List of Michelin-starred restaurants in California

The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out started to become more valuable.^[1]

The French Laundry, a 3 Michelin-starred restaurant in Yountville, California

Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".^[1][2] Inspectors have at least ten years of expertise and create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity. If they reach a consensus, Michelin awards restaurants from one to three stars based on its evaluation methodology: One star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".^[3] The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars.^[1]

The California Guide came about in 2019 as the result of the merger of two other ones; San Francisco and Los Angeles.^[4] The San Francisco Michelin Guide was the second North American city chosen to have its own Michelin Guide beginning in 2007. Unlike the other U.S. guides which focus mainly in the city proper, the San Francisco guide included all the major cities in the Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Berkeley, as well as Wine Country, which includes Napa and Sonoma.^[5] Michelin published restaurant guides for Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 but suspended the publication in 2010.^[6] In 2019 Michelin replaced the San Francisco guide with a statewide guide which would bring back the Los Angeles market along with the rest of Southern California and included Northern California as well. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in California, the French tire company's restaurant guide for California took a hiatus in 2020.^[7]

2019–2024 statewide lists

The 2019–2024 Michelin Guides cover the entire state of California.^[4][8][9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in California, the French tire company's restaurant guide took a hiatus in California in 2020.^[10]

Key

	One Michelin star
	Two Michelin stars
	Three Michelin stars
	One Michelin green star
—	The restaurant did not receive a star that year
Closed	A defunct restaurant
	One Michelin key

