Plates London's co-founder Kirk Haworth was praised by Michelin for "taking his classical training and inventively adapting it to a vegan diet." View on euronews

When the UK’s newest Michelin stars were dished out in a swanky ceremony earlier this week, there was one accolade that stood out among the rest. Plates in Shoreditch became the UK’s very first vegan restaurant to be decorated with a prestigious Michelin star.

A vegan restaurant in London has become the first in the UK to be awarded a Michelin star. Several other restaurants, including one serving The Ritz hotel in London, were also awarded stars at a ceremony in Glasgow on Monday.

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Discover Plates London – the UK’s first vegan restaurant awarded a Michelin star. Learn how this plant-based pioneer is redefining British dining

London restaurants Oma, AngloThai, Lita, 64 Goodge Street, Cornus, Caractere, Row on 5, Dosa, Plates and Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London have each been awarded a Michelin star in the 2025 guide. The standout accolade might be for Plates, which has become the first vegan restaurant in the UK to win a Michelin star.

The winners range from the tiny new restaurant in one of the UK's trendiest suburbs to the first ever vegan restaurant to receive the award

A Cardiff chef has said that gaining Michelin star status has been a dream of his for a long time. Gorse restaurant, in Pontcanna, is the first restaurant in the city to gain Michelin star status. Founder Tom Waters said it's surreal and the feeling is still sinking in.