A total of 526 restaurants were selected for the , with 12 establishments earning the prestigious three-star status.
The 19th edition of the guide, released Thursday, also awarded 26 restaurants with two stars, and a respectable 122 with one star. The selection for the upcoming year also includes seven restaurants that earned promotions and 11 newly recognized in the one-star category.
Among the promotions, Myojaku, located in Nishiazabu and known for its refined Japanese dishes, was the sole restaurant that earned an upgrade to three stars. Nishiazabu Sushi Shin and kaiseki (multicourse Japanese haute cuisine) specialists Hakuun and Ensui all joined the two-stars club. Khao, which transforms Japanese ingredients into Thai delicacies, and Manoir, a restaurant serving light French cuisine, earned their first Michelin star.
Manoir¡¯s sommelier, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, also picked up the Sommelier Award for his storytelling and wine expertise.
Kenjiro Kanemoto, the fifth-generation owner of the one-Michelin-starred eel specialist Nodaiwa Azabu Iikura Honten ¡ª and the world¡¯s oldest active Michelin-recognized chef at 97 ¡ª was honored with the Mentor Chef Award.
Although this year¡¯s 160 starred restaurants is 10 fewer than 2025¡¯s number, it does little to dent Tokyo¡¯s status as the city with the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants in the world. In comparison, Hong Kong has 76 starred establishments, Singapore 42 and Bangkok 32.
Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guide, said Tokyo continues to inspire food lovers with ¡°its mastery, creativity and the emotional power of its cuisine.¡±
¡°Tokyo is a city where centuries of culinary tradition meet bold innovation,¡± Poullennec said in a statement. ¡°From sushi crafted with Edo Period techniques, to kaiseki that reflects the seasons and culture of Japan, to world cuisines reinterpreted with Japanese flavors and skills, this year¡¯s selection once again captures the extraordinary depth of this metropolis.¡±
Tokyo¡¯s three-star club
For those looking to splurge a little on dinner, Tokyo¡¯s current list of three-star restaurants is:
- (sushi)
- (Japanese)
- (Japanese)
- (Japanese)
- (French)
- (French, French contemporary)
- (French)
- (Japanese)
- (French)
- (Chinese)
- (French)
- (Japanese)
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