Michelin announced its 2025 list of starred restaurants across California in a ceremony at Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Center in Sacramento just steps from the state capitol building to a crowd of industry insiders, chefs, restaurateurs, cooks, and front-of-house professionals.

A white plate punctured with lots of wholes holding three tortellini in a seafood sauce at Caruso’s in Montecito.
Cathy Chaplin

 

Caruso’s

One star. This oceanside restaurant in the Rosewood Miramar Beach serves a three-course prix fixe for $145 a person, a four-course prix fixe for $175 a person, and an eight-course tasting menu for $285 a person. Wine pairings are available to accompany each of chef Massimo Falsini’s Italian-leaning menus.