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

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

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

Key

	Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
	Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
	Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars

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	Contemporary	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]

2008 – 2022 lists

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

Key

	Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
	Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
	Indicates a restaurant with three Michelin stars

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]
The Dining Room at the Langham Huntington	Contemporary	Pasadena				—		—	—
Le Comptoir	Californian, Vegetarian	Los Angeles – Wilshire Center	—	—					—
Matsuhisa	Japanese	Beverly Hills		—		—		—	—
Manzke	Contemporary	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]	[5]	[29]	[30] [31]

See also

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

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Bibliography

• Michelin Guide Los Angeles 2008. Michelin Travel Publications. 2008. ISBN   978-2-06-712990-0.
• Michelin Guide Los Angeles 2009. Michelin Travel Publications. 2009. ISBN   978-2-06-713708-0.
• Michelin Guide California 2019. Michelin Travel Publications. 2019. ISBN   978-2-06-724129-9.

External links

• California at Michelin Guide