List of Michelin-starred restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California

This article contains a complete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California since 2007. The San Francisco Michelin Guide was the second North American city chosen to have its own Michelin Guide. Unlike the other U.S. guides which focus mainly in the city proper, the San Francisco guide includes 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.[1] In 2019, the San Francisco guide was combined with the Los Angeles guide to cover the entire state of California.[2]

The French Laundry, a multi-year 3-star Michelin restaurant

2019 – 2024 lists

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The 2019–2024 Michelin Guides cover the entire state of California.[2][3][4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in California, the French tire company's restaurant guide took a hiatus in California in 2020.[5]

Michelin-starred restaurants
Name Cuisine City/Neighborhood 2019 2020
No Guide
2021 2022 2023 2024
7 Adams Californian San Francisco - Japantown
Acquerello Italian San Francisco - Polk Gulch
Adega Portuguese, Californian San Jose
Closed
Al's Place San Francisco - Mission District Closed
Angler Contemporary, Seafood San Francisco - Financial District
Aphotic Seafood, Contemporary Monterey
Atelier Crenn Contemporary San Francisco - Cow Hollow
Auberge du Soleil Californian Rutherford
Aubergine Contemporary, Californian Monterey
Auro Contemporary, French Calistoga
Avery San Francisco - Fillmore
Closed[6]
Bar Crenn[a] Contemporary San Francisco - Cow Hollow
Barndiva Californian Healdsburg
Baumé Palo Alto
Closed[7]
Benu Asian San Francisco - SoMa
Birdsong Contemporary San Francisco - SoMa
Bouchon French Yountville
Californios Mexican, Contemporary San Francisco - Mission District
Campton Place San Francisco - Union Square Temporarily closed
Chez Noir Contemporary Carmel-by-the-Sea
Chez TJ Contemporary Mountain View
Coi San Francisco - North Beach Closed
Commis Contemporary Oakland
Commonwealth 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 San Francisco - SoMa Temporarily closed
Hilda and Jesse American San Francisco - North Beach
In Situ San Francisco - SoMa Closed
Jū-Ni Japanese San Francisco - North Panhandle
Keiko à Nob Hill San Francisco - Nob Hill Closed
Kenzo Japanese Napa
Kiln Contemporary San Francisco - Hayes Valley
Kin Khao Thai San Francisco - Union Square
Kinjo San Francisco - Russian Hill Temporarily closed
La Toque Contemporary Napa
Lazy Bear Contemporary San Francisco - Mission District
Localis Californian Sacramento
Lord Stanley San Francisco - Russian Hill Closed
Luce Mediterranean San Francisco - SoMa
Madcap Contemporary San Anselmo
Madera Contemporary Menlo Park
Madrona Manor Healdsburg
Manresa Los Gatos Closed (2022)
Marlena San Francisco - Bernal Heights
Closed (2023)
Maum Palo Alto Closed
Michael Mina San Francisco - Financial District Closed
Mister Jiu's Chinese San Francisco - Chinatown
Mourad San Francisco - SoMa
Nari Thai San Francisco - Japantown
Nico San Francisco - Financial District Closed (2020)
Niku Steakhouse Steakhouse San Francisco - SoMa
Nisei 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 Burlingame
Closed (2023)
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 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 St. Helena Temporarily closed
The Village Pub Contemporary Woodside
Wako San Francisco - Richmond District
Wakuriya Japanese San Mateo
Reference [8] [9] [10]
Key
  Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
  Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
  Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars

2007 – 2018 lists

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The 2007 to 2018 Michelin Guides cover the San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country.

