This is every restaurant in Japan that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map: 157 places across Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Rest of Japan. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, or jump to a city guide below.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: Sazenka (茶禅華), Narisawa (ナリサワ) and La Cime (ラ・シーム).
- 157 places: 43 with MICHELIN stars, 17 on a 50 Best list, 50 with a Tabelog Award, 15 Bib Gourmand, 75 from other guides, 6 local institutions.
- Best-covered local institutions: Karashibi Miso Ramen Kikanbo (Kanda), Moeyo Mensuke and Nishiazabu Butagumi.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Tokyo
84 places: 19 with MICHELIN stars, 10 on a 50 Best list, 21 with a Tabelog Award, 5 Bib Gourmand, 50 from other guides, 5 local institutions. Full Tokyo guide
Screenshot of sazenka.com Sazenka (茶禅華)
$$$$Minato (Minami-Azabu) · Chinese, tea-focused
3 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026#21 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026#71 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025Gold · The Tabelog Award 202699/100 · La Liste 2026Tomoya Kawada cooks Chinese cuisine with a Japanese sensibility and a focus on tea, in a former diplomat's residence in Minami-Azabu. 50 Best counts just 12 seats plus two private rooms.
4-7-5 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047
Photo: Pocsywe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Narisawa (ナリサワ)
$$$$Minato (Minami-Aoyama) · Innovative satoyama
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026#21 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025#37 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026Silver · The Tabelog Award 202692/100 · La Liste 2026Yoshihiro Narisawa's Aoyama restaurant cooks what it calls innovative satoyama cuisine, drawn from Japan's rural foothills. It topped the first Asia's 50 Best list in 2013, according to 50 Best.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
2-6-15 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Screenshot of aoyama-florilege.jp Minato (Azabudai Hills) · Contemporary French
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026#36 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025#31 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026Bronze · The Tabelog Award 202692/100 · La Liste 2026Hiroyasu Kawate's French-Japanese tasting menu, now in Azabudai Hills. MICHELIN describes a shared table d'hôte table and a growing use of plant-based main courses.
2F Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza D, 5-10-7 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001
Screenshot of myoujyaku.com Myojaku (明寂)
$$$$Minato (Nishi-Azabu) · Japanese kaiseki
3 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026#33 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026Silver · The Tabelog Award 2026Hidetoshi Nakamura's basement restaurant in Nishi-Azabu was promoted to three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 Tokyo guide. 50 Best describes a 14-course, French-leaning omakase built on seasonal vegetables and seafood.
B1F, 3-2-34 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Screenshot of sezanne.tokyo Sézanne
$$$$Chiyoda (Marunouchi) · Modern French
#7 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025#16 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026Silver · The Tabelog Award 202693.5/100 · La Liste 2026French dining room on the seventh floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, opened in July 2021 under Daniel Calvert. 50 Best reports Calvert left at the end of March 2026, with British chef Stephen Lancaster now leading the team.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
7F Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, 1-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Photo: City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Shinjuku (Kagurazaka) · Japanese kaiseki
Hideki Ishikawa cooks light, ingredient-led Japanese cuisine in Kagurazaka. MICHELIN singles out the Niigata rice, cooked fresh and served in earthenware bowls.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
5-37 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0825
Screenshot of leffervescence.jp Minato (Nishi-Azabu) · Contemporary French
Shinobu Namae's prix fixe French restaurant in Nishi-Azabu. MICHELIN highlights the signature 'Artisanal Vegetables' dish and a meal that closes with matcha in tea-ceremony style.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler
2-26-4 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Screenshot of quintessence.jp Shinagawa (Kitashinagawa) · Contemporary French
Shuzo Kishida's French restaurant in Gotenyama, built on what he calls ingredients, flame and seasoning. MICHELIN notes the menu leaves blank spaces for the diner's imagination.
Covered by Eater
1F Garden City Shinagawa Gotenyama, 6-7-29 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001Harutaka (青空)
$$$$Chuo (Ginza) · Edomae sushi
Sushi counter in Ginza run by Harutaka Takahashi, who trained at Sukiyabashi Jiro. MICHELIN describes a meal paced to build in sweetness, acidity and temperature.
6F, 8-3-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Photo: Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Meguro (Ebisu) · Classic French
The Robuchon group's flagship in Japan at Yebisu Garden Place, led by MOF chef Kenichiro Sekiya. MICHELIN points to Le Caviar Imperial and the trolley service.
Yebisu Garden Place, 1-13-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062L'Osier (ロオジエ)
$$$$Chuo (Ginza) · Contemporary French
French restaurant in Ginza, open for about half a century and named for the willows that once lined the district. Chef Olivier Chaignon works with producers across Japan.
7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Screenshot of maztokyo.jp MAZ (マス)
$$$$Chiyoda (Kioicho) · Peruvian, altitude-led
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026#28 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026Bronze · The Tabelog Award 202688/100 · La Liste 2026Virgilio Martinez's Tokyo project, run by chef Santiago Fernández, pairs Peruvian ingredients with Japanese seasonality. MICHELIN notes each dish on the menu lists its producing region and elevation.
