All 548 Two-Michelin-Star Restaurants in the World

Updated October 10, 2026 · Star counts and prices checked October 2026

There are 548 two-Michelin-star restaurants in the world, according to the 2026 MICHELIN Guide editions, spread across 43 countries and territories. France has the most, with 79. Two stars means excellent, inspired cooking: in the Guide’s classic phrase, “worth a detour.” This list was last checked October 2026.

Below is every 2 Michelin star restaurant, country by country, with its chef, its cuisine and what the main dinner tasting menu costs. Each name opens the restaurant’s prices on The Starred Bill, each city our full price list for that destination, and each arrow the restaurant’s page on the MICHELIN Guide. The level above has its own list: every three-Michelin-star restaurant in the world.

How many 2 Michelin star restaurants are there in the world?

548, in 43 countries and territories. That is about one in every 7 Michelin-starred restaurants, and more than three times as many as hold three stars (161). The count moves after every guide’s ceremony, as restaurants are promoted, drop a star or close: the latest new and lost two stars are listed below the tables.

Which country has the most two-Michelin-star restaurants?

France, with 79, followed by Japan with 61, Germany with 48 and the United States with 40. By city, Tokyo leads with 26, ahead of Paris (20) and Kyoto (19). Most of France’s two-star tables are outside Paris, in small towns and country hotels, where the old “worth a detour” wording still fits best. For every country’s one-, two- and three-star counts side by side, see Michelin stars by country and state.

What does two Michelin stars mean?

Two stars is the MICHELIN Guide’s middle level, for cooking that is “refined and inspired”: dishes where the chef’s personality and the kitchen’s skill clearly come through. For decades the Guide summed it up as “excellent cooking, worth a detour,” between one star (“a very good restaurant in its category”) and three (“exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey”). Stars rate only the food on the plate, judged by anonymous inspectors who pay for their meals; the dining room, the service and the wine list don’t count toward them. More on how the levels work in What is a Michelin star?

Is two Michelin stars better than one?

Yes, in the Guide’s own terms: the levels are cumulative, so a two-star kitchen is judged to do everything a one-star kitchen does, with more personality and polish. In practice a two Michelin star restaurant usually means a longer tasting menu, a bigger team and a higher bill: the typical two-star dinner menu costs $280, against $180 at one star and $385 at three. Many diners find two stars the sweet spot, with cooking close to the top level at a little over half the price. A restaurant being considered for a second star gets repeated visits from inspectors first, as how restaurants get a Michelin star explains.

2 Michelin star restaurants by country

Jump to a country:

France: 79 two-star restaurants

Japan: 61 two-star restaurants

Germany: 48 two-star restaurants

United States: 40 two-star restaurants

Italy: 37 two-star restaurants

Spain: 37 two-star restaurants

China: 25 two-star restaurants

Switzerland: 25 two-star restaurants

United Kingdom: 23 two-star restaurants

Netherlands: 20 two-star restaurants

Austria: 19 two-star restaurants

Belgium: 19 two-star restaurants

Hong Kong: 13 two-star restaurants

South Korea: 10 two-star restaurants

Portugal: 9 two-star restaurants

Singapore: 9 two-star restaurants

Taiwan: 9 two-star restaurants

Thailand: 8 two-star restaurants

Denmark: 7 two-star restaurants

Macau: 6 two-star restaurants

Ireland: 5 two-star restaurants

Sweden: 4 two-star restaurants

United Arab Emirates: 4 two-star restaurants

Brazil: 3 two-star restaurants

Canada: 3 two-star restaurants

Monaco: 3 two-star restaurants

Finland: 2 two-star restaurants

Luxembourg: 2 two-star restaurants

Mexico: 2 two-star restaurants

Norway: 2 two-star restaurants

Türkiye: 2 two-star restaurants

Argentina: 1 two-star restaurant

Croatia: 1 two-star restaurant

Czechia: 1 two-star restaurant

Estonia: 1 two-star restaurant

Greece: 1 two-star restaurant

Hungary: 1 two-star restaurant

Malaysia: 1 two-star restaurant

Malta: 1 two-star restaurant

New Zealand: 1 two-star restaurant

Philippines: 1 two-star restaurant

Poland: 1 two-star restaurant

Slovenia: 1 two-star restaurant

Stars from the 2026 MICHELIN Guide editions; each restaurant’s name opens its prices on The Starred Bill, its city every starred restaurant there, and the arrow its MICHELIN Guide page. Prices are the main dinner tasting menu per person in local currency, before service and drinks, with US dollars at recent exchange rates. Last checked October 2026.

2 Michelin star restaurants in London

London has 15 two-star restaurants and the UK 23, all in the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland. London menus are priced before a service charge, usually 12.5–15%, which is added to the bill. See our page of Michelin star restaurants in London for every starred restaurant in the city, with lunch and wine prices.

Stars from the 2026 MICHELIN Guide editions; each restaurant’s name opens its prices on The Starred Bill, its city every starred restaurant there, and the arrow its MICHELIN Guide page. Prices are the main dinner tasting menu per person in local currency, before service and drinks, with US dollars at recent exchange rates. Last checked October 2026.

2 Michelin star restaurants in Bangkok

Bangkok has 8 two-star restaurants among its 41 starred restaurants, and every 2 Michelin star Bangkok restaurant is in the Thailand table above. Many Bangkok menus are quoted “++”, meaning a 10% service charge and 7% VAT come on top of the listed price. Our Bangkok page has every starred restaurant in the city with its prices.

2 Michelin star restaurants in Tuscany

Tuscany has 4, all of them in the countryside or on the coast rather than in Florence: Il Piccolo Principe in Viareggio, Campo del Drago near Montalcino, Caino in Montemerano and Arnolfo in Colle di Val d’Elsa. We cover them, with their wine and how to reach each from Florence or Siena, in 2 Michelin star restaurants in Tuscany.

New and lost two-star restaurants

Each guide updates its stars once a year, so this list changes after every ceremony. In each guide’s latest edition, 57 restaurants reached two stars (12 straight in at two and 45 promoted from one), 4 came down from three, and 8 lost their two stars, by closing or dropping to one.

New two-star restaurants: 57

Down from three stars to two: 4

Lost two stars: 8

From each MICHELIN Guide’s latest edition (the month its stars were announced); a guide whose newest stars we are still adding is left out until they are in.

How much does a two-Michelin-star meal cost?

The typical two-star dinner tasting menu costs $280 per person before drinks and service, with most between $230 and $330. Where a two-star restaurant serves a set lunch, it typically costs $195, and a wine pairing adds about $160 at dinner. The cheapest two-star dinner tasting menu we track is at Orfali Bros in Dubai, at AED 350 (about $95). What the whole bill comes to, with service and tax in each country, is in How much does a Michelin star restaurant cost?

The cheapest two-star meals

Counting every meal we list, lunch included, these are the cheapest ways to eat at a two-star restaurant. More at every level in the cheapest Michelin star restaurants in the world.

Stars from the current MICHELIN Guide editions (2026 or the latest before it). Each price is the cheapest meal we list for the restaurant, lunch or dinner, per person in local currency before service and drinks, ranked by its value in US dollars at recent exchange rates. “À la carte” is the price of a main course or a typical dish, “typical spend” what a meal usually comes to. Mainland China’s typical spends are left out. Last checked October 2026.