How the score works
A Forkmeter score is one number from 60 to 100 that blends what the critic guides, the ranked lists and our own meals say about a restaurant.
What goes in
| Part | Points | How it is counted |
|---|---|---|
| Critics | 25 | The higher of Michelin and Guía Repsol. Michelin: three stars 25, two 21, one 16, Bib Gourmand 10, selected 6. Repsol: three soles 21, two 18, one 13, solete 7. |
| Lists | 20 | The best ranked-list result, plus 2 points for each extra list, capped at 20. World's 50 Best (top 10: 20, top 25: 18, top 50: 16, top 100: 13). Opinionated About Dining and Asia's 50 Best (top 25: 17, top 50: 15, top 100: 13, top 150: 10). OAD Casual (top 25: 14, top 50: 12, top 100: 10, top 150: 8). |
| Our meal | 25 | Our own paid meal, scored out of 10. A 7 earns nothing, a 10 earns all 25. Meals two or more years old count half. Places we have not eaten at, or have not scored yet, get a neutral 12.5. |
| Momentum | 5 | 5 for a new star, a promotion or a major debut in the last 12 months. 3 otherwise. |
| Press | up to 5 | Recent best-of lists from major publications, weighted by rank and age. Counted only in cities where we have checked every major list. |
| Diners | 25 | Reserved for verified diner scores. Not collected yet, so it is left out and the rest is rescaled to 100. |
From points to the score you see
We add up the points a place earned and divide by the points it could have earned. That raw result is then compressed onto a 60 to 100 scale, so a score reads like a grade: display score = 100 minus 40% of the gap between the raw result and 100.
A restaurant too new to have been rated by the latest guide edition is not marked down for it. Critics are left out of its score instead of counting as zero.
What does not score
Membership associations that restaurants join and pay dues to, and sustainability awards, can appear as badges. They never add points. Only independent inspectors, voters and our own meals move the score.
Dated rankings
Each guide page shows the date of its ranking. When a guide or list changes, we rescore, and the page says how much has moved since.
Independence
We pay for our own meals. No restaurant pays to be listed and no guide sponsors a score.