# Michelin API: Search Michelin Guide restaurants > Lists Michelin Guide restaurants in a city or region, in Guide order, optionally filtered by distinction and cuisine, with each restaurant's address, description and photo. Results may include the surrounding area as labeled by the Guide. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Michelin. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/guide.michelin.com/search-restaurants - Method: `guide.michelin.com/search_restaurants`, version 1 - Website: guide.michelin.com - Returns: name, distinction, green star, cuisine, price range, address, city, description, photo link, Guide link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `city` | string | yes | `"Paris"` | City or region to search, for example Paris or New York. | | `cuisine` | string | no | | Cuisine to include, for example Japanese; use any for all cuisines. Default "any". | | `distinction` | string | no | `"bib_gourmand"` | Distinction to include, for example two_stars. One of "any", "three_stars", "two_stars", "one_star", "bib_gourmand", "recommended". Default "any". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `4` | Maximum number of restaurants to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "city": "Paris", "distinction": "bib_gourmand", "max_results": 4 } ``` Its output: ```json { "restaurants": [ { "city": "Paris", "name": "Kodawari Ramen - Yokochō", "address": "29 rue Mazarine, Paris, 75006, France", "cuisine": "Japanese", "green_star": false, "photo_link": "https://prod-pics.guide.michelin.com/api/public/content/e71c34e9565b4a36b2592069d3ffc742.jpg?format=webp", "description": "In a decor dripping in nods to urban Tokyo (lanterns, fake street fronts and a soundtrack of street noises), the visitor is transported to Japan. Liquid (shio) or thick (shoyu) broths, made from free-range poultry and artisanal Shibanuma soy sauce, simmer on the stove. The ramen, made with wheat tha…", "distinction": "Bib Gourmand", "price_range": "€", "michelin_guide_link": "https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ile-de-france/paris/restaurant/kodawari-ramen" }, { "city": "Paris", "name": "La Table de Mee", "address": "6 rue des Ciseaux, Paris, 75006, France", "cuisine": "Korean", "green_star": false, "photo_link": "https://prod-pics.guide.michelin.com/api/public/content/dc12003e1e924f64ba29b8451dfca582.jpg?format=webp", "description": "In a stripped-back interior dominated by wood (where you can sit at the counter to watch the chef at work at his large plancha), this Korean restaurant celebrates the country's specialities. Spicy flavours and sauces are the order of the day, courtesy of the obligatory kimchi, Korean fried chicken (…", "distinction": "Bib Gourmand", "price_range": "€€", "michelin_guide_link": "https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ile-de-france/paris/restaurant/la-table-de-mee" }, { "city": "Paris", "name": "Mắm From Hanoï", "address": "39 rue de Cléry, Paris, 75002, France", "cuisine": "Vietnamese", "green_star": false, "photo_link": "https://prod-pics.guide.michelin.com/api/public/content/ba4e856375594cee93ced90313ed82d3.jpg?format=webp", "description": "In a corner of the Sentier neighbourhood, this authentic Vietnamese restaurant is a hit, and rightly so (book several days in advance). The Hanoi-born couple at the helm prepare bona fide Northern Vietnamese cuisine – the word mắm refers to a fish-based condiment that is very popular there. The vege…", "distinction": "Bib Gourmand", "price_range": "€€", "michelin_guide_link": "https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ile-de-france/paris/restaurant/mam-from-hanoi" } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"guide.michelin.com/search_restaurants","input":{"city":"Paris","distinction":"bib_gourmand","max_results":4}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Which restaurants in Tokyo hold three Michelin stars? 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What Japanese places does the michelin.com Guide recommend there, at any distinction level? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "city" ], "properties": { "city": { "type": "string", "description": "City or region to search, for example Paris or New York." }, "cuisine": { "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Cuisine to include, for example Japanese; use any for all cuisines." }, "distinction": { "enum": [ "any", "three_stars", "two_stars", "one_star", "bib_gourmand", "recommended" ], "type": "string", "default": "any", "description": "Distinction to include, for example two_stars." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of restaurants to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "restaurants" ], "properties": { "restaurants": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "distinction", "green_star", "cuisine", "price_range", "address", "city", "description", "photo_link", "michelin_guide_link" ], "properties": { "city": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "name": { "type": "string" }, "address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "cuisine": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "green_star": { "type": "boolean" }, "photo_link": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "distinction": { "type": "string" }, "price_range": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "michelin_guide_link": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false } } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Tripadvisor API: List top restaurants in a city](https://fous.com/methods/tripadvisor.com/list-top-restaurants.md): Lists Tripadvisor's ranked restaurants in a city from the first results page, optionally filtered by cuisine and price category. 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