MICHELIN Guide Restaurants & Hotels

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The MICHELIN Guide Kyoto and Osaka 2025: Newly-Awarded Restaurants Announced

The MICHELIN Guide presents its 16th restaurant selection for Kyoto and Osaka, recommending an unprecedented number of 469 restaurants.

Evoking memories and creating the future. Based in the theme of aroma, ‘apothéose’ presents the terroir of Japan

The story of Keita Kitamura triumphantly returning from Paris with his team to quest for even higher peaks

A Young Chef Aiming for the Best Solutions in Modern Cuisine

Japanese chef Dai Hayashi crafts meals with genuine care, bringing comfort and ease to every guest at one MICHELIN star, Hakunei.

SÉZANNE, Tokyo’s New Three MICHELIN-Starred Restaurant

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

Inspector's 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.

Tokyo by the MICHELIN Guide

Where to Stay in Tokyo if You Love Nightlife

Along with being known for its culture, food, beautifully walkable streets and amazing pockets of nature, Tokyo has a fantastic nightlife scene.

The MICHELIN Keys in Japan

The First MICHELIN Key Hotels: All the Keys in Japan

The MICHELIN Guide announces top honors for Japanese hotels in 2024.

The Most Unique Japanese Key Hotels That Defy Categorization

Tokyo has its skyscrapers and Kyoto has its ryokan. But some of the most unique hotel forms in the world are scattered throughout Japan, a testament to the creativity and passion of its hoteliers.

The Reinvention of the Ryokan

Today’s ryokan are putting a modern spin on a dependable format, helping carry it forward into yet another millennium. These 10 earned a MICHELIN Key for their efforts.

Soaking in the Details at One Key Ryokan Beniya Mukayu

The Japanese ryokan might be the highest form of hospitality, but it’s not a hotel. For the owners of One Key Beniya Mukayu, it’s important that you understand why.

A Two Key Ryokan Renews the Lost Charm of the Past

The oldest hotel in the world is a ryokan. These traditional Japanese inns date back to medieval times and weary samurai travelers. Some ryokans have turned an eye toward the future. Others, like Two Key Nishimuraya Honkan, have not.

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The MICHELIN Key Around the World

Inside Bangkok’s Grande Dame: The Mandarin Oriental

One writer finds herself thriving at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok’s 150-year-old luxury hotel icon that just gained Three MICHELIN Keys.

Travel Guides by The MICHELIN Guide

Newly Added Hotels

Finca La Bobadilla

Malaga, Spain

Guest score: 18.5

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The William Vale

Brooklyn, USA

Guest score: 18.3

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Hermitage Bay - All Inclusive

St. Mary's, Antigua / Barbuda

Guest score: 19.9

New

HOTEL ZOO BERLIN

Berlin, Germany

Guest score: 18.1

Andronis Arcadia

New York

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The 12 Cheapest Destinations for Food Lovers

The cost of eating out can make or break a vacation — but MICHELIN-approved spots like Star-rated taquerias in Mexico to hawker stalls in Penang and well-priced Bib Gourmand restaurants, prove that great food doesn’t have to come with a high price tag. For food lovers, these affordable destinations are well worth adding to your summer radar.

Mexico Food Thailand

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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.

Florence Food Inspectors