Michelin Star News
New and lost Michelin stars, closures and openings, chef moves, price rises and critics’ lists, with what a meal now costs. We write a story after every MICHELIN Guide ceremony and whenever a starred restaurant’s news changes what you’d pay or where you can go, each with its sources.
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October 2026
One-star Du Cerf in Sonceboz, Switzerland, to close on 19 December
Starred since 2001, the Bernese Jura restaurant serves its last dinner on 19 December as its chef retires with no one to take over; the hotel stays open.
Australia wins its first Michelin stars, all in South Australia
Penfolds’ Magill Estate Restaurant is Australia’s first two-star restaurant, and ten more in Adelaide, the Hills and the wine regions win one star in the first South Australia guide.
SUIS and Azurite win two Michelin stars in the Netherlands
Two new two-stars, SUIS and Azurite, and seven first stars in the 2026 Dutch guide. Amsterdam won none and lost two: De Juwelier and Daalder.
Orfali Bros wins a second Michelin star in Dubai
Orfali Bros moves up to two stars, Birch and KIGO win their first, and four temporarily closed restaurants keep their stars in Dubai’s fifth guide.
Five MICHELIN Guides reveal new stars between now and mid-December
Nashville on 21 October, Andermatt on 2 November, Piacenza on 12 November, Huesca on 24 November and Manhattan on 14 December: the dates, and what is at stake in each.
Goldee’s, Fabrik and Kappo Kappo win Texas’s new Michelin stars
Three first stars in the 2026 Texas guide: Goldee’s Bar-B-Q, Fort Worth’s first, and Austin’s vegan Fabrik and Japanese counter Kappo Kappo. La Barbecue lost its star.
AnnaLena wins Vancouver’s first two Michelin stars
AnnaLena in Kitsilano becomes the city’s first two-star restaurant; Barbara loses its star, and no restaurant wins a first.
September 2026
Toronto gets no new Michelin stars, and loses two
No new stars for Toronto and its region in 2026: Aburi Hana reopened too late to keep its star, and Oakville’s Hexagon closed.
Two-star Auberge des Glazicks in Brittany will not reopen
Olivier Bellin’s two-star restaurant in Plomodiern, Finistère, closed for what was meant to be a summer pause and will not reopen in its current form.
Milpero wins Colorado’s only new Michelin star of 2026
Johnny Curiel’s 16-seat Milpero wins a first star, The Wolf’s Tailor keeps two, and no Colorado restaurant loses a star in the first statewide guide.
Two-star Table by Bruno Verjus in Paris to close in December
The 12th-arrondissement two-star, No. 3 on The World’s 50 Best in 2024, serves its €480 menu until 22 December.
Xin Rong Ji becomes Chengdu’s first three-star restaurant
Xin Rong Ji’s Chengdu branch is promoted to three stars, making Chengdu the third mainland city with one; Zinan and Focus by Bill Yue win first stars.
August 2026
Las Vegas regains Michelin stars in the first Southwest guide
Restaurant de Joël Robuchon leads with two stars as Las Vegas returns to the guide for the first time since 2009; Monte wins Utah’s first star.
Michelin-starred Mark Poynton at Caistor Hall closes
Norfolk’s starred restaurant served its last dinner on 22 August after Caistor Hall was sold to a training company and stopped taking hotel guests.
Seroja and 1887 by André win two Michelin stars in Singapore
Seroja is promoted, André Chiang’s 1887 opens at two stars, six restaurants win a first star and four closed ones leave the 2026 Singapore guide.
July 2026
Steve Drake closes Michelin-starred Sorrel in Dorking
Surrey’s Sorrel closed overnight after nine years, its chef blaming higher National Insurance, the minimum wage rise and falling covers.