Which country has the highest number of restaurants?

japan has the highest density of restaurants, with a 2010 article stating Japan has 474,048 restaurants/cafeterias. That is about 1 for every 266 people. In japan there is almost twice as many restaurants per person as in the U.S.A. In 2011, Japan received the title of the country with the most restaurants with 3 Michelin stars, a number of 29 restaurants at the time of the article. France lost this title, having 25 3-star restaurants.

http://www.ageekinjapan.com/474048-restaurants-in-japan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/8835949/Japan-relishes-status-as-country-with-most-three-starred-Michelin-restaurants.html