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2019	2020 No Guide	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
715	Japanese	Los Angeles – Arts District	—		—				TBA June 25
Addison	Contemporary	San Diego
Bell's	French	Los Alamos	—
Bistro Na's	Chinese	Temple City				—	—	—
Camphor	French	Los Angeles – Arts District	—		—
Caruso's	Californian	Montecito	—		—	—
Citrin	Californian	Santa Monica	—		—
CUT by Wolfgang Puck	American, Steakhouse	Beverly Hills				—	—	—
Dialogue	American	Santa Monica		Closed[11]
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura	Italian	Beverly Hills	—
Gwen	American	Los Angeles – Hollywood	—		—
Hana re	Japanese	Costa Mesa
Hayato	Japanese	Los Angeles – Arts District
Heritage	Californian	Long Beach	—		—	—
Holbox	Mexican	Los Angeles – South Los Angeles	—		—	—	—
Jeune et Jolie	French	Carlsbad	—
Kali	Californian	Los Angeles – Hollywood
Kato	Asian	Los Angeles – Arts District
Knife Pleat	French	Costa Mesa – South Coast Metro	—
Le Comptoir	Californian, Vegetarian	Los Angeles – Wilshire Center				—	—	—
Manzke	Contemporary	Los Angeles – Westside	—		—			Closed[12]
Maude	Californian	Beverly Hills						Closed[13]
Mélisse	Seafood	Santa Monica	Temporarily Closed[14]
Meteora	Creative	Los Angeles – Hollywood	—		—	—	—
Mori Sushi	Japanese	Los Angeles – Sawtelle				—	—	—
Morihiro	Japanese	Los Angeles – Atwater Village
n/naka	Japanese	Los Angeles – Palms
Nozawa Bar	Japanese	Beverly Hills
Orsa & Winston	Asian	Los Angeles – Downtown
Osteria Mozza	Italian	Los Angeles – Hollywood
Pasjoli	French	Santa Monica	—			—	—	—
Pasta | Bar	New American	Los Angeles – Encino	—
Phenakite	Asian	Los Angeles – Hollywood	—				—	—
Providence	Seafood	Los Angeles – Hollywood
Q Sushi	Japanese	Los Angeles – Downtown						—
R.O Rebel Omakase	Japanese	Laguna Beach	—		—	—	—
Rustic Canyon	American, Californian	Santa Monica				—	—	—
Shibumi	Japanese	Los Angeles – Downtown
Shin Sushi	Japanese	Los Angeles – Encino
Shunji	Japanese	Los Angeles – Sawtelle			—	—	—	—
Soichi	Japanese	San Diego	—
Somni	Molecular Gastronomy	Beverly Hills		Closed[15]
Sushi Ginza Onodera	Japanese	West Hollywood
Sushi I-NABA	Japanese	Manhattan Beach	—
Sushi Kaneyoshi	Japanese	Los Angeles – Little Tokyo	—		—	—
Sushi Tadokoro	Japanese	San Diego	—					—
Taco María	Mexican	Costa Mesa					Closed[16]
Trois Mec	French	Los Angeles – Hollywood		Closed[17]
Uka	Japanese	Los Angeles – Hollywood	—		—	—	—
Urasawa	Japanese	Beverly Hills		Closed
Valle	Mexican	Oceanside	—		—	—
Vespertine	Contemporary	Culver City				—	—
7 Adams	Californian	San Francisco – Japantown	—		—	—	—
Acquerello	Italian	San Francisco – Polk Gulch
Adega	Portuguese, Californian	San Jose	—				Closed
AL's Place	Californian	San Francisco – Mission District				Closed
Angler	Contemporary , Seafood	San Francisco – Financial District
Aphotic	Seafood	San Francisco – SoMa	—		—	—
Atelier Crenn	Contemporary	San Francisco – Cow Hollow
Auberge du Soleil	Californian	Rutherford
Aubergine	Contemporary , Californian	Monterey
Auro	Contemporary , French	Calistoga	—		—	—
Avery	New American	San Francisco – Fillmore	—				Closed[18]
Bar Crenn[a]	Contemporary	San Francisco – Cow Hollow
Barndiva	Californian	Healdsburg	—					—
Baumé	French	Palo Alto			—	—	Closed[19]
Benu	Asian	San Francisco – SoMa
Birdsong	Contemporary	San Francisco – SoMa
Bouchon	French	Yountville			—	—	—	—
Californios	Mexican, Contemporary	San Francisco – Mission District
Campton Place	Californian	San Francisco – Union Square				Temporarily closed
Chez Noir	Contemporary	Carmel-by-the-Sea	—		—	—	—
Chez TJ	Contemporary	Mountain View
Coi	Californian-French	San Francisco – North Beach				Closed
Commis	Contemporary	Oakland
Commonwealth	American	San Francisco – Mission District		Closed
Cyrus	Californian	Geyserville	—		—
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant	Californian	Forestville			—	—	—	—
Gary Danko	Contemporary	San Francisco – North Beach						—
Harbor House	Californian	Elk
Hashiri	Japanese	San Francisco – SoMa			Temporarily closed
Hilda and Jesse	American	San Francisco – North Beach	—		—	—	—
In Situ	Haute	San Francisco – SoMa	—		Closed
Jū-Ni	Japanese	San Francisco – North Panhandle				—	—	—
Keiko à Nob Hill	Japanese-influenced French	San Francisco – Nob Hill			Closed
Kenzo	Japanese	Napa
Kiln	Contemporary	San Francisco – Hayes Valley	—		—	—	—
Kin Khao	Thai	San Francisco – Union Square
Kinjo	Japanese	San Francisco – Russian Hill			Temporarily closed
La Toque	Contemporary	Napa				—	—	—
Lazy Bear	Contemporary	San Francisco – Mission District
Localis	Californian	Sacramento	—		—
Lord Stanley	Californian-European	San Francisco – Russian Hill			Closed
Luce	Mediterranean	San Francisco – SoMa			—	—	—	—
Madcap	Contemporary	San Anselmo
Madera	Contemporary	Menlo Park				—	—	—
Madrona Manor	Californian	Healdsburg			—	—	—	—
Manresa	New American	Los Gatos				Closed
Marlena	American	San Francisco – Bernal Heights	—				Closed
Maum	Korean	Palo Alto			Closed
Michael Mina	New American	San Francisco – Financial District			Closed
Mister Jiu's	Chinese	San Francisco – Chinatown
Mourad	Moroccan	San Francisco – SoMa				—	—	—
Nari	Thai	San Francisco – Japantown	—		—	—
Nico	Californian	San Francisco – Financial District			Closed
Niku Steakhouse	Steakhouse	San Francisco – SoMa	—
Nisei	Japanese	San Francisco – Russian Hill	—		—
O’ by Claude Le Tohic	French	San Francisco – Financial District	—
Octavia	Californian	San Francisco – Lower Pacific Heights			—	—	—	—
Omakase	Japanese	San Francisco – SoMa					—	—
Osito	Contemporary	San Francisco – Mission District	—		—
Plumed Horse	Contemporary	Saratoga
Press	Modern	St. Helena	—		—
Protegé	Contemporary	Palo Alto
Quince	Contemporary	San Francisco – Jackson Square
Rasa	Indian	Burlingame				—	Closed
Rich Table	Californian	San Francisco – Hayes Valley			—	—	—	—
Saison	Californian	San Francisco – SoMa
San Ho Won	Korean	San Francisco – Mission District	—		—
SingleThread	Contemporary	Healdsburg
Selby's Restaurant	American	Atherton	—
The Shota	Japanese	San Francisco – Financial District	—
Sons & Daughters	Contemporary	San Francisco – Nob Hill
Sorrel	Contemporary	San Francisco – Lower Pacific Heights
SPQR	Italian	San Francisco – Fillmore				—	—	—
Spruce	Californian	San Francisco – Presidio Heights					—	—
Ssal	Korean	San Francisco - Russian Hill	—		—
State Bird Provisions	Californian	San Francisco – Fillmore
Sushi Shin	Japanese	Redwood City	—					—
Sushi Yoshizumi	Japanese	San Mateo						—
The French Laundry	Contemporary	Yountville
The Kitchen	Californian	Sacramento
The Progress	Californian	San Francisco – Fillmore
The Restaurant at Meadowood	Californian	St. Helena			Temporarily closed
The Village Pub	Contemporary	Woodside
Wako	Japanese	San Francisco – Richmond District				—	—	—
Wakuriya	Japanese	San Mateo
Reference			[20][21]	[10]	[22][unreliable source?]	[23][24][25]	[26][27][28]	[29][30]

