Treat your tastebuds to a meal to remember at Yorkshire’s ultimate fine dining destinations.
There’s no shortage of brilliant restaurants in Yorkshire. But Michelin-starred restaurants? Now, those are harder to come by. This prestigious rating doesn’t get dished out willy nilly. Lucky for us, Yorkshire currently has seven restaurants worthy of the honour. Six in North Yorkshire, one in East Yorkshire.
For you, the star is a sign that the venue is nothing short of outstanding. Whether it’s boundary-pushing techniques, creative flavours or a hell-bent approach to sourcing the freshest ingredients, expect excellence with every mouthful. Got a special occasion on the horizon? Book ahead (the wait lists are as long as the menus), then dig in.
The Black Swan

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For a Michelin star restaurant that wears its Yorkshire identity with pride, The Black Swan at Oldstead can’t be beat. The restaurant-hotel-pub-garden has been owned by the Banks family since 2006 – a move that propelled son, Tommy, into his culinary career (and subsequently, into a household name).
Leading The Black Swan, Tommy Banks pours his love of the land he grew up on into every dish. From the Banks’ family farm next door to the polytunnel in the kitchen garden, The Black Swan champions home-grown, hand-picked and locally foraged ingredients. It’s a true taste of Yorkshire.
Naturally, this means the tasting menu is entirely seasonal. North Yorkshire red-legged partridge with pickled elderberries, salt-aged venison tartare with English truffle, spirits infused with fruits and flowers plucked from the garden. Every inch of the menu celebrates local ingredients – many grown mere metres away.
It’s not just the provenance that matters. Head chef Alice Power and her team stew, roast, barbecue, poach, pickle and plate each dish to perfection. It all depends which techniques best make the elements sing. If it’s strawberry season, they’ll ensure those are the best darn strawberries you’ve ever tasted.
Despite the accolades (the restaurant has held onto its Michelin star since 2012), The Black Swan remains earthy as heck. The service is courteous, not ostentatious. The decor embraces its country pub origins. There’s not even a dress code! It takes a lot of work for fine dining to feel this effortless. But that’s the Yorkshire way, eh?
Where is it? The Black Swan, Oldstead, York, North Yorkshire, YO61 4BL.
How much is it? Tasting menu costs £175 per person for dinner or £135 for lunch.
Book it: blackswanoldstead.co.uk
Roots

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Another entry by culinary mastermind Tommy Banks, Roots in York is the little sister to The Black Swan – fostering the same values of quality, sustainability and seasonality. The farm-to-fork ethos and fine service is delivered with style within a contemporary and laidback building in York city centre.
This is an establishment close to Tommy’s heart, being named after his debut cookbook of the same name. Redefining the seasons into three ‘roots’ – the Preserving Season, Hunger Gap and Time of Abundance – Tommy demonstrates the importance of crafting menus to align with the lifecycle of his family’s Oldstead farm.
Roots’ ever-evolving menu is packed full of unique, hyper seasonal ingredients. The team – steered by Head chef and Great British Menu North West winner, Will Lockwood – employ expert techniques to capture the distinct flavours of each root season. From preserving to drying, pickling, curing and fermenting, they ensure an abundance of flavour throughout the year.
Diners can choose from two tasting menus. The Core boasts refined dishes made from ingredients preserved for weeks or months using these methods. If you want to take your tastebuds on a trip further into the past, you can opt for The Signature menu, which highlights produce from the farm that has been preserved for years.
If that wasn’t enough to pique your interest, they also dish up a delectable Sunday feast, with the meat changing month to month. Depending on when you dine, you could tuck into salt aged roast loin of pork, roast herb fed chicken or leg of lamb. With pescatarian and vegetarian menus to boot – and exquisite wines served by the glass – there’s something to satisfy everyone.
Where? Roots, 68 Margate, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 7BH.
How much? Tasting menu costs from £95 per person for The Core, £145 per person for The Signature or from £60 per person for The Sunday Feast.
