A worldwide guide to dining has heaped more praise upon Colorado.

The Michelin Guide on Monday announced adding more restaurants to a list that has grown since the state’s debut edition in 2023. The updated guide now features the highest honor to date for Colorado.

The Wolf’s Tailor in Denver became the state’s first Two Star recipient — a notch above the One Star it was previously awarded. (The star ranking goes up to three.)

Tucked in the Sunnyside neighborhood, Michelin inspectors lauded The Wolf’s Tailor for “a seamless dining experience as intriguing as its name.” Opened in 2018, inspectors called the restaurant a “comfortable haven” that “blends together creativity, attention to detail and charm.”

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Their notes went on: “Chef Taylor Stark and his team stitch together an ambitious multicourse menu from culinary influences near and far. The meal starts with a trio of canapés utilizing product trim … From there, meals may include a Berkshire pork dumpling with a turmeric and dill broth, or velvety Colorado bison loin plated with apricot and grilled zucchini glazed with a dried shrimp caramel.”

The Michelin Guide added three other Denver restaurants to the one-starred list: Kizaki, Margot and Mezcaleria Alma.

Inspectors called Kizaki Chef Toshi Kizaki “a veritable trailblazer of Denver’s sushi scene” going back four decades, “but he’s not content to rest on his laurels.” Inspectors continued: “Exceptional ingredient quality is a given from start to finish, spanning a treasure trove of oceanic delicacies, from buttery, lightly seared black-throat sea perch to silvery, vinegar-accented gizzard shad.”

At Margot, Michelin inspectors credited Chef Justin Fulton for “a contemporary multicourse tasting that follows the seasons,” with cuisine that “is both global and distinctly Coloradan. … Examples might include airy Parisian gnocchi bathed in a luxurious sauce of mascarpone and caviar, or impeccably cooked dry-aged duck breast matched with cherries and a rich, subtle truffle jus.”

Michelin inspectors previously praised young Denver Chef Johnny Curiel for his vision at Alma Fonda Fina. “Lightning strikes twice,” they wrote, in awarding a star to Mezcaleria Alma, where the Guadalajara-born chef is “evoking the vibrant creativity of Mexico City’s restaurant scene.”

Colorado also has a new Bib Gourmand winner, “for great food at a great value:” Boulder’s Cozobi Fonda Fina, another Curiel creation dedicated to “traditional Mexican cooking methods,” by its own description. “The restaurant is centered around a wood-fired grill with hickory to honor the way many people in Mexico have cooked for centuries.”

Colorado’s Michelin Guide now totals nine starred restaurants:

• The Wolf’s Tailor, Denver

• Alma Fonda Fina, Denver

• Beckon, Denver

• Bosq, Aspen

• Brutø, Denver

• Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder

• Kizaki, Denver

• Margot, Denver

• Mezcaleria Alma, Denver

Cozobi Fonda Fina joins a list of nine other Bib Gourmand winners:

• Ash’Kara, Denver

• Basta, Boulder

• The Ginger Pig, Denver

• Glo Noodle House, Denver

• Hop Alley, Denver

• La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal, Denver

• MAKfam, Denver

• Mister Oso, Denver

• Tavernetta, Denver

The Michelin Guide also lists 31 “recommended restaurants,” with three new additions this year: Alteno, Ukiyo and Wildflower, all in Denver.

Since 2023, the Michelin Guide has been focused around Denver and resort hubs, around local tourism boards that reportedly paid between $70,000-$100,000 for anonymous inspectors’ considerations. The Colorado Tourism Office also committed $100,000 a year for three years.