Michelin expands in Mexico
The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Mexico widened its footprint — adding new states, more restaurants and higher standards — signaling a bigger push for Mexican gastronomy on the global stage. (cronica.com.mx)
The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Mexico will add Jalisco, Puebla and Yucatán to its inspected selection. (guide.michelin.com) Those three states join Mexico City, Oaxaca, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo and Nuevo León — taking the Guide’s Mexican coverage from six regions to nine. (guide.michelin.com) The official 2025 MICHELIN Guide Mexico selection listed 181 restaurants, including five new One‑Star entries and a dozen added Bib Gourmand recognitions, a baseline the Guide will build on in 2026. (michelin.com) The Guide will also extend its MICHELIN Keys hotel evaluations — introduced in 2024 — to properties in the newly included states as part of the 2026 rollout. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin named Jalisco as host for the 2026 Mexico selection ceremony, scheduled for May 20 at Edén Benavento in Guadalajara. (chilango.com) Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of The MICHELIN Guide, framed the additions as recognition of regional identity and culinary innovation when announcing the expansion. (guide.michelin.com)
