San Diego to host Michelin
California’s Michelin Guide will hold its statewide awards ceremony in San Diego on June 24 — the first time the county has hosted the event since it became eligible for Michelin recognition in 2019 (sandiegouniontribune.com). The announcement signals Michelin’s continued expansion of its California calendar and creates a concrete date for chefs and restaurateurs to watch this summer (sandiegouniontribune.com).
San Diego will host California’s Michelin Guide awards ceremony on June 24, marking the county’s first turn as the statewide event’s host. (sandiegouniontribune.com) Michelin announced the 2026 ceremony date this week, giving chefs and restaurateurs a fixed night to watch for new stars, Bib Gourmands and other guide distinctions. The June 24 event is scheduled for San Diego after last year’s California ceremony was held on June 25, 2025. (sandiegouniontribune.com) (michelinmedia.com) San Diego only became eligible for Michelin recognition when the California guide launched in 2019. Since then, Michelin has added a small but high-profile cluster of local winners, including Addison in San Diego, Jeune et Jolie and Lilo in Carlsbad, Soichi in San Diego, and Valle in Oceanside. (sandiegouniontribune.com) (culinaryagents.com) Addison remains San Diego County’s top-ranked Michelin restaurant with three stars in the 2025 California guide. Lilo joined the one-star list in 2025, giving North County another starred restaurant alongside Jeune et Jolie and Valle. (guide.michelin.com) (culinaryagents.com) The host-city rotation has moved around California in recent years. Michelin staged the 2023 ceremony in Oakland, the 2024 ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, and Visit California said the 2025 ceremony was held in Sacramento. (visitoakland.com) (michelinmedia.com) (industry.visitcalifornia.com) Michelin’s California guide has also grown in scale. Michelin said the 2025 selection covered 548 eateries across 55 cuisine types, with 65 starred restaurants statewide after two new three-star promotions, two new two-star awards and five new one-star awards. (michelinmedia.com) For San Diego, hosting does not guarantee new stars, but it does put the county at the center of Michelin’s California calendar on the night the guide is unveiled. June 24 is now the date local dining rooms, hotel groups and tourism officials will be watching. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
