💸 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 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.

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.