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Manresa was a restaurant in
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that specialized in
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. It was founded in 2002 by chef
David Kinch David Kinch (born April 4, 1961) is an American chef and restauranteur. He owns and operates Manresa, a restaurant in Los Gatos, California, which was awarded three Michelin stars in 2016. Kinch's California cuisine has strong French, Catal ...
. The ''Michelin Guide: San Francisco, Bay Area and Wine Country'' conferred two
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s on the restaurant in 2007, and upgraded it to three stars in 2016. The ''
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'' rated the restaurant four stars in 2015. In 2012, ''
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'' rated Manresa the best restaurant in the United States. The restaurant was also a finalist in the 2014
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for Outstanding Restaurant. In November 2022, Kinch announced Manresa's closure with its final day being December 31 of that year.


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List of Michelin starred restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area This article contains a complete list of Michelin starred restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California since 2007. The San Francisco guide was the second North American city chosen to have its own Michelin Guide. Unlike the other ...
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List of Michelin 3-star restaurants Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were. The rating sys ...
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List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States This article contains a complete list of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States. Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to s ...


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* Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area Michelin Guide starred restaurants in California Molecular gastronomy Los Gatos, California Restaurants established in 2002 2002 establishments in California 2022 disestablishments in California {{US-restaurant-stub