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PRESS RELEASE

 Paris – 9th March 2016

MICHELIN guide Main Cities of Europe 2016:Te !uide"s se#e$tion of dining esta%#is&ents in Europe"s&a'or $ities as &ade an a&a(ing #eap in on#) 10 )ears*

Newly starred restaurants in Austria, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic areimpressive additions to the Michelin Guide Main Cities o !urope "#$% 

 

Michelin is pleased to announce the release today the 2016 edition of the Michelin GuideMain Cities of Europe, which features the best hotels and restaurants in !a"or cities, spread throu#hout 20 European countries$

 %&n a short ten years, the selection of #astrono!ic restaurants in Europe's !a"or cities has truly #rown by leaps and bounds( co!!ented Michael E))&*, the&nternational +irector of the Michelin #uides$ %Clearly, the nu!ber of restaurantsofferin# hi#h uality coo-in# has #rown tre!endously in Europe, as seen by the.6 starred restaurants in the 2016 M&C/E)& #uide Main Cities of Europe,co!pared to 22 in 2006, representin# a #rowth of 11 in "ust 10 years$ Europe's!a"or capitals, centers of industry and co!!erce, are 3eritable crossroads of cultural e4chan#e, and ha3e seen spectacular de3elop!ent in their fine dinin#options$ 5erlin is a perfect e4a!ple of this pheno!enon, countin# 19 starredrestaurants in 2016 3s$ "ust 9 in 2006$ 3er the sa!e period, )ondon's starred

restaurant count has al!ost doubled fro! 72 to 67, and other European !etropoles such as 5russels,8urin, !sterda!, Paris or :urich ha3e all seen a hu#e #rowth in their culinary offerin#s$ ;hat is

particularly i!pressi3e is the e4plosion of one starred restaurants in the !a"or cities, risin# fro! 1.. &n2006 to 1 today, a reflection of the new #eneration of youn# chefs ea#er to show their ability to coo-at a hi#h le3el, but often in a casual, rela4ed dinin# at!osphere($

8his 7th edition of the #uide features a considerable nu!ber of newly honoured restaurants, reflectin# the3ibrancy and di3ersity of the culinary scene in Europe's !a"or cities$

&n this new edition, restaurants ha3e been awarded three stars, includin# )e Cin and lain +ucasse auPlae3in ?ehlin# in /a!bur# and Maae!o in slo$8his brin#s the total nu!ber of three *tarred restaurants in the #uide to 19$

1 restaurants ha3e been awarded 8wo *tars, includin# Mraz&Sohn  in @ienna, Ikarus  and SENNS   in*al

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and tourists 3isitin# leadin# European cities$ /ere they !ay wish to find, for e4a!ple, a spa hotel,a hotel near a con3ention centre, a restaurant in which to entertain clients, or an affordable citycentre bistro$ 8he #uide also features a wealth of other useful infor!ation, includin# city !apsshowin# the e4act location of all reco!!ended hotels and restaurants, -eywords to describe eachestablish!ent's style and easytoread practical and tourist infor!ation on each city$

 3ailable in sales outlets fro! 9th

 March, the 2016 M&C/E)& Guide Main Cities of Europe is alsoa3ailable for iPhone$

 Austria -.ienna, (alzburg/ + Belgium -0russels, Antwerp/ + Czech Republic -Prague/ +Denmark -Copenhagen, Aarhus/ + Finlan -Helsin1i/ + France -Paris, 2yons, (trasbourg/ +!erman" -0erlin, Cologne, 3ran1urt, Hamburg, Munich/ + !reece -Athens/ + #ungar"-0udapest/ + Irelan -4ublin/ + Ital" -Rome, 3lorence, Milan, 5urin/ + $u%embourg -2u6embourg/+ Netherlans -Amsterdam, 5he Hague, Rotterdam/ + Nora" -7slo/ + 'olan -8arsaw,Cracow/ + 'ortugal -2isbon/ + Spain -Madrid, 0arcelona, .alencia/ + Seen -(toc1holm,Gothenburg, Malm9/ : Sitzerlan -0ern, Geneva, ;urich/ + (nite )ingom -2ondon,

0irmingham, !dinburgh, Glasgow/)

A%out te MICHELIN guide

8han-s to the ri#orous M&C/E)& #uide selection process that is applied independently and consistently around 26countries, the M&C/E)& #uide has beco!e an international bench!ar- in fine dinin#$ 8he selections of all restaurants inthe #uide are !ade by MichelinFs fa!ously anony!ous inspectors, who are trained to scrupulously apply the sa!e ti!etested !ethods used by Michelin inspectors for !any decades throu#hout the world$ 8his ensures a unifor!, internationalstandard of e4cellence$ s a further #uarantee of co!plete ob"ecti3ity, Michelin inspectors pay all their bills in full, and onlythe uality of the cuisine is e3aluated$ 8o fully assess the uality of a restaurant, the inspectors apply fi3e criteria definedby Michelin product uality, preparation and fla3ors, the chefFs personality as re3ealed throu#h his or her cuisine, 3alue for !oney, and consistency o3er ti!e and across the entire !enu$ 8hese ob"ecti3e criteria are respected by all M&C/E)&#uide inspectors, whether in apan, the Hnited *tates, China or Europe$ 8hey #uarantee a consistent selection so that astar restaurant as the sa!e 3alue re#ardless of whether it is located in Paris, ew Ior- or 8o-yo$

Michelin has been a pioneerin# force in ad3ancin# !obility throu#h inno3ation and e4cellence in !anufacturin# uality$ 8heco!pany patented the pneu!atic, or airfilled, tire in the late 1.00s$ 8his was a !ilestone !o!ent in !obility, per!ittin#auto!obile owners to tra3el at #reat len#th in a sin#le "ourney$ 8hen, in an effort to pro!pt tra3elers to en"oy their newfound!obility, the co!pany created #uides and detailed !aps to steer tra3elers on their way$ 8he !ost fa!ous publication thatde3eloped fro! this is the internationally reco#ni