Emelina earns Palm Beach Michelin star

Michelin awarded Emelina in West Palm Beach one star in the 2026 Florida guide, putting Palm Beach County on the state’s starred map for the first time. The Michelin Guide lists Emelina as a one-star restaurant at 424 Park Pl. #101, with Cuban cuisine and counter dining. Michelin’s inspector write-up says chefs Osmel González and Camila Salazar built the menu around Cuban cooking shaped by global influences and South Florida ingredients. The recognition came as Palm Beach County picked up 10 Michelin honors overall, according to local reporting cited in the source briefing. Michelin’s own Florida listings confirm Emelina’s one-star status and show other county restaurants appearing in the guide under different distinctions, including Bib Gourmand and Michelin Selected. ### How is Emelina described in Michelin’s own guide? (guide.michelin.com) Michelin describes Emelina as “One Star: High quality cooking” in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide USA. The guide says the restaurant is an intimate room with a handful of counter seats facing an open kitchen, and it credits González and Salazar with a style that asks what Cuban cuisine looks like when global inspiration is applied to its base. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s inspectors highlight several dishes in the listing, including poached local oysters with yucca foam and mushroom powder, cherry tomatoes with Cuban oregano chimichurri and macadamia milk foam, dry-aged beef with green mango mojo and black bean sauce, and a reworked rabo encendido. The guide also says most of the ingredients are sourced from South Florida. ### What does this mean for Palm Beach County’s Michelin footprint? (guide.michelin.com) Palm Beach County had been represented in the guide before, but Emelina is the county restaurant now carrying a star. Michelin’s Florida restaurant database shows Emelina among the state’s starred restaurants, while other Palm Beach County entries appear under other categories rather than the star tier. Palm Beach Meats in West Palm Beach is listed by Michelin as a Bib Gourmand, the designation for good quality and good value cooking. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s page describes it as a contemporary market-and-restaurant concept run by Eric and Meghan San Pedro, centered on wagyu sourced from Japan, Australia and the United States. Stage Kitchen & Bar in Palm Beach Gardens also appears in Michelin’s Florida coverage. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s write-up says chef Pushkar Marathe’s menu draws on his Indian roots and his travels, with dishes including butter chicken, duck confit egg rolls, shrimp and grits, and a burger. ### How big is Michelin’s Florida guide now? Michelin’s Florida guide currently lists 26 starred restaurants statewide, according to the guide’s official Florida page and Michelin’s homepage feature on the 2026 Florida stars. (guide.michelin.com) Emelina appears in that statewide roster alongside starred restaurants in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Winter Park and other Florida markets. The Michelin site also shows roughly 200 Florida restaurants across all distinctions, including stars, Bib Gourmand and Selected entries. (guide.michelin.com) That broader list is the context for Palm Beach County’s 10 recognitions referenced in local coverage. ### Where can readers verify the award and the county’s other honorees? Michelin’s official Emelina page identifies the restaurant as a one-star property in the 2026 guide and includes the address, cuisine type and inspector notes. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s Florida restaurant pages also let readers filter by city and distinction, including West Palm Beach and Bib Gourmand listings such as Palm Beach Meats. As of August 6, Michelin’s Florida guide pages remained live with Emelina listed as one star and Palm Beach Meats listed as Bib Gourmand. Local reporting published on August 5 said Palm Beach County had 10 Michelin-recognized restaurants in total, with Emelina making local history by earning the county’s first star. (guide.michelin.com)