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3F Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094
Photo: Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Kanda (かんだ)
$$$$Minato (Toranomon) · Japanese kaiseki
Hiroyuki Kanda's Japanese restaurant in Toranomon Hills draws on his Tokushima roots, from Naruto fish and Awa beef to Tokushima sake. MICHELIN describes careful sourcing and minimal preparation.
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1F Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, 1-1-1 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0002RyuGin (龍吟)
$$$$Chiyoda (Yurakucho) · Japanese kaiseki, fugu
Seiji Yamamoto's Japanese restaurant on the seventh floor of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. MICHELIN notes a winter menu built around fugu, with only the fugu course served from January to March.
Covered by Time Out Tokyo
7F Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006
Photo: Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Minato (Azabu-Juban) · Japanese kaiseki
Toshiya Kadowaki's six-seat counter and tearoom-style private room in Azabu-Juban. MICHELIN names truffle rice as a signature.
2-7-2 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0045Crony (クローニー)
$$$$Minato (Higashi-Azabu) · Contemporary French
Opened in December 2016 by chef Michihiro Haruta and sommelier Kazutaka Ozawa in a glass-walled two-storey house facing a park. The prix fixe menu opens with seasonal tea.
1-20-3 Higashiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044Ginza Shinohara (銀座 しのはら)
$$$$Chuo (Ginza) · Japanese kaiseki
Kappo-style kaiseki from a chef trained in Kyoto and raised in Shiga, whose country cooking shapes the menu. MICHELIN mentions colourful hassun platters and hot-pot courses; Tabelog says bookings open three months ahead.
B1F, 2-8-17 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Photo: City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sushi Saito
$$$$Minato (Roppongi) · Edomae sushi
Sushi counter on the ground floor of Ark Hills South Tower. Tabelog lists it as reservation only.
- Getting a table: Reservation only per Tabelog; no public booking channel listed.
1F Ark Hills South Tower, 1-4-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, TokyoNihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita
$$$$Chuo (Nihonbashi) · Edomae sushi
Basement sushi counter in Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, open at this address since October 2015 according to Tabelog. It appears in Condé Nast Traveler's Tokyo restaurant and sushi guides.
- Getting a table: Reservation only per Tabelog.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Condé Nast Traveler
B1F View Heights Nihonbashi, 1-33-6 Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, Chuo-ku, TokyoTakiya
$$$$Minato (Azabu-Juban) · Tempura
Tempura counter in Azabu-Juban with Gold in The Tabelog Award 2026. Tabelog lists it as reservation only.
2F L'Abeille Azabu-Juban, 2-8-6 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Screenshot of jimbochoden.com Den (傳)
$$$Shibuya (Jingumae) · Creative Japanese
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026#51 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026#53 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025Silver · The Tabelog Award 2026Zaiyu Hasegawa's playful omakase, now in Jingumae after leaving its Jimbocho address, per Eater. MICHELIN describes a meal that opens with a miso and foie gras monaka and includes chicken wings stuffed with steamed mochi rice.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
2-3-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Screenshot of tempura-kondo.com Chuo (Ginza) · Edo-style tempura
Fumio Kondo's Ginza counter, credited by MICHELIN with bringing vegetables into classic Edo tempura and treating frying as a form of steaming.
Covered by Eater
9F, 5-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Photo: Leon Brocard from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi (すきやばし 次郎 六本木店)
$$$$Minato (Roppongi) · Edomae sushi
The Roppongi Hills branch of Sukiyabashi Jiro, run by Takashi Ono. MICHELIN describes pared-back sushi built on long relationships with market seafood brokers.
3F Roppongi Hills Residence B, 6-12-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Screenshot of sushi-shunji.tokyo Sushi Shunji
$$$$Minato (Moto-Azabu) · Edomae sushi
Sushi counter in Moto-Azabu featured in Condé Nast Traveler's Tokyo restaurant and sushi guides. Tabelog lists it as reservation only.
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1F Calm Motoazabu, 3-6-34 Motoazabu, Minato-ku, TokyoAsahina Gastronome
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 80.
Chuo City, Nihonbashikabutochō, 1−4 日本橋兜町Ｍ－ＳＱＵＡＲＥ 1F, 103-0026 Chuo CityCignale Enoteca
Meguro City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.
1-chōme-5-11 Komaba, Meguro City, 153-0041 Meguro CityEsquisse
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 93.5.
Chuo City, Ginza, 5-chōme−4−6 ロイヤルクリスタル銀座 9F, 104-0061 Chuo CityEst - Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi
Chiyoda City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 93.5.
1-chōme-2-1 Ōtemachi, Chiyoda City, 100-0004 Chiyoda Cityété
Shibuya
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 85.
Shibuya, Nishihara, 3-chōme−23−1 代々木上原羽田ビル, 151-0066 ShibuyaLa Tour d'Argent
Chiyoda City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.
