Sardinia is left empty-handed . No new stars shine in the gastronomic firmament of the Island. A total of thirty-six stars were assigned today by the Michelin Guide for 2025 in the setting of the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni with Giorgia Surina in the role of presenter: a new three-star, which brings the number of three-star restaurants on the peninsula to 14, 2 new two-star restaurants and 33 restaurants with a Michelin Star. In total, today the selection of restaurants in the Michelin Guide Italy includes 393 Starred restaurants, two less than last year .
However, no star has arrived for Sardinian restaurants, now orphaned also by the closure of Dal Corsaro by Stefano Deidda in Cagliari and Somu in Baja Sardinia by Salvatore Camedda . A constellation in formation of four remains, with “Fradis Minoris” of Pula (Francesco Stara), “ConFusion” of Porto Cervo (Italo Bassi), “Il Fuoco Sacro” of San Pantaleo (Luigi Bergeretto) and “Gusto by Sadler” of San Teodoro (Claudio Sadler), who keep the star close to their chest and pinned on their jacket. The only mention 'for Sardinia is the Michelin Service Award, which went to Vanessa Melis, of Sardinian origins, of Pascucci al Porticciolo in Fiumicino.
The disappointment was huge : many in the past few days have tried to make a list of possible candidates for the Rossa and some have hoped for some new entries, from Cagliari to Alghero, passing through the Costa Smeralda . This year, however, the inspectors have betrayed expectations, choosing not to reward any new establishments. The criteria for the assignment are always the same, despite the fact that there is always a lot of mystery about the Guide. Quality of the products, cooking technique, personality of the chef, balance of flavors and consistency in preparation: these are the details that make the difference and allow restaurants to obtain the prestigious "macarons", as the stars are called by those in the sector. Stars that for this 2025 have a greater weight, given that the guide is celebrating an important milestone today, that of 70 years of presence in Italy.
