MICHELIN Guide Restaurants in Boulder
Boulder's love of adventuring in the outdoors and refueling with nourishing, deliciously prepared meals — in a fortuitous location surrounded by over 1,000 working farms — has resulted in one of the nation's most exciting dining destinations. It attracts chefs who are able to express their culinary creativity with a bounty of quality ingredients and discerning diners who know a satisfying meal when they taste one.
The MICHELIN Guide has taken note and announced its Boulder selections for 2024. Congratulations to these restaurants for their inclusion in the MICHELIN Guide!
MICHELIN Guide Distinctions
Young Culinary Professional
Kelly Kawachi of Blackbelly Market is the MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2023 Culinary Professional Award Winner
Read MoreOutstanding Service
Sergei Kiefel and front-of-house team of Frasca Food and Wine is the MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2023 Service Award Winner
Read MoreAbout the MICHELIN Guide
The MICHELIN Guide was established in 1900 by the Michelin brothers to inspire motorists to travel around France by providing useful trip-planning information including hotel and restaurant recommendations. Today, the MICHELIN Guide is valued as an esteemed resource for culinary recommendations in more than 40 worldwide destinations thanks in part to its independent and proven methodology.
The MICHELIN Guide selection of Colorado restaurants follows Michelin’s century-old review criteria:
- Quality of products
- Harmony of flavors
- Mastery of cooking techniques
- Voice and personality of the chef as reflected in the cuisine
- Consistency between each visit and throughout the menu as a whole.
Beyond the star ratings, MICHELIN Guide also bestows Bib Gourmand, Recommended and Green Star distinctions.
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What is the best way to view MICHELIN Guide restaurants and hotels?
Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to discover every restaurant in the selection and book an amazing hotel.
How are MICHELIN Guide restaurants selected?
Thanks to the rigorous MICHELIN Guide selection process that is applied independently and consistently in more than 40 destinations (60+ Guides), the MICHELIN Guide has become an international benchmark in fine dining.
All restaurants in the Guide are recommended by Michelin’s anonymous Inspectors, who are trained to apply the same time-tested methods used by Michelin Inspectors for many decades throughout the world. This ensures a uniform, international standard of excellence. As a further guarantee of complete objectivity, Michelin Inspectors pay all their bills in full, and only the quality of the cuisine is evaluated.
To fully assess the quality of a restaurant, the Inspectors apply five criteria defined by Michelin: product quality; mastery of cooking techniques; harmony of flavors; the voice and personality of the chef as reflected in the cuisine; and consistency over time and across the entire menu. These criteria guarantee a consistent and fair selection so a Starred restaurant has the same value regardless of whether it is in Paris, Colorado or anywhere else in the world.
What are the MICHELIN Guide distinctions?
Recognized globally for excellence and quality, the MICHELIN Guide offers a selection of world-class restaurants.
- The famous one, two and three MICHELIN Stars identify establishments serving exceptional cuisine that’s rich in flavor, remarkably executed and infused with the personality of a talented chef.
- The Bib Gourmand is a designation given to select restaurants that offer good quality food for a good value — often known as personal favorites among the Inspectors when dining on their own time.
- The MICHELIN Green Star honors restaurants that are pioneers in sustainable gastronomy.
- Recommended restaurants and special professional awards are also highlighted by the MICHELIN Guide Inspectors.
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