Michelin adds LA & Bay
Michelin just added six Los Angeles restaurants and five Bay Area spots to the 2026 California Guide — a dozen California inclusions in this midyear round that span tiny 10-seat counters to casual stalls and cuisines from Uzbek to Indigenous Oaxacan. These midyear additions mark which places inspectors are watching as potential stars or Bib Gourmands ahead of the main awards later in 2026. (latimes.com)(sfist.com)(eu.desertsun.com)
Michelin’s official March 25, 2026 announcement names Corridor 109, Firstborn, Lapaba, Little Fish Melrose Hill, Lugya’h and Zira Uzbek Kitchen among its Los Angeles additions. (guide.michelin.com) Corridor 109 is described on Michelin as an intimate, 11‑seat counter tucked behind Bar 109 that focuses on fish largely sourced from Japan and requires reservations. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s entry for Lapaba highlights its Italian‑Korean mash‑ups — examples called out include bulgogi meatballs in truffle tomato sauce and a radiatore pasta with short‑rib ragu. (guide.michelin.com) Little Fish Melrose Hill is the sit‑down outpost from chefs Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle that grew out of an Echo Park pop‑up and is noted for sustainably sourced seafood and precise technique. (guide.michelin.com) Lugya’h’s listing specifies it operates inside Los Angeles’s Maydan Market where chef Alfonso Martinez’s tlayudas are the headline offering, and Zira Uzbek Kitchen on Fairfax is profiled for owner Azim Rahmatov’s Uzbek dishes and decor. (guide.michelin.com) SFist reports the Bay Area additions as Wolfsbane, Restaurant Naides, Dingles Public House, Le Cigale and Yeobo, Darling in Menlo Park. (sfist.com) Wolfsbane, which opened in Dogpatch in October 2025 from Rupert and Carrie Blease, is operating as a multi‑course tasting‑menu restaurant (reported as an 11‑course/hyper‑seasonal format) at 2495 Third Street. (wolfsbanesf.com) Restaurant Naides opened in the former Sons & Daughters space at 708 Bush Street in December 2025 and is offering a multi‑course Filipino tasting menu listed on reservation platforms at roughly $205 per person. (hoodline.com)
