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Issue 306 ·9 July 2026 San Diego (ceremony); San Francisco, Sonoma, Los Angeles

California Gets Two New Three-Star Restaurants

Michelin's 2026 California Guide makes history with a Mexican first

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Michelin unveiled its 2026 California Guide on June 24, 2026, at a ceremony in downtown San Diego. Two restaurants earned the top three-star rating: Californios in San Francisco and Enclos in Sonoma.

Californios is now the first Mexican restaurant in the United States to hold three Michelin stars. Los Angeles' Kato moved up to two stars. Nine new one-star restaurants were added statewide, including Corridor 109, KOJIMA, Lielle, Miura, and Seline in Los Angeles, Lucien in La Jolla, and Naides, Wolfsbane, and Troubadour across San Francisco and Healdsburg.

The Bay Area dominated the evening's biggest moments, with both three-star promotions rooted in Northern California.

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Michelin 2026 California Guide unveiled June 24, 2026, in downtown San Diego.

HISTORIC FIRST

Californios, San Francisco: first Mexican restaurant in the US to earn three Michelin stars.

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