Michelin-starred restaurants around the world are often known for their stylish decor, large team of chefs, rare seasonal ingredients, and of course, their expensive prices! According to CNBC, international food magazine Chef’s Pencil recently conducted a survey and selected the 10 most expensive restaurants out of 450 Michelin-starred restaurants globally, with the top 5 most expensive restaurants all being from Japan!
10th place: Italy’s Piazza Duomo (average spending per person US$580)
Piazza Duomo is located in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, known for its famous white truffles. This restaurant has been ranked on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for several years in a row. With greenhouses and gardens located several kilometers away from the restaurant, the ingredients used are incredibly fresh. Chef Enrico Crippa’s dishes blend Italian and Japanese styles, creating a refined and creative cuisine.
9th place: France’s Guy Savoy (average spending US$615)
The Michelin-starred restaurant Guy Savoy is located at the Paris Mint Museum in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The interior design of the restaurant is full of aesthetic beauty and is adorned with numerous art pieces, such as the work “Effervescence” by French artist Fabrice Hyber hanging from the ceiling, and hand-painted plates designed by Virginia Mo.
6th – 8th place (tied): Japan’s Gion Maruyama (average spending per person US$637)
Located in Gion Maruyama, the Michelin-starred restaurant Gion Maruyama is a famous kaiseki restaurant in the area, with elegant and delicate traditional Japanese aesthetics. It also has rooms with tatami mats for guests to enjoy seasonal delicacies such as fragrant fish and crab prepared by the chef.
6th – 8th place (tied): Japan’s Kikunoi Honten (Average spending per person US$637)
Kikunoi Honten, a high-end Japanese kaiseki restaurant, is located near Kiyomizu Temple and Kodai-ji Temple, surrounded by greenery. The atmosphere inside the restaurant is full of traditional Japanese charm, allowing diners to enjoy the elegant view of the courtyard while dining.
6th – 8th place (tied): Japan Joel Robuchon (average spending US$637)
French Joel Robuchon is located on the second floor of the castle building in the Ebisu Garden Place, decorated in a classical modern style, with crystal chandeliers and magnificent decorations that exude luxurious French style. Its restaurant founder has won numerous Michelin awards and is known as “one of the three great chefs of the 20th century,” and the restaurant offers French delicacies such as foie gras, black truffles, seasonal seafood, and fine wines.
5th place: Masa from the United States (average spending US$800)
Although Masa is located in New York, it is actually a high-end Japanese restaurant created by Chef Takayama Masa from a fish market family in Yamanashi, Japan, offering a variety of exquisite and delicious Omakase dishes, with most of the fresh ingredients being flown in from Japan.
4th place: Japan’s Azabu Kadowaki (average spending per person US$825)
Azabu Kadowaki is located in Tokyo, blending ingredients from around the world with traditional Japanese culinary techniques in a modern style. The open design of the restaurant allows guests to watch chefs prepare luxurious ingredients like white truffles on the spot, along with exquisite Japanese tableware, adding to the dining experience.
3rd place: Japan’s Kitcho Arashiyama Honten (average spending per person US$910)
Kitcho Arashiyama Honten in Kyoto has an elegant environment, a comfortable atmosphere, and offers views of a Japanese garden. The restaurant’s cuisine focuses on fresh seasonal ingredients such as wild carrots, Ise lobster, bringing exquisite Japanese flavors.
2nd place: China Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (average spending US$1,422)
Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet is located on the Bund in Shanghai, with interior design that combines multimedia elements, unique lighting effects, music, and scents, creating a modern artistic atmosphere. Together with innovative dishes curated by Paul Pairet, it offers a multi-sensory dining experience.
1st place: Spain’s Sublimotion (average spending US$1,740)
Sublimotion is located at the Hard Rock Hotel in Ibiza, Spain, offering a unique culinary sensory experience. With artistic projections and specially designed lighting creating visual effects, guests are immersed in different themed settings and even interact with guests through light and shadow, such as butterflies flying onto their plates. The exquisite dishes, created by Paco Roncero, feature 20 innovative courses, with an average cost per person of around US$1,740, or over 13,000 Hong Kong dollars, making it the world’s most expensive Michelin-starred restaurant!
資料來源：Chef‘s Pencil
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