The 69th edition of the MICHELIN Guide was unveiled at the gateway to the Franciacorta region during an exceptional ceremony hosted by Federica Fontana. Over 500 guests – including restaurant owners, professionals and students from all over Italy – attended the event.
The selection of restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Italy 2024 celebrates the complexity, vitality and extent of Italian gastronomy; its many young, talented chefs; and the peninsula’s eco-responsible, sustainable restaurant ecosystem.
This is a record-breaking edition: the MICHELIN Guide Italy once again awards three MICHELIN Stars, celebrates five new two MICHELIN Stars restaurants – two of which receive the prestigious rating upon their entry into the Guide – and adds 26 one MICHELIN Star restaurants to its list. In total, the MICHELIN Guide Italy 2024 selection of MICHELIN Star restaurants includes 395 restaurants.
“This year, the famously anonymous inspectors awarded 33 new MICHELIN Stars, including two new three MICHELIN Stars restaurants that distinguish themselves as among the best in the world: Quattro Passi and Atelier Moessmer restaurants,” explains Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides. “The MICHELIN Guide Italy 2024 selection includes 395 MICHELIN Starred restaurants, a new record for this country. This achievement highlights the perfection of combining Italian cookery traditions with innovation to create exceptional culinary experiences rich in emotions, history and celebration.”
The MICHELIN Guide Italy 2024 at a glance:
- 13 restaurants *** (2 new)
- 40 restaurants ** (5 new)
- 342 restaurants * (26 new)
- restaurants Green star (13 new)
- 257 restaurants Bib Gourmands (28 new)
- Selected 1334 restaurants (151 new)
For a total of 1986 restaurants offering 62 different types of cuisine in the 2024 edition.