Every U.S. restaurant ever awarded three Michelin stars, charted year by year from the first American guide in 2006 through the 2025 edition.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Location | ’06 | ’07 | ’08 | ’09 | ’10 | ’11 | ’12 | ’13 | ’14 | ’15 | ’16 | ’17 | ’18 | ’19 | ’20 | ’21 | ’22 | ’23 | ’24 | ’25 | Current |
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| New York10 restaurants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alain Ducasse at the Essex House | French | New York City | ✦✦✦ | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | Closed |
| Jean-Georges | Contemporary | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | |
| Le Bernardin | French / Seafood | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Per Se | New American | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Masa | Japanese / sushi | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | |
| Daniel | French | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦ | ✦ | ✦ | |
| Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare | Seafood, omakase | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | |
| Eleven Madison Park | Contemporary American | — | — | — | — | ✦ | ✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Jungsik | Korean | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Sushi Sho | Japanese | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| California12 restaurants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The French Laundry | French / Californian | Yountville, CA | — | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ |
| The Restaurant at Meadowood | California | St. Helena, CA | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | Closed |
| Benu | Asian-inspired New American | San Francisco | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ |
| Saison | New American | — | — | — | — | — | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | |
| Coi | Seafood | — | — | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | closed | closed | closed | closed | Closed | |
| Quince | Californian / Italian | — | ✦ | ✦ | ✦ | ✦ | ✦ | ✦ | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Atelier Crenn | French | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Manresa | California | Los Gatos, CA | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | closed | closed | closed | Closed |
| SingleThread | Japanese / New American | Healdsburg, CA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ |
| Addison | California | San Diego | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦ | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ |
| Providence | Seafood | Los Angeles | — | — | ✦ | ✦✦ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ? | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ |
| Somni | Contemporary Spanish | West Hollywood, CA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | temp. | temp. | temp. | temp. | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ |
| Las Vegas1 restaurant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joël Robuchon | French | Las Vegas | — | — | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not covered |
| Chicago4 restaurants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alinea | Molecular gastronomy | Chicago | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ |
| L2O | Seafood | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦✦ | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | Closed | |
| Grace | Progressive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | Closed | |
| Smyth | Contemporary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | |
| Washington, D.C. Area1 restaurant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Inn at Little Washington | Nouveau American | Washington, VA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦✦ | ✦✦ | ✦✦ |