According to Michelin, Washington Has Zero Three-Star Restaurants

The fusty dining guide has been slow to recognize the foodie boom in the U.S. capital.

Corn gelato at one of Washington’s new Michelin single-starred restaurants.

Photographer: The Washington Post/The Washington Post

Apparently, no restaurant in Washington is worthy of three Michelin stars.

Just two new spots made the the 2018 version of the vaunted guidebook, in its second iteration this year. Both new entries appear in the category of one star (“a very good restaurant”). One is the French-accented Métier, with $200-per-person tasting menus from French Laundry alum Eric Ziebold; the second is the ambitious Greek spot Komi, whose tasting menu is $150 and whose clientele includes former President Barack Obama.