Is French Laundry Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Yountville, California
Current status
As of October 2026, French Laundry is listed open on Wikipedia, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The English Wikipedia article on The French Laundry, last updated 2026-09-06, reports the restaurant currently serves two nine-course tasting menus daily and holds AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star recognition. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 12
- Address 6640 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599
- Website thomaskeller.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The episode featured The French Laundry, chef Thomas Keller's tasting-menu restaurant housed in a converted early-1900s stone building. The restaurant serves French-inspired, multi-course tasting menus and has held three Michelin stars for years, alongside long-running AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star recognition. According to the English Wikipedia article on the restaurant, last updated 2026-09-06, The French Laundry continues to serve two different nine-course tasting menus daily at its Yountville, California address, with its awards listed as current as of that update. The restaurant's own website (thomaskeller.com/tfl) was also live on 2026-09-08, with pages on reservations, the culinary garden, and its wine and spirits programs.
The episode
Also in Season 3
Season 3: 63 of 93 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 11Keifers Restaurant
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Ep 11Linn's of Cambria
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Ep 12Ferrara Bakery
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Ep 12Paynes BBQ
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Sources we checked
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Laundry
- thomaskeller.com https://www.thomaskeller.com/tfl
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Record btiea-0283 · checked by Cal Marchetti.