Overview
- The Michelin Guide will reveal its Northeast Cities selections on Nov. 18 at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
- The edition includes Boston and Philadelphia for the first time, joining Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.
- Selections are based on visits by anonymous inspectors, with distinctions that include one to three stars, Bib Gourmand for value and a green star for sustainability.
- Boston’s tourism bureau entered a three-year partnership reported at just over $1 million to bring the guide, mirroring subsidies previously reported in California, Atlanta and Colorado.
- Local analysis suggests Boston will see mostly one stars and Bib Gourmands, and three-star awards remain scarce in the U.S. after recent demotions of Alinea, the Inn at Little Washington and Masa.