Restaurants coverage from Daily News Voyage.
Michelin stars come from full-time anonymous inspectors who pay their own bills and judge only the food against five published criteria — never crowd reviews, never press coverage — which explains both the guide's authority and its blind spots.
Every Paris restaurant bill already includes a service charge of 15% by law — service compris — so the printed total is the real total, and the coins you leave for good service are a bonus, never an obligation.
In Japan the bill is the whole price — no tip line, no service charge, no follow-up — and leaving extra cash typically causes confusion or a server chasing you down the street to return it, so the practical answer is: don't tip, and thank instead.