Tokyo is ranked for the seventeenth consecutive 12 months as town on the earth with probably the most Michelin stars, with 183 eating places with this distinction within the 2024 version of the celebrated gastronomic information.
The newest version of the Michelin Guide Tokyo, launched Tuesday on the National Art Center of Tokyo, leaves the Japanese capital as a global benchmark due to its excessive gastronomic competitiveness, in accordance with Michelin Japan chief Gen Sudo at a press convention.
Twelve institutions got three stars, the best gastronomic rating, amongst them the French delicacies eating places Quintessence and Jol Robuchon and the Japanese Kanda.
Sushi restaurant Harutaka, whose chef labored on the iconic Sukiyabashi Jiro institution, was a brand new entrant on this class.
Another 33 eating places have been within the 2-star class, together with Den, common within the lists of the 50 Best in Asia, the Ginza Koju and Tempura Kondo.
Another 138 institutions acquired one star, of which 16 have been new entries.
Tokyo has been town with probably the most Michelin-starred eating places on the earth since 2007, regardless of the progressive discount within the variety of institutions acknowledged because the pandemic.
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