MICHELIN Guide American South 2025: Every New and Lost Star
Updated October 9, 2026 · Star counts and prices checked October 2026
The MICHELIN Guide American South 2025 was revealed on November 3, 2025 at the Peace Center, Greenville. It gave 11 restaurants their first stars (Emeril’s straight in with two). The American South now has 1 two-star and 18 one-star restaurants in the guide.
The MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 is revealed on October 21, 2026 at The Pinnacle, Nashville, and this page will have its new stars that day.
The MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, revealed November 3, 2025
New two-star restaurants in 2025
In New Orleans, Emeril’s ↗ (American) entered the guide with two stars. Its head chef is E.j. Lagasse. Its dinner tasting menu costs $165.
New one-star restaurants in 2025
Ten restaurants won their first MICHELIN star in the MICHELIN Guide American South 2025.
| Restaurant | Where | Cuisine | Dinner menu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malagón Mercado y Taperia ↗ | Charleston | Spanish | Not published |
| Vern's ↗ | Charleston | American | $45 typical spend |
| Wild Common ↗ | Charleston | Contemporary | $115 |
| Counter ↗ | Charlotte | Contemporary | $330 |
| Scoundrel ↗ | Greenville | French | $45 typical spend |
| Bastion ↗ | Nashville | Contemporary | $174 |
| Locust ↗ | Nashville | Contemporary | $48 typical spend |
| The Catbird Seat ↗ | Nashville | Contemporary | $175 |
| Saint-Germain ↗ | New Orleans | Contemporary | $200 |
| Zasu ↗ | New Orleans | American | Not published |
Dinner is the tasting menu per person before service, in local currency with US dollars beside it. Prices checked October 2026.
Our records show no restaurant losing a star in the 2025 guide.
How many Michelin star restaurants are there in the American South now?
The American South has 1 two-star and 18 one-star restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, against 8 before it.
| Stars | Before the 2025 guide | After it | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three stars | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Two stars | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| One star | 8 | 18 | +10 |
| Total | 8 | 19 | +11 |
See how that compares with other countries in our guide to Michelin stars by country.
When is the next MICHELIN Guide American South ceremony?
The MICHELIN Guide American South 2026 is revealed on October 21, 2026 at The Pinnacle, Nashville. We’ll add every new and lost star to this page that day. Every guide’s dates are on our page of Michelin Guide ceremony dates.
Prices at every starred restaurant in the American South
Our destination pages list every one, Atlanta, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Louisiana, with its dinner, lunch and wine pairing prices and a map. Stars come from the MICHELIN Guide; prices are what the restaurants charge, checked October 2026.