Tokyo - the capital of gourmet

Tokyo, the fourth consecutive year, the gastronomic center of the status of the world according to the guide Michelin. The publication has assigned the highest, three-star rating 14 restaurants in the Japanese capital. Twelve of them serves traditional Japanese cuisine, the other two specialize in French cuisine. The number of restaurants in Tokyo, can satisfy the most refined gourmet, increased by four compared to the previous year. Total stars "Michelin" awarded 240 restaurants: In addition to the mentioned 14 gastronomic leaders in the Japanese capital of 52 restaurants got two stars and 174 - one star. Second place in the list took Paris with 10 three-star restaurants. This gave way to the French capital significantly in the number of Japanese Michelin restaurants - only 64 against 240. "Red Guide Michelin» is published since 1900 and is considered the most authoritative restaurant rating in the world. The guide uses a system of "three stars". One star means that before you "very good restaurant in its category." Two stars - "excellent cuisine, for the restaurant is worth a brief digression on the route." Three stars - "a magnificent work of chefs, it makes sense to take a separate trip here."