Michelin Guide Tokyo 2026 Announced! 18 New Starred Restaurants Emerge in Tokyo

Tokyo has been the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world for 19 consecutive years.
Tokyo has been the city with the most starred restaurants in the world for 19 consecutive years, and it also had the highest number of Michelin Green Stars, with 13 restaurants actively engaging in sustainable gastronomy, symbolizing their commitment.
This year, 18 restaurants have received new star ratings
The new Bib Gourmand Night Market marks its debut in Tokyo as a Southeast Asian cuisine restaurant. The number of cuisine categories has reached 37, and restaurants offering creative dessert courses have increased from two last year to six.
Additionally, TROIS VISAGES has been listed under the new Michelin Green Star, focusing on sustainable gastronomy with 13 restaurants, maintaining its status as the city with the most Green Stars in the world this year.
Newly Awarded Star Restaurants (18 establishments)
[Nishiazabu Sushi Shin/Nishiazabu Sushi Shin](Two stars/Sushi)
[Hakuun/Hakuun](Two stars/Japanese cuisine)
[Enshui/Ensui](Two stars/Japanese cuisine)
[Sushi Yuki](One star/Sushi)
[KIBUN](One star/Contemporary cuisine)
[Sushi Miura](One star/Sushi)
[Sassa](One star/Japanese cuisine)
[MANOIR](One star/French cuisine)
[Sushi Oya](One star/Sushi)
[Takumi Tatsuhiro](One star/Sushi)
[Hyakuyaku by Tokuyamazushi](One star/Japanese cuisine)
[KHAO](One star/Thai cuisine)
[Akasaka Shimabukuro](One star/Japanese cuisine)
[EWIG](One star/Austrian cuisine)
[Sushi Tanaka](One star/Sushi)
[mærge](One star/French cuisine)
[La Gloire](One star/French cuisine)
A new three-star restaurant, Japanese Cuisine "Meiseki", has been born. Three restaurants have achieved this for 19 consecutive years.


Three-star Listed Restaurants (12 locations)
[Kagurazaka Ishikawa] Iidabashi / Japanese Cuisine (18 consecutive years)
[Gastronomy "Joël Robuchon"] Ebisu / French Cuisine (19 consecutive years)
[Kanda] Roppongi / Japanese Cuisine (19 consecutive years)
[Quintessence] Kita-Shinagawa / French Cuisine (19 consecutive years)
[Sazenka] Hiroo / Chinese Cuisine (6 consecutive years) [Japanese Cuisine Ryugin] Hibiya / Japanese Cuisine (15 consecutive years)
[SÉZANNE] Tokyo / French Cuisine (2 consecutive years)
[Japanese Cuisine Ryugin] Hibiya / Japanese Cuisine (15 consecutive years)
[Aozora] Ginza / Sushi (3 consecutive years)
[Meiseki] Tokyo / Japanese Cuisine (NEW)
[L'Effervescence] Omotesando / French Cuisine (6 consecutive years)
[L'OSIER] Shinbashi / French Cuisine (8 consecutive years)

Kagurazaka Ishikawa
Closed: Monday,Sunday,Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 50,000 JPY / [Lunch] 50,000 JPY
Address: Takamura Building 1F, 5-37 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Map
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Gastronomy "Joël Robuchon"
Closed: *Not open during weekday lunch hours.
Average price: [Dinner] 100,000 JPY / [Lunch] 50,000 JPY
Address: 1-13-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Ebisu Garden Place Chateau Restaurant Joel Robuchon 2F Map
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Quintessence
Closed: Sunday, centering on Sunday 6th, New Year's holiday, summer vacation (Please inquire in detail)
Average price: [Dinner] 30,000 JPY / [Lunch] 10,000 JPY
Address: Garden City Shinagawa Gotenyama 1F, 6-7-29 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Map
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Sazenka
Closed: Irregular, mainly on Sunday or Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 35,000 JPY
Access: 10-minute walk from Hiroo station of Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line / 11-minute walk from Shirokane-takanawa station of Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Toei Mita Line
Address: 4-7-5, Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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SÉZANNE
Closed: Monday,Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 70,000 JPY / [Lunch] 70,000 JPY
Address: 1-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Pacific Century Place Marunouchi Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo 7F Map
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Japanese cuisine Ryugin
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 40,000 JPY / [Lunch] 30,000 JPY
Address: 7F Midtown Hibiya, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Map
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Harutaka
Closed: Sunday,Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 30,000 JPY / [Lunch] 30,000 JPY
Address: Ginza Tokifu Building 6F, 8-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Map
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There are a total of 26 restaurants with two stars, with 3 new restaurants achieving two stars.
Two-star Listed Restaurants (26 establishments)

