World’s most expensive Michelin-starred restaurants revealed

Dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant can be expensive, and while of course every year we hear about street food vendors and noodle houses that offer delicious local delicacies at dirt cheap prices, for the most part, dinner at a starred restaurant is for the well off, or for special occasions.

The staff at Chef’s Pencil have researched 3,500 one-, two-, and three-star restaurants’ seasonal and tasting menus to compile a list of the most expensive Michelin-starred restaurants according to their 2024 offering. All prices are person and generally don’t include beverages. Tokyo and New York unsurprisingly, feature towards the top of the list of most expensive Michelin-starred restaurants, with Paris, Copenhagen, and San Francisco also appearing in the top 10. See that top 10 below and head to Chef’s Pencil for the expanded list showing the most expensive restaurants in every country.

1. Ginza Kitafuku, Tokyo, Japan ($2,130 USD)

2. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet, Shanghai, China ($1,230 USD)

3. Caviar Russe, New York, USA ($975 USD)

4. Masa, New York, USA ($950 USD)

5. Azabu Kadowaki, Tokyo, Japan ($935 USD)

6. Quince, San Francisco, USA ($795 USD)

7. Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark ($760 USD)

8. Sazenka, Tokyo, Japan ($745 USD)

9. Guy Savoy, Paris, France ($715 USD)

10. Ginza Fukuju, Tokyo, Japan ($685 USD)