4-1 Kioichō, Chiyoda City, 102-8578 Chiyoda CityNihombashi Sonoji
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.5.
2-chōme-22-11 Nihonbashiningyōchō, Chuo City, 103-0013 Chuo CitySugalabo
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 95.
Minato City, Azabudai, 1-chōme−11−10 1F, 106-0041 Minato Cityアカ - Acá 1°
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.
Chuo City, Nihonbashimuromachi, 2-chōme−1−1 三井二号館 1F, 103-0002 Chuo Cityエステール - Esterre
Chiyoda City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.
Chiyoda City, Marunouchi, 1-chōme−1−1 パレスホテル東京 6階, 100-0005 Chiyoda Cityエスプリ セー ケイ ギンザ - Esprit C. Kei Ginza
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.
Chuo City, Ginza, 7-chōme−8−17 虎屋銀座ビル 11階, 104-0061 Chuo Cityエディション・コウジ シモムラ - Edition Koji Shimomura
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.5.
Minato City, Roppongi, 3-chōme−1−1 1F, 106-0032 Minato Cityエリタージュ バイ ケイ コバヤシ - Héritage by Kei Kobayashi
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 81.5.
Minato City, Akasaka, 9-chōme−7−1 東京ミッドタウン 45階, 107-6245 Minato Cityくろぎ - Kurogi
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.
1-chōme-7-10 Shibakōen, Minato City, 105-0011 Minato Cityケイコレクションパリ - KEI Collection Paris
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.
Minato City, Toranomon, 2-chōme−6−2 ヒルズ ステーションタワー TOKYO NODE 49F, 105-5549 Minato Cityシェ・イノ - Chez Inno
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.
Chuo City, 中央区Kyōbashi, 2-chōme−4−16 明治京橋ビル １階, 104-0031 Chuo Cityすきやばし 次郎 - Sukiyabashi Jiro
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 86.5.
Chuo City, Ginza, 4-chōme−2−15 塚本総業ビル B1階, 104-0061 Chuo Cityナベノ-イズム - Nabeno-Ism
Taito City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.5.
2-1-17 Komagata, 111-0043 Taito Cityベージュ アラン・デュカス 東京 - Beige - Alain Ducasse
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.5.
Chuo City, Ginza, 3-chōme−5−3 シャネル銀座ビルディング 10F, 104-0061 Chuo Cityベルロオジエ - Velrosier
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 79.5.
318-6 Inarichō, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, 600-8031 Kyotoまき村 - Makimura
Shinagawa City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 97.5.
3-chōme-11-5 Minamiōi, Shinagawa City, 140-0013 Shinagawa Cityラトリエ ドゥ ジョエル・ロブション - L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.5.
Minato City, Roppongi, 6-chōme−10−1 六本木ヒルズ ヒルサイド 2F, 106-0032 Minato Cityレ セゾン - Les Saisons - Hotel Imperial
Chiyoda City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 81.5.
Chiyoda City, Uchisaiwaichō, 1-chōme−1−1 本館 中2階, 100-8558 Chiyoda Cityレストラン パッション - Pachon
Shibuya
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.
Shibuya, Sarugakuchō, 29−18 Hillside Terrace B, 150-0033 Shibuyaレストラン リューズ - Ryuzu
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 82.5.
Minato City, Roppongi, 4-chōme−2−35 Vort六本木Dual's B1F, 106-0032 Minato City三谷 - Mitani
Shinjuku City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.
1-chōme-22-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku City, 160-0004 Shinjuku City久丹 - Kutan
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 85.
Chuo City, Shintomi, 2-chōme−5−5 ＭＳビル 1F, 104-0041 Chuo City京都 吉兆 嵐山本店 - Kitcho Arashiyama
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 98.5.
58 Saga-Tenryuji Susukinobaba-cho, Ukyo Ward, 616-8385 Kyoto天ぷら 松 - Tempura Matsu
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.
Kyoto, Ukyo Ward, Umezu Ōnawabachō, 21-26 天ぷら松, 615-0925 Kyoto御料理 はやし - Oryouri Hayashi
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 85.5.
Kyoto, Kamigyo Ward, 河原町 今出川梶井町448-61, 602-0841 Kyoto新ばし星野 - Hoshino
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 98.5.
Minato City, Shinbashi, 5-chōme−31−3 石井ビル, 105-0004 Minato City日本料理 晴山 - Seizan
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.5.
2-chōme-17-29 Mita, Minato City, 108-0073 Minato City東麻布 天本 - Amamoto
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.5.
1-chōme-7-9 Higashiazabu, Minato City, 106-0044 Minato City松川 - Matsukawa
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 99.5.
Minato City, Akasaka, 1-chōme−11−6 Akasaka Terrace House, 1F, 107-0052 Minato City炭火割烹 いふき - Ifuki
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.
570-8 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074 Kyoto祇園 丸山 - Maruyama
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 87.
