Most restaurants that have earned the prestigious award charge more than just the price of a meal.
Some cost more than $400 for one meal.
Chef's Pencil researched dinner tasting menus in more than 450 restaurants around the world to find the most expensive restaurants.
The 10 most expensive restaurants that have received a star are:
1. Sublimotion is in Ibiza, Spain.
2. Paul Pairet is from Shanghai, China.
3. Kitcho Arashiyama Honten is in Kyoto, Japan.
4. Azabu Kadowaki is from Tokyo, Japan.
5. Masa, New York City, United States.
6. $637 was paid by the Tokyo, Japan, office of the master chef, Joel Robuchon.
6. The price is $637 for Kikunoi Honten, Kyoto, Japan.
6. Gion Maruyama, Kyoto, Japan, is worth $637
9. Guy Savoy is from Paris, France.
10. The Piazza Duomo, Alba, Italy is worth $580.
The price is usually not including beverages and service charges.
Half of the 10 spots on the list are dominated by restaurants in Japan, and it is the only country that appears more than once. It is worth noting that the Tokyo-based chef, who tied for 6th on the list, serves French cuisine.
Masa is a Japanese restaurant in the United States.
Tokyo is home to the highest number of Michelin-starred restaurants in the world, with more than any other city.
Chef Masaharu Morimoto, star of the television cooking shows "Iron Chef" and "Iron Chef America," said that Japanese restaurants are expensive because of reasons.
The cost of the ingredients increases when Japanese restaurants source seasonal fish from all over the world. Fresh seafood has a short shelf life, so there is a cost of proper shipping and storage for these ingredients.
Chef Masaharu Morimoto has 15 restaurants around the world.
The chef's skills are one of the reasons Morimoto said.
Diners at small Japanese restaurants get personal attention from the chef.
Morimoto said that restaurants with a limited number of seats try to provide an intimate and meaningful food experience for their guests. Many notable sushi restaurants have a maximum of eight seats.
A chef is making sushi at a restaurant.
Chefs choose what to serve at high-end Japanese restaurants. That allows chefs to prepare an adventure unlike any other, for an unforgettable multi-course dining experience that features the freshest fish and various other special ingredients that are reserved for this truly unique meal.
Japan is the most expensive country for people who want a topMichelin-star experience.
Chef's Pencil analyzed the prices of the most expensive tasting menus at restaurants with two and three stars.
Japan was fourth on that list.
Noma is the world's top restaurant in 2021, according to The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
The average price for a meal at a top restaurant in the country is around $400 per person. The restaurants in Singapore and Sweden cost more.
According to the report, the average cost to dine at a two or three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Japan is $322.
The most expensive restaurant on Chef Pencil's restaurant list is a Japanese restaurant.
Sublimotion is the world's first "gastronomic performance" located on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
A part of a 20-course meal.
The most expensive tasting menu is priced at $1,740 per person. He said that the restaurant uses virtual reality and special effects to add light and sound to the meal.
A team of engineers, illusionists, scriptwriters and composers worked together for more than 10 years to maximize the pleasure of sitting at the table.
The restaurant has yet to receive a star, though it ishelmed by a chef who has been awarded a star.
