Best restaurants in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyōto according to the Michelin Guide
3 stars restaurants in Tokyo
Japanese cuisine
Aoyama Esaki (青山えさき), B1 Hills Aoyama, 3-39-9 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-3408-5056. Nearest Station : Omote-sando. Open 12:00-2:00pm (Thursday to Saturday only) and 6:00-11:00 pm. Closed on Sundays. Promoted from 2☆ to 3☆ in 2010.
Hamadaya (濱田家), 3-13-5 Nihonbashi Ningyo-chō Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-3661-5940. Nearest Station : Ningyocho. Open daily 12:00-3:00pm and 5:00-11:00 pm. Closed on Sundays and National holidays.
Kanda (神田), 3-6-34 Motoazabu Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5786-0150. Nearest Station : Hiroo or Roppongi. Open 6:00-8:30 pm. Closed on Sundays and National Holidays.
Koju (小十), 8-5-25 Ginza Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-6215-9544. Nearest Station : Ginza, Shimbashi or Yurakuchō. Open 5:30 pm-2:00 am (till 10 pm on Saturdays). Closed on Sundays and National Holidays.
Ishikawa (石かわ), 1F Takamura Building, 37-5 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku. Tel: 03-5225-0173. Nearest Station : Kagurazaka. Open daily 5:30 pm-midnight. Promoted from 2☆ to 3☆ in 2009.
Sukiyabashi Jiro (すきや橋 次郎), 4-2-15 Ginza Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-3535-3600. Nearest Station : Ginza or Yurakuchō. Open on weedays 11:30am-2:00 pm and 5:30-8:30 pm, and Saturdays 11:30 am-2:00 pm. Closed on Sundays and National holidays.
Sushi Mizutani (鮨水谷), 8-2-10 Ginza Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-3573-5258. Nearest Station : Shimbashi. Open daily 11:30 am-1:30 pm and 5:00-9:00 pm. Closed on Sundays and National holidays.
Sushi Saito (鮨さいとう), Jidousha Kaikan Building F1, 1-9-15 Akasaka, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-3589-4412. Nearest Station : Tameike-sanno. Open daily 11:30 am-2:00 pm and 5:00-10:00 pm. Closed on Sundays and National holidays. Promoted from 2☆ to 3☆ in 2010.
Yukimura (幸村), 3F Takayanagi Building, 1-5-5 Azabu-Juban, Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5772-1610. Nearest Station : Azabu-Juban (exit A13). Open daily 5:30-8:00 pm (L.O.). Promoted from 2☆ to 3☆ in 2010.
French cuisine
Joël Robuchon, Ebisu Garden Place 1-13-1 Mita Meguro-ku. Tel: 03-5424-1347. Nearest Station : Ebisu. Open daily 11:30 am-2:30 pm and 6:00-10:00 pm. Also has branches in Roppongi, Marunouchi, Nihombashi, Yokohama and Nagoya.
Quintessence, 5-4-7 Shirokanedai Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5791-3715. Nearest Station : Shirokanedai. Open 12:00-3:00 pm and 6:00 pm-11:00 pm. Closed on Wednesdays (+ variable winter and summer holidays)
L'Osier, 7-5-5 Ginza Chuo-ku. Tel: 03-3571-6050. Nearest Station : Ginza. Open daily 12:00-6:00 pm. Closed on Sundays & National Holidays.
The Michelin Red Guide has awarded stars to over 100 restaurants in Tokyo and listed hundreds of other praiseworthy establishments that did not fit the star criteria. You will find the complete listing in the highly recommended Michelin Tokyo.
3 stars restaurants in Kyoto
Japanese cuisine
Chihana (千花), 584 Minamigawa, Gionmachi, Higashiyama-ku. Tel: 075-561-2741. Nearest Station : Keihan Shijo. Open 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-10:00 pm. Closed on Tuesdays (except holidays).
Hyo-tei (瓢亭), 35 Nanzen-ji Kusakawa-chō Sakyo-ku. Tel: 075-771-4116. Nearest Station : Keage. Open daily 11:00 am-7:00 pm. Closed on second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Rice porridge breakfast 8:00-10:00 am in July and August and 9:00 am-2:00 pm from December to 15th March.
Kikunoi (菊乃井), 459 Shimo Kawaramachi, Yasaka Torii-mae, Shimo Kawara dori,
Higashiyama-ku. Tel: 075-561-0015. Nearest Station : Kawaramachi. Open daily 12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-8:00 pm.
Kitchō (吉兆), 58, Susukinobaba, Saga Tenryūji, Ukyo. Tel: 075-881-1101. Nearest Station : Arashiyama (Keifuku, Hankyuu or Torokko railway). Open daily 11:00 am-3:00 pm and 5:00-10:00 pm.
Mizai (未在), Maruyama park Higashiyama-ku. Tel: 075-75-551-3310. Nearest Station : Higashiyama or Gion Shijo. Open daily 5:30-10:00 pm. Closed on Wednesdays.
Tsuruya (つる屋), 30, Okazakihigashi-Tennocho, Sakyo-ku. Tel: 075-75-761-0171. Nearest Station : Keage. Open daily 11:30 am-2:00 pm and 5:00-10:00 pm.
3 stars restaurants in Osaka
Hajime (ハジメ), 1F 1-9-11, Edobori, Nishi-ku. Tel: 06-6447-6688. Nearest Station : Higobashi (exit 7). Open 12:00-3:00 pm and 6:00-11:30 pm. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
