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Miami Herald
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Which South Florida restaurants will earn Michelin stars this week? Here are our picks
Michelin stars are coming to South Florida this week — and this time, it's not just Miami restaurants that might benefit. The internationally famous Michelin Guide will be announcing its 2025 annual star additions in Florida on April 17, but this year it's not only highlighting the best restaurants in Miami, Orlando and Tampa as it has for the past three years. Restaurants in those cities will be considered, but this year, restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, the Palm Beaches and Clearwater/St. Petersburg will also be in the mix. Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, said the booming South Florida restaurant scene deserved a closer look. 'Florida continues to raise the bar with its emerging culinary talent, international influences and the palpable passion of its local restaurant communities,' he said in a statement last year. 'Over the past three years, we've seen the Florida selection grow and strengthen as our Inspectors shined a spotlight on their discoveries. We look forward to exploring these new destinations and highlighting the excellence of their local restaurant scene.' At this point, Florida has no three-star restaurants and only one two-star restaurant, the glamorous French spot L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Miami's Design District. Miami's single-star restaurants are: Ariete, Boia De, Cote, Elcielo, EntreNos, Hiden, Le Jardinier, Los Felix, Ogawa, Shingo, The Surf Club Restaurant, Stubborn Seed and The Tambourine Room by Tristan Brandt. Considering the sheer number of restaurants that have opened in the past year, the Miami area could easily see another spot get a star. Whether Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach restaurants will be recognized is hard to say: In its first year of Michelin consideration, no Tampa restaurant earned a star, though now five restaurants in the city have them (Orlando has seven). There are a few things that make handicapping the winners slightly easier. Michelin added 10 Miami restaurants to its recommended list earlier in the year, and some of those could be rewarded with a star. And though nothing is guaranteed, the guide also seems to have an affinity for omakase-style experiences and tasting menus and look kindly upon chefs whose sister restaurants already have stars. Also on April 17, Michelin will also choose the 2025 Bib Gourmands, restaurants that offer good food at a reasonable price. At the moment, Miami has 18 Bib Gourmands: Bachour, Chug's Diner, Doya, El Turco, Ghee Indian Kitchen, Hometown Barbecue, Jaguar Sun, La Natural, Lucali, Mandolin, Michael's Genuine, Phuc Yea, Rosie's, Sanguich de Miami, Tam Tam, Tinta y Cafe, Zak the Baker and Zitz Sum. Miami Itamae Ao: Is this Chef Nando Chang's year? He's already up for a James Beard Award for Best Chef: South, a year after his sister Val Chang won with her Peruvian restaurant Maty's. This omakase spot is tucked away in the back Maty's in Midtown. Naoe: We are just going to assume Michelin has never been to this hidden sushi counter on Brickell Key (although it makes the Forbes Five-Star list every year). Because why has it been ignored so far? Recoveco: This South Miami restaurant with a small but creative menu from husband-and-wife team Nicolas Martinez and Maria Teresa Gallina made the list of Michelin-recommended restaurants earlier this year. Palma: Chef Juan Camilo Liscano's small restaurant near Little Havana offers an ever-changing tasting menu and, like Recoveco, made the Michelin recommended list earlier this year. Sereira: This elegant Portuguese restaurant from internationally famous chef Henrique Sá Pessoa, who has a two-starred restaurant in Lisbon, was too new for consideration in 2024. Michelin has had time to examine it closely now. Sunny's Steakhouse: In the end, it won't matter if everybody's favorite Miami steakhouse doesn't earn a star, because it's so good it's going to be impossible to get a reservation there anyway. But the hype is real, and Sunny's needs to be in the conversation. Fort Lauderdale Daniel's, a Florida steakhouse: From the team behind Coral Gables' Fiola, this downtown steakhouse works hard to source as much as possible from Florida and brings a sophisticated Miami vibe to the heart of Broward County. The Katherine: Chef Timon Balloo's eclectic restaurant is one of the best restaurants in Broward, and we'd love to see his hard work and creativity rewarded. MAASS: This restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences comes from chef Ryan Ratino, the force behind the one-starred Bresca and two-starred Jont, both in Washington, D.C., so it's got a pedigree that makes it a possible. Palm Beaches We confess we haven't spent a lot of time eating in Palm Beach County for obvious reasons — we can barely keep up with everything opening in Miami — but here are a few spots to keep an eye on. Buccan: Chef Clay Conley draws raves for his upscale American cuisine in Palm Beach, both here and his restaurant Grato (which could be another contender). Cafe Boulud: Chef Daniel Boulud's restaurant Daniel in New York already boasts a Michelin star, which makes a star at this French spot in Palm Beach a possibility. Moody Tongue: This omakase-style restaurant at the Hilton West Palm Beach has a sister with a star in Chicago, so it could be a contender.
Miami Herald
04-02-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
The Michelin Guide is expanding to new cities in Florida. Here's what you need to know
The world's most famous restaurant guide book is coming to Broward and Palm Beach counties. The Michelin Guide, which reviews and rates restaurants from around the world, has announced that it will be adding three more Florida cities to its guide beginning in 2026: Fort Lauderdale, the Palm Beaches and St. Petersburg-Clearwater. The guide has been rating restaurants in Miami, Orlando and Tampa since 2022. Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, said Florida's restaurant offerings have improved since the guide first came to the state. 'Florida continues to raise the bar with its emerging culinary talent, international influences and the palpable passion of its local restaurant communities,' he said in a statement. 'Over the past three years, we've seen the Florida selection grow and strengthen as our Inspectors shined a spotlight on their discoveries. We look forward to exploring these new destinations and highlighting the excellence of their local restaurant scene.' Tourism agencies in the cities pay for the privilege of Michelin's anonymous inspectors coming to local restaurants. State tourism and marketing agency Visit Florida and tourism agencies in Miami, Orlando and Tampa paid the guide an estimated $1.5 million for Michelin to highlight restaurants in those cities from 2022-2024 and later reached an agreement to continue in 2025 and beyond. Miami has 14 starred restaurants, including L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Florida's only two-starred restaurant. Orlando has seven starred restaurants, and Tampa has five. Last month, the guide announced the addition of six Miami-area restaurants: Cotoa, Grand Central, Itamae Ao, Palma, Sereia and Torno Subito. There's no guarantee these spots, designated as Recommended, will earn stars in the 2025 guide, but in 2024, three Recommended restaurants did earn stars: EntreNos, Shingo and Ogawa. The 2025 Michelin Guide will be announced sometime this spring.
