These Are the 90 Best Restaurants in California, Says Michelin
Los Angeles gains, San Francisco drops, in the arbiter’s latest awards.
San Francisco’s Atelier Crenn kept its three stars. Other Bay Area restaurants weren’t as lucky.
Photographer: Jordan WiseThe balance of power in California’s restaurant world is swinging south, according to Michelin.
On Sept. 28, the guide’s second edition for the Golden State listed 90 starred restaurants, the same number that appeared in the inaugural list in 2019, although the Bay Area, which previously led the state with 57 spots, saw a notable number of places drop from the list. That hit was most apparent in San Francisco, which saw 13 of the city’s 30 one-star restaurants fall off the list, principally because of closures. California restaurants had been hard hit since March 2020, with an estimated one-third shuttering, and two-thirds of workers lost their jobs, at least temporarily, because of the pandemic.