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Kasama

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kasamachicago/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Kasama</strong></a> —a small, unassuming Filipino restaurant at 1001 N Winchester in Chicago run by husband-and-wife chefs <strong>Tim Flores and Genie Kwon</strong> — has <a href="https://guide.michelin.com/ph/en/illinois/chicago/restaurant/kasama" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>earned its second Michelin star</strong></a>, with the Guide praising its ‘striking originality’ in a simple, carefully conceived space.”</p><p>At the 2025 Michelin Guide Northeast Cities Ceremony (held November 18), Kasama was elevated from one star—an honor it first received in 2023—to two, joining the rarefied ranks of Chicago’s culinary elite. The Guide’s definition is deliberate: two stars mean “excellent cooking that is worth a detour.”</p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17636340780301.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>“Drawing its name, fittingly, from the Tagalog word for ‘together,’ Kasama unites the culinary talents (and fine dining pedigrees) of husband-and-wife team Tim Flores and Genie Kwon. Flores’s background provides inspiration for this modern interpretation of Filipino cuisine, while Kwon’s pastry training elevates the sweet side of things,” the Michelin Guide reads.</p><p>“In a simple space, the two cook with striking originality. Homey traditional preparations are reimagined in elegant, inventive ways, as in an ‘adobo’ of mussels and wild mushrooms that balances tangy, sweet and savory. Bold, original sauces like peanut with shrimp paste have few equals. Desserts, like a ‘mais con yelo’ that features sweet corn semifreddo and milk granita, are every bit as satisfying.” </p><div><br/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17636341292492.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><div><br/></div><p>Kasama won its first Michelin star in 2022, becoming the world’s first Filipino restaurant to do so. At the November 18, 2025 ceremony, Kwon accepted the second star with visible emotion, declaring, “Every decision that we’ve made has been to protect our team and ensure their job security.”</p><p>The restaurant&#x27;s elevation is not just a personal triumph for Flores and Kwon—but a signal that Filipino cuisine, long underrepresented at the highest levels of fine dining, has found a voice that is both authentic and elevated. </p>

<p>Kasama, a small Filipino restaurant in Chicago, has earned its second Michelin star, cementing its status as a global leader in elevated Filipino cuisine.</p>

Kasama, a small Filipino restaurant in Chicago, has earned its second Michelin star, cementing its status as a global leader in elevated Filipino cuisine.

Filipino Restaurant Kasama In Chicago Wins Its Second Michelin Star

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Filipino Restaurant Kasama In Chicago Wins Its Second Michelin Star

Troy Barrios

Published November 19, 2025 06:30 PM PHT

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Updated November 20, 2025 06:27 PM PHT

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