Michelin restaurants can be good value from a certain perspective. I went to a 3 star place in Japan that cost $500 a seat, but there were only 8 seats and two

Michelin restaurants can be good value from a certain perspective. I went to a 3 star place in Japan that cost $500 a seat, but there were only 8 seats and two rounds a night, with maybe 6 people behind the counter. You do the math and they're not making much money.