Michelin Star Guides

Plain-English guides to Michelin stars: what one, two and three stars mean, how restaurants earn them, where to find them and what a starred meal really costs. Every figure comes from the 3,885 starred restaurants on The Starred Bill, so the guides stay up to date as the prices do.

19 guides · Stars from the MICHELIN Guide · Figures and prices checked October 2026

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What Is a Michelin Star?

What a Michelin star means, what one, two and three stars stand for, how inspectors judge, where the stars came from and what a starred meal costs.

3,885 starred restaurants in 51 countries9 min read

Understanding the stars

What the stars mean, how restaurants win and lose them, and the MICHELIN Guide’s other awards.

Where to find them

Every starred restaurant by country, the world’s three-star tables and the best of London.

No stars yet

Big food countries the MICHELIN Guide hasn’t starred, and when that might change.