Book it: rootsyork.com
Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall
There’s five-star luxury, then there’s Grantley Hall. Of course, this prestigious hotel estate boasts its own Michelin star restaurant. It houses five restaurants, in fact (alongside the decadent bedrooms, spa and sweeping grounds). But Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall is the pinnacle of Yorkshire fine dining.
The experience begins the moment you step inside the 17th-century dining room. White tablecloths, sunken chandeliers, rich drapes – it’s old-school glamour through-and-through. If you like fine dining to really feel like fine dining, this is it. Set aside three hours to savour it all.
So what’s on the menu? Local goodies, and lots of ‘em. The 10-course Taste of Home tasting menu carries a bold claim – ingredients are sourced, as much as possible, within a 30-mile radius of the restaurant. So while Scottish Highland version loin and North Sea crab feature, they’re given the Yorkshire treatment.
It could be forest-foraged wild garlic, horseradish from the kitchen garden, pickled cabbage, compressed apples – local produce is paired and prepared with incredible attention to detail. You know it’s special when even the bread course is a standout. We’re talking beef tea and whipped bone marrow, people.
The driving force behind the flavours? Rankin’s childhood. Yorkshire born-and-bred, this restaurant is where Rankin’s hunger for nostalgia and epic cooking credentials combine. Consider us the lucky recipients. It’s undeniably upper crust, but Grantley Hall isn’t a venue that cuts corners.
Where is it? Shaun Rankin at Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3ET.
How much is it? Tasting menu costs £160 per person.
Book it: grantleyhall.co.uk
The Star Inn at Harome

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Forget boundary-pushing. The Star Inn at Harome on the edge of the North York Moors has carved its niche and sits comfortably within its own high calibre. Classical home cooking, prepared and presented to immaculate standards – that’s what’s on the menu at this village pub-slash-restaurant. No faff, no fuss.
Owned by chef Andrew Pern since 1996 and Michelin-starred since 2011, the Grade II-listed Star Inn has roots reaching back to the 14th century. Tradition continues to be served up in a big way. The inn’s signature black pudding with foie gras and Granny Apple scrumpy reduction dish gives that game away.
Favouring comfort over obscurity, the seven-course seasonal tasting menu is a carnivore’s dream. Swaledale hogget, deep-fried Lindisfarne oysters, devilled brown crabmeat with pickled cockles. Dishes read as if plucked straight from the past. The taste? Better than ever, thanks to chef Steve Smith.
But The Star Inn is flexible to boot. Unlike other top Yorkshire restaurants, you’re not confined to a tasting menu. The a la carte menu offers popular dishes (we’re looking at you, black pudding), plus extra delicacies like Harome venison with sticky date pudding. There are vegetarian, vegan and children’s menus too.
Whatever you choose, The Star Inn’s welcome is unwaveringly warm. From the stunning thatched roof (reconstructed after a 2021 fire) to the handcrafted ‘Mouseman’ tables, the rustic decor and friendly service make a meal at The Star Inn feel like coming home to friends. Delicious, old, wonderful friends.
Where is it? The Star Inn At Harome, High Street, Harome, York, North Yorkshire, YO62 5JE.
How much is it? Tasting menu costs £125 per person. A la carte mains cost around £30-£55.
Book it: thestaratharome.co.uk
The Angel at Hetton
Accolades abound at The Angel at Hetton. A Michelin star arrived a mere year after opening in 2018, joining a glittering line-up of AA Rosettes and national restaurant awards. So how has this hotel-gastropub, set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, turned so many heads in such a short space of time?
The answer is simple. Or rather, simplicity. Chef patron Michael Wignall brings a decidedly Scandi spirit to every element of the experience. The dining room, decked out in muted tones and Danish Sibast furniture, is a masterclass of minimalism. No decor diversions here – the focus is all on the food.
Thank goodness, because this is food you want to pay attention to. From start to end, every plate is a work of art. Melt-in-the-mouth wagyu steak, buttery scallops – no doubt it’s a treat. But even humble ingredients – lamb, carrot, eel, bread – are elevated to new heights through incredible technical precision.
