Michelin adds Jacksonville, Northeast Florida

Michelin’s May 28 expansion of its Florida guide did two things at once: it added Jacksonville and Northeast Florida to the guide for the first time, and it pushed the Florida selection beyond the markets Michelin had previously emphasized. Local reporting in Jacksonville said the move brought Northeast Florida into Michelin’s coverage for the first time, while Michelin’s own Florida selection page presented the 2026 list as a statewide edition. The change matters because Michelin’s Florida footprint had been more narrowly associated with Miami, Orlando and Tampa. The 2026 release widened that map, according to Michelin’s guide materials and follow-up local coverage after the May 28 announcement. ### Which part of Florida was newly added? Jacksonville and Northeast Florida were the newly added areas in Michelin’s 2026 Florida guide. (news4jax.com) News4Jax reported on June 2 that Michelin had recommended Northeast Florida restaurants for the first time, tying that recognition to the guide’s newly broadened Florida coverage. The May 28 timing is central to the story. Michelin’s Florida selection for 2026 was released that day, and the Jacksonville-area additions appeared as part of that broader publication rather than in a separate regional rollout. ### What changed in Michelin’s Florida approach? Michelin’s 2026 Florida list was presented as a statewide guide. (news4jax.com) That marked an expansion from prior Florida coverage that had centered on a smaller set of metro areas, according to the guide materials cited by local coverage. The practical result is that restaurants in Northeast Florida can now appear in the same Florida selection framework as restaurants in South Florida, Central Florida and the Tampa Bay area. (news4jax.com) Michelin’s published selection page is the reference point for that broader statewide structure. ### Which St. Petersburg restaurants were recognized? (news4jax.com) Elliott Aster and In Between Days were the two St. Petersburg restaurants cited as earning Michelin recognition in the 2026 Florida selection. Their inclusion was reported after the May 28 release as part of the guide’s broader statewide expansion. Those recognitions underscored that the expansion was not limited to Northeast Florida. (guide.michelin.com) The 2026 selection also surfaced additions and recognitions in other Florida markets, including St. Petersburg on the Gulf Coast. ### Does this mean Michelin stars were newly awarded in Jacksonville? The available reporting supports a narrower point: Michelin added Jacksonville and Northeast Florida to the Florida guide and began recommending restaurants there. (guide.michelin.com) News4Jax’s report was framed around Michelin recommending Northeast Florida restaurants for the first time, not around a separately verified new star announcement for Jacksonville in the material reviewed here. That distinction matters because Michelin’s Florida selection can include several categories of recognition. Based on the sources reviewed, the confirmed development is the geographic expansion of the guide and the appearance of Northeast Florida restaurants within it. ### Where can readers check the full list now? (news4jax.com) Michelin’s guide site carries the Florida 2026 selection, and News4Jax’s June 2 report points readers to the Northeast Florida additions highlighted after the release. Those two sources are the clearest places to verify which restaurants were included after the guide went statewide on May 28. (news4jax.com) Michelin’s next Florida updates will appear through its guide platform, where the 2026 statewide selection is already posted and where any later additions or category changes would be published. (guide.michelin.com) (news4jax.com)