New Michelin picks
The Michelin Guide expanded in March: London added ten new restaurants, Los Angeles picked up six new entries, and the Algarve in Portugal gained another star, bringing its regional total to seven. (10 London additions; six LA restaurants added; Algarve now with seven starred restaurants) (timeout.com) (shortlist.com) (hospitalitycareerprofile.com) (inside-algarve.com). That gives food‑first travelers fresh options — from inventive tasting rooms in London to an elevated LA dining scene and more sun‑soaked fine‑dining choices in the Algarve. (implication for food travel and new destination options) (timeout.com) (hospitalitycareerprofile.com).
Among the London names now listed by Michelin are Stem + Stem, a hybrid restaurant-and-florist in the City where a chef partners with a florist to decorate the dining room; 2210 by NattyCanCook, a Caribbean-focused debut from chef Nathaniel Mortley in Herne Hill; Tatar Bunar, a Shoreditch spot serving Ukrainian comfort dishes; and Rake @ the Compton Arms, a rotating kitchen residency operating inside a Canonbury pub. (guide.michelin.com) (timeout.com) The California update highlights neighborhood counter and market concepts: Corridor 109 (an 11-seat seafood counter focused on Japanese-sourced fish), Firstborn (Anthony Wang’s Chinese‑American prix‑fixe in Chinatown), Lapaba (a Koreatown pasta bar blending Italian dishes with Korean flavours), Little Fish Melrose Hill (a full-service seafood outpost), Lugya’h by Poncho’s Tlayudas (an Oaxacan counter in Maydan Market), and Zira Uzbek Kitchen (bringing Uzbek dishes to Fairfax). (guide.michelin.com) (nbclosangeles.com) In Portugal, the new star went to Alameda in Faro, led by chef Rui Sequeira, which received its first Michelin star for a menu Michelin praised for its contemporary take on local seafood and seasonal Algarve produce; the guide now lists established two‑star Algarve venues Vila Joya (Albufeira) and Ocean (Porches) alongside one‑star restaurants including Gusto, Bon Bon, Vista and A Ver Tavira. (portugalresident.com) (guide.michelin.com) How Michelin’s updates work: the Guide’s inspectors add restaurants to the Selection throughout the year and mark new entries with a “New” symbol on the website and app, while formal star awards (one, two or three stars) are announced at the Guide’s annual ceremony; additions to the Selection are separate from the star‑award process. (guide.michelin.com) (thecaterer.com) This March’s round of updates was part of a wider set of changes: the Michelin Guide added 18 new eateries to the Great Britain & Ireland selection in its March release, the California selection grew by 12 new restaurants in the same update, and Portugal picked up 11 new Michelin stars across the country in the 2026 ceremony. (thecaterer.com) (usatoday.com) (guide.michelin.com)
