SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Michelin added five Bay Area restaurants to its California Guide on Wednesday. Here’s what to know about them.
Yeobo, Darling – Menlo Park
The Menlo Park restaurant is serving up a unique blend of Korean and Taiwanese flavors, according to the Michelin Guide.
The restaurant opened in June 2025 and is run by a couple, Meichih and Michael Kim. They previously operated Maum, which received a Michelin star before it closed.
With the new restaurant, the Kims say they wanted to “create a space that honors both our Korean and Taiwanese culinary traditions with equal reverence.”
Yeoebo, Darling serves up unique dishes such as a bite-sized potato known as “jeon,” which has an oozing center and is topped with Santa Barbara uni and prosciutto, according to the Guide.
Naides
Naides serves up an “original interpretation” of Filipino cuisines, according to the guide.
The restaurant pulls from ingredients local to California, including through foraging, according to the guide.
“The dishes are as pleasing to look at as they are to eat,” according to the guide. “To illustrate: fluffy brioche “pandesal” is paired with a lip-smacking braised chicken gizzards in a clever take on tangy, savory sisig, while impeccably cooked dry aged duck breast “adobo” is paired with soy jus and horseradish.”
Wolfsbane
A contemporary restaurant described in the guide as a “Dogpatch enclave” that offers “no shortage of creative flair.”
“Pristine local products are prepared with precision, enhanced by finely tuned sauces balancing richness and brightness,” according to the guide. “As an illustration, sublimely fresh Dungeness crab might be matched with earthy sweet potato and buttery sauce Maltaise, tinted vividly blush-colored with blood orange and beet.”
La Cigale
La Cigale, named after the French word for cicada, is a small restaurant in Glen Park that serves up French meals inspired by the chef’s time spent in Southwest France, according to the guide.
He runs the establishment as a one-man show, creating a simple prix fixe menu that may offer the likes of rabbit saddle stuffed with pork belly and chestnut, according to the guide.
Dingles Public House
Dingles Public House is tucked away in the back of the Hayes Valley hotel and is known for its “well-edited” drinks program and British pub fare environment.
There’s beer-battered fish and chips paired with classic mushy peas, Scotch eggs with jammy yolks and a crunchy exterior and sticky toffee pudding.
For the full list of California restaurants added to the guide, click here.