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Chef's picks · Michelin 2026

Who gets a Michelin star in Boston?

Chef's 10 likeliest new stars, before Michelin names them on Monday, December 14, 2026. Pick the three you think get one, and see who agrees.

★ 47 days to go
Where Boston stands: one starred restaurant, 311 Omakase. Boston's first guide, last year, gave one star (311 Omakase), six Bib Gourmands and about 20 recommended.

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Wa Shin Strong

Japanese · Bay Village

Sky Zheng's Edomae omakase counter on Stuart Street, three seatings a night, fish mostly from Japan. Recommended in the first guide. Boston's only star went to an omakase; the next one is likeliest to go to a counter like this.

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Asta Strong

Tasting menu · Back Bay

Alex Crabb's tasting menu on Mass Ave, recommended in the first guide. Exactly the kind of chef-driven room that gets a first star in year two.

Critics: 76% of 6 reviews liked it

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Lenox Sophia Good

Tasting menu · South Boston

A small, serious tasting menu in Southie, recommended last year. Tiny rooms like this are where Michelin likes to start a city.

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Moeca Good

Venetian seafood · Cambridge

Venetian-style seafood and handmade pasta in Cambridge, recommended in the first guide.

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Mooncusser Good

Seafood · Back Bay

Seafood treated like fine dining, recommended last year. New England fish at this level is what a Boston star should look like.

Critics: 80% of 5 reviews liked it · On 1 Chef Amazing list

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Oleana Good

Eastern Mediterranean · Cambridge

Ana Sortun's Eastern Mediterranean cooking, a James Beard winner and a Cambridge landmark. Recommended last year; a star would be overdue.

Critics: 76% of 6 reviews liked it · On 1 Chef Amazing list

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Somaek Good

Korean · Downtown Crossing

Korean cooking in the first guide. Michelin has starred more Korean rooms in New York than anywhere outside Seoul; Boston could follow.

Critics: 77% of 6 reviews liked it

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Giulia Long shot

Italian · Cambridge

Michael Pagliarini's handmade pasta, recommended in the first guide. Beloved for years.

Critics: 82% of 6 reviews liked it · On 1 Chef Amazing list

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Nightshade Noodle Bar Long shot

Vietnamese · Lynn

Rachel Miller's Vietnamese-French tasting menu in Lynn, recommended last year and a James Beard favorite. The surprise pick on this list.

Critics: 86% of 5 reviews liked it

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Toro Long shot

Spanish tapas · South End

Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette's tapas bar, recommended last year. More Bib than star, but no Boston list feels right without it.

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Find out the night it happens

Michelin names its new stars on Monday, December 14, 2026. We'll email you that night with who got one in Boston, and how your picks did.

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How Chef picks

Only restaurants without a star today. Then what we read: what the critics wrote this year (the New York Times, the Washington Post, Chicago magazine, the Globe, the Inquirer), James Beard lists, which places Michelin itself added to the guide this year, the critics' read Chef Amazing keeps on each place, and how members who've been rate it. Strong, Good and Long shot are Chef's words for the odds, not math: nobody outside Michelin knows what the inspectors ate.

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Photos "like it" (not of the restaurant), via Wikimedia Commons: Wa Shin: Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0; Asta: Orf3us, CC BY 3.0; Lenox Sophia: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0; Moeca: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mooncusser: Gryffindor, Public domain; Oleana: Lablascovegmenu from London, CC BY 2.0; Somaek: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0; Giulia: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0; Nightshade Noodle Bar: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0; Toro: MottaW, CC BY 4.0.

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