These Are LA's New Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurants for 2025
On the heels of the 2025 Michelin Guide California ceremony held June 25, this year's lineup of Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurants has been announced. While Michelin stars mainly highlight high-end, fine dining restaurants, the Michelin Guide awards Bib Gourmands to restaurants that offer 'good quality, good value cooking.' The Bib Gourmand designation is intended to spotlight more affordable restaurants, bridging the gap between the Michelin Guide and the stars. At these establishments, diners can expect two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for approximately $50 USD, before tax and tip.
This year, six new Bib Gourmands were awarded in California, with three going to restaurants in the Los Angeles area. The newest Bib Gourmands are Komal, Rasarumah, and Vin Folk.
Komal, opened by Holbox alumnus chef Fátima Juárez and Conrado Rivera in Mercado La Paloma, is a love letter to the pre-Hispanic dishes Juárez grew up eating in Mexico City and Oaxaca. The restaurant uses Indigenous corn sourced directly from farmers in Mexico and then nixtamalized on-site in dishes like a flor de calabaza quesadilla, chorizo-topped Taco Sonia, and tender oval-shaped tlacoyos. In Hermosa Beach, Vin Folk serves an ambitious French-leaning menu that incorporates international influences from Somni and Maude veteran Kevin De Los Santos, and Katya Shatova, who previously worked at NoMad LA and Vespertine. Filipinotown's Rasarumah offers modern Chinese Malaysian cooking from former Pearl River Deli chef Johnny Lee, with dishes like beef rendang, char kway teow, and a classic gado gado salad.
The 2025 Michelin Guide ceremony was especially exciting for Los Angeles, with the city finally seeing its first three-Michelin-starred restaurants. Aitor Zabala's Somni and Michael Ciramusti's Providence were both honored with the three-star designation, while new one-star entrants included Restaurant Ki, Mori Nozomi, and Silvers Omakase. See More:
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