
The Best Cheap Meals in California, According to the Michelin Guide
From burger joints and ramen shops to Mexican, Japanese, and French restaurants, the Bib Gourmand list recognizes high quality at a (relatively) low price

Attention, budget-minded people of good taste! The Michelin Guide, the world’s most prestigious restaurant guide, has just released its list of restaurants in California worthy of a Bib Gourmand, an honor they bestow on restaurants serving exceptionally high-quality meals for $40 or less.
Theoretically, that should include two courses and dessert or a glass of wine, though tip plus California tax will definitely knock you over that in more than a few instances. The list includes 151 restaurants representing 36 cuisine types, including ramen shops, burger joints, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Thai, Mexican, French, Italian, Japanese, and just plain old modern Californian restaurants. While the Michelin guide has covered San Francisco and Los Angeles in years past, this is the first top-to-bottom assessment of the Golden State. For those of you looking for places to pay considerably more than $40 for a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant, you’re going to have to wait for the official red guide to come out next week on June 3.
So, here’s a list of all the restaurants earning a Bib Gourmand for the very first time this year:
Aburiya Raku, Los Angeles
Adana Restaurant, Los Angeles
Amor y Tacos, Los Angeles Ayara Thai Cuisine, Los AngelesBadmaash, Los Angeles
Baran’s 2239, Los Angeles
Bowery Bungalow, Los Angeles
Canon, Sacramento
Cassia, Los Angeles Chengdu Impression, Los Angeles Chengdu Taste, Los Angeles Chuan’s, Los Angeles Church & State, Los Angeles (closed)Coni’Seafood, Los Angeles
Cucina Sorella, San Diego Cucina Urbana, San Diego Dai Ho, Los AngelesDha Rae Oak, Los Angeles
DongLaiShun, Los Angeles
El Jardin, San Diego
Eveleigh, Los AngelesThe Factory Kitchen, Los Angeles
Father’s Office, Los Angeles Frank Fat’s, Sacramento Gabbi’s Mexican Kitchen, Orange County Garlic & Chives, Orange County Grand Harbor, Los AngelesGuerrilla Tacos, Los Angeles
Harborview, San Francisco Hiro Nori Ramen, Orange County Holbox, Los Angeles Il Pastaio, Los Angeles Jaffa, Los Angeles Jitlada, Los Angeles Jon & Vinny’s, Los Angeles Juniper & Ivy, San Diego Katsu-ya, Los Angeles Kettner Exchange, San Diego Kismet, Los Angeles La Calenda, Wine Country La Cevicheria, Los Angeles Langer’s, Los Angeles LaoXi Noodle House, Los Angeles LOLA 55, San Diego Longo Seafood, Los Angeles LSXO, Orange County Lunasia, Los Angeles Maccheroni Republic, Los Angeles Majordomo, Los AngelesManhattan Beach Post, Los Angeles
Mariscos Jalisco, Los Angeles Meals by Genet, Los Angeles Meizhou Dongpo, Los Angeles Mercado Los Angeles, Los Angeles Mesa Verde, Santa Barbara Mian, Los Angeles Mi Lindo Nayrit Mariscos, Los Angeles Mix Mix Kitchen & Bar, Orange County Mother, Sacramento Okiboru Ramen, Los Angeles Papilles, Los Angeles Petit Trois, Los Angeles Pig in a Pickle, Marin Pine & Crane, Los Angeles Pizzana, Los Angeles Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles Preux & Proper, Los Angeles Punta Cabras, Los Angeles (closed) Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen, Angeles Rosaliné, Los Angeles Rossoblu, Los Angeles Salazar, Los Angeles Sama Sama Kitchen, Santa Barbara Sea Harbour, Los Angeles Shanghai No. 1, Los Angeles Sichuan Impression, Los AngelesSixth & Mill, Los Angeles
Solare, San Diego Son of a Gun, Los AngelesSqirl, Los Angeles
Stockhome, Wine Country
Thai Thing, Los Angeles Tsubaki, Los Angeles Yafa, MontereyZ & Y Bistro, San Francisco