San Diego’s Addison Restaurant Earns 3 Michelin Stars - NBC San Diego

A San Diego edifice received the highest culinary grant connected Monday, earning 3 Michelin Stars for its "exceptional cuisine."

Addison joins the likes of the Bay Area's French Laundry and Manresa, becoming 1 of 7 California restaurants with 3 Michelin stars.

A full of 18 California restaurants earned Michelin Stars connected Monday, with the bulk located successful Southern California.

Addison, located successful San Diego's Fairmont Grand Del Mar, has received galore honors implicit the years, including 5 diamonds from AAA and 5 stars from Forbes Travel.

"Chef William Bradley has helmed the stoves astatine Addison since 2006, transforming this Southern Californian oasis into a world-class eating destination," the Michelin inspector said.

Addison is present lone 1 of 142 three-star restaurants successful the world.

The Michelin inspector's comments item the chef’s “Californian sentimentality,” particularly successful his sesame-seasoned Koshihikari atom with applewood-smoked sabayon and Regiis Ova reserve caviar.

The restaurant's afloat tasting acquisition is by preservation only, though customers tin locomotion successful to bask drinks successful the lounge.

San Diego's Addison is present a "world-class eating destination," acknowledgment to the Michelin honor.

"From chickenhearted liver churros to a riff connected chips and dip, dishes are playful yet polished," the Michelin inspector noted. "Opening bites specified arsenic Kumamoto oysters with pickled greenish strawberry oregon Iberian ham folded implicit a gloriously aureate murphy show finely tuned flavor."

Addison's nine-course tasting paper is priced astatine $298 per person, according to the restaurant's website.

The terms constituent isn't uncommon among three-starred restaurants. The tasting paper astatine Napa Valley's famed French Laundry tops $300, with acquisition experiences starting astatine $950. The tasting paper astatine Manresa successful Los Gatos is $595 per impermanent successful December, the restaurant's website says.

The prestigious Michelin Guide is highlighting 5 San Diego-area restaurants that person bully nutrient astatine bully prices.

California restaurants awarded 1 Michelin prima this week include:

• 715 (Los Angeles; Japanese/Sushi cuisine) 
• Camphor (Los Angeles; Contemporary/French cuisine) 
• Caruso’s (Montecito, Californian cuisine)
• Citrin (Santa Monica; Californian cuisine)
• Cyrus (Geyserville; Californian cuisine)
• Gwen (Los Angeles; Steakhouse)
• Hatchet Hall (Los Angeles; American cuisine)
• Kato (Los Angeles; Asian/Contemporary cuisine)
• Localis (Sacramento; Californian cuisine)
• Manzke (Los Angeles; Contemporary cuisine)
• Nisei (San Francisco; Japanese/Contemporary cuisine)
• Osito (San Francisco; Contemporary cuisine)                   
• Press (St. Helena; American cuisine)
• The Restaurant astatine JUSTIN (Paso Robles; Californian cuisine)
• San Ho Won (San Francisco; Korean cuisine)
• Ssal (San Francisco; Korean cuisine)          
• Sushi Kaneyoshi (Los Angeles; Japanese/Sushi cuisine)