Michelin Awards Three Stars to Two New Restaurants in France
The latest edition of The Michelin Guide France celebrates two new Three-Star restaurants, nine new Two-Star establishments, and 57 new One-Star distinctions.
The Michelin Guide revealed its latest restaurants at its home base — France. The awards were held in a ceremony in Metz, with a huge number of restaurants entered into Michelin’s book.
This year, 57 restaurants earned their first Michelin Star, nine restaurants achieved Two-Star status, and two restaurants were added to the coveted Three-Star status shared by only 151 restaurants in the world, including world-famous names such as Alinea and the French Laundry in the U.S., the Fat Duck and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in the U.K., and Noma in Denmark.
Le Coquillage in Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes, received Three Stars for its dishes that are both “poetic and Transportational”, according to Michelin. Chef Hugo Roellinger’s dishes are, “inspired, striking, and crafted with rare precision, perfectly reflecting the convictions, journey, and imagination of an understated yet enormously talented chef”, says the Guide, which praises the restaurant’s use of local seafood (including the rare Breton blue lobster) and garden produce.
Chef Christopher Coutanceau’s eponymous restaurant earned the other Three Star distinction for his La Rochelle restaurant and its ethos for sourcing sustainable seafood. Coutanceau’s dishes — including a scallop pithvier and head-to-tail sardine — were heralded by Michelin, which noted that he is “at the peak of his culinary powers with cooking that's more precise, refined, and direct than ever”.
Nine restaurants in France earned Two Stars, with six of them upgraded from One-Star status. In Bordeaux, Maison Nouvelle and L’Observatoire du Gabriel received Two Stars. In the Basque Country, Ekaitza received Two Stars, as did Rozó in Marcq-en-Barœul. L’Abysse Monte-Carlo in Monaco, Baumanière 1850 in Courchevel, and L’Auberge de Saint-Rémy in PRovence received Two Stars. In Paris, Sushi Yoshinaga and Blanc received Two Stars — both only a year after earning their first Stars.
In addition to the 57 new One Star restaurants, 10 restaurants earned a Michelin Green Star for sustainable practices. They are Palégrié Chez l’Henri, Osma, Hiély-Lucullus, Les Roseaux Pensants, Auberge des Ruines, FIEF, Restaurant de la Loire, Méson Chalut, Likoké, and Huna Le Restaurant.
Find a complete list of all 654 restaurants listed in the France Michelin Guide, including the 57 new One-Star restaurants, here.