Michelin Guide announces 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Bib Gourmand restaurants

Chef Brian Fernando prepares the Egg Hopper, a South Indian/Sri Lankan crepe, at 1601 Bar & Kitchen in San Francisco, CA, Wednesday June 11, 2014. Chef Brian Fernando prepares the Egg Hopper, a South Indian/Sri Lankan crepe, at 1601 Bar & Kitchen in San Francisco, CA, Wednesday June 11, 2014. Photo: Michael Short / The Chronicle Photo: Michael Short / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close Michelin Guide announces 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Bib Gourmand restaurants 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

Michelin season has arrived in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

On Tuesday, the Michelin Guide unveiled the 2019 edition of its annual Bib Gourmand picks, generally regarded as the French company’s more affordable recommendations. The main attraction, the list of starred restaurants, will be revealed next Thursday, Nov. 29.

Bib Gourmand restaurants are defined by Michelin as “restaurants that offer high-quality food at pocket-friendly prices”; the price point varies by market, but in the Bay Area, that means two courses and a glass of wine or dessert cost $40 or less, before tax and tip. Bless your heart if you can — or want to — get out at $40 per person at Kokkari but we digress.

Anyway, new to the list (in full below) this year are eight restaurants: Ciccio (Yountville), Dyafa (Oakland), El Molino Central (Boyes Hot Springs), Gran Electrica (Napa), Luna Mexican Kitchen (San Jose), Nyum Bai (Oakland), Soba Ichi (Oakland) and Teni East Kitchen (Oakland). Of those, perhaps the biggest surprise is Luna, mostly because it becomes the sole restaurant from San Jose, a curious signal from Michelin that it’s trying to canvas the city with a population of more than 1 million and a very rich and broad food scene.

For the Bib Gourmands, it brings the total to 68, up from last year’s crop of 67 restaurants. Off last year’s list are Aina, Brown Sugar Kitchen (closed), Kappou Gomi, Michel Bistro, Monti’s, Sir & Star and Tacos Sinaloa.

One of the biggest national issues of the last year, the #MeToo movement, did not seem to have an impact, as Coqueta remained on the list. Coqueta was the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit, and its owner, Michael Chiarello, has settled multiple sexual harassment lawsuits.

The full list:

A16, S.F.

Anchor Oyster Bar, S.F.

Backyard, Forestville

Bistro Aix, S.F.

Bravas, Healdsburg

Bywater (The), Los Gatos

Chalkboard, Healdsburg

Chapeau!, S.F.

China Village, Albany

Ciccio, Yountville

Comal, Berkeley

Cook, St. Helena

Coqueta, S.F.

Corso, Berkeley

Cotogna, S.F.

Delfina, S.F.

Del Popolo, S.F.

Diavola, Geyserville

Dosa, S.F.

Dyafa, Oakland

El Molino Central, Boyes Hot Springs

Farmhouse Kitchen Thai, S.F.

Farmstead, St. Helena

Glen Ellen Star, Glen Ellen

Grace's Table, Napa

Gran Electrica, Napa

Great China, Berkeley

Hong Kong Lounge II, S.F.

Insalata's, San Anselmo

Ippuku, Oakland

Izakaya Rintaro, S.F.

Kokkari Estiatorio, S.F.

Lai Hong Lounge, S.F.

Luna Mexican Kitchen, San Jose

Millennium, Oakland

M.Y. China, S.F.

Nopalito, S.F.

Nyum Bai, Oakland

Oenotri, Napa

Okane, S.F.

Orchard City Kitchen, Campbell

Pausa, San Mateo

Playa, Mill Valley

Poggio, Sausalito

Ramen Gaijin, Sebastopol

Redd Wood, Yountville

Risibisi, Petaluma

Royal Feast, Millbrae

Shed Café, Healdsburg

Sichuan Home, S.F.

1601 Bar & Kitchen, S.F.

Soba Ichi, Oakland

Sociale, S.F.

Starbelly, S.F.

Sushi Ran, Sausalito

Teni East Kitchen, Oakland

Thai House, Danville

Trestle, S.F.

Tsubasa, S.F.

Two Birds/One Stone, St. Helena

Vesta, Redwood City

Village Sake, Fairfax

Wonderful, Millbrae

Wood Tavern, Oakland

Yank Sing, S.F.

Yuzuki, S.F.

Z & Y, S.F.

Zero Zero, S.F.

Paolo Lucchesi is the food editor of the San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: plucchesi@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @lucchesi