Michelin remains the most coveted recognition in the culinary world, and for Irish chefs the question is simple: will this finally be the year Ireland breaks through to three Michelin stars? Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in Dublin 2 has held two Michelin stars since 1996 and is celebrating 30 years at that level. Restaurants receiving a Michelin star for the first time are notified by email shortly before the ceremony and instructed not to disclose the news in advance. It places The Pullman firmly among the restaurants now being discussed as credible contenders for a first Michelin star. My prediction is that Ireland will finally get its first three-star restaurant – either Chapter One or Liath, but not both.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2026 08:01 UTC