The Golden State has set a date and location for the reveal of the 2025 edition of The MICHELIN Guide California. Sacramento has been chosen as the host city for the ceremony being held on the evening of June 25 at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center.
“We are looking forward to honoring California’s talented culinary community in the vibrant city of Sacramento,” says Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of The MICHELIN Guides. “With an impressive gastronomy scene focused on locally grown and sourced food, Sacramento was the perfect place to celebrate the state’s growing talents. Our anonymous Inspectors are excited to reveal their new discoveries and share them with the world.”
As The MICHELIN Guide continues to be committed to promoting the gastronomy players of tomorrow and the diversity of cuisines across its destinations, the Guide seeks to hold its annual ceremony in different cities each year. With a strong culinary philosophy focused on farm to table dining and authentic, homegrown ingredients, Sacramento proved to be the perfect fit for the 2025 MICHELIN Guide California Ceremony.
“Sacramento is thrilled to welcome The Michelin Guide back to our city,” said Visit Sacramento President and CEO Mike Testa. “As the host of the inaugural California Guide announcement in 2019, and home to our own amazing Michelin Starred restaurants, Sacramento knows firsthand the anticipation and magic that are synonymous with Michelin. We can’t wait to celebrate the Golden State’s honorees here in June.”
Chefs will be invited to discover whether their restaurants have received a MICHELIN Star or another MICHELIN Guide distinction. Attendance is by invitation only.
The MICHELIN Guide in North America
Michelin announced its first North American Guide in 2005 for New York. Guides have also been added in Chicago (2011); Washington, D.C. (2017); California (San Francisco in 2007, statewide 2019); Florida (Greater Miami, Orlando and Tampa in 2022, adding Greater Fort Lauderdale, The Palm Beaches and St. Pete-Clearwater in 2025, statewide in 2026); Toronto (2022); Vancouver (2022); Colorado (2023); Atlanta (2023), Mexico (2024), Texas (2024), Quebec (2024) and the American South (2025).
About the MICHELIN Guide
Recognized globally for excellence and quality, The MICHELIN Guide offers a selection of world-class restaurants.
The famous One, Two, and Three MICHELIN Stars identify establishments serving exceptional cuisine that’s rich in flavor, remarkably executed, and infused with the personality of a talented chef.
The Bib Gourmand is a designation given to select restaurants that offer good quality food for a good value – often known as personal favorites among the Inspectors when dining on their own time.
The MICHELIN Green Star honors restaurants that are pioneers in sustainable gastronomy.
Recommended restaurants and special professional awards are also highlighted by The MICHELIN Guide Inspectors.
The MICHELIN Guide remains a reliable companion for any traveler seeking an unforgettable meal and hospitality experience. The Guide was first published in France at the turn of the 20th century to encourage the development of car mobility as well as tire sales by giving practical advice to motorists. Progressively, the Guide has specialized in restaurant and hotel recommendations. Michelin’s Inspectors still use the same criteria and manner of selection that were used by the Inspectors in the very beginning.
The restaurant selections join the MICHELIN Guide selection of hotels, which features the most unique and exciting places to stay around the world. Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to discover every restaurant in the selection and book an amazing hotel.
Thanks to the rigorous MICHELIN Guide selection process that is applied independently and consistently in more than destinations (60+ Guides), the MICHELIN Guide has become an international benchmark in fine dining.
All restaurants in the Guide are recommended by Michelin’s anonymous Inspectors, who are trained to apply the same time-tested methods used by Michelin Inspectors for many decades throughout the world. This ensures a uniform, international standard of excellence. As a further guarantee of complete objectivity, Michelin Inspectors pay all their bills in full, and only the quality of the cuisine is evaluated.
To fully assess the quality of a restaurant, the Inspectors apply five criteria defined by Michelin: product quality; mastery of cooking techniques; harmony of flavors; the personality of the chef as reflected in the cuisine; and consistency over time and across the entire menu. These criteria guarantee a consistent and fair selection so a Starred restaurant has the same value regardless of whether it is in Paris, New York, or anywhere else in the world.
About Michelin North America, Inc.
Michelin is building a world-leading manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences. Pioneering engineered materials for more than 130 years, Michelin is uniquely positioned to make decisive contributions to human progress and to a more sustainable world. Drawing on its deep know-how in polymer composites, Michelin is constantly innovating to manufacture high-quality tires and components for critical applications in demanding fields as varied as mobility, construction, aeronautics, low-carbon energies and healthcare. The care placed in its products and deep customer knowledge inspire Michelin to offer the finest experiences. This spans from providing data- and AI-based connected solutions for professional fleets to recommending outstanding restaurants and hotels curated by the MICHELIN Guide. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America, Inc. has approximately 23,500 employees and operates 36 production facilities in the United States (michelinman.com) and Canada (michelin.ca).
About Visit Sacramento
As the premier destination marketing and development organization for the Sacramento region's convention and tourism industry, Visit Sacramento plays a lead role in the projects, programs and attractions that bring visitors to the city and beyond. Visit Sacramento works to improve the quality of life for Sacramento residents by driving visitor spending that supports the local business community, creates jobs and makes Sacramento a better place to call home. Find out more at visitsacramento.com.
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