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For the first time in Michelin history, Boston restaurants are now on the guide.
The Michelin Guide has finally made its way to Boston, with the full list announced Tuesday evening as part of the Northeast Cities edition.
The guide was released during a live ceremony in Philadelphia, which also made its first appearance in Michelin. It joined Michelin veteran cities New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
Michelin’s dining “inspectors” spent months eating at Greater Boston eateries, following news in May that the prestigious restaurant guide would finally examine Boston’s dining scene; after all, Boston’s tourism arm paid for them to come.
Restaurants can get one of the following ratings: bib gourmand (good quality, good value), one star (high quality cooking, worth a stop), two stars (excellent cooking, worth a detour), and the highest accolade of three stars (exceptional cuisine, worth a journey). Restaurants can also make the guide without receiving a star or bib gourmand recognition, known as recommended.
Boston’s part in the guide includes eateries within the Interstate 95/Route 128 corridor, a total of 27 restaurants.
Only one restaurant was able to snag a star: 311 Omakase in the South End, which received one star. No Boston restaurant received two or three stars.
As expected by those who work in and cover the industry, Boston fared better in the Bib Gourmand category, with 6 restaurants earning the esteemed accolade. Another 19 restaurants made the guide as Michelin-recommended.
A Greater Boston restaurant technically received the first award of the evening, with the Exceptional Cocktail Award going to Mahaniyom’s cocktail program. The Thai tapas restaurant is Brookline also scored a Bib Gourmand.
Here is the full list of Greater Boston restaurants that, for the first time ever, made the prestigious Michelin guide.
One-star restaurants
311 Omakase, 605 Tremont St., South End
Bib Gourmand
Bar Volpe, 170 W. Broadway, South Boston
Fox & The Knife, 28 W. Broadway, South Boston
Jahunger, 272 Brookline St., Cambridge
Mahaniyom, 236 Washington St., Brookline
Pagu, 310 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, 270 Third Ave., Cambridge
Recommended
Asta, 47 Massachusetts Ave., Back Bay
Carmelina’s, 307 Hanover St., North End
Giulia, 1682 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
La Padrona, 38 Trinity Place, Back Bay
Lenox Sophia, 87 A St., South Boston
Moëca, 1 Shephard St., Cambridge
Mooncusser, 304 Stuart St., Back Bay
Neptune Oyster, 63 Salem St., North End
Nightshade Noodle Bar, 73 Exchange St., Lynn
Oleana, 134 Hampshire St., Cambridge
Pammy’s, 928 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Select Oyster Bar, 50 Gloucester St., Back Bay
Somaek, 11 Temple Place, Downtown Boston
Thistle & Leek, 105 Union St., Newton
Toro, 1704 Washington St., South End
Urban Hearth, 2263 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
Wa Shin, 222 Stuart St., Bay Village
Woods Hill Pier 4, 300 Pier 4 Boulevard, Seaport
Zhi Wei Cafe, 104 South St., Leather District
Exceptional Cocktail Award
Mahaniyom, 236 Washington St., Brookline
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