Highlights
- A new Michelin Great Lakes edition will cover Cleveland and five other cities, officials announced April 8.
- The expansion adds to a broader U.S. push that brought the Michelin Guide Southwest — including Arizona — online in 2026.
- Michelin announced it would send reviewers to Arizona for the first time in 2026, according to Phoenix Magazine.
- Cleveland.com reported the six-city Great Lakes region was announced at a collaborative event Wednesday.
Michelin announced a new American Great Lakes edition of its restaurant guide that will include Cleveland among a six-city region, officials said April 8, according to cleveland.com. Eater and USA Today also reported the expansion, which Eater said would include Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, and other cities in the region.
The Great Lakes announcement comes as Michelin continues a broader push into American markets. The company launched The MICHELIN Guide Southwest, which includes Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and other states, marking the guide's entry into the region. Phoenix Magazine reported in December 2025 that Michelin had recently announced it would send reviewers to Arizona for the first time in 2026.
For Scottsdale and Phoenix-area diners, the Southwest expansion is the more directly relevant development — it means local restaurants are now eligible for Michelin star consideration for the first time. The Great Lakes edition, while geographically distant, signals that Michelin's U.S. footprint is growing rapidly, a pattern that Fabulous Arizona noted reflects the organization's continued expansion across the United States in recent years.
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- Eater retrieved 2026-05-03T21:37:05.607510+00:00
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- Phoenix Magazine retrieved 2026-05-03T21:37:05.607510+00:00
- fabulousarizona.com retrieved 2026-05-03T21:37:05.607510+00:00
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