Cities With the Most Michelin Stars

Tokyo wears the crown: 206 Michelin stars spread across 158 starred tables. If you're plotting your next collecting trip, start here — the thirty cities where the stars gather closest together, ranked by every star they hold.

#	City	Country	Total ★	★★★	★★	★	Restaurants
1	Tokyo	Japan	206	11	26	121	158
2	Paris	France	161	9	20	94	123
3	Kyoto	Japan	128	6	19	72	97
4	London	United Kingdom	111	6	15	63	84
5	Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR China	104	7	13	57	77
6	Osaka	Japan	99	3	12	66	81
7	New York	USA	85	5	13	44	62
8	Shanghai	China Mainland	60	1	11	35	47
9	Taipei	Taiwan	60	2	9	36	47
10	Seoul	South Korea	52	1	9	31	41
11	Bangkok	Thailand	51	2	8	29	39
12	Beijing	China Mainland	43	2	6	25	33
13	Barcelona	Spain	40	4	5	18	27
14	San Francisco	USA	39	4	6	15	25
15	Madrid	Spain	37	1	6	22	29
16	Nara	Japan	26	—	4	18	22
17	Amsterdam	Netherlands	25	—	4	17	21
18	Rome	Italy	25	1	3	16	20
19	Berlin	Germany	25	1	4	14	19
20	Chicago	USA	25	1	4	14	19
21	Copenhagen	Denmark	25	2	4	11	17
22	Vienna	Austria	25	2	4	11	17
23	Washington	USA	24	—	3	18	21
24	Munich	Germany	24	2	5	8	15
25	Guangzhou	China Mainland	23	—	3	17	20
26	Milan	Italy	23	1	3	14	18
27	Hamburg	Germany	22	2	2	12	16
28	São Paulo	Brazil	21	2	1	13	16
29	Los Angeles	USA	19	1	2	12	15
30	Lisbon	Portugal	18	—	3	12	15

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