The world-renowned MICHELIN Guide is finally coming to New Orleans. In a historic move, Michelin and Travel South USA announced that the MICHELIN Guide will expand its North American footprint to include the American South - and for the first time,

Louisiana is included among the six states for the new MICHELIN Guide American South, announced by Michelin and Travel South USA. This announcement means that many hospitality businesses and restaurants in New Orleans and across Louisiana will now be considered for recognition in the MICHELIN Guide.

From fine dining to Vietnamese to New Orleans-Korean fusion, the Mississippi Coast has a hidden gem restaurant scene, and these spots are long overdue for national recognition. Have you tried them?

Reviewers, called inspectors, are already visiting restaurants that could eventually make up Michelin’s American South regional guide. It will include Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The Michelin Guide expands to the Southern region of the U.S., with anonymous inspectors searching for culinary gems in Louisiana and other states.

In 2024, Taquería El Califa de León in Mexico City, which is only about 10 feet wide and opened in 1968, earned a Michelin star. The tiny restaurant is known for its grilled beef taco, called the Gaonera taco, which was named in honor of Mexican bullfighter Rodolfo Gaona.

The latest: Michelin Guide Inspectors are already scoping out restaurants in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Michelin Guide will expand to include North and South Carolina, recognizing the American South's culinary scene.