounding family farm), Black Swan shines a light on tradition while creating a modern culinary adventure – the cocktails need to be tasted to be believed! This ethos is highlighted by their Michelin green star, which puts them in the top percentage for sustainable restaurants.
Offering an incredible tasting menu that’s laden with farm-to-fork delights, it’s wonderfully easy to get swept away by the flavoursome dishes. Dine on pork, black apple, and turnip; leek, wild garlic, and lardo; and for those that have a sweet tooth, rhubarb, yoghurt, and lemon verbena. Of course, to make the most of the fields, hedgerows, and even beehives, Black Swan takes a seasonal approach to its menu, which ensures you can visit throughout the year and enjoy something entirely new each time.
Star Inn at Harome, Harome
One Michelin Star
01439 770397
Main Street, Harome, near Helmsley YO62 5JE
thestaratharome.co.uk
Dating back to the 14th century and serving up Michelin-starred ‘modern Yorkshire’ food, this charming thatched inn is perhaps the cosiest on this list. From the open fires to the inn’s renowned ‘home-cured hospitality’, it’s blissfully easy to melt into the atmosphere here – and that’s before your eyes get a hold of the menu!
Changing with the seasons, Star Inn’s menus provide an in-depth look at local flavours and themes throughout the year. Embark on a toothsome journey with the seasonal tasting menu, or let your eyes run free over the à la carte menu. The Star Inn’s signature dish, which features grilled black pudding with pan-fried foie gras, Pickering watercress, apple and vanilla chutney, and a Scrumpy reduction, is always a hit, while the likes of squab pigeon royale or cumin-rubbed North Sea monkfish add even more choice to the carefully curated menu.
Keenly aware that people are just as likely to have a cheese tooth as a sweet tooth, Star Inn boasts a winsome selection of cheeses, which vary between seasonal and home-matured options, and are served with stewed grape chutney, celery, and biscuits for a totally unforgettable feast. Each dish comes with a suggested wine pairing too, creating an effortless dining experience amidst the traditional wiles the Star Inn is famed for.
Pipe and Glass, South Dalton
One Michelin Star
01430 810246
West End, South Dalton, Beverley HU17 7PN
pipeandglass.co.uk
The perfect place, whether you’re looking for an afternoon bite at the bar or the full Michelin Star treatment in the dining room, Pipe and Glass is a foodie dream that caters to all tastes. Spring and summer call for days soaking up the sun in the beautiful (and entirely edible) garden, while the cosy bar welcomes you in for a winter warmer… or two.
In true Michelin style, the menus are a symphony of local flavours and creative combinations. Stop by for a Michelin-starred sandwich, a Pipe and Glass fish pie, or settle down for an evening of gastronomic delights, from beetroot tartare and cider braised rabbit, to spring vegetable tart and barbecued rump of Yorkshire Dales lamb. The afters menu is just as tempting, with the likes of baked dark chocolate ‘millionaire’ pudding with salted burnt butter ice cream or the ‘five reasons to love chocolate’ dessert – they had us at reason one!
With a ‘little people’s’ menu, week-defining Sunday lunches, and a lip-smacking selection of Pipe and Glass wines, you can rest assured that every visit will be a winning experience worthy of a Michelin Star.
Best enjoyed after a day traipsing across Yorkshire’s striking landscape (which has been used time and time again as a backdrop for many a film and television series), Yorkshire’s Michelin Star restaurants are a must-visit for very good reason. Our growing collection of welcoming holiday cottages in Yorkshire offers the perfect base from which to explore this beautiful county and its impressive selection of top-notch eateries.
