List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka

As of the 2025 Michelin Guide, there are 172 restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka with a Michelin star rating.^[1]

The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they recommended to visit and to subtly sponsor their tires, by encouraging drivers to use their cars more and therefore need to replace the tires as they wore out. Over time, the stars that were given out started to become more valuable.^[2]

The Michelin Guide first entered the Japanese market with a list covering Tokyo, debuting in November 2007. Michelin would expand its coverage in Japan by issuing standalone guides for other regions in the country, including starting to review restaurants in Kyoto and Osaka beginning in 2010. Initially, the list covered additional cities in the Kansai Region, being titled Michelin Guide Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Nara.^[3] In 2022, Nara spun off into its own standalone guide, while Michelin suspended reviewing restaurants in the city of Kobe as of 2016. Other regions outside of Kansai have also occasionally been paired with the list before removal, such as Tottori Prefecture in 2019^[4] and Okayama Prefecture in 2021,^[5] with both being suspended after one year.

Multiple anonymous Michelin inspectors visit the restaurants several times. They rate the restaurants on five criteria: "quality of products", "mastery of flavor and cooking techniques", "the personality of the chef represented in the dining experience", "value for money", and "consistency between inspectors' visits".^[2][6] Inspectors have at least ten years of expertise and create a list of popular restaurants supported by media reports, reviews, and diner popularity. If they reach a consensus, Michelin awards restaurants from one to three stars based on its evaluation methodology: One star means "high-quality cooking, worth a stop", two stars signify "excellent cooking, worth a detour", and three stars denote "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".^[7] The stars are not permanent and restaurants are constantly being re-evaluated. If the criteria are not met, the restaurant will lose its stars.^[2]

Key

	One Michelin star
	Two Michelin stars
	Three Michelin stars
	One Michelin green star
—	The restaurant did not receive a star that year
Closed	The restaurant is no longer open
	One Michelin key

