Michelin star chefs pose after getting their awards at the California Michelin awards ceremony at the Peterson Museum Monday, December 5, 2022. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
California has some new star power.
Eighteen new Michelin Stars were included in the prestigious 2022 Michelin Guide California, including eight Los Angeles-area restaurants. The stars were awarded after a team from Michelin sought out the best in cuisine throughout the nation's most populous state.
Only one restaurant was considered worthy of three stars, the guide's highest rating. The other 17 received one highly-coveted Michelin star. Two, Caruso's in LA and The Restaurant at Justin in Paso Robles, received Michelin Green Stars, indicating sustainable practices.
Before viewing the new stars below, here's a look at what stars mean, according to Michelin.
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- One Star: "…awarded to restaurants using top quality ingredients, where dishes with distinct flavours are prepared to a consistently high standard."
- Two Stars: "…awarded when the personality and talent of the chef are evident in their expertly crafted dishes; their food is refined and inspired."
- Three Stars: "…our highest award, given for the superlative cooking of chefs at the peak of their profession; their cooking is elevated to an art form and some of their dishes are destined to become classics."
Here are the 18 new stars in the 2022 Michelin California Guide
Addison (San Diego)
Location: 5200 Grand Del Mar Way, San Diego, 92130
Cuisine: Contemporary, Californian (The only three-star restaurant on the 2022 California list)
Camphor (Los Angeles)
Location: 923 E. 3rd St., Ste. 109, Los Angeles
Cuisine: French, Contemporary
Caruso's (Montecito)
Location: 1773 S. Jameson Ln., Montecito, 93108
Cuisine: Californian, Italian
Citrin (LA)
Location: 1104 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 90401
Cuisine: Californian
Cyrus (Sonoma)
Location: 275 CA-128, Geyserville, 95441
Cuisine: Californian
Gwen (LA)
Location: 6600 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90028
Cuisine: Steakhouse, American
Hatchet Hall (LA)
Location: 12517 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, 90066
Cuisine: American, Contemporary
Localis (Sacramento)
Location: 2031 S St., Sacramento, 95811
Cuisine: Californian, Contemporary
Manzke (LA)
Location: 9575 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 90035
Cuisine: Contemporary
Nisei (San Francisco)
Location: 2316 Polk St., San Francisco, 94109
Cuisine: Japanese/Contemporary
Osito (San Francisco)
Location: 2875 18th St., San Francisco, 94110
Cuisine: Contemporary
Press (Napa)
Location: 587 St. Helena St., Saint Helena, 94574
Cuisine: American
San Ho Won (San Francisco)
Location: 2170 Bryant St., San Francisco, 94110
Cuisine: Korean, Contemporary
715 (LA)
Location: 738 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, 90013
Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi
Ssal (San Francisco)
Location: 2226 Polk St., San Francisco, 94109
Cuisine: Korean, Contemporary
Sushi Kaneyoshi (LA)
Location: 250 E. 1st St., B1, Los Angeles, 90012
Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi
The Restaurant at Justin (Paso Robles)
Location: 11680 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles, 93446
Cuisine: Californian, Contemporary
Kato (LA)
Location: 777 Alameda St., Los Angeles, 90021
Cuisine: Asian, Contemporary
