Starting this year, the highly regarded Michelin Guide will add the St Pete/Clearwater area, and in 2026, the entire state. Why now?
From Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides; “Florida continues to raise the bar with its emerging culinary talent, international influences, and the palpable passion of its local restaurant communities.”
Restaurants and chefs are certainly happy with this new development since being a part of the guide can mean an increase in patrons - and cash. Helen Freund, Food Critic for the Tampa Bay Times has an excellent column on what those stars can mean to a restaurant.
Now let’s hear from you and which restaurants you want to see included. Familiar favorites, tasty newcomers and those yet to open? It’s all relative!
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