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MICHELIN restaurants — a curated selection

The MICHELIN restaurant guide covers four areas of Japan only: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Nara. The absence of stars in Kanazawa, Fukuoka or Hokkaido is a property of the guide's perimeter, not a judgement on those markets. Listed here are every three-star table from both 2026 editions and a selection of starred rooms relevant to hospitality.

RestaurantTownPrefectureStarsChefHotel
Aozora 青空TokyoTokyo★★★—standalone
Azabu Kadowaki 麻布 かどわきTokyoTokyo★★★門脇俊哉standalone
Gion Sasaki 祇園 さゝ木KyotoKyoto★★★佐々木浩standalone
HAJIME HAJIMEOsakaOsaka★★★米田肇standalone
Hyotei 瓢亭KyotoKyoto★★★高橋義弘standalone
Isshisoden Nakamura 一子相伝 なかむらKyotoKyoto★★★中村元計standalone
Joël Robuchon ジョエル・ロブションTokyoTokyo★★★—standalone
Kagurazaka Ishikawa 神楽坂 石かわTokyoTokyo★★★石川秀樹standalone
Kanda かんだTokyoTokyo★★★神田裕行standalone
Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama 柏屋 大阪千里山OsakaOsaka★★★松尾英明standalone
Kikunoi Honten 菊乃井 本店KyotoKyoto★★★村田吉弘standalone
L'Effervescence レフェルヴェソンスTokyoTokyo★★★生江史伸standalone
L'Osier ロオジエTokyoTokyo★★★Olivier Chaignonstandalone
Miyamaso 美山荘KyotoKyoto★★★中東久人not checked
Mizai 未在KyotoKyoto★★★石原仁司standalone
Myojaku 明寂TokyoTokyo★★★中村英利standalone
Quintessence カンテサンスTokyoTokyo★★★岸田周三standalone
RyuGin 龍吟TokyoTokyo★★★山本征治standalone
Sazenka 茶禅華TokyoTokyo★★★川田智也standalone
SÉZANNE セザンTokyoTokyo★★★Daniel CalvertFour Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
Taian 太庵OsakaOsaka★★★—standalone
Doppo 獨歩KyotoKyoto★★—not checked
ESqUISSE エスキスTokyoTokyo★★Lionel Beccatnot checked
Ensui 炎水TokyoTokyo★★伊藤龍亮not checked
Florilège フロリレージュTokyoTokyo★★川手寛康standalone
Fujiya 1935 フジヤ1935OsakaOsaka★★藤原哲也standalone
Ginza Kojyu 銀座 小十TokyoTokyo★★奥田透not checked
Gion Maruyama 祇園 丸山KyotoKyoto★★丸山嘉桜standalone
HOMMAGE オマージュTokyoTokyo★★荒井昇not checked
Hakuun 伯雲TokyoTokyo★★坂本慎吾not checked
Higashiyama Yoshihisa 東山 吉寿KyotoKyoto★★—not checked
Kahala カハラOsakaOsaka★★森義文standalone
Kikunoi Roan 菊乃井 露庵KyotoKyoto★★村田吉弘standalone
Kodaiji Wakuden 高台寺 和久傳KyotoKyoto★★—not checked
Kohaku 虎白 lost 2026TokyoTokyo★★—standalone
La Cime ラ・シームOsakaOsaka★★高田裕介standalone
Muromachi Yui 室町 唯KyotoKyoto★★—not checked
NARISAWA ナリサワTokyoTokyo★★成澤由浩standalone
Nishiazabu Sushi Shin 西麻布 鮨 真TokyoTokyo★★—not checked
Ryuzu リューズTokyoTokyo★★飯塚隆太not checked
Sanso Kyoyamato 山荘 京大和KyotoKyoto★★—not checked
Sojiki Nakahigashi 草喰 なかひがしKyotoKyoto★★中東久雄standalone
Sushi Kanesaka 鮨 かねさかTokyoTokyo★★金坂真次not checked
Teruya 照屋OsakaOsaka★★—not checked
Tokuha Motonari 徳ハ本也KyotoKyoto★★—not checked
Yugen 幽玄OsakaOsaka★★—not checked
Cenci チェンチKyotoKyoto★坂本健standalone
ESTERRE エステールTokyoTokyo★Alain Ducasse (conseil)Palace Hotel Tokyo
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Tokyo グッチ オステリアTokyoTokyo★—standalone
Il Ristorante – Niko Romito イル・リストランテTokyoTokyo★—Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo
Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen ジャン-ジョルジュ アット ザ シンモンゼンKyotoKyoto★—The Shinmonzen
KOKE コケKyotoKyoto★—not checked
Kanamean Nishitomiya 要庵 西富家KyotoKyoto★—Kanamean Nishitomiya
Kigawa 木乃婦KyotoKyoto★髙橋拓児not checked
Kyo, Seika 京、静華KyotoKyoto★—not checked
La Biographie ラ・ビオグラフィKyotoKyoto★—not checked
Louise ルイーズOsakaOsaka★—not checked
Manoir マノワTokyoTokyo★中村豪志not checked
Nodaiwa Azabu Iikura 野田岩 麻布飯倉本店TokyoTokyo★金本兼次郎standalone
Numata ぬま田OsakaOsaka★—not checked
Ono 緒乃OsakaOsaka★—not checked
Piao Xiang 飄香TokyoTokyo★井桁良樹not checked
Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji レストランひらまつ 高台寺KyotoKyoto★—not checked
Ryori Yamada お料理 山田OsakaOsaka★—not checked
TOKi TOKiTokyoTokyo★—not checked
TROIS VISAGES トワヴィサージュTokyoTokyo★—not checked
est エストTokyoTokyo★Guillaume BracavalFour Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi

The hotel column carries three states, not two: a named property means the link is confirmed, standalone means it was checked and the restaurant is independent, and not checked means exactly that. A table marked as lost held a higher rank in a previous edition and is kept here with the year — guides show only the current status, so demotions are invisible unless recorded.