Six LA spots added
Michelin added six Los Angeles restaurants to the California Guide on March 25 — the slate ranges from Uzbek and Indigenous Oaxacan to neighborhood counters and multi‑course tasting menus, and specifically names Lugya'h for its poultry mole; San Diego saw no additions this round. The mix underscores LA’s deepening culinary breadth and neighborhood discoveries. (nbclosangeles.com) (latimes.com) (la.eater.com)
The Los Angeles entrants added in this update are Corridor 109, Firstborn, Lapaba, Little Fish Melrose Hill, Lugya’h, and Zira Uzbek Kitchen. (guide.michelin.com)) Corridor 109 is an 11‑seat counter tucked behind Bar 109 at 641 N. Western Ave., led by chef/owner Brian Baik and focused on seafood—much of it sourced from Japan and served largely raw. (guide.michelin.com)) Firstborn is the Mandarin Plaza Chinatown restaurant from chef‑owner Anthony Wang that offers a four‑course prix‑fixe menu priced at $68. (guide.michelin.com)) Lapaba bills itself as a Korean‑inflected pasta bar in Koreatown with dishes like bulgogi meatballs in truffle tomato sauce and a radiatore with short‑rib ragu, and it opened for service in early 2026. (guide.michelin.com)) Little Fish Melrose Hill is the full‑service outpost from Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle at 5035 Melrose Ave, expanding the brand from an Echo Park window into a sit‑down seafood menu that opened in December 2025. (littlefishla.com)) Lugya’h, run by Alfonso “Poncho” Martínez inside Maydan Market, centers hand‑pressed tlayudas cooked on comals and staged a communal four‑course dinner in March; Zira Uzbek Kitchen is the Fairfax District full‑service restaurant from owner Azim Rahmatov at 7422 Melrose Ave. (guide.michelin.com)) Those six L.A. names are part of a 12‑restaurant California addition announced in late March 2026, and Michelin notes that formal distinctions (Stars or Bib Gourmand) will be revealed at its annual awards ceremony later in the year. (tastingtable.com))