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
A Canto	Italian	Osaka	—
Ad Hoc	French	Osaka
Agnel D'or	French	Osaka
Aji Fukushima	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—
Aji Rakuzan	Japanese	Kyoto		Closed
Ajikitcho Bumbuan	Japanese	Osaka
Ajikitcho Horieten	Japanese	Osaka
Akai	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—
Alarde	Spanish	Osaka
Anpeiji	French	Kyoto	—	—	—
Aoike	French	Kyoto			—	—	—
Ayamedo[a]	Japanese	Osaka			—	—	—
Ayamuya[b]	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Ayanokoji Karatsu	Japanese	Kyoto
Bini	Italian	Kyoto
Cainoya	Innovative	Kyoto			—	—	—
Capi	Innovative	Osaka	—
Cenci	Italian	Kyoto	—
Chi-Fu	Chinese	Osaka
Chihiro	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Choraku	Chinese	Osaka			—	—	—
Chugokusai S.Sawada	Chinese	Osaka				—	—
Différence	French	Osaka
Dodici	Italian	Kyoto	—	—
Doppo	Italian	Kyoto	—	—	—
Droit	French	Kyoto
Enomoto	Japanese	Osaka	—		—	—	—
Enyuan Kobayashi	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—
Fuguryori Tomoe	Seafood	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Fujii	Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Funaokayama Shimizu	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Fujiya 1935	Innovative	Osaka
Fushimimachi Kakoiyama	Japanese	Osaka	—	—
Gion Fukushi	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Iwasaki	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Gion Kajisho	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Gion Kida	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Mamma	Japanese	Kyoto	—
Gion Maruyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Matayoshi	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Matsudaya	Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Gion Nishikawa	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Nishimura	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Gion Okada	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Owatari	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Rikichi	Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Gion Sasaki	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Sushi Tadayasu	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Godan Miayzawa	Japanese	Kyoto
Gokomachi Tagawa	Japanese	Kyoto
Gosho Iwasaki	Japanese	Kyoto
Hajime	Innovative	Osaka
HANA-Kitcho	Japanese	Kyoto
Hatsu	Italian / Japanese	Osaka		Closed
Higashichaya Nakamura	Japanese	Osaka
Higashiyama Yoshihisa	Japanese	Kyoto
Hiraishi	Japanese	Osaka
Hiramatsu Kodaiji	French	Kyoto
Honke Tankuma Honten	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Honkogetsu	Japanese	Osaka			—	—	—
Hokkoriya	Japanese	Kyoto		Closed
Hyotei	Japanese	Kyoto
Ichijooji Norihide	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Ichiju Nisai Ueno Minoten	Japanese	Minōh
IDÉAL Bistro	French	Osaka
Il Centrino	Italian	Osaka
Iroha	Japanese	Osaka
Isshisoden Nakamura	Japanese	Kyoto
Ito	French / Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Iwaki	Japanese	Osaka
Iwasaki	Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen	French	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Jiki Miyazawa[c]	Japanese	Kyoto
Kagaman	Innovative	Osaka			—	—	—
Kahala	Innovative	Osaka
Kaiseki Honda	Japanese	Osaka		—	—	—	—
Kaishoku Shimizu	Japanese	Osaka
Kako Okamoto	Japanese	Kyoto
Kamanza Nagashima	Japanese	Kyoto
Kamigamo Akiyama	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Kamigatachuka Shintani	Chinese	Osaka	—	—
Kanamean Nishitomiya	Japanese	Kyoto
Kappo Hashimoto	Japanese	Osaka			—	—	—
Kappo Hassun	Japanese	Kyoto
Kashiwaya Osaka Kitashinchi	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama	Japanese	Osaka
Katamachi Kawaguchi	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—	—
Kawahara	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Kenninji Gion Maruyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Kentan Horibe	Japanese	Kyoto
Kenya	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—
Kikunoi Honten	Japanese	Kyoto
Kikunoi Roan	Japanese	Kyoto
Kikunoi Sushi Ao	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Kinobu	Japanese	Kyoto
Kitahachi[d]	Seafood	Kishiwada		—	—	—	—
Kitamura	Japanese	Osaka		—	—	—	—
Kitashinchi Fukudatei	Steakhouse	Osaka				—	—
Kiyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Kodaiji Jugyuan	Japanese	Kyoto
Kodaiji Wakuden	Japanese	Kyoto
KOKE	Innovative	Kyoto	—
Kokyu	Japanese	Kyoto
Konoha	Japanese	Osaka	—
Koryu	Japanese	Osaka
KushinGarando[e]	Chinese	Osaka	—	—	—
Kyo Seika	Chinese	Kyoto
Kyoboshi	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyokaiseki Kichisen	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyomachiryori Mitsuya	Japanese	Osaka				Closed
Kyoryori Fujimoto	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyotenjin Noguchi	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama[f]	Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
La Baie	French	Osaka
La Bécasse	French	Osaka
La Biographie	French	Kyoto	—
La Buche	French	Kyoto	—	—	—
La Casa Tom Curiosa	Italian	Osaka					—
La Cime	French	Osaka
La Kanro	French	Osaka		—	—	—	—
La Lucciola	Italian	Osaka					—
Le Pont de Ciel	French	Osaka			—
Liaison	French	Osaka					Closed
Lumière	French	Osaka		Closed
Lurra°	Innovative	Kyoto					—
Maeda	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—
Maeshiba Ryoriten	French	Osaka		Closed
