This article contains a complete list of Michelin starred restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area and
Northern California
Northern California (colloquially known as NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, its main population centers incl ...
since 2007. The
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
guide was the second North American city chosen to have its own
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin star (classification), stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The ac ...
. Unlike the other U.S. guides which focus mainly in the city proper, the San Francisco guide includes all the major cities in the
Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Gov ...
: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Berkeley, as well as Wine Country, which includes Napa and Sonoma. In 2019, the guide was expanded to cover the whole state of California.
2019–2022
The 2019–2022 Michelin Guides cover the entire state of California.
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and
wildfires in California
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, the French tire company's restaurant guide took a hiatus in 2020.
2007-2018
The 2007 to 2018 Michelin Guides cover the San Francisco Bay Area.
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