570-171 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074 Kyoto蒼 西麻布 - Ao Nishiazabu
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 84.5.
Minato City, Nishiazabu, 3-chōme−21−3 オリンピアード麻布霞坂 二階, 106-0031 Minato City虎白 - Kohaku
Shinjuku City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 86.5.
3-chōme-５-5 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku City, 162-0825 Shinjuku City赤坂 菊乃井 - Akasaka Kikunoi
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 84.
6-chōme-13-8 Akasaka, Minato City, 107-0052 Minato City道人 - Doujin
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.5.
291-1 Kikuhokochō, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8364 Kyoto銀座 久兵衛 銀座本店 - Ginza Kyubey
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 91.5.
8-chōme-7-6 Ginza, Chuo City, 104-0061 Chuo City銀座 小十 - Ginza Kojyu
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.
Chuo City, Ginza, 5-chōme−4−8 銀座カリオカビル 4F, 104-0061 Chuo City露庵 菊乃井 木屋町店 - Kikunoi Roan
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.
Kyoto, Shimogyo Ward, 四条下る斎藤町118, 600-8012 Kyoto青柳 - Aoyagi
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 97.5.
Minato City, Azabudai, 2-chōme−3−20 麻布台豊栄ビル 1F, 106-0041 Minato City青草窠 - Seisoka
Minato City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 85.5.
4-chōme-2-34 Minamiazabu, Minato City, 106-0047 Minato City飯田 - Iida
Kyoto
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 93.5.
120-1 Fukunagachō, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8084 Kyoto鮨 あらい - Sushi Arai
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 95.
Chuo City, Ginza, 8-chōme−10−2 ルアンビル 地下1F, 104-0061 Chuo City鮨 なんば 日比谷 -Sushi Namba
Chiyoda City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 87.
Chiyoda City, Yūrakuchō, 1-chōme−1−2 東京ミッドタウン日比谷 ３階, 100-0006 Chiyoda City鮨 よしたけ - Sushi Yoshitake
Chuo City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 89.5.
Chuo City, Ginza, 7-chōme−8−13 Brown Place９Ｆ, 104-0061 Chuo City鳥しき - Torishiki
Shinagawa City
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 92.
2-chōme-14-12 Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa City, 141-0021 Shinagawa CitySosakumenkobo Nakiryu (創作麺工房 鳴龍)
$Toshima (Minami-Otsuka) · Ramen, tantanmen
Husband-and-wife ramen shop in Otsuka known for dandan noodles layered with meat miso, sesame paste and chilli oil, and a soy-sauce ramen made from whole chicken and oysters, per MICHELIN.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
2-34-4 Minamiotsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0005
Screenshot of edosoba-hosokawa.jp Sumida (Ryogoku) · Soba
Old-style soba shop in Ryogoku serving fine juwari soba made from pure buckwheat flour. MICHELIN also points to conger eel served as tempura or simmered.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler
1-6-5 Kamezawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo 130-0014
Screenshot of onigiriyadoroku.com Taito (Asakusa) · Onigiri
Three generations of the same family have made onigiri to order at this Asakusa counter, with fillings displayed in a glass case as at a sushi bar, MICHELIN says.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler
3-9-10 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032Ponta Honke (ぽん多 本家)
$$Taito (Ueno) · Yoshoku, pork cutlet
Western-style restaurant in Ueno run by the same family since 1905. MICHELIN notes the pork cutlet is fried in lard trimmed from the pork itself, with the cabbage cut by hand.
3-23-3 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005
Screenshot of unahashi.com Chuo (Yaesu) · Unagi
Eel restaurant near Tokyo Station run by a fourth-generation chef. MICHELIN mentions a counter seat facing the grill and the house's efforts to release juvenile eels to replenish stocks.
1-5-10 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0028
Screenshot of kikanbo.co.jp Chiyoda (Kanda) · Miso ramen
Local institutionKanda miso ramen shop whose name means 'ogre's iron club'; Time Out Tokyo describes a black-painted room with taiko music and devil masks. Tabelog lists it as taking no reservations.
Covered by Eater, Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out Tokyo
2-10-9 Kajicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Screenshot of butagumi.com Minato (Nishi-Azabu) · Tonkatsu
Local institutionTonkatsu restaurant in a 60-year-old two-storey traditional house, per Eater. Time Out Tokyo counts more than 20 varieties of mostly Japanese premium pork on the menu.