Michelin-starred restaurants
Name Cuisine Neighborhood/
City
2007
(28)[11]
2008
(27)[12]
2009
(32)[13]
2010
(39)[14]
2011
(44)[15]
2012
(47)[16]
2013
(42)[17]
2014
(38)[18]
2015
(40)[19]
2016
(50)[20]
2017
(53)[21]
2018
(55)[22]
Acquerello Nob Hill                        
Adega San Jose    
Alexander's Steakhouse Cupertino      
All Spice San Mateo        
Al's Place Mission      
Ame SoMa                   Closed
Applewood Guerneville     Closed
Aster Mission    
Atelier Crenn Cow Hollow              
Aqua Financial District       Closed
Auberge du Soleil Rutherford                        
Aziza Richmond District                
Baumé Palo Alto                
Benu SoMa              
Bistro Jeanty Yountville      
Bouchon Yountville                        
Boulevard SoMa                  
Bushi-Tei Japantown   Closed
Californios Mission      
Campton Place Union Square                
Chez Panisse Berkeley        
Chez TJ Mountain View                        
Coi North Beach                      
Commis Oakland                  
Commonwealth Mission      
Cortez Financial District   Closed
Cyrus Healdsburg             Closed
Dio Deka Los Gatos    
Dry Creek Kitchen Healdsburg  
El Paseo Mill Valley   Closed
Etoile Yountville       Closed
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant Forestville                        
Fifth Floor SoMa         Closed
Fleur de Lys Financial District             Closed
Frances Castro      
Gary Danko North Beach                        
Hashiri SoMa    
In Situ SoMa  
Jū-Ni North Panhandle    
K&L Bistro Sebastopol    
Keiko à Nob Hill Nob Hill            
Kenzo Napa Valley  
Kin Khao Union Square      
Kinjo Russian Hill  
Kusakabe Financial District    
La Costanera Montara    
La Folie Russian Hill                  
La Toque Rutherford                  
Lazy Bear Mission      
Lord Stanley Nob Hill      
Luce SoMa                  
Madera Menlo Park                
Madrona Manor Healdsburg                      
Manresa Los Gatos                        
Martini House St. Helena     Closed
Maruya Mission  
Masa's Nob Hill               Closed
Michael Mina Financial District                      
Mirepoix Windsor   Closed
Mister Jiu's Chinatown    
Mosu Fillmore  
Mourad SoMa      
Murray Circle Sausalito      
Nico Pacific Heights    
Octavia Lower Pacific Heights      
Omakase SoMa      
One Market SoMa          
Plumed Horse Saratoga                    
Quince Jackson Square                        
Range Mission         Closed
Rasa Burlingame      
Rich Table Hayes Valley  
Redd Yountville               Closed[23]
Rubicon Financial District     Closed
Saison SoMa                
Sante Sonoma      
SingleThread Healdsburg  
Solbar Calistoga                
Sons & Daughters Nob Hill              
SPQR Fillmore            
Spruce Presidio Heights                
State Bird Provisions Fillmore          
Sushi Ran Sausalito    
Sushi Yoshizumi San Mateo      
Terra St. Helena                      
Terrapin Creek Bodega Bay              
The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Nob Hill           Closed
The French Laundry Yountville                        
The Progress Fillmore District    
The Restaurant at Meadowood St. Helena                      
The Village Pub Woodside                  
Trevese Los Gatos   Closed
Ubuntu Napa       Closed
Wako Richmond District      
Wakuriya San Mateo                
Reference
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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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Michelin Selects San Francisco and Bay Area as North American Guide Destination". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "MICHELIN Guide California 2019 Selection". MICHELIN Guide. June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "2021 California New MICHELIN Stars". September 28, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "2022 California MICHELIN Stars". December 5, 2022. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "Michelin Reverses Course, Won't Issue California Star Ratings This Year". Eater.com. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Michelin-Starred Avery is Closing Permanently This Fall". 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Bistronomie by Baumé on California Avenue closes its doors after 13 years of luxury French food". 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "San Francisco Bay Area's Michelin Stars Announced for 2019, Again". Eater. June 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Michelin Reverses Course, Won't Issue California Star Ratings This Year". Eater.com. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Here Are the 2024 Michelin Star Winners in the Bay Area". 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Bay Area stars fail to make Michelin cut / French Laundry is lone restaurant to win top rating in guide's S.F. edition". SFGate.com. 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. ^ "More Michelin stars fall on Bay Area". BizJournals. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "MICHELIN GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO, WINE COUNTRY 2009 ANNOUNCED". Food Fashionista. October 2008. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  14. ^ "39 Bay Area restaurants get Michelin stars". SFGate.com. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  15. ^ "Michelin Guide Bay Area 2011: Meadowood elevated to three stars, Chez Panisse loses its star". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Bay Area Restaurants Shine in 2012 Michelin Guide" (Press release). BizJournals. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Michelin Stars for 2013 Announced: Atelier Crenn Gets Two, SPQR Earns a Star, Fleur de Lys Loses Theirs". Grub Street. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  18. ^ "Michelin releases 2014 San Francisco Bay Area Guide: Quince, State Bird Provisions shine". SFGate.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  19. ^ "Here Are the 2015 Michelin Stars for San Francisco; Benu and Saison Both Get Major Upgrades". Grub Street. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  20. ^ "The 2016 San Francisco Michelin Guide's Big Winner Is David Kinch's Manresa". Eater. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  21. ^ "Six Bay Area Restaurants Now Have Three Michelin Stars, As Many As New York". Eater. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  22. ^ "San Francisco Bay Area's Michelin Stars Announced for 2018". Eater. October 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  23. ^ "A Wine Country Dining Icon Closes in Yountville". 3 October 2018.

Bibliography

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  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2007. Michelin Travel Publications. 2007. ISBN 978-2-06-712084-6.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2008. Michelin Travel Publications. 2008. ISBN 978-2-06-712985-6.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2009. Michelin Travel Publications. 2009. ISBN 978-2-06-713707-3.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2010. Michelin Travel Publications. 2010. ISBN 978-2-06-714694-5.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2011. Michelin Travel Publications. 2011. ISBN 978-2-06-715336-3.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2012. Michelin Travel Publications. 2012. ISBN 978-2-06-716529-8.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2013. Michelin Travel Publications. 2013. ISBN 978-2-06-717693-5.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2014. Michelin Travel Publications. 2014. ISBN 978-2-06-718697-2.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2015. Michelin Travel Publications. 2015. ISBN 978-2-06-719411-3.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2016. Michelin Travel Publications. 2016. ISBN 978-2-06-720298-6.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2017. Michelin Travel Publications. 2017. ISBN 978-2-06-721237-4.
  • Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2018. Michelin Travel Publications. 2018. ISBN 978-2-06-722092-8.
  • Michelin Guide California 2019. Michelin Travel Publications. 2019. ISBN 978-2-06-724129-9.