There’s being multi-faceted in the workplace, and then there’s being international experts in both car tyres and luxury restaurants. Talk about having eclectic tastes.
Michelin has been manufacturing tyres since 1889 and reviewing eateries since 1900, so it really knows what it’s doing on both fronts. The brand’s prestigious diner rating system was originally set up as a ploy to get more people driving and thus sell more tyres (that’s true, we promise), though it’s more than developed a life of its own.
These days, gaining a Michelin star is one of the highest honours that can be bestowed on a restaurant – and quite a few new British starred restos were named earlier this week. Across the world, the star represents flawless dining, but that perfection typically comes at a pretty steep price. Although there are a few semi-affordable starred eateries, the vast majority of us can’t shell out £400 for a countless-course tasting menu, no matter the occasion, and that’s where the Bib Gourmand come in.
Michelin defines Bib Gourmand restaurants as ‘eateries [rewarded] for their quality cooking at a reasonable price’, so that us commoners can enjoy them too. They may not quite have earned stars, but they’re as close as you can get without the price tag.
This year, 36 new Bib Gourmands have been named in the UK, including 11 in London which you can learn more about here.
Among the 36 are five in Scotland. One of these, Margo, is the sister to other popular Glasgow joints Ox & Finch and Ka Pao, both of which are also Bib-recognised. Ox & Finch is also one of Time Out’s favourite spots in Glasgow.
There is one in Northern Ireland, one in Wales, and the rest of the newly-bibbed are in England. Notable entries include Riverine Rabbit, whose head chef was also named Michelin Young Chef for 2025, the Horse & Groom, a countryside pub where you can grab a steak and a pint for £20, and Pythouse Kitchen Garden, which became the nation’s 36th ‘Green starred’ restaurant, recognised for its ‘commitment to sustainable practices’.
The full list of new Bib Gourmands in the UK is as follows:
Scotland
- Skua, Edinburgh
- Ardfern, Leith
- Fish Shop, Ballater
- GaGa, Glasgow
- Margo, Glasgow
Northern Ireland
- mrDeanes, Belfast
Wales
- Heathcock, Cardiff
England
- Agora, London
- Argoe, Newlyn
- Artusi, London
- Bavette, Horsforth
- Briar, Bruton
- Donia, London
- Engine Social Dining, Sowerby Bridge
- Goat on the Roof, Newbury
- Horse & Groom, Bourton-on-the-Hill
- Josephine Bouchon, London
- July, London
- Kolae, London
- Little Hollows Pasta, Bristol
- Mambow, London
- Miga, London
- Mignonette, London
- Morchella, London
- North Street Kitchen, Fowey
- Other, Bristol
- Peacock Inn, Chelsworth
- Pythouse Kitchen Garden, Tisbury
- Riverine Rabbit, Birmingham
- Tare Bistro, Bristol
- The Hero, London
- The Schelly, Ambleside
- Tropea, Birmingham
- Wildebeest, Stoke Holy Cross
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