The 2022 California Michelin list is released!The restaurant that has not yet been queued has "dropped stars" unknowingly

On the evening of December 12th, Western time, the "Michelin Guide" announced the2022 California Regional Star RestaurantList.

bay area has6 new restaurantsSuccessfully advanced to pick 🌟, at the same time,10 restaurants with stars from last year, or go out of business or lose stars, regret to withdraw from the list.

6 new 🌟 restaurants in the Bay Area

The Bay Area restaurant that won the star for the first time this year,all in the ranks of one star.According to the standards of the Michelin Guide, one-star restaurants have "high-quality cooking worthy of stopping and tasting".

6 new one-star restaurants in the Bay Area, many of them fromNew Discovery "New Discovery"stand out in the category.

such asSan Ho Won Shan Huyuan, From the $45 Korean bento takeaway during the epidemic, to the opening of the physical store in the SF Mission area last year, and to the star this year, it has only been a short period of 2 or 3 years.

San Ho Won's outdoor bento during the epidemic

The charcoal-fired barbecue, bibimbap, tofu pot, beef bone soup, and even banchan and Dalgona coffee cakes on the menu are very friendly to Korean food lovers in terms of appearance and price, but after tasting it in the store, they are also Gain a new perspective on traditional Korean cuisine.

Galbi in San Ho Won, $48/dozen

I have to mention that the behind-the-scenes team of San Ho Won is from Misan Benu, and the owner is the same as Corey Lee, Michelin's favorite Korean chef.

"Ordinary" Stewed Eggs in Stone Pot, $16/serving

SF Xinyixing Japanese food, which also started from the epidemic bentonisei, do not take the cold sushi Omakase route, but a richer and more balanced Japanese food Washoku.The chef is from California, 12-course course dinner, starting at $198/person.

Restaurant Nisei Scallops in Pine Nut Miso Sauce

Restaurant Nisei Grilled Eel with Japanese Sweet Pepper

The method is very rough, and the dishes are very delicate.San Francisco Log BBQ Live-Fire RestaurantTeddy, the open kitchen is basically operated only by a few large log ovens, and fresh ingredients are baked and eaten right away.The chef is from Mister Jiu's, a Chinese restaurant. If you don't mind sharing a long table with strangers, the 15-course tasting menu starts at $215/person.

A Return to the Raw Art of 'Unplugged' Cooking

Osito's California game tasting menu

and alsoSsal, the "Korean fine dining" of Misan, a wine country, and a Korean husband and wife team in San Francisco. They are familiar with high-end ingredients and cooking, and they have some Korean flavors in detail.In the 3rd year since its opening, it has been successfully upgraded to a star, and the Tasting Menu starts from $198/person.

The former North Bay Michelin two-starCyrus, 10 years ago, it was closed due to the issue of the venue lease. It was only less than 9 months after the re-opening in September this year, and it was re-picked🌟.

The chef is the winner of the James Beard Award, but Cyrus is not only famous for its cooking. The diners start from drinking champagne in the hall while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the winery, then go through the kitchen to enjoy the cooking process and taste the appetizers, and then enter the restaurant for a formal banquet. It is a complete set Immersive experience process. Tasting menu starts from $295/person.

North Bay St. HelenaPress, a quintessential Napa Valley winery/restaurant, opened in 2007 and won its first star this year.The current chef team once guided the US team in the culinary OlympicsGold medal at the Bocuse d'Or.

The only Mi San in South Bay has a perfect curtain call

Not long before the list was released, Nanwan Michelin three-starManresasuddenly announced that the2023/1/1Closed shop.

At the moment of farewell, the "Michelin Guide" continued to give three stars unswervingly, allowing this old restaurant to have a perfect curtain call.

Manresa opened in Los Gatos in 2002. Except for the 2020 "Michelin Guide" rating interruption, it has won three Michelin stars for six consecutive years since 2016.

Manresa founder and chef Kinch said that he will then shift his focus to the other three stores he opened in the Bay Area: Manresa Bread, Bywater, and Mentone.

10 Michelin restaurants lost their stars or went out of business

On the other hand, among the Michelin-starred restaurants in the Bay Area this year, it is very rare that 10 restaurants are missing.

One Michelin star in San FranciscoAl's place, closed in August this year.

Michelin three starCoi, which has been in San Francisco for more than 15 years, regrettably closed its store earlier this year.

"The strongest South Indian cuisine in the Bay Area", one Michelin star in the peninsulaRasa, This year, the name was changed along with the menu. The chef said that the Michelin halo put too much pressure on the restaurant, and they decided to return to a more simple and economical menu.

Michelin two-star innovative Indian cuisine in San FranciscoCampton place, the chef left and may not reopen until next year.

In addition, there are some restaurants that are still in business but unexpectedly dropped stars.

Including San Francisco Japanese food that many people check inJu-Ni

One Star MoroccanMourad

ItalianSPQR

Since 16, I have received one-star Japanese foodWako

and Menlo Park'sWood

Napa Valley'sLa toque

In recent years, the Bay AreaFor the first time there are so many restaurantsRetired from the Michelin star list together.

SF Chronicle quoted industry insiders as saying that the impact of the epidemicManpower shortage, logistics and customer source problems, is still affecting the catering industry, and it is a pity that some restaurants can no longer provide the Michelin-standard dining experience as before, or even continue to operate.

Nanka Hiti's first Michelin three-star restaurant

This year, California won a total of7 Michelin three stars, accounting for one-half of the United States.

In addition to 6 old faces from the Bay Area, this yearThe only newly added Michelin three-star titleWhispering in Southern California.

San Diego's old fine dining restaurantaddison, opened in 2006, won the star for the first time in 2019, and then upgraded all the way, successfully won the三星.

The "Michelin Guide" praised Addison's flexible use of different regional cuisine elements, as well as the creative combination and presentation of ingredients.