Here’s a look at the Michelin Starred Restaurants in Los Angeles

The list of Michelin Starred restaurants for Los Angeles is officially out! While each year appears to be a little less shiny than the last, you’ll see some new brilliance in the one-star category and some maintenance for the two-stars. The real winners can be found in the Bib Gourmand category with nine new additions of affordable luxury that represent more diversity than seen from the starred restaurants.

Below find your list of ALL two and one-star restaurants in Los Angeles, as well as the NEW Bib Gourmand. The only restaurant in Southern California to have the coveted three-star designation is Addison in Del Mar – but this list is focused on Los Angeles.

Two Star

• n/naka (West LA/Palms)
• Melisse (Santa Monica)
• Hayato (DTLA)
• Sushi Ginza Onodera (West Hollywood)
• Providence (Hollywood)

The only change for 2022 was the disappearance of Vespertine, which is now closed. The pristine and dependable kaiseki experience from Chef Niki Nakayama at n/naka continues to keep the inspectors happy.

One Star

You’ll find the newcomers at the top of the list, not in bold.

• Camphor (DTLA)
• Citrin (Santa Monica)
• Gwen (Hollywood)
• Hatchet Hall (Culver City)
• Manzke (West Los Angeles)
• 715 (3rd Street)
• Sushi Kaneyoshi (DTLA)
• Kato (DTLA Arts District)
• Morihiro (Atwater Village)
• Phenakite (Hollywood)
• Kali (Hollywood)
• Nozawa Bar (Beverly Hills)
• Maude (Beverly Hills)
• Orsa & Winston (DTLA)
• Osteria Mozza (Hollywood)
• Q Sushi (DTLA)
• Shibumi (DTLA)
• Shin Sushi (Encino)
• Kato (West LA)
• Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura (Beverly Hills)
• Pasta | Bar (Encino)
• Sushi I Naba (Manhattan Beach)

Vegetarian restaurant Le Comptoir, unfortunately, fell out of the sky while the tasting menu at Q Sushi continues to dazzle.

Bib Gourmand

Below you’ll find the new Bib Gourmands in Los Angeles.

• All Day Baby (Silverlake)
• Caboco (DTLA)
• Chulita (Venice)
• Flavors from Afar (Fairfax)
• Lalibela(Fairfax)
• Moo’s Craft BBQ (DTLA)
• Pijja Palace (Silverlake)
• Pizzeria Bianco (DTLA)
• Saffy’s (Hollywood)

The best part about the Bib Gourmand is that it’s affordable! The rules are, “a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand restaurant must offer two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for around $50.”

So while we can all keep reaching for the stars, it’s nice to know you can keep a bib tied around your neck.

Michelin Guide Los Angeles 2019

It’s official! The Michelin Guide is back in California, and 24 restaurants in Los Angeles are considered stellar!! While we might not have earned any three-star nods, here is your guide to the new one and two Michelin Star Restaurants in Los Angeles.

One Star

• Bistro Na’s (SGV)
• Q Sushi (DTLA)

As featured in my Oh my Omakase story, Q Sushi in DTLA offers a meal that will overwhelm your senses as well as some of the best Sake in the city.

• Shibumi (DTLA)
• Kali (Hollywood)
• Le Comptoir (Koreatown)

The 7-course vegetable tasting at Le Comptoir will leave you wondering why you ever needed meat in the first place.

• Hayato (Row DTLA)
• Trois Mec (Hollywood)

One of my favorite meals of 2017, Trois Mec from Chef Ludo Lefebvre, is like a slice of Paris in Hollywood. While it’s a tasting menu you should reserve for special evenings, it’s still an affordable luxury by comparison to some of the others on this list of the Michelin Star restaurants in Los Angeles.

• Osteria Mozza (Hollywood)

I love to say this is my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles because despite being open since 2007, the pasta tasting at Osteria Mozza never gets old, and I melt at just the thought of the bread with Olive Oil.

• Nozawa Bar (Beverly Hills)
• Cut (Beverly Hills)
• Maude (Beverly Hills)

Another standout tasting menu, Maude from Chef Curtis Stone, centers on a different ingredient or wine region and changes seasonally.

• Mori Sushi (West LA)
• Shin Sushi (Encino)
• Kato (West LA)
• Shunji (West LA)
• Orsa & Winston (DTLA)
• Dialogue (Santa Monica)
• Rustic Canyon (Santa Monica)

Two Star

• Providence (Hollywood)

Always lauded as our shining Michelin star long after the guide was gone, Providence from Chef Michael Chimarusti is a great place to dip your toe into the waters of two-star dining.

• Sushi Ginza Onodera (West Hollywood)
• Somni (Mid-City at the SLS Hotel)
• Urasawa (Beverly Hills)
• Vespertine (Culver City)
• n/naka (West LA/Palms)

I can best describe a dinner at n/naka as both ritual and relaxation. Chef Niki Nakayama will make you feel like you’re a guest in her home, but the kaiseki presentation will feel like you’re out of this world.

I hope this gives you a jumping-off point for your exploration of the Michelin star restaurants in Los Angeles. While it’s a stellar distinction many don’t feel we need, it’s nice to feel this city’s dining scene is on the map with the rest of the world.