Covered by Eater and Time Out Tokyo
2-24-9 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Photo: Tak H. uit Chiba, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ramen Yamaguchi
$Shinjuku (Nishi-Waseda) · Chicken ramen
Local institutionNishi-Waseda ramen shop built around chicken from specialty Japanese breeds, per Eater. Tabelog lists it as taking no reservations.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
1F, 3-13-4 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Screenshot of sobahousekonjikihototogisu.com Shinjuku (Shinjuku-Gyoenmae) · Ramen
Local institutionRamen shop near Shinjuku-Gyoenmae that Time Out Tokyo calls the third ramen shop to earn a MICHELIN Star, in 2019, after Tsuta and Nakiryu. Tabelog says seats are allotted by numbered tickets handed out before each session.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out Tokyo
1F, 2-4-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Screenshot of yakitoriimai.jp Shibuya (Jingumae) · Yakitori
Local institutionTakashi Imai's yakitori restaurant in Jingumae, where every seat faces the open kitchen and charcoal pit, per Eater. Tabelog says reservations require a course per person.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
1F Rosa Bianca, 3-42-11 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Osaka
25 places: 12 with MICHELIN stars, 1 on a 50 Best list, 12 with a Tabelog Award, 5 Bib Gourmand, 3 from other guides, 1 local institutions. Full Osaka guide
Screenshot of la-cime.com La Cime (ラ・シーム)
$$$$Chuo (Hommachi) · Modern French
#13 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026#44 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 20252 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026Bronze · The Tabelog Award 202691/100 · La Liste 2026Yusuke Takada opened La Cime in 2010 after training in Lyon and Paris, and it was named The Best Restaurant in Japan on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026. His cooking draws on Amami Oshima, the subtropical island he comes from.
Covered by Time Out Osaka
3-2-15 Kawaramachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0048
Screenshot of hajime-artistes.com Hajime (ハジメ)
$$$$Nishi (Edobori) · Innovative French
Hajime Yoneda's restaurant earned three MICHELIN Stars soon after opening in 2008, per Eater. MICHELIN frames the menu around a theme of 'dialogue with the Earth' and notes the chef's past as a systems engineer.
Covered by Eater
1-9-11 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0002
Screenshot of jp-kashiwaya.com Suita (Senriyama) · Kaiseki
Kaiseki in suburban Suita from a family business that was once a ryokan, now led by Hideaki Matsuo, per Eater. MICHELIN says the menu follows the 24 traditional seasons.
Covered by Eater
2-5-18 Senriyamanishi, Suita, Osaka 565-0851Taian (太庵)
$$$Chuo (Shimanouchi) · Osaka kappo
Hitoshi Takahata's omakase blends Osaka's kaiseki and kappo traditions; MICHELIN notes guests may choose ingredients for the grilled course.
1-21-2 Shimanochi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0082
Screenshot of sushisanshin.com Chuo (Uchikyuhojimachi) · Sushi
Lunch-only sushi counter in a quiet residential street. MICHELIN mentions simmered clam with yuzu and herb-filled norimaki found only here.
2-7-14 Uchikyuhojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0013Honkogetsu
$$$$Chuo (Dotonbori) · Kaiseki
Japanese restaurant in Dotonbori and one of two Osaka restaurants with Gold in The Tabelog Award 2026.
1-7-11 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka
Screenshot of tenpura-tenboshi.com Numata (ぬま田)
$$$$Kita (Kitashinchi) · Tempura
Kitashinchi tempura counter frying in Taihaku sesame oil and serving seafood and vegetables in pairs. The meal ends with a choice of tendon, tencha or tenmusu, per MICHELIN.
7F, 1-10-2 Sonezakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0002
Screenshot of fujiya1935.com Chuo (Yariyamachi) · Innovative
Tasting menu aimed at all five senses from a couple who run the kitchen together, per MICHELIN. Tabelog notes a simultaneous start, so diners should arrive on time.
Covered by Eater
2-4-14 Yariyamachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0027Kahala (カハラ)
$$$$Kita (Kitashinchi) · Creative
Yoshifumi Mori has run this Kitashinchi restaurant for over half a century; MICHELIN notes he makes his own wine and grows rice. Tabelog says bookings open three months ahead.
2F, 1-9-2 Sonezakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0002
Screenshot of koryu.net Koryu (弧柳)
$$$$Chuo (Kitahama) · Osaka kaiseki
Riverside kaiseki restaurant that cooks to its Naniwa (old Osaka) roots, including traditional Osaka vegetables and a 'Naniwa' sashimi platter, per MICHELIN.
3-3-3 Uchiawajimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0038
Screenshot of sushi-harasho.jp Tennoji · Sushi
Two chefs make sushi with minimal seasoning and no sugar in the rice, in a tea-house style room in Tennoji, according to MICHELIN.
3-30 Uenomiyacho, Tennoji-ku, Osaka 543-0037
Screenshot of shunsaiten-tsuchiya.com Suita (Esaka) · Tempura
Tempura counter in Suita that fries Kansai seafood such as octopus, pike conger and tilefish in cottonseed oil, a nod to Osaka's cotton history, per MICHELIN.
Covered by Eater
41-4 Toyotsucho, Suita, Osaka 564-0051Torisho Ishii (鳥匠 いし井)
$$$Kita (Nishitenma) · Yakitori kappo
Kappo-style yakitori that leans on a light dipping sauce instead of salt; the name means 'chicken artisan'. Tabelog says bookings open monthly through the OMAKASE site.
