Chefs with the Most Michelin Stars as of 2025 – List and Details
Last updated on June 21st, 2025 at 06:17 am
Culinary world gets heated with competition just like the kitchen. The chefs strive and hustle to cook delicious, out worldly food, and ultimately aim to get the recognition they deserve, in the form of stars. Not just any stars, but Michelin Stars. Considered as the Oscars of the Culinary world, the Micheline recognition is awarded to restaurants that deliver exemplary dining experiences.
Michelin Guide awards up to 3 Stars to restaurants which are extraordinary. 1 star is given for excellence; 2 stars signifies that the restaurant deserves a detour; three stars marks the destination as worth the journey and efforts. Such an intense guide is not easy to achieve yet here are some of the best chefs who have got multiple achievements.
Chefs with the Most Michelin Stars as of 2025
| Chef | Total Stars | Years of Service | Cuisine Specialty | Birthplace (Date) |
| Joël Robuchon (late) Acclaimed as the Chef of the Century | 31–32 | ~1958–2018 (~60 years) | Refined French | Poitiers, France |
| Alain DucasseFirst chef to own three star restaurants in 3 different cities | 20–21 | 1972–present (~53 years) | French haute cuisine | Orthez, France |
| Gordon Ramsay | 16–17 | 1990s–present (~30+ years) | Modern British / French | Johnstone, Scotland |
| Yannick Alléno | 15–16 | 1999–present (~26 years) | Modern French (sauce innovation) | Near Paris, France |
| Pierre Gagnaire | 14 | 1970s–present (~45+ years) | Avant-garde French fusion | Paris, France |
| Enrico Bartolini | 12–14 | ~2000s–present (~25+ years) | Modern Italian | Tuscany, Italy |
| Martín Berasategui | 12 | 1980s–present (~40+ years) | Basque / Spanish | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Enrico Bartolini | 12 | 2005- present (~20 years) | Contemporary Italian | Castelmartini, Italy |
| Thomas Kellar | 7 | 1970-present (50+ years) | Progressive American cuisine/ classical French | Camp Pendleton, California, USA. |
| Anne Sophie-Pic | 7 | 1992-present (~33 years) | French Cuisine | Valence, Drôme, France |
| Masahiro Yositake | 7 | 2004-present, apprenticed at Sushi restaurant for 28 years (~40 years) | Japanese Cuisine | Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
