Lilo (restaurant)

Lilo
Interactive map of Lilo
Restaurant information
Head chefEric Bost
Rating1 Michelin star (Michelin Guide)
Location2571 Roosevelt Street, Carlsbad, California, 92008, United States
Coordinates33°9′52″N 117°21′5″W / 33.16444°N 117.35139°W / 33.16444; -117.35139
Seating capacity
22-seat counter
Other information
12-course tasting menu

Lilo is a Michelin-starred restaurant in Carlsbad, California, United States.[1][2] It was included in The New York Times's 2025 list of the nation's 50 best restaurants.[3]

Lilo, coined from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, is a made-up word to describe “a friendship that can lie dormant for years only to pick right back up instantly, as if no time had passed since you last saw each other.”[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kang, Matthew (2025-06-27). "Lilo in Carlsbad Earns San Diego's Only Michelin Star for 2025". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  2. ↑ Kragen, Pam (2025-06-26). "Carlsbad's newly opened Lilo restaurant crowned with a Michelin star". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  3. ↑ "The Restaurant List 2025". The New York Times. 2025-09-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  4. ↑ Woo, Candice (2022-05-18). "Team Behind Michelin-Starred Jeune et Jolie Developing Duo of New Restaurants for Carlsbad". Eater San Diego. Archived from the original on 2026-05-26. Retrieved 2026-05-26.