[ASAHINA Gastronome] Kayabacho/French Cuisine
[ESqUISSE] Ginza/French Cuisine
[Homura] Nakameguro/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku (NEW)
[HOMMAGE] Asakusa/French Cuisine
[Kioicho Fukudaya] Akasaka-Mitsuke/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku
[Ginza Koshin] Ginza/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku
[Ginza Shinohara] Ginza Itchome/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku
[Ginza Fukuki] Shinbashi/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku
[Kyutan] Shin-Tomicho/Japanese Cuisine
[Crony] Akabanebashi/French Cuisine
[Torashiro] Kagurazaka/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku
[Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi Branch] Roppongi/Sushi
[Sushi Kanesaka] Shinbashi/Sushi
[Tempura Kondo] Ginza/Tempura
[Tempura Motoyoshi] Ebisu/Tempura
[Tsuta] Gaienmae/Japanese Cuisine
[NARISAWA] Aoyama Itchome/Innovative Fusion
[Nishiazabu Sushi Shin] Nishiazabu/Sushi (NEW)
[Japanese Cuisine Seizan] Shirokanedai/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku
[Hakuun] Gaienmae/Japanese Cuisine & Washoku (NEW)
[Jingumae Higuchi] Kitasando/Japanese Cuisine
[Florilege] Gaienmae/French Cuisine
[PRISMA] Omotesando/Italian Cuisine
[MAZ] Nagatacho/Innovative
[Restaurant Ryuzu] Roppongi/French Cuisine

ASAHINA Gastronome
Closed: Tuesday,Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 15,000 JPY
Address: Tokyo Chuo-ku Nihonbashi Kabutocho 1-4 Nihonbashi Kabutocho M-SQUARE Building 1F Map
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Ensui
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 35,000 JPY / [Lunch] 35,000 JPY
Address: ATRIO 1F, 1-5-12 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Map
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HOMMAGE
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 40,000 JPY / [Lunch] 20,000 JPY
Access: Turn right at the Exit 1 of Asakusa Station, then go straight on Kannon Street. Across the traffic light, then turn left at Kototoi Street. Turn right at the first traffic light, then on your right
Address: 4-10-5, Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
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Kioicho Fukudaya
Closed: Sunday, National Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 38,000 JPY
Address: 1-13, Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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Ginza Koju
Closed: Sundays and holidays (summer, New Year's, etc.)
Average price: [Dinner] 44,000 JPY / [Lunch] 34,000 JPY
Access: 3 minutes' walk from Ginza station on all Tokyo Metro lines / 10 minutes' walk from Yurakucho station on all JR lines
Address: Carioca Bldg. 4F, 5-4-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Ginza Shinohara
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 30,000 JPY
Access: Located around a 3-minute walk from Exit A11 of [Ginza Station]
Address: B1F, Habiulu GINZA II, 2-8-17, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Crony
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 20,000 JPY
Access: 2 minutes walk from Nishiazabu Intersection
Address: MB1F, NISHIAZABU FT Bldg., 2-25-24, Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Kohaku
Closed: Sunday,Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 25,000 JPY
Address: 3-4 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Map
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Sushi Kanesaka
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 50,000 JPY / [Lunch] 30,000 JPY
Access: 3-minute walk from JR Shinbashi Station/5-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Ginza Station
Address: Misuzu Bldg. B1F, 8-10-3 Ginza , Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Tempura Kondo
Closed: If Monday is a holiday it is closed.
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 9,900 JPY
Address: Sakaguchi Building 9F, 5-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Map
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Den
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 23,000 JPY / [Lunch] 23,000 JPY
Address: Architectural Association Hall JIA Hall, 2-3-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Map
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Nishiazabu Sushi Shin
Closed: Mondays
Average price: [Dinner] 35,000 JPY / [Lunch] 15,000 JPY
Access: We recommend taking a taxi ride (about 10 minutes) from JR Shibuya Station
Address: Nishi Azabu CO-HOUSE 1F, 4-18-20 Nishi Azabu , Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Japanese Restaurant SEIZAN
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 17,000 JPY / [Lunch] 6,000 JPY
Access: 8 minutes walk from Shirokane-takanawa station on the Tokyo Metro subway
Address: B1F, Grande Mita, 2-17-29, Mita , Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Hakuun
Closed: * There are irregular holidays. Details will be announced on the official website.
Average price: [Dinner] 35,000 JPY
Address: MAIYA Building 1F, 4-11-2 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
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Florilege
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 30,000 JPY / [Lunch] 15,000 JPY
Address: 2nd floor, Garden Plaza D, Azabudai Hills, 5-10-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
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MAZ
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 45,000 JPY / [Lunch] 45,000 JPY
Address: Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho 3F, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Map
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Restaurant Ryuzu
Closed: There are irregular holidays There are long-term holidays twice a year
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 10,000 JPY
Address: Urban Style Roppongi B1F, 4-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
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There are a total of 122 restaurants with one star, and 11 restaurants have been newly awarded one star.

