The Michelin Guide has just revealed its midyear additions, giving some hints about which new Bay Area restaurants are already on the radars of inspectors and up for potential star ratings.This week's announcement is not about Michelin stars — we won't have the updated star counts and new star add itions until the full California Michelin Guide is updated sometime this summer. (They've been a bit erratic the past few years, with guide updates landing in mid-July in 2023, early August in 2024, and mid-June last year, and pre-pandemic the Bay Area guide updates used to come in October.)As the Michelin organization explains in a blog post, "While our distinctions — Stars and Bib Gourmands — are only revealed at the annual ceremony, new restaurants are added to the Selection twice a year." And one of those rounds for California came on Wednesday.The new San Francisco additions are Wolfsbane, Restaurant Naides, Dingles Public House, and Le Cigale — and both Wolfsbane and Dingles Public House were on SFist's Best New Restaurants of 2025 list as well. (Restaurant Naides, which opened in the former Sons Daughters space on Bush Street serving contemporary takes on Filipino food, has only been open since mid-December, and just got a rave from the Chronicle.)Additionally, the much-talked-about Yeobo, Darling in Menlo Park will be added to this year's Michelin Guide as well. Of Wolfsbane, the inspectors say, "Partners Chef Rupert Blease and wife Carrie, who runs the front of house, make their much-anticipated return to fine dining with this stylish Dogpatch enclave. The indulgent multicourse tasting menu shows no shortage of creative flair... Pristine local products are prepared with precision, enhanced by finely tuned sauces balancing richness and brightness."Of Restaurant Naides, they say, "Named after Chef Patrick Gabon's mother, there's no mistaking this jewel box operation as anything other than a labor of love... ulling together Californian ingredients (including foraged herbs and flowers), traditional flavors and bold creativity, the dishes are as pleasing to look at as they are to eat."And of Dingles, they say, "Beer-battered fish and chips, paired with classic mushy peas and curry sauce, hits its mark, as does a spot-on Scotch egg, with its jammy yolk and crunchy, panko-crusted exterior, and Welsh rarebit makes a concession to the States with Jasper Hill Farm cheddar from Vermont."Related: The 10 Best New San Francisco Restaurants of 2025Top image: A dish at Restaurant Naides, photo by Sena Johnson ...read more read less