California Gets 12 New Michelin-Starred Restaurants For 2026
California's dining scene marks a landmark year with 12 new Michelin-starred restaurants and a historic first for Mexican cuisine.
📍 Aftermath
San Francisco's Californios became the first Mexican restaurant in the world to achieve a three-star rating. Restaurants in the Bay Area and Sacramento also received or maintained stars.
Epilogue added 80d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Two establishments ascended to Three MICHELIN Stars, including Californios, which has become the first three-star Mexican restaurant in the world. Coverage from Michelin North America, Inc. and the MICHELIN Guide emphasizes the historic nature of these achievements.
Local reporting from Eater San Francisco and the Sacramento Bee focuses on regional outcomes, including the Bay Area winners and the retention of stars for Sacramento's awarded restaurants. Future attention will likely center on the performance of the newly starred Bay Area locations and the continued status of Sacramento's existing Michelin-starred venues.
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The obvious questions
Which restaurant made global history?
Californios became the first three-MICHELIN-Star Mexican restaurant in the world.
How many new stars were awarded in California?
California received 12 new Michelin-starred restaurants for 2026.
What happened to Sacramento's starred restaurants?
According to the Sacramento Bee, the city's Michelin-starred restaurants kept their stars.
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Sacramento’s Michelin-starred restaurants keep their stars following awards ceremony Sacramento Bee · 91d ago broke it first
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