List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Washington, D.C.
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As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 25 restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area with a Michelin-star rating.
The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about restaurants Michelin recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out became more valuable. While Michelin often works with tourism boards or other financial co-venturers for the creation of new guides, that was not the case with the Washington, D.C. guide; rather, it was an extension of existing US Michelin Guides.
Although the Washington metropolitan area had early pioneers in cooking such as Michel Richard and Jean-Louis Palladin, the city's innovative food scene took off in the 2010s. Washington, D.C. has become a dining destination driven by a combination of well-compensated professionals, population growth, and a wide variety of businesses. Numerous James Beard Foundation Award-winning chefs, such as Aaron Silverman and José Andrés, have restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area along with Patrick O'Connell's Michelin-starred restaurant, The Inn at Little Washington.
Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".
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