
Tonight, October 28th, 2024, the Michelin Guide Awards graced Atlanta with a ceremony at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center! The evening was abuzz with excitement… after all, tonight the new Michelin Star winners were formally announced!
These restaurants are super special, and deserve all the accolades they received!
What is a Michelin Star?
The Michelin Guide’s star rating system is based on five things:
- quality of ingredients
- harmony of flavors
- mastery of techniques
- personality of the chef expressed through their cuisine
- consistency across the menu and over time
As expected, it’s pretty hard to earn a Michelin star at all, and the maximum a restaurant can earn is three stars.
- One star means that the restaurant is a “very good restaurant in tis category.”
- Two stars indicates “excellent cooking, worth a detour.”
- Three-star review from Michelin means “Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.”
No restaurant in Atlanta earned more than one star last year, and the same goes for this year.
Who are the NEW one-star winners?
- O by Brush – Sushi
- Omakase Table – Sushi
- Spring – New American
- Staplehouse – American
These four restaurants will join the five 2023 Michelin Star holders, listed below!
- Hayakawa – Japanese
- Mujō – Japanese
- Lazy Betty – Contemporary
- Bacchanalia – American
- Atlas – American
How many Atlanta restaurants have a Michelin Star?
By adding these four new stars to the the five 2023 Michelin Star winners, Atlanta now has nine restaurants that have earned a Michelin Star!
Two restaurants also earned a Green Star
A Green Star is a symbol used to denote environmentally-minded restaurants that focus on sustainability in their practices:
- The Chastain – American
- Bacchanalia – American
Check out any one of these Michelin star restaurants, for a special night out on the town!