MICHELIN Guide Texas: Year two brings the heat with three new Starred restaurants

HOUSTON, Oct. 28, 2025 — Tonight the MICHELIN Guide revealed the second annual restaurant selection for Texas at a ceremony in Houston at the Wortham Theater Center. The 2025 edition features three new One MICHELIN Star restaurants and two additions to the Green Star community.

Both Isidore in San Antonio and Mamani in Dallas were honored with their first MICHELIN Star during the ceremony. Additionally, Nicosi in San Antonio was promoted to One MICHELIN Star, bringing Texas’ total number of Starred restaurants to 18. The complete 2025 selection includes eight new Bib Gourmand restaurants and 16 Recommended eateries, bringing the selection total to 140 restaurants spanning 33 cuisine types.

“This year’s Texas selection emphasizes the many talents across your communities who continue to rise above with culinary innovation and passion that is palpable,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guide. “We are thrilled to welcome three new restaurants into the MICHELIN Star family of restaurants, putting them on the map for travelers both near and far to experience. A heartfelt congratulations to all the restaurants and chefs honored in this year’s bustling selection.”

Here are the new one-MICHELIN-Star restaurants, with Inspector notes from each (Inspectors’ comments in full on the MICHELIN Guide website and mobile app):

One MICHELIN Star

Dallas

Mamani (French Contemporary cuisine)

With this glitzy, well-appointed hotspot, Chef Christophe De Lellis brings an impressive pedigree to Dallas, having led the kitchen at Vegas’s Restaurant Joël Robuchon for nearly a decade. The bistronomie-style menu of elevated simple plates is offered à la carte, though the prices are still nothing to sniff at. Diners looking to indulge will get their money’s worth, however: top-drawer ingredients, faultless technique and world-class sauces are evident throughout. Shareable portions like Dover sole with brown butter or veal “Cordon Bleu” (served with Robuchon’s signature butter-laden pommes purée, naturally) are impressive, but do save room for a pitch-perfect Paris-Brest with praline cream. A tremendous wine list makes for worthwhile reading.

San Antonio

Isidore (American cuisine)

Located in San Antonio's historic Pearl District, Isidore is a stylish spot with a midcentury modern feel complete with an open kitchen and live-fire hearth. Named for the patron saint of farmers and laborers, there is a clear focus on Texas ingredients and local traditions, even incorporating Native American elements into the bread service. The menu is large, with items intended for sharing and a section dedicated to steak. Narrowing down your snack selection isn't easy, but the popcorn chicken, crispy fried with popcorn aioli and velouté, is a good bet. Cherokee tomato in a house-made kombucha lets local ingredients shine, while the dry-aged Berkshire pork chop with a 23-spice sauce is another highlight. Texas wines are also proudly shared on the list and in an optional pairing.

Nicosi (Creative cuisine)

Saving room for dessert isn't necessary at Nicōsi because this daring tasting menu celebrates the final course exclusively from start to finish. Nestled inside a dark, moody space hung with velvet curtains off Pullman Market, this theatrical experience is a true surprise, as there is a strict no photo or phones policy for all guests at the L-shaped counter. The multicourse meal tends to follow four themes—acidic, umami, bitter and sweet—and the team rarely repeats dishes from one season to the next. The creations are edgy and imaginative. Think mille-feuille of Fat Tailed Tomme cheese crackers with spring onion mousse, powdered sugar and caviar with gold leaf or even beef short rib crowned with cotton candy made right there in the middle of the room. All throughout, chefs engage diners, freely explaining their process and their inspiration.

MICHELIN Green Star

Green Star: Two New Restaurants Highlighted for Their Inspiring Visions

The MICHELIN Green Star editorially highlights restaurants that, among the MICHELIN Guide selection, have inspired and impressed Inspectors with their committed vision for the future of gastronomy. By shaping a community of innovative establishments driven to pursue progress in the role of restaurants, the MICHELIN Green Star fosters dialogue and collaboration, encouraging establishments to inspire and evolve together.

Two new restaurants have newly captured the Inspectors’ attention for their inspiring visions: Nixta Taqueria in Austin and Isidore in San Antonio. At Nixta Taqueria the team sources hyper-locally, except for their heirloom corn, which comes from a 5th generation family of farmers in San Martin Tilcajete, Oaxaca and is used to make their own masa and tortillas. At Isidore their meet and seafood comes from local ranches and the Gulf, with a thoughtful focus on underutilized by-catch. Their produce is sourced entirely from Texas farms, prioritizing small, independent growers.

These newly highlighted restaurants join the two establishments already recognized for continuing to impress the Inspectors: Dai Due and Emmer & Rye, both in Austin. Together, they form a community deeply committed to presenting another vision of gastronomy.

Bib Gourmand

The MICHELIN Guide Inspectors gave eight new restaurants the Bib Gourmand distinction, which recognizes eateries for great food at a great value. The full list can be found below.

Texas’ 2025 Bib Gourmand restaurants

MICHELIN Special Awards

In addition to the Bib Gourmands and Stars, the Guide announced four Special Awards:

The MICHELIN Guide Ceremony is presented with the support of Capital One.

Hotels

The restaurants join the MICHELIN Guide selection of hotels, which features the most unique and exciting places to stay in Texas and throughout the world. Each hotel in the selection has been chosen by MICHELIN Guide experts for its extraordinary style, service and personality — with options for all budgets — and each can be booked directly through the MICHELIN Guide website and app. The selection for Texas features the state’s most spectacular hotels, including the thoughtfully composed Hotel Saint Augustine (One MICHELIN Key) in Houston, modern boutique luxury hotel the Commodore Perry Estate (two MICHELIN Keys) in Austin, and the riverside gem, Hotel Emma (two MICHELIN Keys) located at the Pearl in San Antonio.

The MICHELIN Guide is a benchmark in gastronomy. Now it’s setting a new standard for hotels. Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to discover every restaurant in the selection and book an unforgettable hotel.

The 2025 MICHELIN Guide Texas selection:

Texas’ 2025 MICHELIN-Green-Starred restaurants