2008–2018 Los Angeles lists

Key

	One Michelin star
	Two Michelin stars
	Three Michelin stars
	One Michelin green star
—	The restaurant did not receive a star that year
Closed	A defunct restaurant
	One Michelin key

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2008	2009	2010–2018 No Guide
Asanebo	Japanese	Los Angeles – Studio City
Bastide	French	West Hollywood			Closed[31]
CUT by Wolfgang Puck	American, Steakhouse	Beverly Hills
Hatfield's	American	Los Angeles – Hollywood	—		Closed[32]
Joe's Restaurant	New American	Los Angeles – Venice		—	Closed[33]
Jeune et Jolie	French	Carlsbad	—	—
La Botte	Italian	Santa Monica			Closed[34]
The Dining Room at the Langham Huntington	Contemporary	Pasadena
Matsuhisa	Japanese	Beverly Hills		—
Mélisse	Seafood	Santa Monica
Mori Sushi	Japanese	Los Angeles – Sawtelle
Ortolan	French	Los Angeles			Closed[35]
Osteria Mozza	Italian	Los Angeles – Hollywood	—
Patina	French, American	Los Angeles – Downtown
Providence	Seafood	Los Angeles – Hollywood
Saddle Peak Lodge	American, Californian	Calabasas		—
Sona	French	West Hollywood			Closed[36]
Spago	Californian	Beverly Hills
Sushi Zo	Japanese	Los Angeles – Downtown	—
Trattoria Tre Venezie	Italian	Pasadena			Closed[37]
Urasawa	Japanese	Beverly Hills
Valentino	Italian	Santa Monica			Closed[38]
Water Grill	American, Seafood	Los Angeles – Downtown
Reference			[39]	[40]

2007–2018 San Francisco Bay Area and Wine Country lists

Key

	One Michelin star
	Two Michelin stars
	Three Michelin stars
	One Michelin green star
—	The restaurant did not receive a star that year
Closed	A defunct restaurant
	One Michelin key

