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Short answer:<\/strong> The MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026 lists 160 starred restaurants (12 three-star, 26 two-star, 122 one-star) and 114 Bib Gourmand picks; Myojaku is the only new three-star. It stays current until the 2027 selection is revealed on 16 February 2027. Book through the Michelin page’s Omakase link, prepay and book the moment windows open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026 restaurants list has 160 starred restaurants: 12 with three stars, 26 with two and 122 with one, plus 114 Bib Gourmand picks. It came out on 25 September 2025, the only new three-star is Myojaku in Nishiazabu, and this selection stays current until the 2027 edition is revealed on 16 February 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lists of Michelin restaurants in Tokyo are everywhere. Most are undated, mix Bib Gourmand ramen with three-star kaiseki, and never say how you actually get a seat. This guide does three things: the real 2026 numbers and every new star, a booking-reality table for 12 picks across all tiers (price, booking window, cancellation rules, English, nearest station), and a straight answer on how a visitor gets a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last checked: 1 November 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

12<\/p>

Three-star restaurants<\/p><\/div>

26<\/p>

Two-star restaurants<\/p><\/div>

122<\/p>

One-star restaurants<\/p><\/div>

16 Feb 2027<\/p>

Next Tokyo selection<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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A chef serves nigiri at Sushi Tokami in Ginza, the counter-dining experience behind many of Tokyo’s Michelin stars. Photo: City Foodsters<\/a> \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Michelin Guide Tokyo 2026 restaurants: the numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are the official totals from the MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2026 announcement<\/a>, the city’s 19th edition. Add them up and Tokyo holds 210 stars across 160 restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Akami tuna nigiri, a staple at Tokyo’s top sushi counters. Photo: \u3055\u304d015<\/a> \/ photo-AC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Distinction<\/th>Restaurants<\/th>Of which new or promoted<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Three MICHELIN Stars<\/td>12<\/td>1 promoted (Myojaku)<\/td><\/tr>
Two MICHELIN Stars<\/td>26<\/td>3 promoted from one star<\/td><\/tr>
One MICHELIN Star<\/td>122<\/td>11 new, 3 promoted from the Selected list<\/td><\/tr>
MICHELIN Green Star<\/td>13<\/td>1 new (TROIS VISAGES)<\/td><\/tr>
Bib Gourmand<\/td>114<\/td>16 new<\/td><\/tr>
MICHELIN-Selected<\/td>252<\/td>38 new<\/td><\/tr>
Total selection<\/strong><\/td>526<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bib Gourmand is not a star. It marks “good quality, good value cooking”, and in Tokyo it covers ramen counters, soba shops, tonkatsu and yoshoku diners. Michelin doesn’t publish a price cap for Tokyo Bibs, so check each place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Michelin stars Tokyo 2026: who moved up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Behind every new star is a chef-owner: Tokyo gained 11 new one-star restaurants in the 2026 guide. Photo (illustrative): Johnny Ho \/ Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New three-star: Myojaku<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chef Hidetoshi Nakamura’s Japanese restaurant in Nishiazabu went from two stars to three. Michelin describes his cooking as pursuing “harmony, subtlety and purity”. It is the only change at the top: no restaurant entered straight at three stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promoted to two stars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n