Michelin-starred dining across America, by tier and city.
This checklist covers 22 Michelin-starred restaurants — also called Michelin star restaurants or starred restaurants, grouped into 5 sections below, with location and details for every entry. Only a small handful of U.S. restaurants hold three Michelin stars at any given time, concentrated in New York, California, and Chicago. The exact roster changes each guide year.
For serious food lovers, working through America's Michelin-starred restaurants is the ultimate dining bucket list — tasting menus, chef's tables, and once-in-a-lifetime meals. This is a curated checklist of 21 standout starred restaurants across the country, grouped by tier and city, with the chef behind each.
| Restaurant | Chef | City |
|---|---|---|
| Per Se | Thomas Keller | Manhattan, NY |
| Eleven Madison Park | Daniel Humm | Manhattan, NY |
| Le Bernardin | Eric Ripert | Manhattan, NY |
| Masa | Masa Takayama | Manhattan, NY |
| Restaurant | Chef | City |
|---|---|---|
| The French Laundry | Thomas Keller | Yountville, CA |
| SingleThread | Kyle Connaughton | Healdsburg, CA |
| Quince | Michael Tusk | San Francisco, CA |
| Atelier Crenn | Dominique Crenn | San Francisco, CA |
| Manresa | David Kinch | Los Gatos, CA |
| Restaurant | Chef | City |
|---|---|---|
| Alinea | Grant Achatz | Chicago, IL |
| Smyth | John & Karen Shields | Chicago, IL |
| Restaurant | Chef | City |
|---|---|---|
| Saison | Joshua Skenes (alum) | San Francisco, CA |
| Aquavit | Emma Bengtsson | Manhattan, NY |
| Acquerello | Suzette Gresham | San Francisco, CA |
| Jungsik | Jungsik Yim | Manhattan, NY |
| Daniel | Daniel Boulud | Manhattan, NY |
| Ever | Curtis Duffy | Chicago, IL |
| Restaurant | Chef | City |
|---|---|---|
| Kogi BBQ (innovator pioneers) | Roy Choi | Los Angeles, CA |
| Husk | Sean Brock (alum) | Charleston, SC |
| Frasca Food and Wine | Bobby Stuckey | Boulder, CO |
| FIG | Mike Lata | Charleston, SC |
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Only a small handful of U.S. restaurants hold three Michelin stars at any given time, concentrated in New York, California, and Chicago. The exact roster changes each guide year.
Three-star rooms like the French Laundry, Per Se, and Alinea are among the hardest, often booking out the moment reservations open weeks in advance.
Three-star tasting menus commonly run several hundred dollars per person before wine pairings, which can add as much again.
Yes — Michelin re-evaluates and republishes its guide annually, so restaurants can gain or lose stars from year to year.
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