List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Mexico
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As of the 2024 Michelin Guide edition, there are eighteen restaurants in Mexico with a Michelin-star rating. 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 became more valuable.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/10/business/michelin-guide-history/index.html|title=Michelin Guide history: How did a tire company become an elite restaurant rating guide?|first=Elisabeth|last=Buchwald|work=CNN|date=10 February 2024|access-date=19 May 2024|archive-date=20 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220221317/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/10/business/michelin-guide-history/index.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/mexico-first-ever-michelin-guide-1235618068/|title=Mexico Finally Has a Michelin Guide—Here Are the First 18 Restaurants to Earn Stars|date=15 May 2024|first=Tori|last=Latham|access-date=17 May 2024|work=Robb Report|archive-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520020227/https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/mexico-first-ever-michelin-guide-1235618068/|url-status=live}} No restaurant earned three stars. Among the awarded restaurants, Michelin included a taco stand, Taquería El Califa de León.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/mexico-city-taco-stand-makes-history-1st-earn/story?id=110303468|title=Mexico City taco stand makes history as 1st to earn Michelin star|first=Kelly|last=McCarthy|date=16 May 2024|work=ABC News|access-date=18 May 2024|archive-date=18 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518084604/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/mexico-city-taco-stand-makes-history-1st-earn/story?id=110303468|url-status=live}} Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, said it took time to choose which restaurants to visit. He added that 11 Mexican food restaurants in other countries had one Michelin star, and two had two as of 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.imagenradio.com.mx/mexico-tendra-su-guia-michelin|title=México tendrá su Guía Michelin|trans-title=Mexico will have its Michelin Guide|first=Eréndira|last=Espinosa|date=20 October 2023|access-date=20 May 2024|work=Imagen Radio|archive-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520183605/https://www.imagenradio.com.mx/mexico-tendra-su-guia-michelin|url-status=live|language=es}}
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".{{cite web|url=https://www.escoffier.edu/blog/world-food-drink/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide/|title=How Restaurants Get Michelin Stars: A Brief History of the Michelin Guide|work=Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts|date=9 February 2024|access-date=19 May 2024|archive-date=8 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408062334/https://www.escoffier.edu/blog/world-food-drink/a-brief-history-of-the-michelin-guide/|url-status=live}} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/24/foodanddrink.travelfoodanddrink|title=Q&A: Michelin stars|work=The Guardian|date=24 June 2008|first=Rachel|last=Dixon|access-date=19 May 2024|archive-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520183602/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/24/foodanddrink.travelfoodanddrink|url-status=live}} The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being reevaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars.
List
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|+ Michelin-starred restaurants ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | CuisineSources for cuisine type:
! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | 2024{{cite web|url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/selection/mexico/restaurants/1-star-michelin/2-stars-michelin|title=The Michelin Guide Mexico|access-date=20 May 2024|work=Michelin Guide|archive-date=20 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520200655/https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/selection/mexico/restaurants/1-star-michelin/2-stars-michelin|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/michelin-star-restaurants-in-mexico/|title=Michelin guide to Mexico: 18 restaurants earn their first stars|work=Mexico News Daily|date=15 May 2024|access-date=20 May 2024|archive-date=19 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519104014/https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/michelin-star-restaurants-in-mexico/|url-status=live}} |
| scope="row" | Animalón
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}} | Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
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| scope="row" | {{sort|Califa|El Califa de León}}
| {{plainlist| }} | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | {{sort|Chique|Le Chique}}
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}} | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Cocina de Autor Los Cabos
| Creative | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Cocina de Autor Riviera Maya
| Creative | Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Conchas de Piedra
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}} | Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Damiana
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}} | Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | {{sort|Danzantes|Los Danzantes Oaxaca}}
| {{plainlist| }} | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Em
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}} | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Esquina Común
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| scope="row" | Ha'
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}} | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Koli Cocina de Origen
| Mexican | Monterrey, Nuevo León | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Levadura de Olla
| {{plainlist| }} | Oaxaca City, Oaxaca | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Pangea
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}} | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Pujol
| Mexican | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=2}} |
| scope="row" | Quintonil
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}} | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=2}} |
| scope="row" | Rosetta
| {{plainlist| }} | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
| scope="row" | Sud 777
| French | {{Michelin stars table cell|stars=1}} |
References
External links
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- [https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/selection/mexico/restaurants Mexico] at Michelin Guide
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