Photo/Illutration Daniel Calvert, right, executive chef of Sezanne, a French restaurant in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward that received three stars in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2025, accepts a plaque from actor Takuya Kimura. (Photo taken by Mitsuko Nagasawa at The Westin Tokyo in Meguro Ward on Oct. 17)

The Michelin Guide Tokyo 2025 once again shows that the Japanese capital continues to offer gastronomic delights to discerning visitors and locals alike.

The latest edition, released Oct. 17, awarded three stars to Sezanne, a French restaurant in Chiyoda Ward.

Establishments with the highest three-star rank still number 12, the same as last year.

Two-star restaurants total 26, including newcomer Tempura Motoyoshi in Shibuya Ward. With the addition of 10 new restaurants, including Yama, a restaurant in Minato Ward focusing on desserts, one-star restaurants now number 132.

In recent years, the Michelin Guide has changed from simply evaluating restaurants to trying to bolster the industry by offering information through an app that allows users to find restaurants.

The recipient of the Sommelier Award that was created this year to cast light on people working in the industry was Eiji Wakabayashi, general manager and chef sommelier of Esquisse, a French restaurant in Chuo Ward.

The Service Award went to Rie Yasui of Cycle in Chiyoda Ward. “I have worked hoping for our guests to not only tell us the food was great but also that the meal was entertaining,” she said.

Shinji Kanesaka of Sushi Kanesaka in Chuo Ward received the Mentor Chef Award, created to commend chefs who make efforts to foster new generations of chefs.

Although Kanesaka was absent from the ceremony “to stand at the counter as usual,” he sent a video message: “The sushi industry is in danger of extinction,” he said, citing the problem of aging chefs. “Total dedication is the way to pass the baton to the next generation,” he added.

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The three-star restaurants listed in Michelin Guide Tokyo 2025

Quintessence (French cuisine, Shinagawa Ward)

Kagurazaka Ishikawa (Japanese cuisine, Shinjuku Ward)

Kohaku (Japanese cuisine, Shinjuku Ward)

Harutaka (Sushi, Chuo Ward)

L’Osier (French Cuisine, Chuo Ward)

Sezanne (French cuisine, Chiyoda Ward)

RyuGin (Japanese cuisine, Chiyoda Ward)

Azabu Kadowaki (Japanese cuisine, Minato Ward)

Kanda (Japanese cuisine, Minato Ward)

Sazenka (Chinese cuisine, Minato Ward)

L’Effervescence (French cuisine, Minato Ward)

Joel Robuchon (French cuisine, Meguro Ward)

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