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Acquerello	Italian	Nob Hill
Adega	Portuguese	San Jose	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Alexander's Steakhouse	Steakhouse	Cupertino	—	—	—	—				—	—	—	—	—
All Spice	Californian	San Mateo	—	—	—	—	—	—					—	—
AL's Place	Californian	Mission	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ame	New American	SoMa	—										—	Closed
Applewood	Haute	Guerneville	—	—	—			—	—	—	—	—	Closed
Aster	Californian	Mission	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			—
Atelier Crenn	Contemporary	Cow Hollow	—	—	—	—	—
Aqua	Seafood	Financial District				—	Closed
Auberge du Soleil	Californian	Rutherford
Aziza	Moroccan	Richmond District	—	—	—									—
Baumé	French	Palo Alto	—	—	—	—
Benu	Asian	SoMa	—	—	—	—	—
Bistro Jeanty	French	Yountville				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bouchon	French	Yountville
Boulevard	American	SoMa										—	—	—
Bushi-Tei	California-Asian	Japantown	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	Closed
Californios	Mexican	Mission	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Campton Place	Californian	Union Square	—	—	—	—
Chez Panisse	Californian	Berkeley					—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chez TJ	Contemporary	Mountain View
Coi	Californian-French	North Beach	—
Commis	Contemporary	Oakland	—	—	—
Commonwealth	American	Mission	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cortez	New American	Financial District	—		Closed
Cyrus	Californian	Healdsburg							Closed
Dio Deka	Greek	Los Gatos	—	—	—	—			—	—	—	—	—	—
Dry Creek Kitchen	New American	Healdsburg		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
El Paseo	New American	Mill Valley	—	—	—	—		—	Closed
Etoile	Californian	Yountville	—	—	—				—	—	—	Closed
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant	Californian	Forestville
Fifth Floor	American, French	SoMa					—	—	—	Closed
Fleur de Lys	French	Financial District							—	—	Closed
Frances	Californian	Castro	—	—	—	—				—	—	—	—	—
Gary Danko	Contemporary	North Beach
Hashiri	Japanese	SoMa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
In Situ	Haute	SoMa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jū-Ni	Japanese	North Panhandle	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
K&L Bistro	French	Sebastopol			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Keiko à Nob Hill	Japanese-influenced French	Nob Hill	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kenzo	Japanese	Napa Valley	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kin Khao	Thai	Union Square	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kinjo	Japanese	Russian Hill	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kusakabe	Japanese	Financial District	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			—	—
La Costanera	Peruvian	Montara	—	—	—	—	—			—	—	—	—	—
La Folie	French	Russian Hill										—	—	—
La Toque	French	Rutherford	—	—	—
Lazy Bear	New American	Mission	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lord Stanley	Californian-European	Nob Hill	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Luce	Mediterranean	SoMa	—	—	—
Madera	Contemporary	Menlo Park	—	—	—							—
Madrona Manor	Californian	Healdsburg	—
Manresa	New American	Los Gatos
Martini House	New American	St. Helena	—			—	Closed
Maruya	Japanese	Mission	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—
Masa's	French	Nob Hill								Closed
Michael Mina	New American	Financial District					—
Mirepoix	French	Windsor	—	—	—	—		Closed
Mister Jiu's	Chinese	Chinatown	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mosu	New American	Fillmore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
Mourad	Moroccan	SoMa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Murray Circle	American	Sausalito	—	—				—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nico	Californian	Pacific Heights	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			—
Octavia	Californian	Lower Pacific Heights	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Omakase	Japanese	SoMa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
One Market	New American	SoMa	—						—	—	—	—	—	—
Plumed Horse	Contemporary	Saratoga	—	—
Quince	Contemporary	Jackson Square
Range	American	Mission					—	—	—	—	—	—	Closed
Rasa	Indian	Burlingame	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rich Table	New American	Hayes Valley	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Redd	American	Yountville	—								—	—	—	Closed[41]
Rubicon	New American	Financial District			Closed
Saison	Californian	SoMa	—	—	—	—
Sante	French	Sonoma	—	—	—				—	—	—	—	—	—
SingleThread	Contemporary	Healdsburg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Solbar	American	Calistoga	—	—	—									—
Sons & Daughters	Contemporary	Nob Hill	—	—	—	—	—
SPQR	Italian	Fillmore	—	—	—	—	—	—
Spruce	Californian	Presidio Heights	—	—	—	—
State Bird Provisions	Californian	Fillmore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sushi Ran	Japanese	Sausalito			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sushi Yoshizumi	Japanese	San Mateo	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Terra	American	St. Helena	—
Terrapin Creek	American	Bodega Bay	—	—	—	—	—
The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton	New American	Nob Hill						Closed
The French Laundry	Contemporary	Yountville
The Progress	Californian	Fillmore District	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—
The Restaurant at Meadowood	Californian	St. Helena	—
The Village Pub	Contemporary	Woodside	—	—	—
Trevese	New American	Los Gatos	—	—	—		Closed
Ubuntu	Vegetarian	Napa	—	—	—				Closed
Wako	Japanese	Richmond District	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wakuriya	Japanese	San Mateo	—	—	—	—
Reference			[42]	[43]	[44]	[45]	[46]	[47]	[48]	[49]	[50]	[51]	[52]	[53]

Notes

1. Le Comptoir at Bar Crenn, specifically has the Michelin star

See also

• List of restaurants
• List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States
• Lists of Michelin-starred restaurants