Restaurants that have received a one-star rating for the first time (11 establishments)
[EWIG] (Austrian Cuisine) New
[KHAO] (Thai Cuisine) New
[Kibun] (Contemporary Cuisine)
[Sasa] (Japanese Cuisine) New
[Sushi Oya] (Sushi) New
[Sushi Tanaka] (Sushi) New
[Sushi Miura] (Sushi)
[Sushi Yuuki] (Sushi)
[Takumi Tatsuhiro] (Sushi) New
[Hyakuyaku by Tokuyama Sushi] (Japanese Cuisine) New
[MANOIR] (French Cuisine) New
[mærge] (French Cuisine) New
[La Gloire] (French Cuisine) New

Kibun
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 25,000 JPY
Access:
Address: 4-11-28-2F Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
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There are 13 restaurants awarded the 'Michelin Green Star'


Restaurants Listed in the Michelin Green Star (13 restaurants)
[Shojin Cuisine Daigo] Kamiyacho/Japanese cuisine
[sincere] Kita-Sando/French cuisine
[Tsuta] Gaienmae/Japanese cuisine
[TROIS VISAGES] Tsukiji/French cuisine
[NARISAWA] Aoyama-itchome/Innovative Fusion
[Noeud.TOKYO] Nagatacho/French cuisine
[nôl] Bakurocho/French cuisine
[FARO] Ginza/Italian cuisine
[Florilege] Gaienmae/French cuisine
[LATURE] Omotesando/French cuisine
[La paix] Mitsukoshimae/French cuisine
[L'Effervescence] Omotesando/French cuisine

Crony
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 20,000 JPY
Access: 2 minutes walk from Nishiazabu Intersection
Address: MB1F, NISHIAZABU FT Bldg., 2-25-24, Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Sincère
Closed: Other 1st, 3rd, 5th Mondays
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 25,000 JPY
Address: Harajuku Tokyu Apartment B1F, 3-7-13 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Map
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Den
Closed: Sunday
Average price: [Dinner] 23,000 JPY / [Lunch] 23,000 JPY
Address: Architectural Association Hall JIA Hall, 2-3-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Map
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THREE FACES
Closed: Sunday,Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 18,000 JPY / [Lunch] 7,500 JPY
Address: 1F Kumo Building, 7-16-21 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Map
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nol
Closed: Tuesday,Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY / [Lunch] 15,000 JPY
Address: DDD HOTEL 1F, 2-2-1 Bakurocho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Map
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FARO
Closed: New Year's Holiday
Average price: [Dinner] 30,000 JPY / [Lunch] 30,000 JPY
Address: Tokyo Ginza Shiseido Building 10F, 8-8-3 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Map
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Florilege
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 30,000 JPY / [Lunch] 15,000 JPY
Address: 2nd floor, Garden Plaza D, Azabudai Hills, 5-10-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
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LATURE
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 20,000 JPY / [Lunch] 7,000 JPY
Access: 6-minute walk from Exit B1 of Omote-sando Station (Tokyo Metro Hanzomon, Ginza, and Chiyoda Lines), 7-minute walk from the Hikarie Exit of JR Shibuya Station
Address: B1F, Aoyama Luke Bldg., 2-2-2, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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La Paix
Closed: Others There are irregular holidays twice a month
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 10,000 JPY
Individual awards such as the 'Mentor Chef Award', 'Sommelier Award', and 'Service Award'
Mentor Chef Award
Award Recipient
Mr. Shinji Kanasaka | [Nodayan Azabu Iikura Main Store] Higashi-Azabu / Eel

Sommelier Award
Awardee
Mr. Goshi Nakamura | [Manoir] Hiroo/French cuisine

Service Award
Award Recipient
Yasuyo Kumagai | [Hyoka]Hiroo / Sichuan Cuisine

Piao Xiang
Closed: Monday,Sunday
Average price: -
Address: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Hiroo 5-19-1 HIROO VILLAGE 1F-2 Map
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