28 Michelin restaurants in a day
Las Vegas foodie Joshua Fyksen set a Guinness world record by eating at 28 Michelin‑starred restaurants in one day — an extreme culinary tour that underscores Tokyo and New York’s dense fine‑dining maps. (people.com) The stunt reads like food‑tourism performance art, and it’s a flash reminder of how intense city food itineraries can get. (people.com)
The Guinness World Records entry records the official date of the achievement as 10 May 2025 and notes that a qualifying "visit" requires at least one food item to be purchased and consumed at each venue. (guinnessworldrecords.com) Fyksen began the itinerary at Oxomoco in Brooklyn on May 9 and completed it the following day at Gramercy Tavern in Manhattan, per the Guinness submission reported by UPI. (upi.com) He told Guinness the food bill alone came to $976.97 (tips extra) and that transportation between venues cost $474.37, a combined reported outlay of $1,451.34. (guinnessworldrecords.com) A lifelong restaurant worker, Fyksen is listed as a sommelier at Peter Luger Steakhouse in Caesars Palace, and Guinness notes he first set a similar mark in May 2023 before a 2024 attempt in Hong Kong briefly took the title. (guinnessworldrecords.com) Fyksen spent months planning, studied the full Michelin Guide to map an efficient route, considered other cities and even asked some restaurants for exceptions — including targeting the small bar at Eleven Madison Park for quick bites. (guinnessworldrecords.com) In post-attempt comments released with the record, he singled out the Jonah crab salad at Le Pavillon, the scallop dumpling at Tuome, and the tortellini pomodoro at Torissi as personal highlights. (upi.com)
