These 11 L.A. restaurants were just added to the Michelin Guide

Earlier today, Michelin announced that 11 new L.A. restaurants were going to be added to its California Michelin Guide, in addition to picks in Palm Springs, San Diego and Santa Barbara.

To be clear, these new additions are entry-level designations. What that means is that Michelin's anonymous inspectors have visited the eateries and thought they are worth telling people about. These restaurants did not receive any Michelin stars (yet) but they're now on the watch list for potential mentions during the 2026 Michelin ceremony that will be held in San Diego next month, on June 24. 

Interestingly enough, the directory just recently issued an update to its California edition, adding six L.A. restaurants to the guide at the end of March.

This latest round of inclusions features live-fire Studio City restaurant Alto; Joshua Whigham's Los Feliz Spanish eatery Casa Leo; Electric Bleu, the French bistro in Mar Vista; Good Alley, the modern dumpling hit; eight-seat Sawtelle sushi eatery Kojima; seasonal California set menu destination Lielle by Marcus Jernmark, one of Sweden's most celebrated chefs; Lynx, which is just as much a cocktail hit as it is a pizza one; Beverly Hills omakase spot Miura; The Mulberry, also in Sawtelle; Sonoratown in Downtown, which amounts to taco and tortilla heaven; and Sora Craft Kitchen, which focuses on Turkish and Anatolian dishes.

Whether any of these mentions will translate into even more exciting Michelin nods is yet to be seen—but our money is on Kojima and Lielle: an eight-seat sushi counter and a seasonal California menu by a decorated Swedish chef are exactly the kind of high-effort, high-concept operations Michelin's inspectors tend to reward. Either way, we're here to celebrate our amazing local eateries.