Until recently, the folks at the Michelin Guide were most famous for handing out stars to mostly stuffy restaurants with caviar service and only the starchiest of linens (and sometimes servers). But in May 2024, Michelin awarded a star to a humble taco shop, Taquera El Califa de Len in Mexico City. There, you can get a steak taco grilled on the plancha for three bucks. It would be great if you had the vacation time and the dough for a flight. For those of us who want to remain Stateside, weve scoured the list of recipients for the most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants in America. While any meal on this list will cost a lot more than a steak taco, we did find restaurants putting out fine-dining-level dishes for the price of a couple fast-food burritos, plus tasting menus that might be cheaper than your last bar tab. Below are the best of them, the most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants in the United States.

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