Michelin is the most popular and influential restaurant guide in the world. It has been published by the tyre company Michelin since 1900. The guide lists recommended dining spots in many countries world wide. Sometimes, it does not cover the whole country but only its most important cities. An example here is Austria where you only find ratings for Vienna and Salzburg.

The best restaurants in the guides, published on an annual basis, are awarded 1 to 3 stars:

  • 1 star: high-quality cooking, worth a stop
  • 2 stars: excellent cooking, worth a detour
  • 3 stars. exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

In addition, there are two other labels:

  • Bib Gourmand (since 1997): good food at moderate prices
  • Green star (since 2020): excellence in sustainable gastronomy

 

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Gourmet (Michelin) restaurants Japan, here Okas Yakushima Island
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My Google RESTAURANT Map of a Japanese journey in style

Gourmet (Michelin) restaurants Japan: "Second Golden Triangle" & 3 rural additions: This is the last part of my mini-series about a three-week trip to Japan (made before Corona). In the following, I will inform you about types of restaurants…
Michelin one-star Gion Sushi Tadayasu Kyoto Japan
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Western gourmet in search of culinary highlights in Japan

How to find & reserve (Michelin) restaurants as foreign traveler: My last two posts about a Japan trip together with my husband - which took place before the coronavirus outbreak - were about a three-week itinerary and hotels to stay in…
Restaurant Brezza at Eden Roc Hotel Ascona/Switzerland - gourmet restaurant advice Switzerland
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Fine dining directory Switzerland, part two

Gourmet restaurants to choose when traveling Switzerland: With part two of a gourmet restaurant advice Switzerland, I end my series of blogposts about my lovely home country. I started with a guide on how to visit this Alpine nation, and this…
Fine dining directory Switzerland part one: Restaurant Spices at Buergenstock Resort, Buergenstock/Switzerland
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Fine dining directory Switzerland, part one

Which Swiss (Michelin) restaurants to choose as a traveling gourmet: It is high time to advise on fine dining restaurants in Switzerland too after my other guides on my wonderful home country! While the first one was about where to go (precisely…
Hotel L'Ermitage Montreux/Switzerland
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Review of Hotel L’Ermitage, Montreux-Clarens, Switzerland

UPDATE: went out of business under the aegis of Etienne & Isabelle Krebs in November 2014, the next owner planned to turn it into a private luxury residence (prevented by local resistance), after several ownerships it was rebranded in June…