Michelin adds three new L.A. restaurants to the 2025 California guide

The official Michelin Guide ceremony won’t happen in Sacramento until June 25, but the multinational tire company just added another three notable L.A. County restaurants to the guide. All additions are considered “recommended” and could go on to receive either a Michelin star or Bib Gourmand (the guide’s budget-friendly category) later this year. 

In greater Los Angeles, three restaurants made the guide: Komal, a masa-focused street stall in South L.A.’s Mercado La Paloma from two Holbox alums. The second is Somni in West Hollywood, the most expensive restaurant in Los Angeles. Founded by Jose Andrés in 2018, the Spanish-leaning modernist tasting menu held two Michelin stars in its previous iteration. Last fall, former day-to-day lead Aitor Zabala revived Somni as an independent project. The third is Vin Folk, a tiny South Bay bistro run by two Somni alums serving casual bistro dishes with fine dining flare and an impeccable wine list.

Elsewhere across the state, Michelin recognized restaurants like Sungho, a homey Korean spot in San Francisco and Atelier Manna in Encinitas, which the guide describes as a “hipster haven” with a focus on locally sourced ingredients. Three more restaurants down in San Diego County made the cut: Tanner’s Prime Burger and 24 Suns in Oceanside, as well as Lilo in Carlsbad. 

Two months ago, Michelin added seven other L.A. restaurants to the guide. Among them were East Hollywood’s Bar Etoile, West L.A. omakase counter Mori Nozomi and Westchester’s Tomat.

In alphabetical order, the ten L.A. area restaurants added to the Michelin guide this year are as follows, with full inspector notes available via the Michelin website. All restaurants are within city limits unless otherwise specified; we’ve noted which are new additions and linked to Time Out’s write-ups for each. We have also included our own star designations, where applicable, with brackets. 

1. Bar Etoile [4 stars]
2. Kusano (Culver City) 
3. NEW: Komal [4 stars]
4. Mori Nozomi [5 stars]
5. Rasarumah [3 stars]
6. Restaurant Ki [4 stars]
7. Seline (Santa Monica)
8. NEW: Somni (West Hollywood) [5 stars]
9. Tomat [4 stars]
10. NEW: Vin Folk [4 stars]