One star is supposed to mean “a very good restaurant in its category,” based only on what’s on the plate.
One star is supposed to require consistency. Per the then-director of the guides that’s why Chez Panisse lost its star.
There were 28 when I went.
Laurent Gras took over in July of last year, which should have been in time to be reflected in the SF guide that came out in November. August was the cutoff in 2010, when it came out in Octobrer.
But I guess it wasn’t good enough to earn 1 star…
Spago not getting a star is newsworthy, especially given that it had two stars 10 years ago. I don’t go very often, but I don’t have a sense that it has changed that much.
Did they announce the Plate list yet? I wasn’t able to find online.
Meh he just sounds bitter
I can say from experience that Bavel at best lacks consistency.
The Plate should be searchable on viamichelin.com soon if it’s not already.
Bazaar, Chi Spacca, and Auburn didn’t get a star.
I thought Auburn and Chi Spacca could’ve gotten one star seeing that Kali got one.
All of the LA stars, Bib Gourmand and Plate restaurants are searchable on viamichelin.com. It wasn’t when I checked last night at 7pm.
At best, Bavel has some of the most delicious food I’ve eaten in LA. But Michelin is not about deliciousness; Michelin is about refinement and craftsmanship. A most delicious food list would look a lot different. And it would be very subjective.
"There’s just one starred restaurant, Bistro Na’s, in the entire San Gabriel Valley, where the Chinese food rivals any other place in North America. "
It’s a fallacy to think that Chinese restaurants deserve stars just because Chinese food in LA is better than the rest of the country…
There’s a back story to it. Next time we break bread…
la plate:
189 by Dominique Ansel
A.O.C.
Alexander’s Steakhouse
Alimento
Alta Adams
Angelini Osteria
Animal
Arroyo Chop House
Asanebo
Avra
Awash
Babita Mexicuisine
Bäco Mercat
Bavel
Beauty & Essex
Benten Ramen
Best Girl
Bestia
Borneo Kalimantan Cuisine
Bourbon Steak
Carlitos Gardel
Chateau Hanare
Chi Spacca
Chongqing Special Noodles
Chosun Galbee
Connie & Ted’s
Corner Place
Cosa Buona
Culina
Dama
Destroyer
Din Tai Fung
Figaro Bistrot
Fishwives
Flame
Freedman’s
Genwa
Gish-Bac
Golden Deli
Gracias Madre
Guelaguetza
Guisados
Gusto
Gwen
HaiDiLao Hotpot
Here’s Looking at You
Hinoki & the Bird
Hippo
Hock + Hoof
Hunan Mao
Jar
Jean-Georges
Jun Won
Katana
Kazu Sushi
Kiriko
Kiwami by Katsu-Ya
La Boucherie on 71
La Casita Mexicana
Lucques
Lukshon
Luv 2 Eat
Ma’am Sir
Maestro
Marino
Master Ha
Matsuhisa
Matsumoto
Mayura
Mini Kabob
Mistral
Momed Atwater Village
Nerano
Newport Seafood
Night + Market
Norah
Odys + Penelope
Officine Brera
Olympic Cheonggukjang
Openaire
Osawa
Otium
Otoño
Park’s BBQ
Parkway Grill
Parsnip
Patina
Petty Cash
Post & Beam
Quarters BBQ
Raffi’s Place
Redbird
Republique
Ronan
Royce
Running Goose
Saladang
Sapp Coffee Shop
Shaherzad
Shojin
Simone
Soban
Soot Bull Jeep
Soowon Galbi
Soregashi
Spago
Sushi Enya
Sushi Ichi
Sushi Park
Tempura Endo
Tesse
The Bazaar
The Bellwether
The Belvedere
The Cat & Fiddle
The District by Hannah An
The Exchange
The Little Door
The Raymond
The Tower Bar and Restaurant
Trois Familia
Umeda
Union
Vernetti
Water Grill
Xiang Yuan Gourmet
Yong Su San
Yxta
What happened to Tsujita ramen and Sushi Tsujita?
ok what’s la plate? i can’t believe how much brain power i’m wasting worrying about all of the tiers of michelin… still no Lasa?!
Good cooking but not quite deserving of a star or seen as “value” eats.
I’m not mad at that list
So Plate is > than Bib Gourmand? This is a tad strange…there are so many places on that Plate list that deserved way more consideration.
