List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles and Southern California

This article contains a complete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles and Southern 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]

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]

Michelin published restaurant guides for Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 but suspended the publication in 2010.[4] Publication of the guide would resume for Southern California in 2019 but now covered all of California in one guide. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in California, the French tire company's restaurant guide for California took a hiatus in 2020.[5]

2023 – 2024 lists

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Since the 2019 edition of the Michelin Guide, reviews have covered the entire state of California.

Michelin-starred restaurants
Name Cuisine Location 2023 2024
715 Japanese Los Angeles – Arts District
Addison Contemporary San Diego
Bell's French Los Alamos
Camphor French Los Angeles – Arts District
Caruso's Californian Montecito
Citrin Californian Santa Monica
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
Manzke Los Angeles – Westside Closed[6]
Maude Californian Beverly Hills Closed[7]
Mélisse Seafood Santa Monica
Meteora Creative Los Angeles – Hollywood
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
Pasta | Bar New American Los Angeles – Encino
Providence Seafood Los Angeles – Hollywood
Q Sushi Japanese Los Angeles – Downtown
R.O Rebel Omakase Japanese Laguna Beach
Shibumi Japanese Los Angeles – Downtown
Shin Sushi Japanese Los Angeles – Encino
Soichi Japanese San Diego
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[8]
Uka Japanese Los Angeles – Hollywood
Valle Mexican Oceanside
Vespertine Contemporary Culver City
Reference [9][10] [11]
Key
  Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
  Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
  Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars

2008 – 2022 lists

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The 2019 and 2021-2022 edition of the Michelin Guide covers the entire state of California.[12]

Michelin-starred restaurants
Name Cuisine Location 2008 2009 2010 - 2018
No Guide
2019 2020
No Guide
2021 2022
715 Japanese Los Angeles – Arts District
Addison Contemporary San Diego
Asanebo Japanese Los Angeles – Studio City
Bastide French West Hollywood Closed[13]
Bell's Californian and French Los Alamos
Bistro Na's Chinese Temple City
Camphor French Los Angeles – Arts District
Citrin Californian Santa Monica
CUT by Wolfgang Puck American, Steakhouse Beverly Hills
Dialogue American Santa Monica
Closed[14]
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Italian Beverly Hills
Gwen American Los Angeles – Hollywood
Hana re Japanese Costa Mesa
Hatchet Hall New American Culver City
Hatfield's American Los Angeles – Hollywood
Closed[15]
Hayato Japanese Los Angeles – Wholesale District
Joe's Restaurant New American Los Angeles - Venice
Closed[16]
Jeune et Jolie French Carlsbad
Kali Californian Los Angeles – Hollywood
Kato Asian Los Angeles – Downtown
Knife Pleat French Costa Mesa – South Coast Metro
La Botte Italian Santa Monica Closed[17]
Dining Room at the Langham Huntington Pasadena
Le Comptoir Californian, Vegetarian Los Angeles – Wilshire Center
Matsuhisa Japanese Beverly Hills
Manzke Los Angeles – Westside
Maude Californian Beverly Hills
Mélisse Seafood Santa Monica Temporarily Closed[18]
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
Ortolan French Los Angeles Closed[19]
Osteria Mozza Italian Los Angeles – Hollywood
Pasjoli French Santa Monica
Pasta | Bar New American Los Angeles – Encino
Patina French, American Los Angeles – Downtown
Closed[20]
Phenakite Asian Los Angeles – Hollywood
Providence Seafood Los Angeles – Hollywood
Q Sushi Japanese Los Angeles – Downtown
Rustic Canyon American, Californian Santa Monica
Saddle Peak Lodge American, Californian Calabasas
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[21]
Sona French West Hollywood Closed[22]
Spago Californian Beverly Hills
Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: Montecito Japanese Santa Barbara
Sushi Ginza Onodera Japanese West Hollywood
Sushi I-NABA Japanese Manhattan Beach
Sushi Kaneyoshi Japanese Los Angeles – Little Tokyo
Sushi Tadokoro Japanese San Diego
Sushi Zo Japanese Los Angeles – Downtown
Taco Maria Mexican Costa Mesa
Trattoria Tre Venezie Italian Pasadena Closed[23]
Trois Mec French Los Angeles – Hollywood
Closed[24]
Urasawa Japanese Beverly Hills Closed
Valentino Italian Santa Monica Closed[25]
Vespertine Contemporary Culver City
Water Grill American, Seafood Los Angeles – Downtown
Reference [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31][32]
Key
  Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
  Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
  Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars

See also

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References

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