2023 California Michelin Star Winners

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Culinary Agents
Jul 20, 2023

The Michelin Guide released its 2023 California list of starred restaurants on Tuesday, July 18th, which included six newcomers that were each awarded one star. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!

 

Three Stars

Addison (San Diego)

Atelier Crenn (San Francisco)

Benu (San Francisco)

Quince (San Francisco)

SingleThread (Healdsburg)

The French Laundry (Napa Valley)

 

Two Stars

Acquerello (San Francisco)

Birdsong (San Francisco)

Californios (San Francisco)

Commis (Oakland)

Harbor House (Elk)

Hayato (Los Angeles)

Lazy Bear (San Francisco)

Mélisse (Santa Monica)

n/naka (Los Angeles)

Providence (Los Angeles)

Saison (San Francisco)

Sushi Ginza Onodera (Los Angeles)

 

One Stars

715 (Los Angeles)

Angler (San Francisco)

Aphotic Restaurant (San Francisco)

Auberge du Soleil (Rutherford)

Aubergine (Monterey)

Auro (Calistoga)

Avery (San Francisco)

Barndiva (Healdsburg)

Bell's (Los Alamos)

Camphor (Los Angeles)

Caruso's (Montecito)

Chez TJ (Mountain View)

Chez Noir (Carmel-by-the-Sea)

Citrin (Santa Monica)

Cyrus (Geyserville)

Gary Danko (San Francisco)

Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura (Beverly Hills)

Gwen (Los Angeles)

Hana Re (Costa Mesa)

Heritage (Long Beach)

Jeune et Jolie (Carlsbad)

Kali (Los Angeles)

Kato (Los Angeles)

Kenzo (San Francisco)

Kin Khao (San Francisco)

Knife Pleat (Costa Mesa)

Le Comptoir at Bar Crenn (San Francisco)

Localis (Sacramento)

Madcap (Marin)

Manzke (Los Angeles)

Maude (Los Angeles)

Mister Jiu’s (San Francisco)

Morihiro (Los Angeles)

Nari (San Francisco)

Niku Steakhouse (San Francisco)

Nisei (San Francisco)

Nozawa Bar (Los Angeles)

O' by Claude Le Tohic (San Francisco)

Orsa & Winston (Los Angeles)

Osito (San Francisco)

Osteria Mozza (Los Angeles)

Pasta | Bar (Encino)

Plumed Horse (Saratoga)

Press (Saint Helena)

Protegé (South Bay)

Q Sushi (Los Angeles)

San Ho Won (San Francisco)

Selby's (Atherton)

Shibumi (Los Angeles)

Shin Sushi (Los Angeles)

Six Test Kitchen (Paso Robles)

Soichi (San Diego)

Sons & Daughters (San Francisco)

Sorrel (San Francisco)

Ssal (San Francisco)

State Bird Provisions (San Francisco)

Sushi I-NABA (Manhattan Beach)

Sushi Kaneyoshi (Los Angeles)

Sushi Shin (Redwood City)

Sushi Tadokoro (San Diego)

Sushi Yoshizumi (San Mateo)

Taco María (Costa Mesa)

The Kitchen (Sacramento)

The Progress (San Francisco)

The Restaurant at JUSTIN (Paso Robles)

The Shota (San Francisco)

The Village Pub (Woodside)

Valle (San Diego)

Wakuriya (San Mateo)

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