Announcing: California’s New Michelin Rated Restaurants (Some Great Additions)

December 7, 2022

With the exception of one understandable pause in 2020, the MICHELIN Guide has been reviewing fine-dining restaurants around the world for over a century and awarding the best-of-the-best with a ranking through the coveted MICHELIN Star system.

After all that restaurants have endured over the past two years, the fact that fine-dining establishments have returned with the high caliber of service they’re known for is remarkable in and of itself. But a few places stand out from the pack … without further ado, here are the 2022 Star selections for California.

Three Stars***

• Addison, San Diego [NEW]
• The French Laundry, Yountville
• Manresa, Los Gatos
• Quince, San Francisco
• Benu, San Francisco
• Atelier Crenn, San Francisco
• SingleThread, Healdsburg

Two Stars**

• Hayato, Los Angeles
• Providence, Hollywood
• Sushi Ginza Onodera, West Hollywood
• n/naka, Los Angeles
• Mélisse, Santa Monica
• Commis, Oakland
• Birdsong, San Francisco
• Acquerello, San Francisco
• Californios, San Francisco
• Saison, San Francisco
• Lazy Bear, San Francisco
• Harbor House, Elk

One Star*

• Jeune et Jolie, Carlsbad
• Soichi, San Diego
• Sushi Tadokoro, San Diego
• Knife Pleat, Costa Mesa
• Hana re, Costa Mesa
• Taco María, Costa Mesa
• Morihiro, Los Angeles
• Phenakite, Los Angeles
• 715, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Sushi Kaneyoshi, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Camphor, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Kato, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Orsa & Winston, Los Angeles
• Q Sushi, Los Angeles
• Shibumi, Los Angeles
• Kali, Hollywood
• Gwen, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
• Nozawa Bar, Beverly Hills
• Maude, Beverly Hills
• Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura, Beverly Hills
• Manzke, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Pasta | Bar, Encino
• Shin Sushi, Encino
• Hatchet Hall, Los Angeles [NEW]
• Sushi I-NABA, Torrance
• Citrin, Santa Monica [NEW]
• The Kitchen, Sacramento
• Localis, Sacramento [NEW]
• Caruso’s, Montecito [NEW]
• Sushi by Scratch Restaurants: Montecito, Santa Barbara
• Six Test Kitchen, Paso Robles
• Bell’s, Los Alamos
• The Restaurant at JUSTIN, Paso Robles [NEW]
• Kenzo, Napa
• Adega, San Jose
• Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford
• Press, Saint Helena [NEW]
• Chez TJ, Mountain View
• Plumed Horse, Saratoga
• Protégé, Palo Alto
• Selby’s, Atherton
• Sushi Shin, Redwood City
• Angler SF, San Francisco
• The Shota, San Francisco
• Mister Jiu’s, San Francisco
• Sons & Daughters, San Francisco
• O’ by Claude Le Tohic, San Francisco
• Kin Khao, San Francisco
• Omakase, San Francisco
• Niku Steakhouse, San Francisco
• Gary Danko, San Francisco
• Nisei, San Francisco [NEW]
• Ssal, San Francisco [NEW]
• The Village Pub, Woodside
• Osito, San Francisco [NEW]
• San Ho Won, San Francisco [NEW]
• Sushi Yoshizumi, San Mateo
• Le Comptoir at Bar Crenn, San Francisco
• Marlena, San Francisco
• Avery, San Francisco
• The Progress, San Francisco
• State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
• Sorrel, San Francisco
• Spruce, San Francisco
• Wakuriya, San Mateo
• Madcap, San Anselmo
• Cyrus, Geyserville [NEW]
• Barndiva, Healdsburg
• Aubergine, Carmel-by-the-Sea