On Thursday night at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort, Sorekara Japanese restaurant become the second spot in the state to earn two stars from the Michelin Guide, which reviews and rates restaurants from around the world. The first restaurant to earn the two-star designation was Miami’s L’Atelier du Joël Robuchon in 2022.

Visit Mississippi, the state’s tourism promotion agency, will contribute $150,000 — or $50,000 each year in 2025, 2026, and 2027. The remaining funds will be paid by local destination marketing organizations throughout the state, said Katie Coats, director of the office of marketing and communications for Visit Mississippi.

The Michelin Guide inspectors are checking out restaurants in the south. Readers suggest they should check out these spots.