3-11-4 Nishitemma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0047
Screenshot of gessen.osaka Gessen
$$$Kita (Nishitenma) · Chinese
Chinese restaurant in Nishitenma, open since September 2014 according to Tabelog, with a Silver in The Tabelog Award 2026.
1-6-4 Nishitemma, Kita-ku, OsakaSawada
$$$Fukushima · Kaiseki
Japanese restaurant in Fukushima ward, open since July 2023 according to Tabelog, which lists it as reservation only.
4-2-50 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, OsakaTanaka Yoshihide
$$$Miyakojima (Kyobashi) · Chinese
Chinese restaurant near Kyobashi, open since May 2023 according to Tabelog. Bookings open at the start of each month.
3-7-1 Higashinoda, Miyakojima-ku, OsakaLa Baie - The Ritz-Carlton
Osaka
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 75.5.
Osaka, Kita Ward, Umeda, 2-chōme−5−25 ザ・リッツ・カールトン大阪 5階, 530-0001 OsakaMizuno
Osaka · Okonomiyaki
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Okonomiyaki. It opened in 1945.
1 Chome-4-15 Dotonbori, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0071, Japanお料理 宮本 - Miyamoto
Osaka
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 77.5.
Osaka, Kita Ward, Higashitenma, 2-chōme−10−28 第一住建フローライト南森町 １０２, 530-0044 OsakaJibundoki (時分時)
$$Chuo (Minamikyuhojimachi) · Teppanyaki, okonomiyaki
Teppanyaki bar serving pork and mixed okonomiyaki alongside bite-sized grilled skewers, per MICHELIN.
Covered by Eater
4-5-11 Minamikyuhojimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0058
Screenshot of sushitsune.jp Kita (Tenjimbashi) · Osaka pressed sushi
Seven-seat pressed-sushi shop that Eater calls the birthplace of battera, now run by fourth-generation chef Satoru Ishikawa. MICHELIN notes the battera is now made with mackerel.
Covered by Eater
2-4-3 Tenjimbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0041Tonkatsu Fujii (とんかつ ふじ井)
$Asahi (Sembayashi) · Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu from French-trained chef Kazuhiro Fujii, who fries branded pork in lard and serves a red-wine sauce, per Eater and MICHELIN.
Covered by Eater
1-11-5 Sembayashi, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-0012
Screenshot of 94katu5jyoya.com Chuo (Uchihiranomachi) · Kushikatsu
Kushikatsu omakase that keeps coming until you stop it, with about 25 skewers drawing on kimchi, curry and tomato sauce, per MICHELIN.
2-1-11 Uchihiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-0037Udondokoro Shigemi (うどん処 重己)
$Kita (Nishitenma) · Udon
Udon shop pairing Kagawa-style noodles with Kansai dashi. MICHELIN recommends the hiyakake, chilled noodles in cold broth.
4-7-7 Nishitemma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0047Moeyo Mensuke
$Fukushima · Duck ramen
Local institutionDuck ramen shop in an alley near Fukushima Station; Eater says it draws long lines. No reservations, per Tabelog.
Covered by Eater and Time Out Osaka
5-12-21 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka
Kyoto
21 places: 12 with MICHELIN stars, 1 on a 50 Best list, 12 with a Tabelog Award, 5 Bib Gourmand. Full Kyoto guide
Screenshot of gionsasaki.com Higashiyama (Gion) · Kyoto kappo
Hiroshi Sasaki and his team cook at a theatre-style counter in Gion with a simultaneous start. MICHELIN says it is full night after night; Tabelog lists it as reservation only.
566-27 Komatsucho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0811
Screenshot of kikunoi.jp Higashiyama · Kyoto ryotei kaiseki
Yoshihiro Murata's flagship ryotei near Yasaka Shrine. MICHELIN notes he brings in overseas trainees and occasionally works Western ingredients into Kyoto kaiseki.
459 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0825
Photo: Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sakyo (Hanase) · Mountain kaiseki, ryokan
Dining inn deep in the Hanase mountains north of central Kyoto, built as lodgings for pilgrims to Bujoji Temple. Promoted to three MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide; Tabelog says bookings are for two or more.
375 Hanase Harachicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 601-1102
Screenshot of mizai.jp Mizai (未在)
$$$$Higashiyama (Maruyama Park) · Kyoto kaiseki
Hitoshi Ishihara's restaurant inside Maruyama Park, run as a single tea-ceremony-style gathering each evening. The name is a Zen term meaning 'not yet here'.
613 Maruyamacho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0071
Photo: Kykk wiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Hyotei (瓢亭)
$$$$Sakyo (Nanzenji) · Kyoto ryotei kaiseki
Long-established ryotei near Nanzenji with a moss garden and tea arbour. MICHELIN notes the Hyotei egg, handed down from the founder, is still served.
