Bougainville – Amsterdam - een MICHELIN Gids restaurant (2024)

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How many Michelin star restaurants does Amsterdam have? ›

Going to a Michelin-rated restaurant can be quite the treat, and the Netherlands certainly isn't short on options. With 23 Michelin-rated restaurants in Amsterdam carrying one (or two) of the coveted stars, these fine-dining experiences are as diverse as the city itself.

Le Bernardin Restaurant – New York

It is one of the restaurants which is highly regarded and is famous among the local food lovers. In fact, it is the highest Michelin star restaurant.

Michelin stars are given out on a scale of one to three stars, with only the top establishments in the world qualifying. To earn one Michelin star, a restaurant needs to be “a very good restaurant in this category”. For two stars, it needs to be “excellent cooking, worth a detour”.

To date, Gordon Ramsay holds a total of 8 Michelin stars across the restaurants worldwide, including the flagship, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which has held three Michelin stars for more than 22 years.

Cities with the most Michelin-starred restaurants worldwide 2022. Tokyo was the city with the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world as of January 2022, with 203 of the Japanese capital's eateries boasting at least one of the tyre giant's coveted stars.

The country that has the most restaurants that have earned a Michelin star is France. France has a total of 632 restaurants that have Michelin stars.

Joël Robuchon: 31 stars

Well, here he is. Joël Robuchon holds the number one spot amongst the world's top 10 chefs, making him the best chef in the world according to Michelin star ratings. Although he passed away with only 28 Michelin stars to his name, at one point, Robuchon was the proud owner of 31 Michelin stars.

Three MICHELIN Stars is our highest award, given for the superlative cooking of chefs at the peak of their profession; their cooking is elevated to an art form and some of their dishes are destined to become classics.

Many Michelin restaurants include the service charge in the bill. If not, a 5-10% tip is perfectly acceptable.

Do restaurants pay to be in the Michelin guide? ›

Myth: MICHELIN Guide inspectors aren't always anonymous

MICHELIN Guide inspectors visit every venue listed every 18 months as a minimum, and its Bib Gourmand and starred venues as many times as necessary. Restaurants do not - and cannot - pay to be listed in the guide.

Whether or not he was a Michelin inspector would remain a mystery, since they are sworn to secrecy. Each year, the guide receives 8,000 spontaneous applications to become an inspector, its boss Gwendal Poullennec told AFP.

The Las Vegas Mesa Grill earned Flay his only Michelin Star in 2008, which was taken away in the 2009 edition. Michelin did not publish a 2010 or 2011 Las Vegas edition, so the star could not be re-earned. Bolo Bar & Restaurant closed its doors on December 31, 2007, to make way for a condominium.

Gordon Ramsay has reflected on the tragic loss of his son Rocky in 2016 after wife Tana, 49, experienced a miscarriage at 20 weeks. In a new interview, the 56-year-old said that losing their son was “really tough” but said the loss brought their family “closer together”.

And the second name in this European ranking — none other than Jamie Oliver — doesn't hold a single Michelin star, despite being the subject of 4.4 million Google searches last year, compared with 1 million for Alain Ducasse.

In the top tier of three Michelin stars, the Netherlands' two flagship restaurants, De Librije, by chef Jonnie Boer, and Inter Scaldes, by chef Jannis Brevet, retained their status.

For a summary, that's 24 three-star restaurants (with 4 new additions), 95 two-star restaurants (with 13 new additions), 380 one-star restaurants (with 52 new additions), and 253 Bib Gourmand (with 41 new additions), across the continent of Europe.

1 – Tokyo, Japan – home to 194 Michelin-starred establishments.