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Michelin Adds 5 Bay Area Restaurants To Its Guide
The 12 new Michelin Guide additions include diverse cuisines from Uzbek to Korean-Italian, spotlighting six Los Angeles-area restaurants as promising early discoveries.
- On Wednesday, the Michelin Guide named 12 restaurants in the Bay Area and Southern California as "new discoveries," with six of these establishments located in Los Angeles.
- These establishments appear early to help food lovers enjoy new discoveries before the annual announcement of Bib Gourmands and stars, the guide said. Michelin inspectors seek out the best restaurants, finding gems "too good to keep a secret."
- Ranging from fine-dining tasting menus at Corridor 109 to Indigenous Zapotec cuisine at Lugyah in Maydan Market, Los Angeles' six new inclusions showcase the city's culinary diversity. Zira Uzbek Kitchen gained recognition for its Central Asian flavors.
- Husband-and-Wife team Azim Rahmatov and Gulnigor 'Gigi' Ganieva said they were "bouncing all over the walls" upon learning Zira Uzbek Kitchen was included. Chef-owner Alfonso 'Poncho' Martinez noted it is important that Indigenous cuisine is finally being noticed.
- Rahmatov hopes the recognition could help spread Uzbekistan's culture and cuisine to the unfamiliar, particularly with the 2026 World Cup approaching. Michelin will release the full list of California stars later this year, honoring the state's diverse culinary landscape.
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This is just a prelude to the stars announcement later in the year
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