SingleThread Named Among Best Restaurants in the World

The Michelin-starred restaurant in Healdsburg received a near-perfect score on La Liste's top 1,000 restaurants worldwide.


SingleThread restaurant in Healdsburg has been named one of the best restaurants in the world by review aggregator La Liste.

Scoring a nearly perfect 99.5 out of 100, the three-Michelin-starred restaurant joins Cheval Blanc in Switzerland, Guy Savoy and La Vague d’Or in France, L’Enclume in the U.K., Schwarzwaldstube in Germany, Le Bernardin in New York City, Lung King Heen in China and Matsukawa in Japan, who also received a 99.5 score.

Restaurants are chosen from an extensive database that parses thousands of guidebooks, customer reviews and chef insights, with each restaurant awarded a score from 0 to 100. The 2025 La Liste lineup of the top 1,000 restaurants worldwide was released in late November.

SingleThread Healdsburg
An elegantly presented dish at the three-Michelin star SingleThread in Healdsburg. (John Troxell/Sonoma County Tourism)

In Sonoma and Napa, The French Laundry in Yountville (97), Cyrus in Geyservillle (86) and Farmhouse Inn in Forestville (77) were also included on the list. Other Bay Area restaurants included were Atelier Crenn (97), Saison (96), Benu (95.5), Harbor House Inn (95.5), Quince (90), Eight Tables by George Chen (87.5), The Kitchen (87), Lazy Bear (85.5), Gary Danko (85), Californios (83.5), Acquerello (83), Sons & Daughters (82.5), Commis (81), Birdsong (77) and Boulevard (75).

In June of 2024, SingleThread made the annual World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for the second year in a row.

You can reach Dining Editor Heather Irwin at heather.irwin@pressdemocrat.com. Follow Heather on Instagram @biteclubeats.