Maison Tateru Yoshino	French	Osaka					Closed
Man'u	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Mashiro	French	Kyoto	—	—	—
Masuda	Japanese	Osaka
Matsuzushi	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Milpa	Mexican	Osaka	—	—	—	—
Mirei	Japanese	Kyoto
Miyamaso	Japanese	Kyoto
Miyamoto	Japanese	Osaka
Miyawaki	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Mizai	Japanese	Kyoto
Mizuno	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
MOKO	French	Kyoto	—	—	—
Mokubei	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Motoï	French	Kyoto				—	—
Muni Alain Ducasse	French	Kyoto	—				Closed
Muni La Terasse	French	Kyoto	—			—	—
Muroi	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Muromachi Wakuden	Japanese	Kyoto
Muromachi Yui	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Ñ	Spanish	Osaka
Nakamitsu	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Nakatsuka	French	Kyoto					—
Nakazen	French	Kyoto
Naniwakappo Noboru	Japanese	Osaka	—	—			—
Naniwaryori Yu	Japanese	Osaka
Naruya	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Nent	French	Osaka	—	—			—
Nijo Minami	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Nijojo Furuta	Japanese	Kyoto
Nikunotakumi Miyoshi	Steakhouse	Kyoto			—	—	—
Nishijin Fujiyoshi	Japanese	Osaka					—
Nishino	Japanese	Osaka
Nishishinsaibashi Yuno	Japanese	Osaka
Nishitemma Ichigaya	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—	—
Nishitenma Nakamura	Japanese	Osaka
Noguchi Tsunagu	Japanese	Kyoto
Numata	Japanese	Osaka	—
Ogata	Japanese	Kyoto
Ogawa	Japanese	Kyoto
Oimatsu Hisano	Japanese	Osaka
Oimatsu Kitagawa	Japanese	Osaka
Okina	Japanese	Kyoto
Ono	Japanese	Osaka	—
Onohoué	French	Osaka		—	—	—	—
Origin	French	Osaka	—	—
Oryori Hiwatashi	Japanese	Kyoto				Closed
Oryori Horikawa	Japanese	Osaka
Oryori Mashita	Japanese	Kyoto
Oryori Mitsuyasu	Japanese	Kyoto
Oryori Yamada	Japanese	Osaka	—
Oshikoji Okada	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Otagi	Japanese	Kyoto
P Greco	Italian	Osaka
Pierre	French	Osaka
Point	French	Osaka	—
Presqu'ile	French	Osaka	—	—
Rakushin	Japanese	Osaka
Reine des Pres	French	Kyoto
Rooots Nakanoshima	French / Italian	Osaka	—	—	—	—
Ryō-shō	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—
Ryoriya Inaya	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Ryoriya Maekawa	Japanese	Kyoto	—
Sakuragawa	Japanese	Kyoto		—	—	—	—
Sanso Kyoyamato	Japanese	Kyoto
Sawada	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
SEN	Japanese	Kyoto
Shimmonzen Yonemura	Innovative	Kyoto
Shimogamo Saryo	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Shinchi Yamamoto	Japanese	Osaka
Shintaro	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Shiro	Italian	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Shoroku	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Shuhaku	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—
Shunai Sasaki	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Shunsaiten Tsuchiya	Japanese	Suita
Shunsenwaraku Sanai	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Sinae	French	Osaka	—	—	—
Soba Takama[g]	Japanese	Osaka		—	—	—	—
Sojiki Nakahigashi	Japanese	Kyoto
Sokkon Fujimoto	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Sosakuwasho Nakashima	Japanese	Osaka			Closed
Sui Oya[h]	Japanese	Osaka
Sumibi Kappo Ifuki[i]	Japanese	Kyoto
Sumibi Kappo Ishii	Japanese	Osaka					—
Sushi Harasho	Japanese	Osaka
Sushi Hayashi	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Sushi Hoshiyama	Japanese	Osaka
Sushi Kappo Nakaichi	Japanese	Kyoto
Sushi Matsumoto	Japanese	Kyoto
Sushi Minazuki	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Sushi Murakami Jiro	Japanese	Osaka
Sushi Ohata	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Sushi Rakumi	Japanese	Kyoto
Sushi Sanshin	Japanese	Osaka	—	—
Sushi Wakon	Japanese	Kyoto		Closed
Sushi Yuden	Japanese	Osaka					—
Sushidokoro Amano	Japanese	Osaka
Sushidokoro Hirokawa	Japanese	Osaka			—	—	—
Sushiroku	Japanese	Osaka					—
Sushiyoshi	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Taian	Japanese	Osaka
Takayama	Japanese	Kyoto
Takoyasu	Seafood	Osaka					—
Tempura Hanagatami	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Tempura Mizuki	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—
Ten-You	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Tenjaku	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Tenjimbashi Aoki[j]	Japanese	Osaka
Tenmabashi Fujikawa	Japanese	Osaka				—	—
Terada	Japanese	Osaka
Teruya	Japanese	Osaka
Tokuha Motonari	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Tominokoji Yamagishi	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—	—
Torisaki	Japanese	Kyoto
Torisho Ishii	Japanese	Osaka
Tozentei	Japanese	Kyoto
Tsujifusa	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Unkaku	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—
Uozuya	Japanese	Kyoto
Utsubohonmachi Gaku	Japanese	Osaka					—
Velrosier	Chinese	Kyoto
Vena	Italian	Kyoto
Wagen	Japanese	Osaka		—	—	—	—
Wagokoro Izumi	Japanese	Kyoto
Yakitori Ichimatsu	Japanese	Osaka
Yakitori Torisen	Japanese	Osaka	—	—
Yonemasu	Japanese	Osaka
Yoshiko	Seafood	Osaka
Yoshino	Japanese	Osaka				Closed
Yugen	Japanese	Osaka
YUNiCO	Italian	Osaka	—
Yuno	Japanese	Osaka		—	—	—	—
Yusokuryori Mankamero	Japanese	Kyoto
Yuyu	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Zeshin	Japanese	Osaka
Reference(s)			[5]	[8]	[9]	[10]	[1]

