3 Bay Area spots added to Michelin California Guide

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Three Bay Area restaurants have been added to Michelin’s California Guide. The prestigious restaurant guide publisher added a total of 13 new restaurants from across the state to its 2025 Michelin Guide California.

San Francisco: Sungho

Topping the list locally is Sungho, a Korean restaurant in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Sungho’s chef, according to Michelin, drew inspiration from the memory of his grandmother’s kitchen “for a collection of hearty slow-simmered meat stews, including a gukbap that boasts fall-off-the-bone pork and tender rice.

The restaurant, which Michelin said highlights dishes seldom found in the Bay Area, offers generous portions meant for sharing and features a “lively” K-pop playlist.

Palo Alto: Ethel’s Fancy

Also making the updated list was Ethel’s Fancy, a California cuisine spot in Palo Alto launched by chef/owner Scott Nishiyama and named after his mother and grandmother. The space, according to Michelin, has a “rustic-meets-elegant vibe” that’s mirrored in “down-to-earth California cuisine” showcasing peak-season ingredients.

The menu at Ethel’s Fancy is small, and like Sungho, geared towards sharing. Michelin singled out the “katsu-style” swordfish cutlet and hojicha tapioca pudding for particular praise.

Menlo Park: Eylan

Rounding out the Bay Area trio is Eylan, a Menlo Park Indian spot launched by Chef Srijith Gopinathan. A “swanky Menlo Park sensation,” Eylan draws crowds with an inventive blend of regional Indian cuisine with a fresh California twist.

Michelin highlights menu items like a flaky, paratha-type bread filled with Dungeness crab, lemon-grass scented gulf shrimp, and pineapple kebabs. Eylan’s “carefully chosen wines and clever cocktails” add to the restaurant’s appeal, according to Michelin.

Ten other spots across California were added to the guide. Here is the complete list.

New additions to The Michelin Guide California May 2025:

• San Francisco: Sungho — Korean
• Palo Alto: Ethel’s Fancy — Californian
• Menlo Park: Eylan — Indian
• Sacramento: Kin Thai — Thai
• Sacramento: Majka — Italian
• Sacramento: Pho Momma — Vietnamese
• Los Angeles: Komal — Mexican
• West Hollywood: Somni — Contemporary/Spanish
• Hermosa Beach: Vin Folk — California/Contemporary
• Encinitas: Atelier Manna — Californian
• Carlsbad: Lilo — Californian
• Oceanside: Tanner’s Prime Burgers — American
• Oceanside: 24 Suns — Chinese Contemporary

The latest additions to Michelin’s California Guide join four San Francisco spots that were added in March: Four Kings, Prelude, The Wild, and Verjus.