{"id":827384,"date":"2026-08-27T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/827384\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:56:11","slug":"here-are-the-2026-michelin-star-winners-in-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/827384\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are the 2026 Michelin Star Winners in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi82 va4xi80 va4xi87 va4xi85 e8cira1 va4xi8b\">The Michelin Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eater.com\/awards-season\/943773\/michelin-guide-southwest-las-vegas-returns-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">returned to Las Vegas on Wednesday<\/a>, August 26, marking the first time the tire company has awarded stars to the city in 17 years. Michelin published its inaugural Las Vegas guide in 2008, followed by a second edition in 2009 before pulling out of Sin City entirely. In addition to Las Vegas, Michelin recognized restaurants across Nevada, <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenix.eater.com\/maps\/best-restaurants-phoenix-arizona\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona<\/a>, New Mexico, and Utah as part of its new American Southwest category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">The first iteration of the Michelin Guide in Las Vegas awarded restaurants including Nobu, L\u2019Atelier de Jo\u00ebl Robuchon, and Wing Lei with one star, while Picasso, Restaurant Guy Savoy, and Alex received two stars; Jo\u00ebl Robuchon was the sole recipient of the coveted three stars. Since the guide\u2019s initial launch, several of the recognized restaurants have closed, including Aureole and Mesa Grill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Along with its starred restaurants, Michelin also announced its Bib Gourmand recipients, a category which spotlights \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/guide.michelin.com\/us\/en\/california\/restaurants\/bib-gourmand\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">good quality, good value cooking<\/a>.\u201d At these restaurants, diners can expect two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for about $50 before tax and tip. Three Las Vegas restaurants received Michelin Bib Gourmands: China Poblano, Esther\u2019s Kitchen, and Yen Viet Kitchen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Michelin also unveiled its wider guide, which includes recommended picks across the states. The 2026 selections from Las Vegas are Anima by Edo, Bouchon, Cote Las Vegas, Estiatorio Milos, Gymkhana, Kabuto, Kame Omakase, Lamaii, Michael Mina, Mott 32, Partage, Pho Ga Bac Bac, Ping Pang Pong, Soulbelly BBQ, Sparrow and Wolf, Stubborn Seed, and Wing Lei.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 va4xi8a e8cira1\">Sean Christopher of Jo\u00ebl Robuchon was awarded the Michelin Service Award, which recognizes hospitality. \u201cWe strive every night to make a connection with guests,\u201d he said in his speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph u67w0ti va4xi81 va4xi80 e8cira1\">Additional reporting by Matthew Kang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Michelin Guide returned to Las Vegas on Wednesday, August 26, marking the first time the tire company&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":827385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,350452],"class_list":["post-827384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-vegas-restaurant-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}