Alinea, a 2 Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago As of the 2025Michelin Guide
TheMichelin Guides have been published by the French tire companyMichelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out started to become more valuable.[ 1]
Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 1]
Chicago was the fifth US city to be chosen to have a dedicatedMichelin Guide New York City ,San Francisco ,Los Angeles , andLas Vegas , although the Los Angeles and Las Vegas guides were discontinued in 2010.[ 4] [ a] [ 5]
In 2025, Michelin merged Chicago's list with those ofNew York City andWashington, D.C. , and incorporated newly added coverage ofBoston andPhiladelphia , into one larger list titledMICHELIN Guide Northeast Cities
^ Since 2019, L.A. is part of a statewide California guide. ^ The restaurant closed in 2021[ 14] ^ The restaurant closed in 2020[ 15] ^ The restaurant closed in 2021[ 27]
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