Tokyo was the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world as of February 2024, with 194 of the Japanese capital's eateries boasting at least one of the coveted stars. Japanese restaurants dominated the top five, with Kyoto coming in third place and Osaka in fourth place.

As of April 2024, the city that had the most expensive Michelin-starred restaurants was Copenhagen, Denmark, by a large margin. That year, tasting menus at restaurants in Copenhagen that were awarded between one and three Michelin stars had a median price of 443 U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was Macao, a special administrative region of China, with tasting menus averaging 283 U.S. dollars.

France was the country with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world as of August 2024, with 636 restaurants in the country having been awarded one, two, or three stars. Meanwhile, second in the ranking was Japan which had 387 restaurants with Michelin stars. Japan is also home to the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, Tokyo. What is the world’s highest-priced Michelin-starred restaurant? The most expensive Michelin-starred restaurant worldwide, was Sublimotion in Ibiza, Spain. Visitors to the high-end Mediterranean dining concept were expected to pay around 1.7 thousand U.S. dollars for a full-tasting course. Two of the top five restaurants in the ranking, Ultraviolet and Kitcho Arashiyama Honten, were located in Asian countries. What is the best restaurant in the world? “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants,” published by William Reed Business Media, is widely considered to be the Oscars of gastronomy. In 2023, the publication ranked “Central” to be the best restaurant in the world. The Peruvian restaurant utilizes indigenous ingredients from Peru’s coastal region, the Andes highlands, and the Amazon rainforest to create a unique culinary experience for its diners.

As of April 2024, the city that had the least expensive Michelin-starred restaurants was Chengdu, China. That year, tasting menus at restaurants in Chengdu that were awarded between one and three Michelin stars had a median price of 88 U.S. dollars. Second in the ranking was Vancouver, Canada, with tasting menus averaging 113 U.S. dollars.

Late French chef and restaurateur Joël Robuchon was the chef with the most Michelin-starred restaurants worldwide as of April 2023. His restaurants were awarded a total of 31 stars across his career. Robuchon was followed by fellow Frenchman Alain Ducasse, with 21 stars, while British chef-cum-TV-star Gordon Ramsay came in third with 17 stars. Out of the 10 most starred chefs in the world, five hailed from France.