A dish from Urban Stillhouse restuarant in Florida The MICHELIN Guide is expanding for 2025 to highlight new destinations in Florida. The dining guide’s 2025 selections will now cover Florida restaurants located in St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Greater Fort Lauderdale and The Palm Beaches.
The MICHELIN Guide’s purpose is to observe the evolution of culinary destinations around the world. The guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to select restaurants in specific geographic areas. Gwendal Poullennec is the international director of the MICHELIN Guides.
He explained that MICHELIN is noticing the state of Florida continuing to raise the bar with emerging culinary talent, international food influences and the passion of its local restaurant communities. “Over the past three years, we’ve seen the Florida selection grow and strengthen as our inspectors shined a spotlight on their discoveries. We look forward to exploring these new destinations and highlighting the excellence of their local restaurant scenes," Poullennec said.
Florida’s dining scene has been experiencing growth, with a surge in foodservice sales, new restaurant openings and increased consumer spending on dining experiences. According to Tastewise , the total foodservice sales in Florida increased by 18.2% year-over-year, with higher growth seen in metropolitan areas.
Florida also saw a 12.6% increase in restaurant openings over the past year and tourists contributed significantly to the dinin.
