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SEAT RESERVATIONRyuzushi
First opened in Tsukiji Outer Market in 1959, this 12-seat sushi joint in Toyosu Market might be one of the few places where it's acceptable to order sushi for breakfast.
COURSE MENUWITH THE STYLE Steakhouse Medium Rare
This premier teppanyaki destination within one of Hakata’s classiest hotels strikes a chord with its locally charged grilled fares and a dreamy setting that’s unmistakably Fukuoka-meets-West-Coast.
COURSE MENUTeppan Dining O
This Kitashinchi restaurant makes the typically formal teppanyaki experience into a more laid-back affair, in true Kansai fashion. Enjoy premium ingredients like wagyu beef and Nichinan mochi pork in a relaxing space.
SEAT RESERVATIONSuigyo Murabayashi
In a dining landscape seemingly obsessed with going above and beyond, the owner-chef strikes an unusual chord among food critics with his admiration for fish at its most pared back.
SEAT RESERVATIONShokudo Akari
Minamoto Fumimasa's deep love for his hometown in Wakayama Prefecture stirs up Osaka's dining scene, giving rise to one of the city's rare Michelin-approved izakayas.
SEAT RESERVATIONOryori Honjo
From Tokyo to Paris and now back to Kansai, Oryori Honjo represents a chef's journey dedicated to preserving Nara’s food culture and Kyoto cuisine's traditional flavors.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushidokoro Yamazaki
With a history spanning back 90 years, Sushidokoro cuts through the routine by bringing fresh, seasonally-tuned sushi with fish straight from the wholesalers.
SEAT RESERVATIONShitennoji Hayauchi
Few soba joints stand out in Osaka — and even fewer do it with as much unwavering reliability as Michelin-featured Shitennoji Hayauchi, which remains a native plug in the Tennoji’s now urban scene.
SEAT RESERVATIONMenya Ittoku
Menya Ittoku may not be fancy, but if you’ve come this far, it’s all about the chicken-based salt ramen with a Michelin ping to its reputation.
SEAT RESERVATIONKashiwai
Sushi that’s both adorable and delicious. The traditional, round temari-zushi at this Kitaoji shop in Kyoto have earned themselves a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
COURSE MENUNiku-no-Kappo Tamura Odori Bisse
Hokkaido-grown wagyu and ingredients claim the spotlight at this Sapporo yakiniku restaurant blending traditional kappo cuisine with premium meat dishes.
SEAT RESERVATIONToi Inshokuten
Michelin-featured, pan-Indian cooking with heart and soul in Nara, with careful adjustments to classic curries served teishoku-style on a vibrant thali platter.
SEAT RESERVATIONSimple Comme Bonjour
Sophisticated but approachable, Kagauchi Kotaru’s dynamic French cuisine plays by its own rule with a relatively simple brief: keep things changing.
SEAT RESERVATIONShunsai Chuka Bar Mitsukan
Just about the coolest way to taste Nara-made Sichuan fares in a bright-lit bar with a Chinese resto fit-out, there’s a reason why this award-winning izakaya earns its Michelin status.
SEAT RESERVATIONIke Edoyakiunagi Asahitei
From its Edo-style unagi on Koshihikari rice to heirloom cedar furniture, every bit of this award-winning unagi restaurant in Nara breathes excellence and decades of legacy.
COURSE MENUKyushu Hakata Daikichi Sushi PREMIUM
An offshoot of the highly respectable Kawataro and Kawasho, this high-grade restaurant serves formidable sushi and kappo-style seafood harvested from the coastal waters of Kyushu, proving that Fukuoka still has plenty to show.
SEAT RESERVATIONSosakukushinomise Rindo
Osaka’s kushikatsu skewers are reimagined through the brilliance of a Michelin-awarded chef with a background in French. To eat, there’s deep-fried risotto, croque monsieur and Western-influenced morsels.
SEAT RESERVATION(37+1) Sanjuhachi
From the mind of Michelin-lauded chef Toshikazu Kamei comes a farm-to-table Italian restaurant that champions two purest elements: water and soil.
SEAT RESERVATIONChez Kurahashi
It’s devastatingly cliched to tell people that a restaurant is “modern” French these days, but nothing quite takes on a liberal approach as much as Michelin-selected Chez Kurahashi.
SEAT RESERVATIONPontocho Fujita
Three floors of dining offer an opportunity to taste Kyoto’s cuisine at its best, using expert cooking techniques and seasonal ingredients.
SEAT RESERVATIONNiku Kaiseki Yukawa
The word wagyu brings to mind images of Kobe and Mie, but wagyu from the Hokuriku region — like the variety served at this restaurant — is just as prized, especially as the centerpiece of Kaga-style cuisine.
SEAT RESERVATIONKyoryori Haku
Attention to seasonality, detail, and tradition are the hallmarks of this Kyoto establishment. Here, history perfumes the tatami and lacquered tableware that frame every exquisite dish.
SEAT RESERVATIONKichiji Kanizou
Treasures of the northern Okhotsk Sea await at this Nakameguro restaurant. A secret hideaway inside sushi restaurant Onikai +1, where guests can experience a culinary odyssey through Michelin-quality tempura, sushi, and crab hotpot.
SEAT RESERVATIONEbitei Bekkan
Just west of Toyama Castle is this former two Michelin-starred restaurant, which showcases the finest seafood, wine and sake of the Hokuriku region through simple dishes in traditional kaiseki style.
SEAT RESERVATIONChisou Nishi Kenichi
With seafood so fresh it convinced its head chef to move his restaurant from Hiroshima to Shizuoka, this destination restaurant’s culinary philosophy is a beautiful mix of French harmony and Japanese minimalism.
SEAT RESERVATIONElezo Esprit
The Japan Times’ Destination Restaurant of the Year 2024, this Toyokoro restaurant focuses on incredibly fresh Yezo venison, fowl and pork either from its own farm or provided by local hunters.
SEAT RESERVATIONVentinove
Set on the grounds of a brewery, this destination restaurant uses extremely fresh Gunma ingredients to make traditional Italian fare like bone-in Akagi wagyu bistecca steak, paired with sake from the brewery itself.
SEAT RESERVATIONCa'enne
The bounties of the Japanese Alps are on full display at this Italian restaurant in the Yatsugatake Mountains, where locally hunted game is fired over a blazing wood-fired stove, then served with foraged herbs and vegetables.
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