Restaurants(3864)
Jingumae Higuchi
Carefully hand-crafted fare makes for an incredible dining experience in the heart of Tokyo.
Lature
Enjoy a Michelin-starred wild game feast that won’t wreck your bank balance.
Harutaka
Ascending to the position of three-Michelin-star holder in 2024, this restaurant was already legendary in the Tokyo gourmet scene long before that.
Mitsuyasu
Slowed down and stripped back Japanese dining lets you enjoy the purest flavors of Kyoto.
Hajime
The fastest 3-star restaurant in history, run by a man who is equal parts chef, scientist, and philosopher.
Yonemasu
Reserve your seat for one of the hottest-ticket restaurants in Osaka.
Sushi Hashimoto
Trust in the skills of one of Tokyo’s most qualified sushi greats, with a technique not likely to be beaten.
Kodaiji Wakuden
Gion tradition is on full display at this Edo-style tea house and kaiseki restaurant.
Kaniyoshi
Enjoy the pick of the crab harvest right from the source, served up by an owner-chef of many talents.
Ono
After years of operating his elusive traveling restaurant, the Michelin-starred chef Ono Koto has finally settled into a permanent home in the Kitashinchi district to deliver kaiseki using Awajishima-sourced items.
Koikiryori Aji Manso
Some restaurants stand against the test of time — Koikiryori Aji Manso thrives with it, so head here for a historic meal led by one of Japan’s most acclaimed chefs.
Primo Passo
In a prime location between Ginza and Tsukiji, Michelin-starred Primo Passo adds umami to classic Italian cuisine, with a tapestry of pasta dishes forming the foundation of the chef’s omakase courses.
Yakitori Takahashi
Yakitori Takahashi in historical Nihonbashi has earned a cult following and one Michelin star for its simple yet delectable yakitori using premium-raised game fowl and chicken carefully grilled and lightly smoked to perfection.
Yama
The dessert-only kaiseki course at Tokyo’s Michelin-starred Yama introduces new layers of sophisticated sweetness with plates centered on seasonal fruits.
Kushin Garando
The one-star Michelin restaurant showcases exciting Chinese flavors using premium Japanese ingredients as the medium and beckons diners to come in with a healthy appetite.
Matsuzushi
Reservation for the one-star Michelin restaurant can be tough to score, but Yohei Tanigawa’s flawlessly executed Edomae-style sushi — freshly delivered from Osaka Bay — is worth the effort.
Tenjaku
Every kaiseki meal at the Michelin-starred Tenjaku ends with tempura, Chef Nishioka Ryo’s way of showing respect to his grandfather. Each dish is served on beautiful porcelain fired at local kyoto kilns.
Doppo
Peerless, unique, self-reliant — all of these definitions apply to the aptly named Doppo, whose unorthodox approaches to traditional Japanese cuisine have earned it a Michelin star, like Godan Miyazawa and Jiki Miyazawa before it.
Mashiro
Chef Koshimo Hiroyuki continues his legacy of excellence at his third Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto, where he creates course after course of what he calls genre-less cuisine.
Kashiwaya Kitashinchi
The sister branch of the Michelin-starred restaurant breaks the conventional and allows you to witness the preparation of kaiseki up close and personal.
Le Pont De Ciel
The Michelin-starred restaurant reaches new heights of refinement in its newly transformed modern French sanctuary.
Yugen
Simply indescribable. Chef Mifune Keisuke earns his second Michelin star at his Osaka restaurant with subtle changes to kaiseki staples that are distinct and yet unable to be put into words.
Velrosier
This Kawaramachi restaurant has earned itself two Michelin stars with its eclectic approach to Chinese cuisine. Chef Iwasaki Yuji rigorously experiments with ingredient combinations to produce flavor profiles like no other.
Juu-go
With a Michelin Green Star, soba joint Juu-go is a lesson on sustainability: owner Akiya Ishibashi plants the buckwheat berries, harvests the grain and transforms any scraps into compost for his farm.
La Terrasse Irisee
Behind its wooden door, is a romantic French dining experience in Nara over looking the water, will satisfy guests who desire savoring carefully selected French and local ingredients.
Sushi Kawashima
In a region well known for being distant from the sea, Nara’s Sushi Kawashima takes creative liberties that cut a stark but celebrated line in the world of fine dining.
Da Terra
After renovating part of his family’s century-old house into a dining room, Chef Nakai invites guests to sample some of the 100 vegetables from his family farm in his signature Michelin-starred omakase course.
Kaiseki Morimoto
In a sleepy town where Japan’s first emperor ascended the throne, a Michelin-starred chef remains rooted in simplicity and sincerity.