This article contains a complete list of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States. Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating system was first introduced in 1926 as a single star, with the second and third stars introduced in 1933.[1] According to the Guide, one star signifies "a very good restaurant", two stars are "excellent cooking that is worth a detour", and three stars mean "exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey".[2] The listing of starred restaurants is updated once per year.
The Michelin Guide began reviewing restaurants in the United States in 2005 beginning with New York City. In subsequent years, Michelin expanded its reviews to other major US cities.[3]
As of the 2023 Michelin Guide, there are 13 restaurants in the US with a rating of 3 Michelin stars.[4]
Restaurant | Chef(s) | Cuisine | Location | Current | Ref. | ||||
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Year to star | |||||||||
French cuisine | New York City | 2006 | Closed | [5] | |||||
Grant Achatz and Doug Alley[6] | Molecular Gastronomy | Chicago | 2011–present | [7] | |||||
Kyle Connaughton | Japanese and New American | Healdsburg, California | 2018 | 2019–present | [8] | ||||
Daniel Patterson | Seafood | San Francisco | 2008 | 2009–2016 2019–2021 | 2017–2018[9] | Closed | [10] | ||
David Kinch[11] [12] and Nicholas Romero[13] | California | Los Gatos, California | 2006–2015 | 2016–2022 | Closed | [14] | |||
Le Bernardin | Éric Ripert,[15] Chris Muller,[16] and Eric Gestel[17] | French | New York City | 2006–present | [18] | ||||
Per Se | Thomas Keller[19] and Corey Chow[20] [21] | New American | New York City | 2006–present | |||||
Masa | Masa Takayama | Japanese and sushi | New York City | 2006–2008 | 2009–present | [22] | |||
Eleven Madison Park | Daniel Humm and Brian Lockwood | Plant-based Contemporary American | New York City | 2010–2011 | 2012–present | [23] | |||
César Ramírez | Seafood, Omakase-style | New York City | 2011 | 2012–2022 | |||||
Daniel Boulud | French | New York City | 2006–2010 2016–present | 2011–2015 | |||||
Mark LaPico | French | New York City | 2018–present | 2006–2017[24] | |||||
William Bradley | California | San Diego | 2019 | 2021 | 2022–present | [25] | |||
Dominique Crenn | French | San Francisco | 2012 | 2013–2018 | 2019–present | ||||
Corey Lee and Brandon Rodgers | Asian-inspired New American | San Francisco | 2012–2014 | 2015–present | [26] | ||||
Quince | Michael Tusk and Neil Stetz | Contemporary Californian & Italian | San Francisco | 2006–2013 | 2014–2016 | 2017–present | [27] | ||
Patrick O'Connell | Nouveau American | 2017–2018 | 2019–present | [28] [29] | |||||
Thomas Keller and David Breeden[30] [31] | French with California influences | Yountville, California | 2007–present | [32] | |||||
Christopher Kostow | California | St. Helena, California | 2008–2010 | 2011–2019 | Closed | ||||
Richard Lee | New American | San Francisco | 2011 | 2012–2014 2019–present | 2015–2018 | ||||
John Shields | Contemporary | Chicago | 2017 | 2018–2022 | 2023 | [33] | |||
Curtis Duffy | Progressive | Chicago | 2014 | 2015–2018 | Closed | ||||
Laurent Gras | Seafood | Chicago | 2011 | 2012–2014 | 2010 | Closed | |||
Christophe De Lellis | French | Las Vegas | 2008–2009 | Las Vegas is no longer reviewed |