There’s an undeniable Japanese leaning to both the a la carte and tasting menus. Enoki mushrooms and toasted nori pop up on occasion, adding just the right earthy note or crunchy bite to the dish. This is the beauty of The Angel, you see. Every ingredient brings something special.
For foodies, it’s a game-changer. If you love to get the lowdown on your dishes, knowledgeable staff can go into as much detail as you like. But you don’t have to be a gastro-head to appreciate The Angel’s cooking. Sure, it’s modern. It’s also meaningful, with an attention to detail that merits those many awards.
Where is it? The Angel at Hetton, Hetton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6LT.
How much is it? Tasting menu costs £105 per person. A la carte costs £95 for a three-course lunch or £105 for a three-course dinner.
Book it: angelhetton.co.uk
mýse
The latest Yorkshire restaurant to earn a coveted Michelin star, mýse in Hovingham is a fresh-faced youngster on the county’s fine dining scene. But this whipper-snapper has already had one hell of an impact since opening summer 2023. Its ethos? Home-grown, small-scale and sustainable produce.
Named after an Anglo-Saxon word for ‘eating at the table’, mýse boasts a crystal clear sense of purpose. Local food is at the heart of its lone tasting menu. Pan-roasted Yorkshire grouse, pickled Whitby crab, rhubarb from nearby Castle Howard. Dishes change with the season. The focus never falters.
So much of what ends up on your plate is cultivated in-house. Owners Joshua and Victoria Overington and their team pickle, ferment, infuse, cure and spice to squeeze every last drop of deliciousness out of those ingredients. Even the blimmin’ candles are handmade to guarantee zero waste. This is next level stuff.
One standout is the hand-dived Orkey scallop, cooked in its shell and given a full-on flavour-smack through dehydrated scallop roe and sea urchin butter. mýse masterfully toes the line between delicate and daring – a contrast apparent in the cosy dining room, overlooked by the bustle of the open kitchen.
The presentation is just as creative. Dishes are nestled among pine cones, placed on nasturtium leaves or set atop silver birch bowls, hand carved by head chef Jamie. It’s a riot of texture and colour that ignites the senses before you’ve even opened your mouth. Clever indeed.
Where is it? mýse, Main Street, Hovingham, York, North Yorkshire, YO62 4LF.
How much is it? Tasting menu costs £145 per person for dinner or £115 for lunch.
Book it: restaurantmyse.co.uk
Pipe and Glass

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Is the only Michelin-starred restaurant in East Yorkshire worth the hype? Abso-bloody-lutely. Set in a chocolate box village beside the Dalton Estate, the Pipe and Glass is one of Yorkshire’s best-kept foodie secrets. It’s tricky to find (look for the church spire if the country lanes lead you astray), even harder to forget.
A family-run pub first, this is as low-key as fine dining gets. Unusually for a Michelin restaurant, there’s not a tasting menu in sight. Instead, a la carte menus proffer an array of pub favourites. Trio of Yorkshire lamb, creamy fish pie, steak with Yorkshire blue cheese – y’know, good old-fashioned grub.
But don’t be fooled into thinking the Pipe and Glass isn’t something special. The kitchen is run by James Mackenzie (his wife, Kate, manages front of house), who ensures every meal is packed with flavour. Little touches like mini veg tarts, Parkin crumb and pickled walnut ketchup kick dishes up a notch.
Head to the daily specials to taste seasonality at its best. Many ingredients (lovage pesto, wild garlic, nasturtium leaves, Bramley apples) are grown in the garden out back. When weather allows, al fresco dining is a delight. Too nippy? Snuggle up by the bar’s roaring fire instead. Not a bad compromise, really.
Few Michelin-starred restaurants are truly pocket-friendly, but the Pipe and Glass is the closest you can get to fine dining on a dime. Unfussy and family-friendly (little ones have their own menu to pick from!), it proves the point that excellence doesn’t always have to be exclusive.
Where is it? Pipe and Glass, West End, South Dalton, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 7PN.
How much is it? A la carte mains cost around £25-£45.
Book it: pipeandglass.co.uk