{"id":462789,"date":"2026-10-11T07:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/462789\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T07:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:28:32","slug":"2-austin-restaurants-earn-first-michelin-stars-in-2026-texas-guide-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/462789\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Austin restaurants earn first MICHELIN Stars in 2026 Texas guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Two Austin restaurants have earned their first MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Texas selection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fabrik<\/a>, a plant-based restaurant in Tarrytown, and Kappo Kappo<\/a>, a French-Japanese counter restaurant inside the Austin Proper Hotel, were among three restaurants statewide to receive a new One MICHELIN Star. The third was Goldee\u2019s Bar-B-Q in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

Fabrik is run by chef Je Wallerstein and her husband, Silas. Its menu is entirely plant-based, using produce from a network of local Texas farms. <\/p>\n

MICHELIN inspectors praised the restaurant\u2019s imaginative cooking, which puts vegetables like mushrooms, beets and corn at the center of the plate.<\/p>\n

\"Fabrik<\/p>\n

Fabrik is run by chef Je Wallerstein and her husband, Silas. Its menu is entirely plant-based, using produce from a network of local Texas farms. (Photo: MICHELIN)<\/p>\n

Kappo Kappo was opened by twin brothers Haru and Gohei, who were born in Paris to Japanese parents and worked around the world before reuniting in Austin. <\/p>\n

Inspectors highlighted the lively atmosphere at its L-shaped counter, where the brothers share stories with guests, and dishes that blend French and Japanese cooking.<\/p>\n

\"Kappo<\/p>\n

Kappo Kappo was opened by twin brothers Haru and Gohei, who were born in Paris to Japanese parents and worked around the world before reuniting in Austin. (Photo: MIHCELIN)<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Texas selection also adds six new Bib Gourmand restaurants, which recognize good food at a good value, and 16 newly recommended restaurants. In all, the guide includes 149 restaurants across 30 types of cuisine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Two Austin restaurants have earned their first MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Texas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-462789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}