Mad dash: 28 Michelin meals
A New Yorker set a Guinness World Record by dining at 28 Michelin‑starred restaurants in a single 24‑hour period — an endurance meal crawl that finished this week (upi.com). The stunt underlines how dense Michelin availability is in NYC and has sparked debate over taste versus spectacle (upi.com).
The Guinness World Records entry lists the official mark as 28 Michelin‑starred restaurants visited in 24 hours, achieved by Joshua Fyksen in New York on May 10, 2025. (guinnessworldrecords.com) Fyksen’s run began at Oxomoco in Brooklyn on May 9, 2025, and concluded the next day at Gramercy Tavern in Manhattan. (upi.com) He reported spending $976.97 on food (plus tips) and $474.37 on transportation during the attempt. (upi.com) Guinness notes Fyksen previously set the record in May 2023 with 22 visits, lost the title to Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Rajnish Kumar Tripathi (25 visits in Hong Kong) in 2024, then planned a comeback that culminated in the 28‑visit total. (guinnessworldrecords.com) Fyksen spent months plotting an itinerary that aimed for 30 stops, reviewed the Michelin Guide and menus, sought special accommodations from restaurants, and used bar seating or early openings where possible. (guinnessworldrecords.com) Guinness measures the record by total restaurants visited, requiring at least one food item to be purchased and consumed at each venue for the attempt to count. (guinnessworldrecords.com)
