by the time of the publication of the michelin guide great britain and ireland 2005 edition, british and french style-restaurants dominated the lists and set the scene for the next decade or so. the edition listed birmingham's first two restaurants with single stars, "simpson's" and "jessica's" (see below), along with "paris" in the mailbox, "bank" in brindleyplace, "la toque d'or" in the jewellery quarter, the "metro bar and grill", the "zinc bar and grill" in gas street basin, "liaison " in hall green and "le petit blanc". the indian-style restaurants listed were "cafe lazeez" (north indian) in the mailbox and "shimla pinks" in broad street with "henry's" chinese-style restaurant continuing to appear in the list along with "buonissimo" (italian) in harborne.