List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico

The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out started to become more valuable.^[1]

The Michelin Guide debuted in Mexico in 2024. Inspectors visited five states – Baja California, Baja California Sur, Nuevo León, Oaxaca and Quintana Roo – and the capital city, Mexico City. Sixteen restaurants earned one star, and two, Pujol and Quintonil, received two.^[2] No restaurant earned three stars. Among the awarded restaurants, Michelin included a taco stand, Taquería El Califa de León.^[3] Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, said it took them time to choose which restaurants to visit. He added that eleven Mexican food restaurants in other countries had one Michelin star, and two had two as of 2023.^[4]

Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".^[1][5] Inspectors have at least ten years of expertise and create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity. If they reach a consensus, Michelin awards restaurants from one to three stars based on its evaluation methodology: One star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".^[6] The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars.^[1]

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2024
Animalón	Contemporary Mexican	Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
El Califa de León†	Mexican	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Le Chique	Contemporary Mexican	Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo
Cocina de Autor Los Cabos	Creative	Los Cabos, Baja California Sur
Cocina de Autor Riviera Maya	Creative	Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo
Conchas de Piedra	Contemporary Mexican	Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
Damiana	Contemporary Mexican	Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California
Los Danzantes Oaxaca	Mexican Oaxacan	Oaxaca City, Oaxaca
Em	Contemporary Mexican	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Esquina Común	Mexican Spanish	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Ha'	Contemporary Mexican	Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo
Koli Cocina de Origen	Mexican	Monterrey, Nuevo León
Levadura de Olla	Mexican Oaxacan	Oaxaca City, Oaxaca
Pangea	Contemporary Mexican	San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León
Pujol	Mexican	Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City
Quintonil	Contemporary Mexican	Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City
Rosetta	Mexican Mediterranean Italian	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Sud 777	French	Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City
Reference			[7][8][9]

Key

	Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star
	Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars
†	Indicates a Mexican street food stand

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