Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Napa and Sonoma

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Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Napa and Sonoma

By Hana-Lee Sedgwick July 8, 2025

Wine Country may be big on wine, but it’s also a food lover’s haven, chock-full of fine dining establishments that highlight the flavors and ingredients of Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and beyond. Of course, if you’re looking for the crème de la crème of Wine Country restaurants, there’s only one name to look out for: Michelin.

Known as the gold standard of dining, when you dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant, you can expect incredible food, impeccable service, and an all-around elevated experience. Ready to make your foodie dreams come true? Here are the Michelin Guide’s 2025 Michelin-starred restaurants in Napa Valley and Sonoma County—restaurants you’ll certainly want to experience at least once in your lifetime.

SingleThread Restaurant

SingleThread
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Three Michelin Stars ✽ ✽ ✽SingleThread is the vision of owners Kyle and Katina Connaughton, who spent years researching and fine tuning every detail of their farm, restaurant, and inn concept before opening in 2016. Heavily influenced by their time in Japan, the beautiful 55-seat Healdsburg restaurant offers a one-of-a-kind dining experience in Wine Country, where the seasonal bounty of Sonoma County is seamlessly intertwined with the flavors and cooking techniques of Japan. The 10-course tasting menu, which features vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers, and honey from their nearby farm, is truly a treat for the senses, taking you on a culinary journey that showcases food as a true art form. In addition to Three Stars, they also hold a Michelin Green Star for sustainability.

Visit: 131 North Street, Healdsburg, CA 95448
Contact: (707) 723-4646

The French Laundry

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Three Michelin Stars ✽ ✽ ✽ – Chef Thomas Keller’s iconic The French Laundry restaurant, situated in Napa’s culinary capital of Yountville, remains a Michelin darling year after year, and for good reason. Here, you’ll find meticulously crafted French cuisine that is as beautiful as it is delicious, with a daily-changing menu focused on hyper-seasonal ingredients from local farms and purveyors. Choose from one of two tasting menus offered daily: the Chef’s Tasting Menu and the Tasting of Vegetables. Regardless of which menu you decide upon, you can expect one incredibly memorable meal. After all, this world-renowned restaurant has held Three Michelin Stars since 2007, so you know they’re doing something right. They are also a Michelin Green Star recipient, recognized for their commitment to sustainable gastronomy.

Visit: 6640 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599
Contact: (707) 944-2380

Enclos

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Two Michelin Stars ✽ ✽  – Located inside an 1880s Victorian just off the Sonoma Plaza, Enclos is an intimate 30-seat restaurant celebrating the seasons and bounty of Sonoma County. Executive Chef Brian Limoges—whose resume includes San Francisco’s Atelier Crenn, Quince, and Birdsong restaurants—offers a refined, “place-based” tasting menu that takes guests on a culinary journey through the region. The French-meets-California coast-inspired menus span eight to ten courses, with dishes highlighting local fish, meats, and produce, much of which is sourced from partnering Stone Edge Farm. Perhaps most impressive: this Sonoma newcomer earned Two Michelin Stars and a Green Star within just six months of opening! Talk about hitting the ground running.

Visit: 139 East Napa Street, Sonoma, CA 95476
Contact: (707) 387-1724

Harbor House

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Two Michelin Stars ✽ ✽ — Perched above the Pacific Ocean along the Mendocino Coast, the 25-seat Harbor House Restaurant at the ultra-private Harbor House Inn is a dining destination to remember. The redwood-clad dining room, complete with a vaulted ceiling and wall of windows highlighting views of the crashing waves and rugged coastline, creates the perfect setting for enjoying the delectable land and sea-influenced cuisine. The tasting menu, crafted by Chef Matthew Kammerer, is both impeccable and seasonal, featuring dishes that showcase local, often foraged ingredients from the surrounding area. And, because the offerings are constantly evolving with the seasons, you can look forward to something truly special and unique with each visit. Not surprisingly, the restaurant also holds a Michelin Green Star.

