World's Best Restaurant City

It's not New York nor Paris nor San Francisco nor London. Tokyo, according to the Michelin Guide, is the world's culinary capital. Although I wouldn't have guessed Tokyo, it makes perfect sense given the obsessive focus on quality ingredients, attention to detail, and mastery of technique that the Japanese exhibit.

From Bloomberg...

The Michelin Guide gave top billing to 11 restaurants in Tokyo, vaulting the Japanese capital over Paris as the city with the most three-star eateries. Tokyo has a total of 261 stars, more than any of the cities Michelin covers in 23 nations. New York has four three-star restaurants.

“Tokyo is an unbelievable city for food,” said Oyvind Naesheim, executive chef at Nobu Hong Kong, in an interview. “The passion and perfection at some top Tokyo restaurants show us why this city is so outstanding in fine dining.”

“Tokyo has great quality ingredents, from the sea, from the mountains,” said Jean-Luc Naret, director of Michelin Guides, in an interview. “The quality of the chefs is excellent, passing down techniques from generation to generation.”