Michelin crowns Tokyo world’s gourmet capital for sixth year

TOKYO: Tokyo retained its tasty title as the Michelin guide’s world gourmet capital yesterday, although the number of three-star restaurants fell slightly. This is the sixth consecutive year the capital of food-obsessed Japan has been awarded top honors by the publishers of a guide book regarded by many as a fine-dining resource.
Tokyo was also lauded for having the most restaurants bearing three-stars — the Michelin guide’s top honor — even through the number slipped to 14 from 16 last year. “Japanese gourmet cooking is even more creative, inspired and inventive than in the past,” said Michelin Ellis, international director of the Michelin guides.
“The quality and skills displayed by chefs in the Kanto region (around Tokyo) are higher every year and confirm Japan’s ranking among the world’s leading countries in terms of fine dining,” he said in a statement.