Michelin stars are a rating system used by the red Michelin Guide to grade restaurants on their quality. The guide was originally developed in 1900 to show French drivers where local amenities such as restaurants and mechanics were, the rating system was first introduced in 1926 as a single star, with the second and third stars introduced in 1933. According to the Guide, one star signifies "a very good restaurant", two stars are "excellent cooking that is worth a detour", and three stars mean "exceptional cuisine that is worth a special journey". The listing of starred restaurants is updated once a year.
Belgium
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Brugge |
De Karmeliet |
Geert Van Hecke |
1996 |
| Zedelgem |
Hertog Jan |
Gert de Mangeleer |
2012 |
| Kruishoutem |
Hof van Cleve |
Peter Goossens |
2005 |
China
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Shanghai |
T'ang Court |
Justin Tan |
2016 |
Denmark
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Copenhagen |
Geranium |
Rasmus Kofoed |
2016 |
France
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Chagny |
Maison Lameloise |
Éric Pras |
2007 |
| Eugénie-les-Bains |
Les Prés d'Eugénie |
Michel Guérard |
1977 |
| Fontjoncouse |
L'Auberge du Vieux Puits |
Gilles Goujon |
2010 |
| Illhaeusern |
Auberge de l’Ill |
Paul Haeberlin (chef) |
1967 |
| Laguiole |
Bras |
Michel Bras |
1999 |
| Greater Lyon |
L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges |
Paul Bocuse |
1965 |
| Marseille |
Le Petit Nice |
Gérald Passédat |
2008 |
| Megève |
Flocons de Sel |
Emmanuel Renaut |
2012 |
| Paris |
L'Arpège |
Alain Passard |
1996 |
| Paris |
L'Astrance |
Pascal Barbot |
2007 |
| Paris |
Le Pavilion Ledoyen |
Yannick Alleno |
2015 |
| Paris |
Epicure |
Éric Fréchon |
2009 |
| Paris |
Restaurant Guy Savoy |
Guy Savoy |
2002 |
| Paris |
L'Ambroisie |
Bernard Pacaud |
1988 |
| Paris |
Pierre Gagnaire |
Pierre Gagnaire |
1998 |
| Paris |
Le Pré Catelan |
Frédéric Anton |
2007 |
| Paris |
Le Cinq |
Christian Le Squer |
2016 |
| Paris |
Plaza Athénée |
Alain Ducasse |
2016 |
| Reims |
L'Assiette Champenoise |
Arnaud Lallement |
2014 |
| Roanne |
La Maison Troisgros |
Michel Troisgros |
1968 |
| Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid |
Régis et Jacques Marcon |
Régis Marcon |
2005 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Belleville |
La Bouitte |
René & Maxime Meilleur |
2015 |
| Saint-Tropez |
La Vague d'Or |
Arnaud Donckele |
2013 |
| Valence |
Pic |
Anne-Sophie Pic |
2007 |
| Vonnas |
Georges Blanc |
Georges Blanc |
1981 |
Germany
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Baiersbronn |
Restaurant Bareiss |
Claus-Peter Lumpp |
2008 |
| Baiersbronn |
Schwarzwaldstube |
Harald Wohlfahrt |
1993 |
| Bergisch Gladbach |
Vendôme |
Joachim Wissler |
2005 |
| Dreis |
Waldhotel Sonnora |
Helmut Thieltges |
1999 |
| Hamburg |
The Table |
Kevin Fehling |
2016 |
| Osnabrück |
La Vie |
Thomas Bühner |
2012 |
| Perl |
Victor's Gourmet Restaurant Schloss Berg |
Christian Bau |
2006 |
| Rottach-Egern |
Restaurant Überfahrt |
Christian Jürgense |
2014 |
| Saarbrücken |
Gästehaus Erfort |
Klaus Erfort |
2008 |
| Wolfsburg |
Aqua |
Sven Elverfeld |
2009 |
Hong Kong
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Hong Kong |
8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana |
Umberto Bombana / Edmund Li |
2012 |
| Hong Kong |
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon |
Olivier Elzer |
2012 |
| Hong Kong |
Lung King Heen |
Chan Yan Tak |
2009 |
| Hong Kong |
Bo Innovation |
Alvin Leung |
2014 |
| Hong Kong |
Sushi Shikon |
Masahiro Yoshitake / Yoshiharu Kakinuma |
2014 |
| Hong Kong |
T'ang Court |
Kwong Wai Keung |
2016 |
Italy
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Alba |
Piazza Duomo |
Enrico Crippa |
2013 |
| Brusaporto |
Da Vittorio |
Vittorio Cerea |
2010 |
| Castel Di Sangro |
Reale |
Niko Romito |
2014 |
| Canneto sull'Oglio |
Dal Pescatore |
Nadia Santini |
1996 |
| Firenze |
Enoteca Pinchiorri |
Annie Féolde, Italo Bassi and Riccardo Monco |
1993 |
| Modena |
Osteria Francescana |
Massimo Bottura |
2012 |
| Rubano |
Le Calandre |
