San Diego's Michelin three-star Addison named to North America's ‘50 Best Restaurants' list
Addison by William Bradley, San Diego’s only Michelin three-star restaurant, earned a new accolade on Thursday. It has been ranked No. 31 on the list of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026.
The North America list was launched last year as an extension of the prestigious The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, which debuted in 2002 in the United Kingdom. The North American restaurant awards were selected by an academy of 300 restaurant industry experts in different regions of the U.S. and Canada.
In a call from New York City Friday morning, where he flew to accept the award Thursday night, Bradley said he was grateful to represent the first San Diego County restaurant ever recognized by the 50 Best organization.
“It’s something we never expected, but we work hard, and if things to come to fruition it’s amazing. It’s great for the team and it’s great for the city,” he said.
Addison reopened last week following a 52-day interior renovation to celebrate the restaurant’s 20th anniversary and debut the venue’s new no-reservations-required champagne lounge. The reopening is just in time for The Michelin Guide’s California Awards Ceremony, which will take place for the first time in San Diego on June 24.
“The timing of this has been amazing,” Bradley said. “We’re very lucky, very fortunate and blessed to have a renovation, a 20-year anniversary, to be on the list for North America and to be hosting the Michelin Guide awards next month. One day I’ll wake up from this dream I’m having. Until then, I’ll keep riding the wave as long as I can.”
Addison by William Bradley is one of only 14 Michelin three-star restaurants in the United States. The California gastronomy fine-dining venue earned its first star in 2019, when San Diego County restaurants first became eligible for Michelin awards, then its second star in 2021 and third in 2022.
North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 list includes eight other American three-star restaurants, including Chicago’s Smyth, which ranked No. 1 on the 50 Best list; Le Bernardin in New York, No. 14; SingleThread in Healdsburg, No. 16; Jungsik in New York, No. 18; Providence in Los Angeles, No. 32; Benu in San Francisco, No. 33; Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, No. 44; and Somni in Los Angeles, No. 26.
Atomix, a Michelin three-star restaurant in New York, was the only U.S. restaurant to make the World’s 50 Best List in 2025 (it was ranked No. 12). The 2026 World’s 50 Best awards have yet to be announced.
Last fall, Addison by William Bradley was also ranked 34th among Robb Report’s list of the 100 Best Restaurants of the 21st Century.
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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM.