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'''Michelin Guide''' is a series of restaurant guides published by Michelin, the French tyre company, and the most influential restaurant rating system in the world. Its anonymous inspectors award one, two or three stars to restaurants judged to offer exceptional cooking, and list many more as recommended restaurants or as Bib Gourmand choices for good cooking at good value. Since 2022 the guide has covered Florida, and its Orlando selection includes restaurants at [[Walt Disney World]].

== History ==
The guide began as a motoring handbook. In 1900, brothers André and Édouard Michelin published the first edition in France and gave it away free to motorists, filling it with maps, tyre-repair advice and lists of mechanics, hotels and restaurants, to encourage driving and tyre sales.<ref>[https://www.finedininglovers.com/explore/articles/who-invented-michelin-restaurant-guide-full-story The Story Behind the Michelin Guide — Fine Dining Lovers]</ref><ref>[https://tempusmagazine.co.uk/news/detours-and-fine-dining-the-history-of-the-michelin-guide Detours and fine dining: the history of the Michelin Guide — Tempus]</ref> Restaurant listings gradually became the guide's main attraction. Anonymous inspectors were recruited to review restaurants, and in 1926 the guide began marking the finest establishments with a single star. Five years later, in 1931, that grew into the three-star hierarchy still used today: one star for high-quality cooking worth a stop, two stars for excellent cooking worth a detour, and three stars for exceptional cuisine worth a special journey.<ref>[https://www.finedininglovers.com/explore/articles/who-invented-michelin-restaurant-guide-full-story The Story Behind the Michelin Guide — Fine Dining Lovers]</ref> Alongside the stars, the guide also awards the Bib Gourmand, named for Bibendum, the Michelin Man, for good-quality cooking at moderate prices, and lists further restaurants as recommended — now styled Michelin Selected.<ref>[https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/three-walt-disney-world-restaurants-receive-2026-michelin-guide-plaques/ Three Walt Disney World Restaurants Receive 2026 MICHELIN Guide Plaques — WDW News Today]</ref>

== Michelin in Florida ==
Michelin did not cover Florida until the 2020s. Following an agreement with Visit Florida and the tourism boards for Miami, Orlando and Tampa, the first Florida selection was announced on 9 June 2022.<ref>[https://icrowdnewswire.com/2022/06/09/michelin-guide-reveals-inaugural-florida-selection/ MICHELIN Guide Reveals Inaugural Florida Selection — iCrowdNewswire]</ref> It listed 118 restaurants across the three areas: fifteen received stars — fourteen with one star, and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Miami with two — and 29 were named Bib Gourmands.<ref>[https://icrowdnewswire.com/2022/06/09/michelin-guide-reveals-inaugural-florida-selection/ MICHELIN Guide Reveals Inaugural Florida Selection — iCrowdNewswire]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Michelin-starred_restaurants_in_Florida List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Florida — Wikipedia]</ref> Coverage widened in 2025, when Greater Fort Lauderdale, the Palm Beaches and St. Petersburg–Clearwater were added, and in 2026 the selection became statewide, growing to 200 restaurants spanning 41 cuisine types.<ref>[https://www.visitfloridamedia.com/releases/post/historic-moment-michelin-guide-reveals-first-statewide-restaurant-selection-for-florida/ Historic Moment: MICHELIN Guide reveals first statewide restaurant selection for Florida — Visit Florida]</ref><ref>[https://www.news-press.com/story/life/food/2026/05/28/liberty-in-fort-myers-among-restaurants-in-michelin-guide-florida-2026/90301512007/ 5 Southwest Florida restaurants earn MICHELIN Guide Florida honors — News-Press]</ref> Florida restaurants are reassessed for each new edition, so stars and listings can be gained or lost each year.

== Disney restaurants recognised ==
In April 2024, [[Victoria & Albert's]] at [[Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa]] was awarded one Michelin star, becoming the first Disney-owned and operated restaurant, and the first restaurant owned by a United States theme park destination, to earn one.<ref>[https://disneyexperiences.com/disneyworld-press/release/victoria-alberts-at-walt-disney-world-resort-receives-first-michelin-star/ Victoria & Albert's at Walt Disney World Resort Receives First MICHELIN Star — Disney Experiences]</ref> Its maître d'hôtel, Israel Pérez, received Michelin's 2024 Florida Service Award at the same ceremony.<ref>[https://disneyexperiences.com/disneyworld-press/release/victoria-alberts-at-walt-disney-world-resort-receives-first-michelin-star/ Victoria & Albert's at Walt Disney World Resort Receives First MICHELIN Star — Disney Experiences]</ref><ref>[https://wdwnt.com/2024/04/victoria-alberts-awarded-disneys-first-michelin-star/ Victoria & Albert's Awarded Disney's First Michelin Star — WDW News Today]</ref> The restaurant retained its star in the 2025 guide and again in 2026, a third consecutive year.<ref>[http://blogmickey.com/2025/04/walt-disney-world-michelin-star-restaurants-2025/ Two Walt Disney World Restaurants Earn MICHELIN Stars in 2025 Guide — BlogMickey]</ref><ref>[https://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/victoria-and-alberts/news/22oct2026-victoria-albert-s-citricos-and-toledo-receive-their-2026-michelin-plaques.htm Victoria & Albert's, Cítricos and Toledo Receive Their 2026 Michelin Guide Plaques — WDWMAGIC]</ref>

Two other Disney restaurants are recognised in the 2026 guide: [[Cítricos]], also at the Grand Floridian, and Toledo – Tapas, Steak & Seafood at [[Disney's Coronado Springs Resort]] are both listed as Michelin Selected — recommended by the inspectors, but holding neither a star nor a Bib Gourmand.<ref>[https://wdwnt.com/2026/10/three-walt-disney-world-restaurants-receive-2026-michelin-guide-plaques/ Three Walt Disney World Restaurants Receive 2026 MICHELIN Guide Plaques — WDW News Today]</ref><ref>[https://www.disneytouristblog.com/three-disney-world-restaurants-receive-2026-michelin-guide-awards/ Three Disney World Restaurants Receive 2026 Michelin Guide Awards — Disney Tourist Blog]</ref> Elsewhere on Walt Disney World property, Capa, the rooftop steakhouse at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando — inside the resort but not Disney-owned — held one star from 2022 to 2025, before moving to the recommended list in the 2026 guide.<ref>[https://www.disneytouristblog.com/three-disney-world-restaurants-receive-2026-michelin-guide-awards/ Three Disney World Restaurants Receive 2026 Michelin Guide Awards — Disney Tourist Blog]</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Victoria & Albert's]]
* [[Cítricos]]
* [[Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa]]
* [[List of Walt Disney World restaurants]]
* [[Walt Disney World]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Restaurants]]
[[Category:The Walt Disney Company]]
[[Category:Food and drink]]

Michelin Guide - Revision history

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