35 Nanzenji Kusagawacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8437
Screenshot of kyoryori-nakamura.com Nakagyo · Kyoto kaiseki
A house that began as a travelling fishmonger carrying Wakasa Bay fish, now run by sixth-generation head Motokazu Nakamura. MICHELIN singles out the white miso zoni made with water from the well on site.
136 Matsushitacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8093Ogata (緒方)
$$$$Shimogyo · Kyoto kaiseki
Pared-back kaiseki served on pieces by Rosanjin and other artists, according to MICHELIN. Tabelog lists it as reservation only.
726 Shinkamanzacho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8471
Screenshot of motonari-kyoto.jp Kamigyo · Charcoal-led kaiseki
Shinya Matsumoto grills fish and meat upright over charcoal in a pot, a technique MICHELIN links to old hearth cooking. Promoted to two Stars in the 2026 guide.
287-5 Shingoryoguchicho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0897
Screenshot of ninshurou.jp Ninshurou
$$$$Kita (Shichiku) · Chinese
Chinese restaurant in northern Kyoto, open since November 2019 according to Tabelog, and the only Chinese restaurant in Kyoto with a Tabelog Gold for 2026. Reservation only.
2-12 Shichiku Kitakurusucho, Kita-ku, KyotoDojin
$$$$Sakyo (Okazaki) · Kyoto kaiseki
Japanese restaurant on Niomon-dori in Sakyo, one of six Kyoto restaurants to win Gold in The Tabelog Award 2026.
291-1 Kikuhokocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (Niomon-dori)Sottaku Tsukamoto
$$$$Higashiyama (Gion) · Kyoto kappo
Gion counter restaurant awarded Gold in The Tabelog Award 2026.
- Getting a table: Tabelog states no new reservations are being accepted.
570-120 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
Photo: 番記者, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Sakyo (Ginkakuji) · Foraged-herb kaiseki
Counter near Ginkakuji cooking wild grasses, flowers and char-grilled small dishes around rice from a wood-fired okudo stove, per MICHELIN.
32-3 Jodoji Ishibashicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8406
Screenshot of cenci-kyoto.com Cenci (チェンチ)
$$$Sakyo (Shogoin) · Italian with Japanese ferments
#76 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 20261 Star · MICHELIN Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026Bronze · The Tabelog Award 2026Ken Sakamoto cooks Italian food with Japanese produce, using kombu, bonito stock, rice-malt miso and sake lees, according to MICHELIN.
44-7 Shogoin Entomicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8323
Screenshot of mankamerou.com Kamigyo · Imperial court cuisine
Ryotei in continuous operation for about three centuries that keeps alive yusoku ryori, the banquet food of the imperial court, and the Ikama school of ceremonial knife work.
387 Ebisucho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8118
Screenshot of kiyama-kyoto.com Kiyama (木山)
$$$$Nakagyo · Dashi-focused kaiseki
Kaiseki built around well water drawn on the premises; MICHELIN says the meal starts with plain hot water and the first dashi is made in front of guests.
136 Kinuyacho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0804Kyotenjin Noguchi
$$$Kamigyo · Kyoto kaiseki
Japanese restaurant in Kamigyo, open since June 2011 according to Tabelog.
- Getting a table: Tabelog lists it as reservation only, by referral only.
1F, 573-11 Kitamachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
Screenshot of izuu.jp Higashiyama (Gion) · Saba-zushi
Founded in 1781 and now run by the eighth generation, Izuu makes sabazushi from whole Wakasa mackerel, a festival food it once delivered to Kyoto's geisha districts.
367 Kiyomotocho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0084
Screenshot of itutuji.com Kamigyo (Nishijin) · Kombu ramen
Ramen counter opened by a fifth-generation kombu merchant. MICHELIN describes a tasting of three cold-brewed kombu infusions before the 'Kombu Ramen'.
2F, 74-2 Nishiitsutsuji Higashimachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8478
Photo: Kykk wiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Nakagyo (Shinkyogoku) · Unagi
Seventh-generation eel restaurant dating to the Meiji era. MICHELIN names the Kinshi Don, eel over rice under a large Kyoto-style omelette, as the dish many customers come for.
456 Matsugaecho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8034Ramen Touhichi (らぁ麺 とうひち)
$Sakyo (Yamabana) · Chicken shoyu ramen
Ramen shop whose signature soy-sauce bowl uses a broth of local free-range chicken and water only, per MICHELIN.
8-6 Yamabana Itchodacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8007
Screenshot of tenryuji.com Ukyo (Arashiyama) · Buddhist shojin ryori
Vegetarian temple cuisine served inside Tenryuji in Arashiyama, a World Heritage site. MICHELIN lists sesame tofu among the dishes, served on vermilion lacquer.
68 Sagatenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385
Rest of Japan
27 places: 5 on a 50 Best list, 5 with a Tabelog Award, 22 from other guides.
Kataori
$$$$Kanazawa, Ishikawa · Kaiseki
Japanese restaurant in Kanazawa, open since May 2018 according to Tabelog. It holds Gold in The Tabelog Award 2026 and places 82nd on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026.
