Michelin announced 21 new restaurants for its 2026 California Guide, with 11 additions in the Los Angeles area. New entries include Sonoratown, two Japanese omakases, a Beverly Hills taqueria known for fresh flour tortillas, and a Cali-French bistro offering an affordable tasting menu. The guide also recognized an L.A. Times-recommended restaurant in Palm Springs, newcomers in La Jolla and Santa Barbara, and multiple restaurants in the Bay Area. Restaurants can be included as new and notable, as Bib Gourmand value picks, or by earning star ratings. Stars range from one to three, and green stars recognize environmentally friendly practices. Michelin inspectors evaluate ingredient quality, flavor harmony, technique mastery, chef personality, and consistency over time.
"Michelin, the global dining guide famous for its star ratings and prestige, just named a slew of new restaurants that will appear in its 2026 California Guide. The full guide - along with the meaning of today's new additions - will be revealed at a ceremony in San Diego on June 24. Of today's 21 new additions, 11 are in the Los Angeles area and include "a highly tuned omakase" in Beverly Hills, a stalwart taqueria famed for its fresh flour tortillas, and a new Cali-French bistro with an affordable tasting menu."
"The restaurants could appear in the guide due to being new and notable; a good value for the price, also known as a Bib Gourmand pick; or because they earned stars. Stars, awarded on a scale of one to three, are the most lauded of the guide's accolades and some of the most sought-after in the restaurant industry. Green stars, which recognize environmentally friendly practices, are also awarded."
"Michelin's anonymous inspectors allot star ratings based on criteria including "ingredient quality, harmony of flavors, the mastery of culinary techniques, how the chef's personality shines through their cuisine and, crucially, consistency across the entire menu and over time," according to the Michelin website."
"Beverly Hills' Miura serves an 18-course, edomae-sushi omakase from executive chef Derek Wilcox, an alum of Japan's Kikunoi and Ginza Sushi Aoki. Kojima offers an ever-changing omakase from chef-owner Hayato Kojima, who cooks behind an eight-seat cou"
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