A Taste of Excellence: MICHELIN Guide Announces Inaugural American South Selection

November 4, 2025

The MICHELIN Guide announced its inaugural selection for the American South, featuring 10 One-MICHELIN-star restaurants and a single two star establishment. The full selection was revealed at a ceremony Nov. 3, 2026, at the Peace Center in Greenville, S.C.

The full selection, including Bib Gourmand restaurants and Recommended eateries, totals 228 restaurants spanning 44 cuisine types. Chefs and restaurant teams were honored on stage during the inaugural ceremony.

“The cuisine of the American South is a rich blend of cultural influences, brought to life by skilled chefs who have crafted some of the region’s most iconic dishes,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guide. “Our anonymous Inspectors were deeply impressed by the region’s culinary prowess, and this inaugural selection reflects their findings — from Southern staples like barbecue, Creole and seafood, to international flavors. We welcome these restaurants to the MICHELIN Guide family and toast to all the chef and restaurant teams honored tonight.”

The 2025 American South selection includes the pre-existing Atlanta restaurant selection as a part of this first regional edition in North America. Atlanta welcomed seven new Recommended restaurants this year, totaling its MICHELIN Guide to 63 restaurants.

Below is Atlanta’s MICHELIN Star restaurants, (Inspectors’ comments in full can be found on the MICHELIN Guide website and mobile app):

One Star Atlanta Restaurants

Chef Freddy Money
Atlas
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef Anne Quatrano, Clifford Harrison and Kai Nalampoon
Bacchanalia
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef Atsushi Hayakawa
Hayakawa
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef Ron Hsu and Aaron Phillips
Lazy Betty
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef J. Trent Harris
Mujō
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef Brian So
Spring
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef Jason Liang and Brush
O by Brush
Atlanta, Ga.

Chef Leonard Yu
Omakase Table
Atlanta, Ga.

Green Star

• Bacchanalia
• THE CHASTAIN

Bib Gourmand

• Antico Pizza Napoletana
• Arepa Mia
• Bomb Biscuit Co.
• The Busy Bee
• Estrellita
• Fishmonger
• Fred’s Meat & Bread
• Heirloom Market BBQ
• Little Bear
• Masterpiece
• Superica
• Table & Main
• Whoopsie’s

Recommended Restaurants

• The Alden
• Avize (new)
• Banshee
• Best BBQ (new)
• BoccaLupo
• Chai Pani
• THE CHASTAIN
• The Deer & The Dove
• Delbar
• Fawn (new)
• Food Terminal
• The General Muir
• Georgia Boy
• Gunshow
• Han Il Kwan
• Hen Mother Cookhouse
• Home Grown
• Kamayan ATL
• Kimball House
• Lanzhou Ramen
• Little Sparrow
• Lucky Star (new)
• Lyla Lila
• Madeira Park (new)
• Marcel
• Miller Union
• Nàdair
• Nam Phuong
• Pho House (new)
• Poor Hendrix
• Ryokou (new)
• Snackboxe Bistro
• Southern Belle
• Staplehouse
• Storico Fresco Alimentari
• Talat Market
• Ticonderoga Club
• Tomo
• Twisted Soul Cookhouse and Pours
• The White Bull
• Woo Nam Jeong
• Xi-an Gourmet House

Hotels

The restaurants join the MICHELIN Guide selection of hotels, which features the most unique and exciting places to stay in the American South and throughout the world.   

Each hotel in the selection has been chosen by MICHELIN Guide experts for its extraordinary style, service and personality — with options for all budgets — and each can be booked directly through the MICHELIN Guide website and app. The selection features the region’s most spectacular hotels, including the lovely bed and breakfast Stonehurst Place (One MICHELIN Key) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The MICHELIN Guide is a benchmark in gastronomy. Now it’s setting a new standard for hotels. Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to discover every restaurant in the selection and book an unforgettable hotel.

The MICHELIN Guide Ceremony is presented with the support of Capital One.