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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TokyoTokyoAlain Ducasse (conseil)Palace Hotel Tokyo
Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Tokyo グッチ オステリアTokyoTokyostandalone
Il Ristorante – Niko Romito イル・リストランテTokyoTokyoBvlgari 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KyotoKyotoThe Shinmonzen
KOKE コケKyotoKyotonot checked
Kanamean Nishitomiya 要庵 西富家KyotoKyotoKanamean Nishitomiya
Kigawa 木乃婦KyotoKyoto髙橋拓児not checked
Kyo, Seika 京、静華KyotoKyotonot checked
La Biographie ラ・ビオグラフィKyotoKyotonot checked
Louise ルイーズOsakaOsakanot checked
Manoir マノワTokyoTokyo中村豪志not checked
Nara selection (см. --todo) 奈良セレクションNaraNaranot checked
Nodaiwa Azabu Iikura 野田岩 麻布飯倉本店TokyoTokyo金本兼次郎standalone
Numata ぬま田OsakaOsakanot checked
Ono 緒乃OsakaOsakanot 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KyotoKyotonot checked
Ryori Yamada お料理 山田OsakaOsakanot checked
TOKi TOKiTokyoTokyonot checked
TROIS VISAGES トワヴィサージュTokyoTokyonot checked
est エストTokyoTokyoGuillaume 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.