Visit: 5600 South Highway 1, Elk, CA 95432
Contact: (707) 877-3203

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Kenzo

Kenzo
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One Michelin Star — After establishing Kenzo Estate Winery, owners Natsuko and Kenzo Tsujimoto launched their signature restaurant in downtown Napa, where their exquisitely executed Kaiseki menu celebrates the umami-packed flavors of Japan. Using fresh ingredients flown in daily from Japan, as well as produce and proteins from local farms, Kenzo’s seasonal menus manage to be both traditional and inventive, taking diners on a transformative journey through high-end Japanese cuisine. Completing the experience is the intimate and minimalist dining room, where select seating at the chef’s counter allows you to observe the intricacies of the techniques and presentations that go into each course.

Visit: 1339 Pearl Street, Napa, CA 94559,
Contact: (707) 294-2049

Auberge du Soleil Restaurant

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One Michelin Star — Founded over 40 years ago, the restaurant at Auberge du Soleil was one of the first fine dining establishments in Napa Valley, paving the way for elevated Wine Country cuisine. Since then, Auberge du Soleil has maintained its culinary legacy—and held its Michelin Star status for almost two decades—by offering colorful dishes influenced by the vibrant seasonal produce of Napa Valley, served alongside top-notch hospitality and picture-perfect panoramic views. While the six-course Chef’s Tasting dinner menu is a treat for discerning palates, the restaurant is all about creating a customized experience for its guests; Those looking for an abbreviated, yet no less tasty experience will adore the three or four-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus available, as well as wine pairings customized to each individual’s tastes and preferences.

Visit: 180 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford, CA 94573
Contact: (800) 348-5406

Auro

Auro at Four Seasons Napa
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One Michelin Star Auro’s Executive Chef Rogelio Garcia not only earned the restaurant a Michelin Star (and has maintained it for three consecutive years), but he was also a finalist for the coveted James Beard Award for Best Chef in California. Get a taste of Chef Garcia’s culinary expertise during Auro’s seven-course tasting menu, with optional wine pairings. Sommelier Derek Stevenson expertly selects each wine from Auro’s collection of over 475 labels to compliment dishes like 10-day dry-aged Japanese Shima Aji and black trumpet mushroom tetela. Of course, dessert is just as memorable, thanks to offerings like Valencia orange sherbet and cinnamon churros. Also noteworthy: the Wine Series Dinner, a celebration of both land and sea that pairs seven courses with a different featured winery each month.

Visit: 400 Silverado Trail N, Calistoga, CA 94515
Contact: (707) 709-2160

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Cyrus

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One Michelin Star — Geyserville’s Cyrus, which reopened in 2022 after a ten-year hiatus, has reimagined the fine dining experience. Here, Chef Douglas Keane and Maitre’d Nick Peyton takes guests on an immersive culinary journey—journey being the key word. It all starts with canapés and vineyard views in the Bubbles Lounge, to small bites at the Kitchen Table where guests can engage directly with the chefs, to more substantial dishes in the Dining Room, and then finishing with sweet treats in the Chocolate Room. This progressive experience is designed to mimic the natural flow of dining at a friend’s home—if that friend happened to be a Michelin-starred chef who sent you off with a parting gift of house-made chocolates.

Visit: 275 CA Highway 128, Geyserville, CA 95441
Contact: (707) 723-5999

PRESS

PRESS Restaurant
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One Michelin Star — Perhaps PRESS earned its name from its impressive, 10,000 bottle wine collection. It wouldn’t be a surprise, as the restaurant has the largest collection of Napa Valley wine in the entire world. PRESS is also one of only two restaurants in the world with a regional wine list to receive a Grand Award from Wine Spectator. With multiple sommeliers on staff, you’re in the best hands possible when it comes to pairing wine with the globally-inspired menu. Speaking of the menu, it showcases an ever-changing selection of meat, pasta, and seafood-centric dishes, each highlighting Napa’s best local and seasonal ingredients—a beautiful ode to California.

Visit: 587 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena, CA 94574
Contact: (707) 967-0550