On Wednesday evening, the culinary stars will collide in downtown San Diego. That’s when The Michelin Guide will bring its California restaurant awards ceremony to San Diego for the very first time.
At the invitation-only event, Guide officials will unveil the California restaurants that are receiving new Michelin stars for 2026 or retaining the stars they’ve earned in years past.
Nobody is more proud to be hosting the event in San Diego than William Bradley, the chef-director of Addison by William Bradley. The Chula Vista native opened his restaurant in San Diego’s Carmel Valley 20 years ago, and it is now one of just 14 Michelin three-star restaurants in the United States.
“To get the ceremony in San Diego was something I really dreamed of and pushed for,” said Bradley. “What an opportunity to have so many great chefs here in our hometown and in our own backyard to celebrate as a group all of the great restaurants in the state. We’re so ready to shine in San Diego. We’ve been waiting for this for a long time.”
The Michelin effect…