MICHELIN crowns new Kyoto three‑star

Miyamaso is Kyoto’s newest three-star restaurant, the first new top-tier addition in the city in six years. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin announced the Kyoto Osaka 2026 selection on April 23, 2026. It promoted Miyamaso, a Japanese restaurant in Kyoto, to three stars. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin said Miyamaso had held one star in the guide’s first 2010 edition, moved to two stars in 2011, and now reaches three stars in 2026. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) The restaurant is led by chef Hisato Nakahigashi, whose cooking uses foraged mountain plants, river fish, mushrooms, and game from Kyoto’s nearby satoyama countryside. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) Michelin’s 2026 guide also promoted five restaurants to two stars: Doppo, Higashiyama Yoshihisa, Muromachi Yui, and Tokuha Motonari in Kyoto, plus Teruya in Osaka. (guide.michelin.com) Nineteen restaurants newly received one star, with 12 in Kyoto and seven in Osaka. Michelin also added 12 new Bib Gourmand picks, including three in Kyoto and nine in Osaka. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) The full Kyoto Osaka 2026 guide now lists 479 restaurants. Michelin said Kyoto has six three-star restaurants after Miyamaso’s promotion, while Osaka has three. (guide.michelin.com) (guide.michelin.com) Michelin also introduced its first Sommelier Award for the Kyoto Osaka area. The award went to Miki Tanaka, owner-sommelier of Louise in Osaka. (guide.michelin.com) (guide.michelin.com) The other special awards went to Hideo Matsuo of Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama for the Mentor Chef Award and Yuko Kuwamura of Kodaiji Wakuden in Kyoto for the Service Award. (guide.michelin.com) (guide.michelin.com) For Kyoto, the headline is simple: Miyamaso’s promotion ends a six-year wait for a new three-star restaurant and expands the city’s top tier again. (guide.michelin.com)