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2017	2018	2019	2020
Ajikitcho Horieten	Japanese	Osaka
Aoki	Japanese	Osaka
Bini	Italian	Kyoto	—	—	—
Chi-Fu	Chinese	Osaka	—	—	—
Chihana	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—
Chihiro	Japanese	Kyoto
Fujiya 1935	Japanese	Osaka
Fukiage	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Maruyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Matayoschi	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Nishikawa	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Owatari	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Sasaki	Japanese	Kyoto
Hajime	Innovative	Osaka
Hamasaku	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—
Hassun	Japanese	Kyoto
Hatsu		Osaka	—	—	—
Higashiyama Yoshihisa	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Honkogetsu	Japanese	Osaka
Houba	Korean	Osaka
Hyotei	Japanese	Kyoto
Ichiju Nisai Ueno Mino	Japanese	Minōh
Ifuki	Japanese	Kyoto
Iida[k]	Japanese	Kyoto
Il Centrino	Italian	Osaka	—	—	—
Isshin	Japanese	Kyoto				—
Isshisoden Nakamura	Japanese	Kyoto
Ito	French / Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Kahala	Innovative	Osaka
Kamanza Nagashima	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama	Japanese	Osaka
Kasho	Japanese	Kaizuka
Kenninji Gion Maruyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Kikunoi Honten	Japanese	Kyoto
Kikunoi Roan	Japanese	Kyoto
Kitahachi	Seafood	Kishiwada
Koryu	Japanese	Osaka
Kyokaiseki Kichisen	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyoryori Fujimoto	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Kyotenjin Noguchi	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama[l]	Japanese	Kyoto
La Cime	French	Osaka
Maeda	Japanese	Kyoto
Masuda	Japanese	Osaka
Mita	Japanese	Kyoto				—
Miyamaso[m]	Japanese	Kyoto
Miyamoto	Japanese	Osaka
Mizai	Japanese	Kyoto
Nishino	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Ogata	Japanese	Kyoto
Oryori Horikawa	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Oryori Mitsuyasu[n]	Japanese	Kyoto
Oshikoji Okada	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Otagi	Japanese	Kyoto
Point	French	Osaka		—	—	—
Ryozanpaku	Japanese	Kyoto			—	—
Sakurae	Japanese	Toyonaka			—	—
Shimmonzen Yonemura	Innovative	Kyoto
Shoroku	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Shunsaiten Tsuchiya[o]	Japanese	Osaka
Shunseki Suzue	Japanese	Kyoto
Sojiki Nakahigashi	Japanese	Kyoto
Sushi Harasho[p]	Japanese	Osaka
Sushi Murakami Jiro	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Sushi Ohata	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Sushi Rakumi	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—
Sushiyoshi	Japanese	Osaka
Taian	Japanese	Osaka
Takoyasu	Seafood	Osaka
Tempura Hanagatami	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Teruya	Japanese	Osaka	—	—	—
Vena	Italian	Kyoto	—	—	—
Wagokoro Izumi	Japanese	Kyoto
Wakuden (Kodaiji)	Japanese	Kyoto
Yotaro Honten	Japanese	Osaka				—
Yusokuryori Mankamero[q]	Japanese	Kyoto
Reference(s)			[11]	[12][13]	[4]	[14]

