Michelin offers list of 77 Bay Area ‘Bib Gourmand’ Restaurants for 2012 (United States)
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Michelin offers list of 77 Bay Area ‘Bib Gourmand’ Restaurants for 2012 (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Exclusive experiences
- Gourmet restaurants
- Rewards - Gourmet restaurants
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-10-19
Full Selection to Be Announced Oct. 25
To whet the appetite of Bay Area residents for the sixth edition of the Michelin Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country being released next week, Michelin announced today 77 Bib Gourmand restaurants that are listed in its 2012 edition. Bib Gourmand selections are restaurants serving two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included).
Introduced in the 1997 editions of the MICHELIN Guides in Europe, Bib Gourmand restaurants are= identified in the guide by a red symbol== depicting the head of Bibendum, the Michelin Man. This year, 19 new restaurants in the Bay Area are new to the Bib Gourmand category, which indicates the inspectors’ favorites for good value. The full selection of restaurants — including those garnering the famous MICHELIN stars — will be announced Tuesday, Oct. 25, when Michelin formally introduces its complete selection for the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012. The guide will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 26, at $18.99.
The MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012 covers a wider geographic region than most of its peers, stretching from Los Gatos in the south to Geyserville in the north.
Over the past year, Michelin inspectors have analyzed restaurants throughout Northern California, always anonymously. MICHELIN inspectors share insights from their many meals on Twitter at @MichelinGuideNY.
The Bib Gourmand selections for 2012:
(* denotes new selection for 2012)
A 16
Artisan Bistro *
Bar Bambino *
Bar Tartine *
BarBersQ
Bay Wolf
Bellanico
Betelnut
Bistro 29
Bistro Aix
Bistro Jeanty
Boon Eat + Drink *
Bottega
Burma Superstar
C Casa
Chapeau!
Chevalier
Chu
Colibrí
Contigo *
Cook St. Helena
Corso
Cotogna *
Crouching Tiger
Cucina Paradiso
Delarosa
Delfina
Domo
Dosa
eVe
Fish Story *
FIVE
flour + water
Fringale *
Gather
Hachi Ju Hachi
Hibiscus
Hot Box Grill *
Incanto
Insalata's
Ippuku *
K & L Bistro
Kabab & Curry’s
Kappou Gomi *
Kitchen (The)
Kokkari Estiatorio
LaSalette *
Laurus
Le Charm
Le Garage *
Mamacita
Marinitas
Monti's Rotisserie
Namu *
Oenotri
Osteria Coppa *
Perbacco
Picán
Plum *
Risibisi
Rivoli
Sazón *
Scopa *
Slanted Door (The)
Slow Club
Sociale
SPQR
Starbelly
Sumika
Sushi Ran
Thai House
the girl & the fig
Troya
Willi's Wine Bar
Wood Tavern
Yank Sing
Zero Zero *
With more than one million copies sold in approximately 100 countries, the MICHELIN Guide has always built its success on the diversity of its selections, especially with small establishments offering a high-quality dining experience at an affordable price. Hence, both the popularity and importance of the Bib Gourmand or “Inspectors’ Favorites for Good Value” category and the Under $25 category increased in number of offerings in the 2012 edition. Moreover, inclusion in the MICHELIN Guide is, in itself, synonymous with quality, because only the best establishments in each comfort and price category are featured in the guide.
Enhancing mobility is not only the mission of the Michelin Group but also of the MICHELIN Guide, which was created to assist travellers — and motorists, in particular — by making their journeys more enjoyable. Now representing 23 countries and three continents, the collection of 27 MICHELIN Guides includes more than 45,000 addresses. In North America, only three U.S. cities — New York, San Francisco and Chicago — currently have guides.
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