Michelin Green Star

A MICHELIN Green Star is a distinction from the MICHELIN Guide that recognizes restaurants demonstrating notable commitments to more sustainable gastronomy. Introduced in 2020, it highlights restaurants whose practices show a thoughtful approach to sourcing, resource use and the wider environmental and social impact of their operation.

What the Green Star recognizes

The distinction is not based on one required menu style or a single certification. The MICHELIN Guide considers the restaurant’s overall approach and examples of practices may include:

• Seasonal menus and close relationships with local producers.
• Responsible sourcing of seafood, meat, produce and other ingredients.
• Reducing food waste through menu planning, whole-ingredient use and portion management.
• Composting, recycling and reducing packaging where practical.
• Energy, water and resource management.
• Supporting biodiversity, regenerative agriculture or other responsible production practices.
• Fair working practices and engagement with the local community.

How it relates to MICHELIN Stars

The Green Star is separate from the one-, two- and three-star distinctions, which recognize the quality of cooking. A restaurant may receive a Green Star with or without a MICHELIN Star. The distinction is reviewed by the guide and is not a permanent certification.

Chef’s note: Sustainability is demonstrated through consistent operating choices, not a single green ingredient or marketing claim. Track purchasing, waste, energy use and supplier practices so improvements can be measured.

Key distinction: The MICHELIN Green Star recognizes a restaurant’s sustainability approach; it does not rate the restaurant’s cooking in the same way as the traditional MICHELIN Stars.