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

This article contains a complete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern 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]

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.^[4] In 2019, the San Francisco guide was combined with the Los Angeles guide to cover the entire state of California.^[5]

2019 – 2024 lists

The 2019–2024 Michelin Guides cover the entire state of California.^{[5] [6] [7]} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in California, the French tire company's restaurant guide took a hiatus in California in 2020.^[8]

See also: List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Los Angeles and Southern California.

Cuisine	Location	2019	2020 No Guide	2021	2022	2023	2024
7 Adams	Californian
Acquerello	Italian
Adega	Portuguese, Californian						Closed
AL's Place	Californian					Closed
Angler	Contemporary, Seafood
Aphotic	Seafood	Monterey
	Contemporary
Auberge du Soleil	Californian	Rutherford
Aubergine	Contemporary, Californian
Auro	Contemporary, French	Calistoga
Avery	New American	San Francisco – Fillmore					Closed[9]
Bar Crenn	Contemporary
Barndiva	Californian	Healdsburg
Baumé	French	Palo Alto					Closed[10]
Benu	Asian	San Francisco – SoMa
Birdsong	Contemporary	San Francisco – SoMa
Bouchon	French	Yountville
Californios	Mexican, Contemporary	San Francisco – Mission District
Campton Place	Californian	San Francisco – Union Square				Temporarily closed
Chez Noir	Contemporary	Carmel-by-the-Sea
Chez TJ	Contemporary	Mountain View
Coi	Californian-French	San Francisco – North Beach				Closed
Commis	Contemporary	Oakland
Commonwealth	American	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	Japanese	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	Japanese-influenced French	San Francisco – Nob Hill			Closed
Kenzo	Japanese	Napa
Kiln	Contemporary	San Francisco – Hayes Valley
Kin Khao	Thai	San Francisco – Union Square
Kinjo	Japanese	San Francisco – Russian Hill			Temporarily closed
La Toque	Contemporary	Napa
Lazy Bear	Contemporary	San Francisco – Mission District
Localis	Californian	Sacramento
Lord Stanley	Californian-European	San Francisco – Russian Hill			Closed
Luce	Mediterranean	San Francisco – SoMa
	Contemporary	San Anselmo
Madera	Contemporary	Menlo Park
Madrona Manor	Californian	Healdsburg
Manresa	New American	Los Gatos				Closed
Marlena	American	San Francisco – Bernal Heights					Closed
Maum	Korean	Palo Alto			Closed
Michael Mina	New American	San Francisco – Financial District			Closed
Mister Jiu's	Chinese	San Francisco – Chinatown
Mourad	Moroccan	San Francisco – SoMa
Nari	Thai	San Francisco – Japantown
Nico	Californian	San Francisco – Financial District			Closed
Niku Steakhouse	Steakhouse	San Francisco – SoMa
Nisei	Japanese	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
	Contemporary	Palo Alto
Quince	Contemporary	San Francisco – Jackson Square
Rasa	Indian	Burlingame					Closed
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	Californian	St. Helena			Temporarily closed
The Village Pub	Contemporary	Woodside
Wako	Japanese	San Francisco – Richmond District
Wakuriya	Japanese	San Mateo
Reference			[11]	[12]	[13]	[14]	[15]	[16]

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

2007 – 2018 lists

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

Cuisine	Location	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Acquerello	Italian
	Portuguese	San Jose
Alexander's Steakhouse	Steakhouse
All Spice	Californian
AL's Place	Californian
Ame	New American													Closed
Applewood	Haute												Closed
Aster	Californian
Atelier Crenn	Contemporary
Aqua	Seafood						Closed
	Californian
Aziza	Moroccan
	French
	Asian
Bistro Jeanty	French
	French
	American
Bushi-Tei	California-Asian	Japantown									Closed
Californios	Mexican
Campton Place	Californian
Chez Panisse	Californian
Chez TJ	Contemporary
Coi	Californian-French
Commis	Contemporary
Commonwealth	American
Cortez	New American				Closed
Cyrus	Californian								Closed
Dio Deka	Greek
Dry Creek Kitchen	New American
El Paseo	New American								Closed
Etoile	Californian											Closed
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant	Californian
Fifth Floor	American, French									Closed
	French										Closed
Frances	Californian
	Contemporary
Hashiri	Japanese
In Situ	Haute
Jū-Ni	Japanese
K&L Bistro	French
Keiko à Nob Hill	Japanese-influenced French
Kenzo	Japanese
Kin Khao	Thai
Kinjo	Japanese
Kusakabe	Japanese
La Costanera	Peruvian
La Folie	French
La Toque	French
Lazy Bear	New American
Lord Stanley	Californian-European
Luce	Mediteranean
Madera	Contemporary
	Californian
Manresa	New American
Martini House	New American						Closed
Maruya	Japanese
Masa's	French									Closed
Michael Mina	New American
Mirepoix	French							Closed
	Chinese
Mosu	New American
Mourad	Moroccan
Murray Circle	American
Nico	Californian
Octavia	Californian
Omakase	Japanese
One Market	New American
Plumed Horse	Contemporary
	Contemporary
Range	American												Closed
Rasa	Indian
Rich Table	New American
Redd	American													Closed[17]
Rubicon	New American				Closed
	Californian
Sante	French
	Contemporary
Solbar	American
Sons & Daughters	Contemporary
SPQR	Italian
Spruce	Californian
	Californian
Sushi Ran	Japanese
Sushi Yoshizumi	Japanese
Terra	American
Terrapin Creek	American
The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton	New American							Closed
	Contemporary
	Californian
	Californian
The Village Pub	Contemporary
Trevese	New American						Closed
	Vegetarian								Closed
Wako	Japanese
Wakuriya	Japanese
Reference			[18]	[19]	[20]	[21]	[22]	[23]	[24]	[25]	[26]	[27]	[28]	[29]

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

See also

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

Notes

Bibliography

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

External links

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Notes and References

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4. Web site: Michelin Selects San Francisco and Bay Area as North American Guide Destination. PR Newswire. September 19, 2016. February 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061649/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michelin-selects-san-francisco-and-bay-area-as-north-american-guide-destination-55978632.html. live.
5. News: MICHELIN Guide California 2019 Selection . MICHELIN Guide . June 4, 2019 . June 5, 2019 . June 4, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190604063851/https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-california-2019-results . live .
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8. Web site: Michelin Reverses Course, Won't Issue California Star Ratings This Year . Eater.com . 13 October 2020 . 22 October 2020 . 19 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019114339/https://la.eater.com/2020/10/13/21514759/michelin-guide-california-no-ratings-stars-2020 . live .
9. Web site: Michelin-Starred Avery is Closing Permanently This Fall . 11 October 2023 .
10. Web site: Bistronomie by Baumé on California Avenue closes its doors after 13 years of luxury French food . 17 August 2023 .
11. Web site: San Francisco Bay Area's Michelin Stars Announced for 2019, Again. Eater. June 3, 2019. June 5, 2019. June 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190604063832/https://sf.eater.com/2019/6/3/18651115/michelin-restaurants-san-francisco-sacramento-california-stars-2019. live.
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17. Web site: A Wine Country Dining Icon Closes in Yountville . 3 October 2018 .
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24. Web site: Michelin Stars for 2013 Announced: Atelier Crenn Gets Two, SPQR Earns a Star, Fleur de Lys Loses Theirs. 23 October 2012 . Grub Street. September 19, 2016. October 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124432/http://www.grubstreet.com/2012/10/michelin-stars-2013-spqr-atelier-crenn-twitter.html. live.
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