Tokyo’s Sézanne restaurant, which once held the No 1 spot on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, has been quietly stripped of its three Michelin stars ahead of the guide’s next update in autumn 2026. The change follows the high-profile departure of its opening chef, Daniel Calvert, in April, leaving his replacement, Stephen Lancaster, to start from scratch.
Sézanne, located inside the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, experienced a meteoric rise under Calvert’s reign. Launched in July 2021, Sézanne earned its first Michelin star within six months, secured a second star a year later and achieved prestigious three-star status in late 2024.
Reclaiming status
Lancaster, who cemented his reputation in Singapore’s competitive culinary scene at Saint Pierre, leading the establishment to two-Michelin-star status, will face the pressure of reclaiming star status for Sézanne. It will be familiar ground; in 2022, Lancaster debuted his restaurant, Poise (now closed), clinching a Michelin star within its first year.
In a written response to queries from the South China Morning Post regarding Sézanne’s star status, the Michelin Japan team explained that “following significant changes at Sézanne in spring 2026, the restaurant’s previous listing on the Michelin Guide website was taken offline.
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