{"id":280566,"date":"2026-05-22T08:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280566\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:56:08","slug":"which-miami-restaurants-will-earn-michelin-stars-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/280566\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Miami restaurants will earn Michelin stars in 2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chef<\/p>\n

Chef Yasu Tanaka at Yasu Omakase in the Design District. Could it win a Michelin star this year?<\/p>\n

Alejandro Chavarria Arias<\/p>\n

World Red Eye<\/p>\n

The Michelin Guide returns its internationally famous gaze to Florida next week \u2014 and this time its open to every single part of Florida.<\/p>\n

Tallahassee and Pensacola. Key West and Jacksonville. Sarasota and Sopchoppy. They\u2019re all open to consideration in 2026.<\/p>\n

This is not to say restaurants in those cities will win (though we are rooting hard for Sopchoppy). But the dining guide, which arrived in Florida 2022 and included only Miami, Orlando and Tampa restaurants at that time, added Broward, the Palm Beaches and the Clearwater and St. Petersburg area in 2025, then announced all of Florida is eligible this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The real question is this: Will 2026 be as chaotic as 2025? Last year in Fort Lauderdale, the Chef\u2019s Counter at MAASS at the Four Seasons was the lone Broward spot to earn a star<\/a>, but the main restaurant didn\u2019t. In West Palm Beach, the Japanese omakase spot Konro got a star, but after its chef was arrested on domestic violence charges,<\/a> it was stripped of its star and closed.<\/p>\n

In Miami, local hero Nando Chang earned a star<\/a> for his spectacular omakase spot Itamae Ao, only to have to shut it down when his sister Val\u2019s Peruvian restaurant Maty\u2019s closed (Itamae Ao was located inside Maty\u2019s). The spot was eventually taken over by the Mediterranean restaurant Motek<\/a> and its Sesame Bakery.<\/p>\n

There are currently 13 Michelin-starred restaurants in Miami-Dade: Ariete; Boia De; Cote; Elcielo; Hiden; Le Jardinier; Los Felix; Ogawa; Shingo; Stubborn Seed; Tambourine Room by Tristan Brandt; The Surf Club Restaurant; and L\u2019Atelier de Jo\u00ebl Robuchon, the city\u2019s only two-star restaurant.<\/p>\n

What will 2026 bring? We\u2019ll find out after 2 p.m. on May 28, when the guide announces its winners via livestream (if there are any \u2014 the Michelin Guide has an interest in adding to its list but is not required to add restaurants to any previously honored city).<\/p>\n

Here are a few restaurants we think have a shot at securing a Michelin star this time around.<\/p>\n

Miami \"Daniel\u2019s Daniel\u2019s steakhouse in Coral Gables has received many accolades for its painstaking attention to detail and hospitality. The Louis Collection <\/p>\n

Cotoa: This Ecuadorian restaurant from chef Alejandra Espinoza that began life in a downtown Miami food hall expanded to North Miami<\/a> last year highlights fresh seafood prepared with French techniques.<\/p>\n

Daniel\u2019s: The Coral Gables steakhouse from restaurateur Tom Angelo, his daughter Kassidy and culinary director Daniel Ganem, which opened last summer<\/a> in the former space of Fiola, has already earned plenty of praise and accolades, including being named one of the best steakhouses in the world<\/a> by World\u2019s 101 Best Steak Restaurants.<\/p>\n

Karyu: This luxury wagyu restaurant from Tokyo only opened in February<\/a>, but its Japanese counterpart has a star, and if we know anything, we know that previous experience counts for something with the Michelin Guide.<\/p>\n

Palma: We\u2019re still ringing the bell for chef Juan Camilo Liscano and his small restaurant and tasting menu<\/a> near Little Havana, which made the Michelin recommended list earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Recoveco: Yes, we also had hopes South Miami\u2019s Recoveco<\/a>, from husband-and-wife team Nicolas Martinez and Maria Teresa Gallina, would earn a star last year (it was named one of the best new restaurants of 2025 by Bon App\u00e9tit). Maybe this time? We\u2019ll carry around a chicken\u2019s foot for luck (iykyk).<\/p>\n

Sunny\u2019s Steakhouse: One of Miami\u2019s most popular restaurants and named one of the best restaurants of 2025 by Esquire<\/a>, this Little River spot is still drawing crowds and for many good reasons, most of them steak-related (but also the sweet corn agnolotti and general vibe).<\/p>\n

Yasu: This new omakase counter<\/a> in the Design District stands out in a crowded field with traditional hospitality and startling creativity (the \u201cpeanut butter and jelly sandwich,\u201d which is really uni and monk fish liver, is one of the most creative omakase dishes we\u2019ve ever tried).<\/p>\n

Broward \"Chef Chef Brandon Salomon prepares the grand mezze at Evelyn\u2019s, a Mediterranean restaurant at the Four Seasons in Fort Lauderdale. Evelyn\u2019s was named to the 2025 Michelin Guide. PHOTO BY AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com <\/p>\n

Daniel\u2019s Fort Lauderdale: Yes, we\u2019re going there. The first Daniel\u2019s is every bit as perfect as the second and, though Michelin probably doesn\u2019t care about this addition, we love little sister spot D\u2019s Sports Bar next door.<\/p>\n

Evelyn\u2019s: With the spectacularly talented chef Brandon Salomon, this spectacular Mediterranean restaurant at the Four Seasons Fort Lauderdale deserved a star last year. We\u2019re hoping 2026 provides a better outcome for Salomon and his team.<\/p>\n

The Katherine: We\u2019re always going to cheerlead for chef Timon Balloo\u2019s friendly and eclectic Fort Lauderdale spot (as long as he doesn\u2019t take the clam chowder fries off the menu).<\/p>\n

Palm Beach \"Chef Chef Osmel Gonz\u00e1lez, formerly of the Michelin-starred EntreNos in Miami Shores, at the new Emelina restaurant in West Palm Beach, which serves reimagined, upscale Cuban cuisine. James Jackman Photography <\/p>\n

Buccan: This contemporary American restaurant from chef Clay Conley, is a Palm Beach favorite. And, happily for Miami dwellers wary of traveling that far north, It has finally opened its second location<\/a> in Coral Gables.<\/p>\n

Emelina: Chef Osmel Gonz\u00e1lez and his wife Camila Salazar (formerly of the Michelin-starred EntreNos in Miami Shores) and restaurateur Alvaro Perez Miranda (Midorie, Hiyakawa and the Michelin-starred Ogawa) have joined forces to create an upscale Cuban tasting menu. It probably hasn\u2019t been open long enough for consideration \u2014 the restaurant opened in February<\/a> in the former Konro space in West Palm Beach \u2014 but it\u2019s hard to imagine this team wouldn\u2019t create something special.<\/p>\n

Connie Ogle loves wine, books and the Miami Heat. Please don\u2019t make her eat a mango.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chef Yasu Tanaka at Yasu Omakase in the Design District. Could it win a Michelin star this year?…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-280566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}