In contrast with the fine dining focus of MICHELIN Stars, the Bib Gourmand recognizes restaurants where the cooking punches above its weight class, guiding diners to places that serve phenomenal meals that don’t break the bank. Here are this year’s California selections:
- Carnes Asadas Pancho Lopez, Los Angeles [NEW]
- Cobi’s, Los Angeles [NEW]
- Eat Joy Food, Los Angeles [NEW]
- Villa’s Tacos, Los Angeles [NEW]
- Mabel’s Gone Fishing, San Diego [NEW]
- Maligne, Monterey [NEW]
- Bansang, San Francisco [NEW]
- Bombera, Oakland [NEW]
- Snail Bar, Oakland [NEW]
- Petiscos, San Jose [NEW]
- Spinning Bones, Alameda
- China Village, Albany
- Chengdu Taste, Alhambra
- Ipoh Kopitiam, Alhambra
- Jiang Nan Spring, Alhambra
- Lunasia Dim Sum House, Alhambra
- Sichuan Impression, Alhambra
- Mentone, Aptos
- LaoXi Noodle House, Arcadia
- Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen, Bell Gardens
- Comal, Berkeley
- Great China, Berkeley
- Ippuku, Berkeley
- Kazan, Beverly Hills
- Ramen & Tsukemen TAO, Buena Park
- Orchard City Kitchen, Campbell
- Yafa, Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Amor y Tacos, Cerritos
- Pig in a Pickle, Corte Madera
- New Dumpling, El Cerrito
- Burritos La Palma, El Monte
- Village Sake, Fairfax
- Adana Restaurant, Glendale
- Glen Ellen Star, Glen Ellen
- Los Carnalitos, Hayward
- Chalkboard, Healdsburg
- Baran’s 2239, Hermosa Beach
- Coni’Seafood, Inglewood
- Range Life, Livermore
- The Bywater, Los Gatos
- Manhattan Beach Post, Manhattan Beach
- Playa, Mill Valley
- Fable & Spirit, Newport Beach
- FOB Kitchen, Oakland
- Horn Barbecue, Oakland
- Jo’s Modern Thai, Oakland
- MAMA Oakland, Oakland
- Millennium, Oakland
- Soba Ichi, Oakland
- Tacos Oscar, Oakland
- Taquería El Paisa, Oakland
- Teni East Kitchen, Oakland
- Wood Tavern, Oakland
- Dija Mara, Oceanside
- iTalico, Palo Alto
- Fishwives, Pasadena
- Union, Pasadena
- Stockhome, Petaluma
- Mariscos Jalisco, Pomona
- Longo Seafood, Rosemead
- Sea Harbour, Rosemead
- Nixtaco, Roseville
- Insalata’s, San Anselmo
- A16, San Francisco
- Anchor Oyster Bar, San Francisco
- Del Popolo, San Francisco
- Dumpling Home, San Francisco
- Flores, San Francisco
- Good Good Culture Club, San Francisco
- Hilda and Jesse, San Francisco
- Izakaya Rintaro, San Francisco
- Nopalito, San Francisco
- Okane, San Francisco
- Outerlands, San Francisco
- Sichuan Home, San Francisco
- Trestle, San Francisco
- Yank Sing, San Francisco
- Z & Y, San Francisco
- Mian, San Gabriel
- Luna Mexican Kitchen, San Jose
- Heritage Barbecue, San Juan Capistrano
- Top Hatters Kitchen, San Leandro
- Pausa, San Mateo
- Bettina, Santa Barbara
- Corazon Cocina, Santa Barbara
- Loquita, Santa Barbara
- Sama Sama Kitchen, Santa Barbara
- Colapasta, Santa Monica
- Tūmbi, Santa Monica
- Sushi Ran, Sausalito
- Khom Loi, Sebastopol
- Ramen Gaijin, Sebastopol
- peasants FEAST, Solvang
- El Molino Central, Sonoma
- FolkTable, Sonoma
- Valley, Sonoma
- Dai Ho, Temple City
- CHAAK Kitchen, Tustin
- Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen, Fullerton
- Phở 79, Garden Grove
- Hiro Nori Craft Ramen, Irvine
- All Day Baby, Los Angeles
- Badmaash, Los Angeles
- Bee Taqueria, Los Angeles
- Chifa, Los Angeles
- Dha Rae Oak, Los Angeles
- Father’s Office, Los Angeles
- Flavors from Afar, Los Angeles
- Holbox, Los Angeles
- Jitlada, Los Angeles
- Jon & Vinny’s, Los Angeles
- Kismet, Los Angeles
- La Azteca, Los Angeles
- Lalibela, Los Angeles
- Langer’s, Los Angeles
- Maccheroni Republic, Los Angeles
- Moo’s Craft Barbecue, Los Angeles
- Pijja Palace, Los Angeles
- Pine & Crane, Los Angeles
- Pizzana, Los Angeles,
- Pizzeria Bianco, Los Angeles
- Pizzeria Mozza, Los Angeles
- Rossoblu, Los Angeles
- Saffy’s, Los Angeles
- Son of a Gun, Los Angeles
- The Factory Kitchen, Los Angeles
- Tsubaki, Los Angeles
- Luscious Dumplings, Monrovia
- Gabbi’s Mexican Kitchen, Orange
- Canon, Sacramento
- Frank Fat’s, Sacramento
- Yue Huang, Sacramento
- Callie, San Diego
- Cesarina, San Diego
- Ciccia Osteria, San Diego
- Cucina Urbana, San Diego
- Kettner Exchange, San Diego
- LOLA 55, San Diego
- Morning Glory, San Diego
- Solare, San Diego
- Chulita, Venice
- Ciccio, Yountville
- La Calenda, Yountville
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