Michelin expands Mexico to 225 establishments

Michelin Guide widened its Mexico coverage this month, adding Jalisco, Puebla and Yucatán to its 2026 selection and bringing the country’s total listed establishments to 225. The guide said the expansion builds on its Mexico launch in 2024 and extends coverage beyond the markets that anchored the first editions, including Mexico City and Baja California. The additions place nine Mexican states in the current selection, according to Michelin’s official country listing. Separately, Michelin said Las Vegas will host the inaugural Michelin Guide Southwest ceremony on August 26, 2026. ### Which Mexican states are now included? Michelin said Jalisco, Puebla and Yucatán were added for 2026, joining Mexico City, Oaxaca, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo and Nuevo León. Michelin announced the three new states in a May 2026 event notice and described the move as an expansion of its Mexican selection. The guide’s Mexico selection page now spans those nine states and lists 225 restaurants in total. Michelin’s online directory shows the count directly on the Mexico restaurants page. ### What exactly does the 225 figure cover? Michelin’s 225 total refers to all establishments in its Mexico selection, not only starred restaurants. The country page includes starred restaurants, Bib Gourmand picks and other recommended restaurants reviewed by Michelin inspectors. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s separate 2026 roundup of Mexico’s starred restaurants said the year’s “biggest news” was the expansion into additional regions and noted that the new states were added alongside the six already covered in prior editions. (guide.michelin.com) The same article said seven newcomers entered the starred selection for 2026. ### How broad is Michelin’s Mexico footprint now? Michelin launched in Mexico in 2024, the guide said in its expansion announcement. Since then, the company has presented the country as a national dining destination rather than a single-city or single-region market, adding states over successive editions. Jalisco already has a dedicated Michelin state page on the guide’s website, with inspector-reviewed restaurants listed under the new geography. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s Mexico directory also shows the broader state-by-state buildout now underway. ### Did the Southwest ceremony date change? Michelin’s official event page says the 2026 Michelin Guide Southwest ceremony will take place on August 26 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin North America repeated the same date in a May 5 media post. That date differs from some secondary reports that referred to a September 2026 event. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s own event listing is the more direct source on timing and venue. ### Why does Las Vegas matter in this rollout? Michelin said Las Vegas will host the inaugural Southwest ceremony after announcing a new regional guide covering Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. (guide.michelin.com) The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said in December that Michelin inspectors were already in the field for the new Southwest edition. The Southwest ceremony gives Michelin another regional platform in North America as it expands coverage in adjacent dining markets. That link is an inference based on Michelin’s concurrent Mexico expansion and its scheduled Southwest launch, both announced on Michelin-owned channels. August 26 is the next dated milestone in Michelin’s regional calendar. (press.lvcva.com) Michelin said the Southwest ceremony will be held that evening at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, while the Mexico selection is already live on the guide’s website with 225 establishments. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2)