Massimiliano Alajmo |
2002 |
| Rome |
La Pergola |
Heinz Beck |
2005 |
Japan
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Kobe |
Cá Sento |
Shinya Fukumoto |
2011 |
| Kobe |
Komago |
Kenichi Fujiwara |
2011 |
| Kyoto |
Chihana |
Katsuyoshi Nagata |
2011 |
| Kyoto |
Hyotei |
Yoshihiro Takahashi |
2011 |
| Kyoto |
Kichisen |
Yoshimi Tanigawa |
2014 |
| Kyoto |
Kikunoi Honten |
Yoshihiro Murata |
2011 |
| Kyoto |
Kitcho Arashiyama |
Kunio Tokuoka |
2011 |
| Kyoto |
Mizai |
Hitoshi Ishihara |
2014 |
| Kyoto |
Nakamura |
Motokazu Nakamura |
2011 |
| Nara |
Wa Yamamura |
Nobuharu Yamamura |
2012 |
| Osaka |
Kashiwaya |
Hideaki Matsuo |
2011 |
| Osaka |
Koryu |
Matsuo Shintaro |
2012 |
| Osaka |
Taian |
Hitoshi Takahata |
2011 |
| Tokyo |
Esaki |
Shintaro Esaki |
2010 |
| Tokyo |
Ishikawa |
Hideki Ishikawa |
2009 |
| Tokyo |
Joël Robuchon |
Joël Robuchon |
2008 |
| Tokyo |
Kanda |
Hiroyuki Kanda |
2008 |
| Tokyo |
Kohaku |
Koji Koizumi |
2016 |
| Tokyo |
Makimura |
Makimura Akio |
2015 |
| Tokyo |
Quintessence |
Shuzo Kishida |
2008 |
| Tokyo |
Ryugin |
Seiji Yamamoto |
2012 |
| Tokyo |
Sukiyabashi Jiro |
Jiro Ono |
2008 |
| Tokyo |
Sushi Saito |
Takashi Saito |
2010 |
| Tokyo |
Sushi Yoshitake |
Masahiro Yoshitake |
2012 |
| Tokyo |
Usukifugu Yamadaya |
Yoshio Kusakabe |
2015 |
| Tokyo |
Yukimura |
Jun Yukimura |
2010 |
Macau
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Macau |
Robuchon au Dôme |
Francky Semblat |
2009 |
| Macau |
The Eight |
Cheung Tan-leung |
2014 |
Monaco
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Monte Carlo |
Louis XV |
Alain Ducasse |
1990 |
Netherlands
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Vaassen |
De Leest |
Jacob Jan Boerma |
2014 |
| Zwolle |
De Librije |
Jonnie Boer |
2004 |
Norway
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Oslo |
Maaemo |
Esben Holmboe Bang |
2016 |
Singapore
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Singapore |
Joël Robuchon |
Joël Robuchon |
2016 |
South Korea
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Seoul |
Gaon |
Kim Byoung-Jin |
2016 |
| Seoul |
La Yeon |
Kim Sung-Il |
2016 |
Spain
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Dénia |
Quique Dacosta |
Quique Dacosta |
2013 |
| Barcelona |
Lasarte |
Martín Berasategui |
2016 |
| Girona |
El Celler de Can Roca |
Joan Roca |
2009 |
| Lasarte-Oria |
Martín Berasategui |
Martín Berasategui |
2001 |
| Larrabetzu |
Azurmendi |
Eneko Atxa |
2013 |
| Madrid |
DiverXO |
David Muñoz |
2014 |
| Sant Pol de Mar |
Sant Pau |
Carme Ruscalleda |
2006 |
| San Sebastián |
Akelare |
Pedro Subijana |
2007 |
| San Sebastián |
Arzak |
Juan Mari Arzak |
1989 |
Switzerland
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Crissier |
Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville |
Franck Giovannini |
1992 |
| Fürstenau |
Schloss Schauenstein |
Andreas Caminada |
2011 |
| Basel |
Cheval Blanc |
Peter Knogl |
2016 |
United Kingdom
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| London |
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester |
Alain Ducasse |
2010 |
| London |
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay |
Matt Abé |
2001 |
| Bray |
The Fat Duck |
Jonny Lake |
2004 |
| Bray |
The Waterside Inn |
Alain Roux |
1985 |
United States
| Location |
Restaurant |
Head chef |
Year of award |
| Chicago |
Alinea |
Grant Achatz |
2011 |
| Chicago |
Grace |
Curtis Duffy |
2015 |
| New York City |
Jean Georges |
Mark LaPico |
2006 |
| New York City |
Le Bernardin |
Eric Ripert |
2006 |
| New York City |
Per Se |
Thomas Keller |
2006 |
| New York City |
Masa |
Masa Takayama |
2009 |
| New York City |
Eleven Madison Park |
Daniel Humm |
2012 |
| New York City |
Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare |
César Ramírez |
2012 |
| Yountville, California |
The French Laundry |
Thomas Keller |
2007 |
| St. Helena, California |
The Restaurant at Meadowood |
Christopher Kostow |
2011 |
| San Francisco |
Benu |
Corey Lee |
2015 |
| San Francisco |
Saison |
Joshua Skenes |
2015 |
| Los Gatos, California |
Manresa |
David Kinch |
2016 |
| San Francisco |
Quince |
Michael Tusk |
2017 |
