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Congratulations to David Kinch and his team at Manresa, which was honored with a lofty third Michelin star to bring the number of three-Michelin starred SF Bay Area restaurants to a whopping five. Good luck getting a reservation now that his Los Gatos eatery has joined the ranks of The French Laundry in Yountville, The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena and San Francisco’s Saison and Benu.
Kinch re-opened Manresa in February after a devastating fire in July 2014, giving him even more reason to celebrate. “It is all about Manresa Family. I love u all. You are most deserving of our 3 Stars in the 2016 SF Michelin Guide!!” Kinch Tweeted after learning of the news on Oct. 20.
We also toast Executive Chef Srijith Gopinathan and his gang at Campton Place, where we can personally recommend Sri’s Spice Route tasting menu, as well as James Syhabout and Commis in Oakland for being elevated to two-Michelin star status.
A slew of restaurants picked up their first Michelin star: All Spice (SF location), Al’s Place, which in August was named the country’s best new restaurant by Bon Appetit, Aster, Californios, Commonwealth, Kin Khao, Lazy Bear, whose executive chef David Barzelay is featured in our current issue, Lord Stanley, Mourad, Nico, Octavia, Omakase, Rasa, Sushi Yoshizumi and Wako. We give a special shout out to Mourad Lahlou for now having two Michelin-starred restaurants in the same city since his Aziza retained its star. Unfortunately, a few eateries did lose theirs: Boulevard, La Folie and Maruya, all in San Francisco, and Madera inside the Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park.
Here’s the complete list because we know you foodies will want to start checking them off:
Three Stars
Benu, San Francisco
Manresa, Los Gatos
The French Laundry, Yountville
The Restaurant at Meadowood, St. Helena
Saison, San Francisco
Two Stars
Acquerello, San Francisco
Atelier Crenn, San Francisco
Baumé, Palo Alto
Campton Place, San Francisco
Coi, San Francisco
Commis, Oakland
Quince, San Francisco
One Star
All Spice, San Francisco
Al’s Place, San Francisco
Ame, San Francisco
Aster, San Francisco
Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford
Aziza, San Francisco
Bouchon, Yountville
Californios, San Francisco
Chez TJ, Mountain View
Commonwealth, San Francisco
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant, Forestville
Gary Danko, San Francisco
Keiko à Nob Hill, San Francisco
Kin Khao, San Francisco
Kusakabe, San Francisco
La Toque, Napa
Lazy Bear, San Francisco
Lord Stanley, San Francisco
Luce, San Francisco
Madrona Manor, Healdsburg
Michael Mina, San Francisco
Mourad, San Francisco
Nico, San Francisco
Octavia, San Francisco
Omakase, San Francisco
Plumed Horse, Saratoga
Rasa, Peninsula
Solbar, Calistoga
Sons & Daughters, San Francisco
SPQR, San Francisco
Spruce, San Francisco
State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
Sushi Yoshizumi, Peninsula
Terra, Wine Country
Terrapin Creek, Bodega Bay
The Village Pub, Woodside
Wako, San Francisco
Wakuriya, San Mateo
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