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Dining at Enoteca Pinchiorri: A MICHELIN Inspector’s Take

Some chefs innovate to impress. Others cook at the highest level simply to offer the pure pleasure of dining. Enoteca Pinchiorri, the Florence institution that has held Three MICHELIN Stars since 2004, belongs emphatically to the latter camp. This is how it feels to experience it — through the eyes of our Inspector.

Dining Out 3 minutes

Inspectors Reveal All on milpa, Japan’s First-Ever Mexican MICHELIN Star Restaurant in Osaka

Go behind the scenes with a MICHELIN inspector at milpa, which earned an historic one MICHELIN star in MICHELIN Guide Kyoto and Osaka 2025.

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Our MICHELIN Guide Inspectors Share Their Best Fine Dining Tips

Whether it’s your first time in a fine dining restaurant or your fiftieth, these tips from our seasoned MICHELIN Guide Inspectors will help you get it right — your way.

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Inspectors' Favorite Dishes from the MICHELIN Guide Kyoto Osaka 2025 Selection

Discover which dishes our MICHELIN inspectors loved in this year’s selection, from nigiri to gnocchi.

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Top 5 Trends Shaping Hong Kong & Macau’s Gastronomic Scene, According to MICHELIN Inspectors

The complete selection of the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025 has just been released. MICHELIN inspectors have uncovered exciting new trends across the two destinations that have consistently shaped the culinary landscape, bringing diners more and more delightful surprises.

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Bold Leap into Seasonal Innovation: Inspectors Reveal All about Macau’s Two-MICHELIN-Starred Chef Tam's Seasons

Chef Tam's Seasons was awarded one MICHELIN star in its first year of opening and was promoted to two stars this year. We spoke with the MICHELIN inspectors about their experiences at Chef Tam's Seasons and delved into the efforts and creativity involved in reinventing traditional Cantonese cuisine.

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Inspectors Reveal All: Hong Kong’s Three-MICHELIN-Starred and Green-Star Restaurant Amber

The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025 has been announced, and Amber has achieved a well-deserved promotion to three MICHELIN Stars. We talked with MICHELIN inspectors to share exclusive insights and experiences garnered over years of visiting Amber, and how the team continually pursues transformation and innovation to carve out a distinctive culinary journey.

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Here are Our MICHELIN Inspectors' Favourite Dishes from the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025's Newly Starred Restaurants

Find out what impressed our MICHELIN inspectors in the newly awarded and promoted Starred restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau.

Dining Out 3 minutes

MICHELIN Inspectors Share Their 10 Favourite Dishes from the Newly Listed Bib Gourmands in the MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025

The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau has unveiled its latest Bib Gourmand selection. Find out what impressed our MICHELIN inspectors in the newly selected value-for-money establishments around Hong Kong and Macau.

MICHELIN Guide Ceremony 3 minutes

10 New Bib Gourmand Establishments Join The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025 Selection

The MICHELIN Guide Hong Kong & Macau 2025 Bib Gourmand selection has been announced, with 10 new establishments joining the list—9 from Hong Kong and 1 from Macau. This brings the total to 77 food establishments awarded this distinction, celebrating exceptional value-for-money gourmet experiences.

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Best Job in the World? The Untold Life of a MICHELIN Guide Inspector

What kind of story unfolds when eating becomes work? An anonymous MICHELIN Guide Inspector in Asia takes us behind the curtain to find out more about the day-to-day tasks of this coveted job.

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What Does “Good Food” Mean to a MICHELIN Guide Inspector?

What does “good” even really mean? Here, we invite our MICHELIN Inspectors to share their thoughts on food, and what good food means to them.

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Inspectors Reveal All: Macau’s Only Starred Huaiyang Cuisine Establishment The Huaiyang Garden

Huaiyang cuisine, renowned for its subtle flavours, culinary finesse, and premium ingredients, is difficult to master. Yet, The Huaiyang Garden in Macau has earned two MICHELIN Stars for its exceptional take on this cuisine. We spoke with inspectors to gain exclusive insights into their experience, the dishes that won them over, and the reasoning behind the restaurant's two stars.

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Inspectors Reveal All: Discover Godenya’s Masterful Sake Pairing Journey and Culinary Excellence in a Hidden Gem

Tucked away in a bustling Central alley, Godenya provides an experience that revolves around sake, inviting guests to savour the subtle art of pairing it with exquisitely crafted dishes. We had the opportunity to speak to our MICHELIN Guide Inspectors, who shared their experience at Godenya, why the restaurant has captivated them, and the dishes that left a lasting impression.

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MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2025 Inspectors’ Favorite Dishes

Year round, MICHELIN Guide inspectors sample an endless procession of dishes. Once in a while, a dish lands on their tables that is simply unforgettable.

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Inspector Reveals All on SÉZANNE, Tokyo’s New Three MICHELIN Stars Restaurant

Our inspector shares their notes on the French-Japanese restaurant’s dishes, ambience, and overall dining experience.

MICHELIN Guide Ceremony 1 minute

The MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2024 Full Selection: Inspectors' Favourite Dishes

Now that the newest MICHELIN-Starred restaurants in Singapore have been revealed, let's take a look at which dishes wowed our inspectors!