Two Irish restaurants have just been announced as the latest additions to the MICHELIN Guide – Great Britain & Ireland.

While The MICHELIN Guide distinctions – Stars and Bib Gourmands – are only revealed at the annual MICHELIN Guide Ceremony which will take place for Ireland and the UK in Dublin this February, the Inspectors add restaurants to the selection year round. 

A total of 110 Irish restaurants now feature in the Guide.

Here’s the latest restaurants to add to your must-visit list:

The Pullman – Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate, Galway

MICHELIN commented “A pair of lovingly restored Orient Express carriages dating back nearly 100 years are the impossibly elegant setting for Chef Angelo Vagiotis’ exquisite cooking. The coaches are settled on the Glenlo Abbey Estate, with views over the golf course and out to sea cementing this as a memory-making experience.

But that’s just as much down to the food, which shows off the best of Irish produce in beautifully balanced dishes like wild turbot with Oscietra caviar and a champagne and vanilla sauce. The service is equally delightful, as unstuffy as it is attentive.”

Amai by Viktor – Harry Street, Dublin 2

MICHELIN commented “this hidden-away restaurant offers something different to the Dublin dining scene. Set on the first floor of a former shoe shop, you ring the doorbell by the plain black door to enter, before being whisked up into the dining room. Foliage hangs from the ceiling, while a drawing of a favela pays homage to where Chef Viktor Silva grew up; the restaurant’s name, Amai, is a tribute to the women who raised him.

“The tasting menu fuses Irish produce with South American flavours in dishes that are packed with interesting flavours and textures.”