Key

	One Michelin star
	Two Michelin stars
	Three Michelin stars
	One Michelin green star
—	The restaurant did not receive a star that year
Closed	The restaurant is no longer open
	One Michelin key

Michelin-starred restaurants

Name	Cuisine	Location	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Ajikitcho Horieten	Japanese	Osaka
Akai	Japanese	Kyoto
Amefu	Japanese	Ashiya	—
Ankyu	Japanese	Kyoto							—
Aoki	Japanese	Osaka
Aragawa	Steakhouse	Kobe	—
Ca Cento/Sento	Innovative	Kobe	—
Chihana	Japanese	Kyoto
Chihiro	Japanese	Kyoto
Fujiya 1935	Japanese	Osaka
Fukiage	Japanese	Kyoto
Gensai	Japanese	Kobe	—
Gion Maruyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Matayoshi	Japanese	Kyoto					—	—
Gion Matsumuro	Japanese	Kyoto				—	—	—	—
Gion Nishikawa	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Owatari	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Sasaki	Japanese	Kyoto
Gion Suetomo	Japanese	Kyoto
Gyuho	Japanese	Osaka				—	—	—	—
Hajime	Innovative	Osaka
Hamasaku	Japanese	Kyoto
Hanagaki	Japanese	Nara	—	—
Hanamura	Japanese	Kyoto						—	—
Hassun	Japanese	Kyoto
Hatada	Japanese	Nishinomiya	—
Honke Tankuma Honten[r]	Japanese	Kyoto
Honkogetsu	Japanese	Osaka
Houba	Korean	Osaka
Hyakumidokoro Onjiki	Japanese	Kobe	—
Hyotei	Japanese	Kyoto
Ichiju Nisai Ueno Mino	Japanese	Minōh
Iida	Japanese	Kyoto
Isshin	Japanese	Kyoto
Isshisoden Nakamura	Japanese	Kyoto
Jikishin	Japanese	Nishinomiya	—
Kahala	Innovative	Osaka
Kanamean Nishitomiya	Japanese	Kyoto
Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama	Japanese	Osaka
Kasho	Japanese	Osaka
Kenninji Gion Maruyama	Japanese	Kyoto
Kikunoi Honten	Japanese	Kyoto
Kikunoi Roan	Japanese	Kyoto
Kimoto	Japanese	Kobe	—	—					—
Kitahachi	Japanese	Kishiwada
Komago	Japanese	Kobe	—
Koryu	Japanese	Osaka
Kyoboshi	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyokaiseki Kichisen[s]	Japanese	Kyoto
Kyoto Kiccho Arashiyama[t]	Japanese	Kyoto
La Cime	French	Osaka
Le Pont de Ciel	French	Osaka
Maeda	Japanese	Kyoto	—	—	—	—
Mankamero	Japanese	Kyoto
Masuda	Japanese	Osaka
Mita	Japanese	Kyoto
Mitsuyasu	Japanese	Kyoto					—
Miyama-so	Japanese	Kyoto
Miyamoto	Japanese	Osaka
Mizai	Japanese	Kyoto				Closed
Momen	Japanese	Osaka		—	—	—	—	—	—
Musoan	Japanese	Nara	—	—
Ogata	Japanese	Kyoto
Onjaku	Japanese	Nara	—	—
Point[u]	French	Osaka				Closed
Ryozanpaku	Japanese	Kyoto
Sakurada	Japanese	Kyoto						—	—
Sakurae Toyonaka	Japanese	Toyonaka
Sankayo	Japanese	Kobe	—
Shunsaiten Tsuchiya	Japanese	Suita
Shunseki Suzue	Japanese	Kyoto
Sojiki Nakahigashi[v]	Japanese	Kyoto
Sottaku Tsukamoto	Japanese	Kyoto
Sushi Harasho	Japanese	Osaka
Sushi Kissui	Japanese	Kobe	—
Sushi Matsumoto Kyoto	Japanese	Kyoto
Sushi Matsumoto Nishinomiya	Japanese	Nishinomiya	—
Sushiyoshi	Japanese	Osaka
Taian	Japanese	Osaka
Takagi	Japanese	Ashiya	—
Takoyasu	Seafood	Osaka
Totoya	Japanese	Osaka
Tsuruya[w]	Japanese	Kyoto
Uemura	Japanese	Kobe	—
Uosaburo	Japanese	Kyoto
Wa Yamamura	Japanese	Nara	—	—
Wagokoro Izumi	Japanese	Kyoto
Wakuden (Kodaiji)	Japanese	Kyoto
Yamanaka	Japanese	Kobe	—
Yotaro Honten	Japanese	Osaka
Reference(s)			[15][16]	[17][18]	[19][20]	[21][22]	[23]	[24][25]	[26]