How many Michelin-starred restaurants are on this list?

This list has 5 Michelin-starred restaurants, matching the citywide count of 5 Michelin-starred restaurants and 5 Michelin stars in total. They are March in Montrose, Musaafer in Galleria, Le Jardinier Houston and BCN Taste & Tradition in the Museum District, and Tatemó in Spring Branch East.

Which restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?

March in Montrose holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2025. BCN Taste & Tradition in the Museum District holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026.

Which of these restaurants serve a tasting menu?

March in Montrose, Tatemó in Spring Branch East, Musaafer in Galleria, and Le Jardinier Houston in the Museum District serve a tasting menu. March explores Mediterranean regions by the season. Musaafer offers the tasting menu alongside a la carte. Le Jardinier Houston also serves a set menu. Tatemó runs a prix fixe as well, with 13 seats, and is BYOB.

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Best Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Houston

This list matches the citywide total in our guide: 5 Michelin-starred restaurants and 5 Michelin stars in total. March in Montrose, Le Jardinier Houston in the Museum District, Musaafer in Galleria, Tatemó in Spring Branch East, and BCN Taste & Tradition in the Museum District each hold a star dated 2025.

The wine setups differ. March keeps a 10,000-bottle cellar with particular depth in Burgundy, Champagne, and Piedmont and a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence. BCN Taste & Tradition holds an Award of Excellence, with a program oriented to the Iberian peninsula, and serves suckling pig and seafood in a 1920s bungalow. Le Jardinier Houston is sommelier-led contemporary French inside the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Musaafer pairs an extensive wine list with Indian regional cooking, as a tasting menu and a la carte. Tatemó is a 13-seat heirloom-corn menu and is BYOB, with no liquor license.

How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding Michelin stars, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.

BCN Taste & Tradition
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
Housed in a 1920s Victorian home in Houston's Montrose district, BCN Taste & Tradition has held a Michelin star in both 2024 and 2025, making it one of a small handful of Spanish restaurants in the American South operating at that tier. The kitchen draws on Barcelona technique and traditional regional cooking, with a wine program that rewards attention to the Iberian peninsula's most compelling appellations.
Le Jardinier Houston
1 Michelin star
Le Jardinier Houston holds a Michelin star for the second consecutive year (2024 and 2025) and landed on Resy's Best of the Hit List in 2025. Located at 5500 Main St in the Museum District, it serves contemporary French cuisine at the $$$$ price point, with lunch and dinner service Wednesday through Sunday and dinner only on Monday and Tuesday..
March
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence
March holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining North America ranking, positioning it at the summit tier of Houston fine dining. Chef Felipe Riccio and wine director June Rodil bring a Venetian-inflected Mediterranean menu to Westheimer Road, backed by a 10,000-bottle cellar with particular depth in Burgundy, Champagne, and Piedmont. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 PM.
Musaafer
1 Michelin star
Musaafer holds a Michelin star for good reason: its kitchen approaches Indian regional cooking through the disciplined architecture of spice, layering whole, ground, tempered, and bloomed aromatics across every dish in a setting that rivals the cooking for drama. Located inside the Galleria, the grand hall's arches and labyrinthine rooms serve as an unlikely but convincing backdrop for particularly considered Indian food in Texas.
Tatemó
1 Michelin star
A Michelin-starred tasting menu operating out of a Northwest Houston strip mall, Tatemó reframes Mexican cuisine through the lens of heirloom corn and masa craft. Chef Emmanuel Chavez works with nixtamalized grains sourced across Mexico to produce a format that sits closer to a serious tasting counter than a tortilleria, despite its modest exterior. Bring your own wine, the restaurant operates without a liquor license.

Planning Michelin-starred restaurants in Houston

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are on this list?: This list has 5 Michelin-starred restaurants, matching the citywide count of 5 Michelin-starred restaurants and 5 Michelin stars in total. They are March in Montrose, Musaafer in Galleria, Le Jardinier Houston and BCN Taste & Tradition in the Museum District, and Tatemó in Spring Branch East.
Which restaurants on this list hold a Wine Spectator award?: March in Montrose holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2025. BCN Taste & Tradition in the Museum District holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026.
Which of these restaurants serve a tasting menu?: March in Montrose, Tatemó in Spring Branch East, Musaafer in Galleria, and Le Jardinier Houston in the Museum District serve a tasting menu. March explores Mediterranean regions by the season. Musaafer offers the tasting menu alongside a la carte. Le Jardinier Houston also serves a set menu. Tatemó runs a prix fixe as well, with 13 seats, and is BYOB.