Michelin Guide Texas 2025: Austin Retains All Stars, Adds New Bib Gourmand and Green Star Winners
Austin’s culinary stars hold firm in Michelin’s 2025 Texas guide, while new names rise with sustainability and standout value dining honors
The second annual Michelin Guide Texas Awards unfolded Tuesday night at the Wortham Theater Center, celebrating the chefs, restaurants and hospitality leaders who continue to shape the state’s culinary identity. Austin, which led last year’s inaugural Texas guide with the most Michelin stars, held its ground in 2025. All seven Austin restaurants that earned stars in 2024 retained their distinctions. Michelin inspectors once again affirmed the excellence of Barley Swine, Craft Omakase, Hestia, InterStellar BBQ, La Barbecue, LeRoy and Lewis BBQ and Olamaie.
No new stars were awarded to Austin restaurants this year.
The Michelin Star remains the most prestigious accolade in the culinary world, often determining a restaurant’s trajectory for years. Awarded based on multiple anonymous visits by Michelin inspectors, the honor recognizes excellence in ingredient quality, technical execution, creativity and consistency.
In addition to the stars, Austin added to its sustainability credentials. Nixta Taqueria and chef Edgar Ulysses Rico received a Michelin Green Star for the first time, joining previous recipients Dai Due (Jesse Griffiths) and Emmer & Rye (Kevin Fink), both of which retained their awards for sustainable practices. The Green Star highlights environmental leadership in the restaurant industry.
Bib Gourmand winners
The Bib Gourmand category, awarded to restaurants offering high-quality food at a good value, saw two new Austin winners this year: Mercado Sin Nombre and Parish Barbecue. Mercado Sin Nombre, a counter-service spot in East Austin, opened a brick-and-mortar last year and serves dishes made with Mexican heirloom corn like masa Twinkies, blue masa biscuits and atole. Parish Barbecue is a newer food truck parked outside Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches, serving Central Texas-style barbecue with a Louisiana twist.
They join a growing list of local favorites that have maintained their status, including Briscuits, Cuantos Tacos, Dai Due, Distant Relatives, Emmer & Rye, Franklin Barbecue, Kemuri Tatsu-Ya, KG BBQ, La Santa Barbacha, Micklethwait Craft Meats, Nixta Taqueria, Odd Duck, Ramen Del Barrio and Veracruz Fonda.
Michelin recommended
Not every standout restaurant gets a star or Bib Gourmand. Michelin’s “Recommended” distinction still signals quality cooking and thoughtful ingredients—just a good meal, plain and simple. This year’s Austin selections include a few new additions: Fabrik, Le Calamar, Pasta|Bar Austin, Poeta and Siti.
Here’s the full list: Apt 115, Birdie’s, Comedor, Discada, Este, Ezov, Fabrik, Garrison, Jeffrey’s, Joe’s Bakery & Coffee Shop, La Condesa, Launderette, Le Calamar, Lenoir, Ling Kitchen, Lutie’s, Maie Day, Mexta, Mum Foods Smokehouse & Delicatessen, Pasta|Bar Austin, Poeta, Siti, Suerte, Tare, Terry Black’s BBQ and Toshokan.
More awards
Among the individual honors, Chuck Charnichart of Barbs B Q in Lockhart earned the Young Chef Award, a recognition of emerging culinary talent. Celia Pellegrini of Este and Suerte received the Sommelier Award for excellence in wine service and pairing.
With the latest awards confirming many of last year’s picks, the guide continues to signal that Texas — and Austin in particular — is not a passing culinary trend, but a maturing scene with staying power.
As anticipation builds for future editions, the question for chefs across Texas remains the same: who will rise next and who will maintain their place in Michelin’s selective spotlight?
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