3-36 Namikimachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Screenshot of levo.toyama.jp L'évo
$$$$Nanto (Toga), Toyama · Innovative regional
Destination restaurant in the Toga mountains near the Toyama-Gifu border, at this site since December 2020 according to Tabelog, which warns the area is hard to reach.
100 Tajima, Okanbaba, Toga-mura, Nanto, Toyama
Screenshot of respiracion.jp Respiración
$$$Kanazawa, Ishikawa · Spanish, innovative
Spanish-influenced tasting menu in Kanazawa, open since July 2017 according to Tabelog. Lunch and dinner each have a single group start.
67 Bakuromachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Screenshot of dewaya.com Dewaya
$$Nishikawa, Yamagata · Mountain vegetables, soba, ryokan
Ryokan in Nishikawa, Yamagata, listed on Tabelog for regional cuisine and soba. It ranks 93rd on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026.
58 Mazawa, Nishikawa-machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata
Screenshot of villa-aida.jp Villa Aida
$$$$Iwade, Wakayama · Italian auberge
Italian auberge in Iwade, Wakayama. Tabelog says reservations open two months ahead and close when full.
71-5 Kawajiri, Iwade, WakayamaBannai Shokudo
Kitakata · Kitakata ramen
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Kitakata ramen. It opened in 1958.
7230 Hosoda, Kitakata, Fukushima 966-0816, JapanSapporo Beer Garden
Sapporo · Jingisukan
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Jingisukan. It opened in 1966.
9 Chome-2-10 Kita 7 Johigashi, Higashi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 065-0007, Japanアコルドゥ - Akordu
Nara
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 83.5.
70-1-3-1 Suimonchō, Nara, 630-8208 Naraすし処 めくみ - Mekumi
Nonoichi
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 96.
4-48 Shimobayashi, 921-8831 Nonoichiプレゼンテ スギ - Presente Sugi
Sakura
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 94.
Sakura, Shirogane, 2-chōme−３−6, 285-0045 Sakuraレストラン ナズ - Naz
Karuizawa
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 95.5.
138-1 Oiwake, Karuizawa, 389-0115 Karuizawaレミニセンス - Reminiscence
Nagoya
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 88.
Nagoya, Higashi Ward, Tsutsui, 3-chōme−18−3 南口, 461-0003 Nagoya勢麟 - Seirin
Hamamatsu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 84.
222-25 Motoshirochō, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu, 430-0945 Hamamatsu北野坂木下 - Kitanozaka Kinoshita
Kobe
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 86.5.
Kobe, Chuo Ward, Nakayamatedōri, 1-chōme−24−14 ペンシルビル 2F, 650-0004 Kobe天寿し 京町店 - Tenzushi Kyomachi
Kitakyushu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 88.
3-chōme-11-9 Kyōmachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, 802-0002 Kitakyushu徳山鮓 - Tokuyamazushi
Nagahama
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 86.
1408 Yogochō Kawanami, Nagahama, 529-0523 Nagahama成生 - Naruse
Shizuoka
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 97.
12-2 Maruyamachō, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka, 420-0861 Shizuoka料理屋 植むら - Uemura
Kobe
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.
1-chōme-24-14 Nakayamatedōri, Chuo Ward, Kobe, 650-0004 Kobe柚木元 - Yukimoto
Iida
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 84.
1-chōme-9-3 Tōwachō, Iida, 395-0086 Iida柳家 - Yanagiya
Mizunami
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 97.
Mashizume-573-27 陶町猿爪 Mizunami, 509-6361 Mizunami比良山荘 - Hirasansou
Otsu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 87.
94 Katsuragawabōmurachō, Otsu, 520-0475 Otsu温石- Onjaku
Yaizu
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 93.
6-chōme-14-12 Honmachi, Yaizu, 425-0022 Yaizu白 - Tsukumo
Nara
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 85.
968 Kiderachō, Nara, 630-8306 Nara近松 - Chikamatsu
Fukuoka
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 89.5.
Fukuoka, Chuo Ward, Yakuin, 2-chōme−6−19 グリーンマンション薬院, 810-0022 Fukuoka鮨 さかい - Sakai
Fukuoka
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 97.5.
Fukuoka, Chuo Ward, Nishinakasu, 3−20 LANEラウンドビル 2F, 810-0002 Fukuoka鮨 十兵衛 - Jubei
Fukui
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 86.
5-chōme-17-5 Bunkyō, Fukui, 910-0017 Fukui鮨 行天 - Sushi Gyoten
Fukuoka
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 78.
1-chōme-2-12 Hirao, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, 810-0014 Fukuoka
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This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Japan is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026, MICHELIN Guide Kyoto Osaka 2026, Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2026, The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, The Tabelog Award 2026, TasteAtlas Awards 24/25: 100 Most Legendary Restaurants and La Liste 2026), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026