The Texas restaurant scene is once again basking in an international spotlight. The Michelin Guide has revealed its statewide selections at an invite-only ceremony held Tuesday, October 28 in Houston.

The 2025 edition features three new One Michelin Star restaurants:

• Isidore in San Antonio
• Mamani in Dallas
• Nicosi in San Antonio, which was promoted to One Michelin Star

This brings Texas’ total number of Starred restaurants — their highest ranking — to 18, as follows:

• Barley Swine, Austin
• BCN Taste & Tradition, Houston
• CorkScrew BBQ, Spring
• Craft Omakase, Austin
• Hestia, Austin
• InterStellar BBQ, Austin
• Isidore, San Antonio
• La Barbecue, Austin
• Le Jardinier Houston, Houston
• Leroy and Lewis Barbecue, Austin
• Mamani, Dallas
• March, Houston
• Mixtli, San Antonio
• Musaafer, Houston
• Nicosi, San Antonio
• Olamale, Austin
• Tatemo, Houston
• Tatsu Dallas, Dallas

Michelin Stars are awarded to “establishments serving exceptional cuisine that’s rich in flavor, remarkably executed, and infused with the personality of a talented chef.”

The second-highest rating is the Bib Gourmand, awarded to “restaurants that offer good quality food for a good value.” A third ranking, Recommended, is for quality restaurants that aren't good enough for either a Bib Gourmand or a Michelin star.

With this new 2025 Guide, they've added 24 new Texas restaurants: eight for the Bib Gourmand award, and 16 for "Recommended."

Of the new restaurants, 14 are from Houston, eight are from Austin, and five are from San Antonio.

Other Dallas awards
One Dallas restaurateur earned a Michelin Special Award: Chas Martin, co-owner of Mister Charles, won a Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award.

One Dallas newcomer was added to the "Recommended" list: Sushi Kozy, at 2000 Ross Ave., from former Uchi chef Paul Ko.

Second round
This is the second round of Michelin Guide awards in Texas, following their 2024 debut which resulted in 117 restaurants across Texas winning some kind of nod, including more than two dozen restaurants across Dallas-Fort Worth. All of those restaurants that were on the 2024 list remained. Once you're on, you're golden, apparently.

Six Dallas restaurants and one Fort Worth restaurant kept their Bib Gourmand rankings from 2024 are as follows:

• Cattleack
• Gemma
• Goldee’s (Fort Worth)
• Lucia
• Mot Hai Ba
• Ngon Vietnamese Kitchen
• Nonna

Dallas restaurants that earned Recommended status are as follows:

• Barsotti's
• Crown Block
• El Carlos Elegante
• Fearing's
• Georgie
• Harvest / McKinney
• Knox Bistro
• Mercat Bistro
• Monarch
• Mr Charles
• Quarter Acre
• Rye
• Sachet
• Stillwell's
• Stock & Barrel
• Sushi Kozy (new)
• Tei An
• Written By the Seasons

Fort Worth restaurants that earned Recommended rankings are as follows:

• Birrieria y Taqueria Cortez, 2220 E. Rosedale St., Fort Worth
• Panther City BBQ
• Smoke 'N Ash