This week the Michelin Guide did something that it has never done before in the United States, they made a guide for an entire state. California became the very first state to have a guide dedicated to the entire state. It is note worthy that, before this week, the only three regions covered by “The
Guide” in the United States were New York City, Chicago, and San
Francisco. Now, that San Francisco guide has been updated to include all of
California.

“MICHELIN is honored to reveal the 2019 star selection and to celebrate the talented California chefs and their teams included in the first statewide Guide in the U.S.,” says Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the MICHELIN Guides. “California’s trendsetting, laid-back and health-conscious culinary scene continues to boom, and as a result is an amazing showcase for the great local produce.”

As of 2019 there are only 188 restaurants in the entire country that have
been awarded one, two, or three Michelin Stars, and 90 of them are in
California (most of which are in Northern California).

Michelin Star Restaurants of California:

Three-Star: 

Two-Star: