LA’s Michelin Update
The Michelin Guide added six new Los Angeles restaurants to its roster this week, spotlighting an evolving dining scene and new must‑try dishes across the city. (x.com) Social reporting also called out standout items like Duck Confit at Azay and Black Garlic Ramen at Men Oh Tokushima Ramen as crowd‑pleasers. (x.com)
Michelin’s California update posted March 25, 2026, added 12 new restaurants across the state — six of those slots went to Los Angeles venues. (nbclosangeles.com) The six Los Angeles additions are Corridor 109, Firstborn, Lapaba, Little Fish Melrose Hill, Lugya’h by Poncho’s Tlayudas, and Zira Uzbek Kitchen. (hoodline.com) Corridor 109 is described as an intimate 10‑ to 11‑seat seafood tasting counter tucked behind Bar 109, led by chef Brian Baik and built around precise raw‑fish courses such as ikura tartlets and aji toast. (hoodline.com) Lapaba opened in Koreatown in February as a pasta bar that reimagines Italian formats with Korean ingredients, a concept reviewers say had input from Nancy Silverton. (hoodline.com) Firstborn in Chinatown is chef Anthony Wang’s Chinese‑American prix‑fixe restaurant (priced at $68 for a four‑course menu), and Zira Uzbek Kitchen is listed as an Uzbek spot on Fairfax gaining Michelin attention. (nbclosangeles.com) Little Fish Melrose Hill is a full‑service Melrose Avenue outpost from Anna Sonenshein and Niki Vahle that grew out of a pandemic pop‑up, while Lugya’h by Poncho’s Tlayudas operates as an Oaxacan tlayuda counter inside Maydan Market under Chef Alfonso Martinez. (nbclosangeles.com) The guide’s spring update presents these additions to the California list but does not automatically confer Michelin stars, a pattern Michelin has used in interim releases ahead of its main awards announcements in the summer. (hoodline.com)
