The Michelin Guides are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few restaurants in certain geographic areas. Michelin also publishes the Green Guides, a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries.
Sukiyabashi Jiro is a sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, owned by Jiro Ono. Ono previously operated as the head chef, but stepped aside in favor of his son Yoshikazu Ono in 2023 due to ill health.
L'Osier is a Michelin Guide 3-star classic French cuisine restaurant in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. It is located on the second floor of its own two-story building in Ginza.
Le Louis XV - Alain Ducasse à l'Hôtel de Paris is a French restaurant in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Run by the chef Alain Ducasse, it holds three Michelin stars. It has appeared in lists of the world's top restaurants.
Hoshino Resort Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based international operator of ryokan and hotels originally established in Karuizawa, Nagano. Founded by Kuniji Hoshino in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, it opened its first hot spring resort in 1914.
Urasawa was a Japanese restaurant located in Beverly Hills, California run by head chef Hiroyuki Urasawa who used to work with Masa Takayama. As of 2018, the restaurant was considered the second most expensive in the world after Sublimotion at $1,111 per person. Urasawa closed in 2020.
Sushi Mizutani was a famous sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It was owned and operated by sushi master Hachiro Mizutani. Due to his age, illness, and the planned closing of Tsukiji Market, Mizutani retired and closed the restaurant. The last day of service was October 29, 2016.
Azabu Yukimura (麻布幸村), sometimes referred to simply as Yukimura, is a Michelin 3-star kappo restaurant in Azabu-Jūban, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is owned and operated by chef Jun Yukimura.
Quintessence is a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan. It is difficult to reserve a table in the restaurant and has been listed as among the 50 best restaurants in Asia by CNN.
Ginza Kojyu is a Michelin 2-star kaiseki restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It is owned and operated by chef Toru Okuda. It is a personal favorite of chef, David Kinch.
Kagurazaka Ishikawa is a Michelin 3-star kaiseki restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. It is owned and operated by chef Hideki Ishikawa. It is a personal favorite of chef David Kinch.
Esaki was a former Michelin 3-star sushi restaurant located in the Hills Aoyama building in Shibuya. It is owned and operated by sushi chef Shintaro Esaki. Since September 2018, it has relocated near Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group and away from Tokyo.
Sushi Yoshitake is a Michelin 2-star sushi restaurant in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. It is owned and operated by sushi chef Masahiro Yoshitake.
The Araki is a sushi restaurant founded by Japanese chef Mitsuhiro Araki which opened in London in 2014. It was awarded two stars in the 2016 Michelin Guide for the UK and Ireland, before being awarded three in the 2018 guide, making it the first Japanese restaurant to win three stars in Europe. In the 2020 guide, it lost all its 3 stars following the departure of head chef Mitsuhiro Araki.
Araki was a sushi restaurant run by Japanese chef Mitsuhiro Araki (荒木水都弘) in the Ginza neighbourhood of Tokyo, Japan. It received a three-star rating in the 2011 edition of the Michelin Guide for Tokyo, Yokohama and Kamakura. Described as "Japan's most difficult restaurant to make a booking at", the restaurant closed in February 2013 so that Araki could pursue a new challenge overseas, which led to him opening The Araki in London in October 2014. In March 2019, Araki moved to Hong Kong to open another restaurant and was replaced at The Araki in London by Marty Lau. While The Araki had three Michelin star ratings, it was stripped of all three stars in the 2020 guide.
(Michelin Guide)