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re: Welp. The Michelin guide proves itself to be total bullshite.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:22 am to tigerfan88
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:22 am to tigerfan88
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Michelin definitely favors fine dining, nine course tasting menu type restaurants
I've been to quite a few M* spots and this is one of many reasons I can't stand the guide. Nobody eats like this. Not even extremely affluent foodies. It is not a good judge of a good restaurant. It's like judging cars by nine different idiotic features. "Well the Porsche sure is a fast and cool car but it doesn't have a very big trunk so we think it sucks"
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Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:25 am to tadman
That's true to a large degree but it still has uses.
The Star system is generally for "art". These ultra high end tastings, people doing what Michelin considers "the highest end" type of things
The Bib and the recommended lists are for more "regular" restaurants
The Star system is generally for "art". These ultra high end tastings, people doing what Michelin considers "the highest end" type of things
The Bib and the recommended lists are for more "regular" restaurants
Posted on 11/5/25 at 11:28 am to tadman
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I've been to quite a few M* spots and this is one of many reasons I can't stand the guide. Nobody eats like this. Not even extremely affluent foodies. It is not a good judge of a good restaurant. It's like judging cars by nine different idiotic features. "Well the Porsche sure is a fast and cool car but it doesn't have a very big trunk so we think it sucks"
A better analogy would be it’s like ranking very specific track tuned sports cars for people who enjoy high end track laps. And people who own stock corvettes and porches get all bent out of shape because their favorite car didn’t make the list.
A very fun to drive sports car isn’t going to make the list because it’s not dialed in correctly. The list is specifically tailored to a specific experience. And it’s cultivated a fun atmosphere to try out.
If you enjoy the Michelin experience, the restaurants with 2+ stars are amazing. I love them for the event that they are. It’s no different than spending money on a concert or sports. Watching a top of the line show with people who dedicate their life to perfection is just fun to do for some people.
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 11:31 am
Posted on 11/5/25 at 12:19 pm to Breesus
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you enjoy the Michelin experience, the restaurants with 2+ stars are amazing. I love them for the event that they are. It’s no different than spending money on a concert or sports. Watching a top of the line show with people who dedicate their life to perfection is just fun to do for some people.
Yea, I think there’s some confusion between it being a ranking of the best food vs the achievement of particular style
You can go to a museum and enjoy folk art alongside abstract alongside sculpture.
The different Michelin categories of recognition have a bit of that element as opposed to it being a ranking of best to worst as you transition.
Real life meals vs aspirational and experiential testing of boundaries isn’t always a conversation of better vs worse.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 2:37 pm to Fun Bunch
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The Bib and the recommended lists are for more "regular" restaurants
Exactly. I don’t think people really understand what they are criticizing in this thread. There is a fried rice restaurant in Houston in a gas station that is recommended in the guide. And it’s great food.
They list all sorts of places but to get a star generally means it’s a different type of experience.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 2:48 pm to SloaneRanger
Well Austin has better top tier food than NOLA so it's not that surprising. NOLA is extremely overrated.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:16 pm to Barstools
Atlanta has 8 Michelin star restaurants.
New Orleans has 3
NO is more in line with Austin who also has 3.
Which really means nothing. New Orleans is packed with way more great no star restaurants than any place other than NYC.
New Orleans has 3
NO is more in line with Austin who also has 3.
Which really means nothing. New Orleans is packed with way more great no star restaurants than any place other than NYC.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 12:50 am to Dirk Dawgler
Atlanta also has better food than NO, so again not surprising.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 2:51 am to Barstools
Ah yes, the great food deatination of the world... Atlanta
Cope harder
Cope harder
Posted on 11/6/25 at 8:59 am to Pendulum
I haven't tried the redone Emeril's yet, but this thread got me curious and inspired me to check out the Michelin list for kicks. I'm in Mobile this week and the only rated place here is Noble South; I went last night and it was great!
It is not a tasting menu, but a farm to table type place where the menu revolves around what's seasonaly fresh. I had their Manhattan, deviled eggs with bacon and trout roe, duck confit with bock choy and acorn squash and then a pistachio semifedo desert.
It all had perfect flavor and I left that place super happy. (Blew right through my company allowance, dont even care.) I would not have found the place without the Michelin guide and will consult them on future travels and even try the ones I havent hit in NOLA.
It is not a tasting menu, but a farm to table type place where the menu revolves around what's seasonaly fresh. I had their Manhattan, deviled eggs with bacon and trout roe, duck confit with bock choy and acorn squash and then a pistachio semifedo desert.
It all had perfect flavor and I left that place super happy. (Blew right through my company allowance, dont even care.) I would not have found the place without the Michelin guide and will consult them on future travels and even try the ones I havent hit in NOLA.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 10:22 am to The Baker
My Rav4 came with 18" Michelin's on black rims.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 10:25 am to dat yat
Michelin Guide, especially the recommended places, definitely has its uses.
Don't consider it the be all and end all by any means, but it is a very good cross reference.
Another thing to do that I have mentioned is in bigger cities, if you see Starred places that you are interested in and can't afford them...
Look up the chef and see if he has 2nd and 3rd restaurants, bistros etc...and go to that place. Great quality food in maybe a more casual environment and less cost
Don't consider it the be all and end all by any means, but it is a very good cross reference.
Another thing to do that I have mentioned is in bigger cities, if you see Starred places that you are interested in and can't afford them...
Look up the chef and see if he has 2nd and 3rd restaurants, bistros etc...and go to that place. Great quality food in maybe a more casual environment and less cost
Posted on 11/6/25 at 11:14 am to Barstools
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Well Austin has better top tier food than NOLA so it's not that surprising. NOLA is extremely overrated.
Wow, really? Do Austin restaurants have those machines where you can walk right up and get your own soft serve ice cream now?
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