A select group of Florida restaurants will soon be touting a coveted Michelin Star.

The Michelin Guide, the world’s premier restaurant guidebook, is expanding into Florida for the first time with restaurants in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Its picks will be announced live at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando.

The Michelin Guide is a world-renowned rating system known for spotting the best of the best in the world of fine dining. It was created in 1889 in France by brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin — the same guys who founded the tire company.

They first produced the small red books as a travel guide of sorts to get more drivers on the road, and in turn, sell more tires. Now, it’s used by foodies across the world to know which restaurants are worth traveling to.

Among the restaurants invited to the gala are:

L’ Atelier

Hiden

Le Jardiner

Surf Club

Itamae

Boia D