This year's Michelin guide to Great Britain and Ireland includes one new three-star restaurant - Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester - and one new two-star - The Ledbury - both in London.

Included in the list of 18 new one-stars is Sienna, a small, family run restaurant in Dorchester, Dorset, and The Harwood Arms, Fulham, the first pub in London to achieve the accolade. Bray-on-Thames, Berkshire - home to the Michelin-starred The Fat Duck and the Waterside Inn - has gained another star with the addition of The Royal Oak, a traditional village pub in nearby Paley Street owned by tv celebrity Michael Parkinson.

Away from England there are also three new stars in Scotland and three in Wales. Commenting on the 2010 guide, editor Derek Bulmer said: "Last year was clearly a difficult year for hotels and restaurants but those establishments who reacted by being more flexible and creative appear to be riding the storm. Value for money has also been an important factor and we have awarded 28 new Bib Gourmand awards - 'good food at moderate prices' - which reflects this.

"Chefs have had to be more resourceful and restaurants have had to adapt to changing eating habits. Some have even introduced 'credit crunch' menus to help fight the recession. Long-established restaurants have proved to be resilient but we have also seen plenty of new openings. "There is now a greater geographical spread of starred restaurants and the inspectors will continue to seek out establishments serving particularly good food, wherever they are situated."

He added that the company has never awarded so many stars in a single year before. Among the Michelin star deletions were Gordon Ramsay at Claridges, The Capital, Assaggi, Foliage and Richard Corrigan at Lindsay House, all in London, along with The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury; Bath Priory; Christophe in Guernsey; Seaham Hall in Co. Durham; and Ballachullish House in Scotland.