💸 How does a city get a Michelin Guide? They buy it. It’s a pay-to-play system, meaning a city’s tourism board essentially buys the guide for its city. Boston and Michelin are keeping the exact numbers quiet, but a typical deal can run a city millions of dollars — which kept Boston from getting a guide in the past.

The prestigious international restaurant guide will include Boston on its 2025 Northeast Cities edition, thanks to a new three-year partnership with the local tourism board.

The Boston area is getting a Michelin guide. Anonymous inspectors have been eating their way through local restaurants, making determinations about which ones will be included in the Boston debut of the internationally prestigious guide.