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Rating System

A score out of 20, from one to five toques: one scale for every national guide.

The Gault&Millau rating is based on a demanding and independent methodology. In each country, our inspectors come from the territory they assess: they know its produce, its traditions and its talents. They visit restaurants anonymously, like ordinary guests, and pay their own bills. Each experience is then assessed using a shared international grid: the quality of the produce, the cooking, the flavours, the creativity and the experience as a whole. The same high standards, all over the world.

Our principles

  • Anonymity

    Our inspectors never announce their visit and experience each establishment as an ordinary guest would.

  • Independence

    Our inspectors pay their own bills and remain independent of the places they assess.

  • Expertise

    Based in each country, our inspectors combine an intimate knowledge of their culinary culture with an assessment method shared by the whole network.

  • Assessment

    Each establishment is assessed according to a defined methodology and criteria, for a consistent and well-argued selection.

Toques, a Gault&Millau signature

The score out of 20 makes the toque. Alongside, the closest Michelin distinction, for orientation only.

The Gault&Millau scale: score out of 20, what each level says, and the closest Michelin distinction.
Gault&Millau Score /20 What it says Closest Michelin indicative
Selected Original table 10 – 10.5 /20 Simple cooking, traditional or contemporary, but always sincere. This first level marks entry into the selection, before the first toque is awarded. Michelin: Selected restaurant (no distinction)
One toque Gourmet table 11 – 12.5 /20 Gourmet tables offer a solid classic foundation, good technique and a fine selection of well-cooked produce. Michelin: Bib Gourmand (when value is the point)
Two toques Chef’s table 13 – 14.5 /20 Flawless produce prepared by a versatile chef with excellent technique, able to play on variations of traditional or modern cuisine. Michelin: Bib Gourmand → 1 star
Three toques Remarkable table 15 – 16.5 /20 This score rewards excellent execution, where technique and simplicity go hand in hand, for cuisine signed by a committed chef. Michelin: 1 star
Four toques Prestige table 17 – 18.5 /20 Signature cuisine with exceptional produce, where the chef’s personality and the emotion of tastes and flavours are crafted with care. Michelin: 2 stars
Five toques Exceptional table 19 – 19.5 /20 An exceptional meal. The whole experience is memorable, unique, simply perfect. Michelin: 3 stars
Five gold toques Member of the Gault&Millau Academy Each member of the Academy has contributed, through their cuisine and unique world, to the influence of gastronomy, in their own country and beyond. These great “sages”, at the pinnacle of their art, have received 5 gold toques from Gault&Millau. With this distinction, their restaurants are no longer rated but remain recommended. Michelin: 3 stars, held over decades

The scale, measured

Number of tables per level, aggregated across every restaurant index in the network.

Selected restaurants per level, by country
Countries Selected One toque Two toques Three toques Four toques Five toques Five gold toques Total
Network Selected 2 480 One toque 5 705 Two toques 4 456 Three toques 1 838 Four toques 450 Five toques 56 Five gold toques 11 Total 14 996
France Selected 1 154 One toque 3 077 Two toques 1 180 Three toques 306 Four toques 60 Five toques 16 Five gold toques 11 Total 5 804
Belgium Selected 247 One toque 404 Two toques 782 Three toques 129 Four toques 35 Five toques 1 Five gold toques — Total 1 598
Austria Selected 51 One toque 256 Two toques 319 Three toques 183 Four toques 120 Five toques 10 Five gold toques — Total 939
Germany Selected — One toque 420 Two toques 297 Three toques 142 Four toques 29 Five toques 13 Five gold toques — Total 901
Netherlands Selected 6 One toque 253 Two toques 474 Three toques 110 Four toques 29 Five toques 4 Five gold toques — Total 876
Switzerland Selected 10 One toque 42 Two toques 466 Three toques 268 Four toques 78 Five toques 8 Five gold toques — Total 872
Japan Selected 43 One toque — Two toques 89 Three toques 499 Four toques 47 Five toques 3 Five gold toques — Total 681
Czech Republic Selected 224 One toque 195 Two toques 80 Three toques 15 Four toques 3 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 517
Croatia Selected 119 One toque 127 Two toques 171 Three toques 57 Four toques 16 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 490
Hungary Selected 147 One toque 112 Two toques 82 Three toques 18 Four toques 4 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 363
Turkey Selected 17 One toque 232 Two toques 71 Three toques 17 Four toques 2 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 339
Slovenia Selected 105 One toque 36 Two toques 118 Three toques 35 Four toques 14 Five toques 1 Five gold toques — Total 309
Slovakia Selected 123 One toque 106 Two toques 61 Three toques 12 Four toques 3 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 305
Serbia Selected 131 One toque 59 Two toques 64 Three toques 11 Four toques 3 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 268
Poland Selected 15 One toque 129 Two toques 87 Three toques 15 Four toques 3 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 249
Saudi Arabia Selected 65 One toque 138 Two toques 33 Three toques 4 Four toques — Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 240
Luxembourg Selected 7 One toque 39 Two toques 39 Three toques 9 Four toques 4 Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 98
Morocco Selected — One toque 62 Two toques 19 Three toques 1 Four toques — Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 82
Georgia Selected 16 One toque 18 Two toques 24 Three toques 7 Four toques — Five toques — Five gold toques — Total 65
Italy Selected — One toque — Two toques — Three toques — Four toques — Five toques — Five gold toques — Total —
  • Selected Original table
  • One toque Gourmet table
  • Two toques Chef’s table
  • Three toques Remarkable table
  • Four toques Prestige table
  • Five toques Exceptional table
  • Five gold toques Member of the G&M Academy