About The Tabelog Award
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It is said that there are over 850,000 restaurants in this country.
Which restaurant has attracted customers with a stronger passion than other restaurants.
Which restaurant has absolutely impressed customers with more sophisticated techniques
than other restaurants.
The best restaurants at the moment are selected beyond locations
and categories. The Tabelog Award
We nominated the restaurants with continuously receiving a very high rating throughout the year
in accordance with the evaluations sent to Tabelog from users all over Japan.
It is just like the national vote exclusively for selecting the real favorite
restaurants on the basis of the “Taste” standard by Tabelog Users.
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Among restaurants nominated for the first time
since the 2016 awards*1, the top 10 establishments that
received the most votes from users.*2
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Among restaurants located outside metropolitan areas*3,
the top establishment selected per block*4 based
on user votes*5 that showcase the region's unique character
and culture through it's dishes.
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Establishments that chefs nominated for
The Tabelog Award would become passionate fans of,
wherever the location may be.*6
restaurants
The chef as earning considerable
respect from a number of other chefs
* Not applicable for The Tabelog Award 2025
The restaurant where you will receive high-grade services
and hospitality from excellent staff
* Not applicable for The Tabelog Award 2025
The restaurant where you will see a sommelier or wine steward
with superior knowledge and serving techniques
* Not applicable for The Tabelog Award 2025
*1 The award was held under the name "Japan Restaurant Award" in 2016.
*2 If there are restaurants with tied number of votes, the number of award-winning restaurants may exceed 10.
*3 All of Tokyo prefecture (excluding outlying islands), Sapporo city, Sendai city, Saitama city, Chiba city, Yokohama city, Kawasaki city, Sagamihara city,
Niigata city, Shizuoka city, Hamamatsu city, Nagoya city, Kyoto city, Osaka city, Sakai city, Kobe city, Okayama city, Hiroshima city, Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka city, and Kumamoto city are excluded.
*4 Hokkaido & Tohoku block: Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Yamagata, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima
Kanto block: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma
Chubu block: Aichi, Gifu, Shizuoka, Mie, Niigata, Yamanashi, Nagano, Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui
Kansai block: Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Shiga, Nara, Wakayama
Chugoku & Shikoku block: Okayama, Hiroshima, Tottori, Shimane, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Tokushima, Ehime, Kochi
Kyusyu & Okinawa block: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa
*5 If there are restaurants with tied highest vote counts, the number of award-winning restaurants may exceed one per block.
*6 Each chef can cast up to six votes. The number of winning restaurants is determined by considering the total number of votes and the number of restaurants that received votes in that year.
How the nominated restaurants are selected
Restaurants nominated for the award are those that have exceeded a Tabelog rating of 4.00
on at least two separate score update dates during the eligibility period (November 7, 2023 – October 15, 2024).
* Restaurants that primarily do not offer dine-in services, those with unverified operational status on Tabelog, or
those deemed inappropriate for nomination are excluded from consideration.
* Restaurants that meet the above criteria during the eligibility period will be nominated, regardless of their
listing status on Tabelog at the time of the announcement.
Our method to decide restaurants for award
Voting by the Tabelog Users for the nominated restaurants
Voting period: October 30 (Wed)～November 11 (Mon), 2024
The restaurants for each Award are decided by the valid votes from the Tabelog Users
who actually visited the nominated restaurants more than a certain number of times.