THE FOODIST / UPDATING MICHELIN’S SAN DIEGO AWARDEES

 

Jeune et Jolie, Carlsbad

Restaurants can be designated with one, two, or three Michelin stars. (Of course, the vast majority receive no stars at all.) Three stars mean a restaurant is nearly perfect, or in Michelin’s words “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.” This restaurant isn’t a vacation stop; it’s the destination. From the quality of the food to the precision of plating, everything served needs to be flawlessly executed. 

Addison, Fairmont Hotel

 San Diego County has one three-star Michelin-rated restaurant. 

--Addison (pictured). 

 And, of California’s Michelin one-star restaurants three of those are in San Diego County. 

--Soichi 

--Sushi Tadokoro. 

--Jeune et Jolie, Carlsbad (pictured)

North Park's Mabel's Gone Fishing

Michelin also has it’s an honorable mention list of restaurants (no stars but promising). That designation is called Bib Gourmand. There are nine such restaurants in San Diego area: 

--Morning Glory, American 

--Lola 55, Mexican 

--Callie, Mediterranean 

--Kettner Exchange, contemporary 

--Cucina Urbana, Italian 

--Ciccia Osteria, Italian 

--Mabel’s Gone Fishing, Seafood (pictured).

--Solare, Italian 

--Cesarina, Italian