The French Laundry Retains Three Michelin Stars for 2025
Famous Napa Valley restaurant continues its remarkable streak of culinary excellence.
The French Laundry has earned three Michelin stars for the eighteenth consecutive year in the 2025 MICHELIN® Guide California. Chef Thomas Keller’s iconic Yountville restaurant has also maintained its Michelin Green Star for the fifth year running, cementing its position as one of America’s most celebrated dining destinations.
This extraordinary achievement places The French Laundry among an elite group of restaurants worldwide that have sustained the highest level of Michelin recognition for nearly two decades. The announcement, made on June 26, 2025, reflects not just the restaurant’s storied past, but its ongoing commitment to culinary innovation and sustainable practices.
“I’m deeply honored—and humbled—for our team to be recognized with three Michelin stars,” said Keller. “This kind of recognition is never taken for granted. I want to thank our Chef de Cuisine Ara Jo, General Manager Michael Minnillo, Pastry Chef Jamie Houghton, and Head Sommelier Andrew Adelson. Every day, you show up with focus, care and an extraordinary level of commitment. And to the kitchen, dining room, wine and executive support teams—your dedication and drive to keep evolving—it shows in everything you do.”
“Awards like this are a reflection of what we did today. Not yesterday, not years ago—today,” added Keller. “And with that comes a quiet responsibility to keep showing up, to keep earning it, one service at a time. One guest at a time. That’s the beauty of our profession—it keeps you present,” said Keller. “Thank you to the Michelin Guide for this honor, and congratulations to all the chefs and teams who were recognized this year. It’s a privilege to be among you.”
The Michelin Guide remains one of the most prestigious restaurant distinctions in the world, recognizing excellence in cuisine, service, and sustainability.
About The French Laundry
Chef Thomas Keller visited Yountville, California, in the early 1990s to fulfill his dream of creating a fine-dining destination in Napa Valley. He discovered a rustic stone cottage and felt it was the perfect place for his vision. Since reopening The French Laundry in 1994, the restaurant has earned countless accolades. It offers a daily-changing menu of contemporary American cuisine with French influences made with top-quality ingredients and exceptional service. Today, The French Laundry features a renovated kitchen, courtyard, and culinary garden led by General Manager Michael Minnillo.
About Chef Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller’s name is synonymous with quality and exacting standards. The chef and proprietor has established a collection of restaurants that sets a new paradigm within thehospitality profession. He is the first and only American-born chef to hold multiple three-star ratings from the prestigious Michelin Guide—for The French Laundry and Per Se—in addition to being awarded one star for The Surf Club Restaurant, becoming the most honored American chef by Michelin Guide, as well as the first American male chef to be designated a Chevalier of The French Legion of Honor, the highest decoration in France.
Chef Keller has earned countless accolades, including The Culinary Institute of America’s “Chef of the Year” Award, the James Beard Foundation’s “Outstanding Chef” and “Outstanding Restaurateur” Awards and Michelin Guide’s Chef Mentor Award. He holds honorary doctorates in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University and The Culinary Institute of America. Chef Keller led a team from the U.S. to its first-ever gold medal in the Bocuse d’Or, a prestigious biennial competition that is regarded as the Olympics of the culinary world. With more than 1.6 million copies in circulation, he is the author of six cookbooks, including The French Laundry, Per Se.
