311 Omakase Earns Boston’s First MICHELIN Star
The MICHELIN Guide has arrived in Boston. On Tuesday evening, Nov. 18, the city’s culinary community was heralded as part of the Northeast Cities edition. The guide was released during a live…
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The MICHELIN Guide has arrived in Boston. On Tuesday evening, Nov. 18, the city's culinary community was heralded 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. Boston and Philadelphia join existing MICHELIN cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
Only one of Boston's restaurants secured a coveted MICHELIN star: 311 Omakase in the South End received one star. No restaurants received either two or three stars.
Boston fared better in the Bib Gourmand category, with six restaurants making the cut. An additional 19 restaurants were named MICHELIN-recommended establishments.
According to a Boston.com report, 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.
Mahaniyom, at 236 Washington St. in Brookline, earned an Exceptional Cocktail Award for its masterful cocktail program.
Below are the Greater Boston restaurants that achieved MICHELIN recognition for the inaugural Northeast Cities edition:
One-Star Restaurant
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
