Michelin brings awards to San Diego

Michelin will announce its 2026 California restaurant awards in San Diego on June 24, the first time the city has hosted the statewide ceremony. (sandiegouniontribune.com) The invitation-only event is scheduled for EVE, a bayfront venue at 975 Waterfront Place across Harbor Drive from the USS Midway Museum. (smithallengroup.com) (kogo.iheart.com) Michelin’s California ceremony is where the guide reveals new and retained stars, Green Stars, Bib Gourmands and special awards for the state. In 2025, Michelin added two new three-star restaurants, two new two-star restaurants and five new one-star restaurants in California. (guide.michelin.com) San Diego enters the 2026 cycle with two Michelin-starred restaurants listed on Michelin’s site: Addison and Soichi. Michelin’s San Diego guide pages also show a broader local field of Bib Gourmand and selected restaurants competing for attention. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) (guide.michelin.com 3) The host-city decision lands seven years after Michelin expanded its California coverage statewide in 2019, when San Diego restaurants first became eligible for stars and Bib Gourmand recognition. (kogo.iheart.com) (sandiegoville.com) Michelin inspectors have continued adding California restaurants between annual ceremonies. In March 2026, the guide published a fresh round of California additions ahead of this year’s awards. (guide.michelin.com) Local tourism and restaurant boosters have treated the ceremony as a chance to put San Diego’s dining scene in front of chefs, media and industry insiders who usually gather in Los Angeles, Sacramento or Dana Point. (sandiegouniontribune.com) (kogo.iheart.com) The next test comes on June 24, when Michelin turns San Diego into the stage for California’s annual star reveal. (sandiegouniontribune.com)