Creative Cuisine / Fusion Food Restaurants(138)
SEAT RESERVATIONG -WA Selection- (Tokyo Marriott Hotel)
Billed as authentic Japanese cuisine with a French twist, the Tokyo Marriott Hotel’s G ~WA Selection~ feels just as sophisticated as its name thanks to its stylish treatment of Japanese classics in a luxurious space.
COURSE MENUBlue Lily Steak House & Chinese Restaurant
Located amidst Ginza's flagship stores, Blue Lily dazzles with its dynamic fusion of East-meets-West and exciting spread of dim sums and premium wagyu steaks.
SEAT RESERVATIONMasala an Takumi
Nestled in a renovated traditional farmhouse in Nara, Masala an Takumi defies expectations as a Michelin-approved Indian fusion spot with its smart reinterpretations of spice blends and warm, home-bound hospitality.
COURSE MENUTOHAKU CHAKAN
Within the Tokyo National Museum, this 270-year-old heritage building has been transformed into a creative fusion teahouse, where one of Tokyo’s most influential chefs proves that originality still has a place among traditionalists.
COURSE MENURequinquer
At his Shirokanedai restaurant, Chef Souichi Furuya transforms ingredients that other chefs might typically overlook into haute French cuisine. Cuisine like galettes made from discarded vegetable parts have consistently earned him Michelin Stars.
COURSE MENUamorphous Akasaka
Like its moniker, which describes a state where atoms and molecules lack structure, this innovative Akasaka restaurant eschews the predictable rhythms of dining standards.
COURSE MENUFARM TO TABLE KANBE
Through its immersive projection mapping experience, FARM TO TABLE KANBE can express Kobe’s terroir and highlight the vegetables grown under the influence of the Rokko mountain range’s water and seasons.
COURSE MENUIwahiba
Inspired by the bonsai plant it’s named upon, the hidden Iwahiba tucked behind a bar creates a menu that riffs on Chinese cuisine and washoku in a dining room draped in Taisho Romanticism opulence.
SEAT RESERVATIONMashiro
Chef Koshimo Hiroyuki continues his legacy of excellence at his third Michelin-starred restaurant in Kyoto, where he creates course after course of what he calls genre-less cuisine.
SEAT RESERVATIONFujiya 1935
Enjoy dining at a 2 Michelin-starred culinary dynasty, which has been operating for nearly a century, with updates from its fourth-generation chef.
SEAT RESERVATIONYama
The dessert-only kaiseki course at Tokyo’s Michelin-starred Yama introduces new layers of sophisticated sweetness with plates centered on seasonal fruits.
SEAT RESERVATIONNobu Tokyo
World-famous chef Nobu Matsuhisa brings his vaunted Japanese fusion cuisine home at the Tokyo outlet, where both omakase course menus and a la carte options delight.
SEAT RESERVATIONPot-Bouille
This Hiroo bistro lives up to its name as a melting pot of world cuisine. While offering French staples like lobster civet, guests are invited to try more eclectic fare like Thai tom yam goong ramen and Japanese monaka with caviar.
SEAT RESERVATIONThe New World
The sio group brings their trademark genre-defying cuisine to the basement of Shinsaibashi Parco with this modern, trendy izakaya. Drinking snacks and traditional Japanese fare are elevated to Michelin Bib Gourmand level.
SEAT RESERVATIONYoshokuya Fujiya
Since 1935, this family-friendly restaurant in Osaka has been serving comforting Japanese-Western cuisine known as yoshoku, consistently attracting a loyal clientele who crave a taste of home cooking.
SEAT RESERVATIONMujinzo
An ever-changing menu and sense of seasonal beauty make this Fukuoka kaiseki one of the most exciting in town.
SEAT RESERVATIONTREE by NAKED Yoyogi Park
Just outside Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, this visionary fusion restaurant immerses diners in an ever-changing kaleidoscope of colours, lights and sounds, making a treat for all the senses.
SEAT RESERVATIONSezanne
Chef Daniel Calvert's ascension to three stars in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2025 is well deserved, with his mastery of French-inspired Japanese cuisine that uses premium ingredients to great effect.
SEAT RESERVATIONKabi
Michelin-starred luxury dining as it can only be found in Meguro, Tokyo’s upscale cultural core, with a unique twist: A high-concept menu centered around highlighting aging, fermentation, and friendly bacteria.
SEAT RESERVATIONKahala
Taste some wild culinary experiments at the most innovative restaurant in Osaka.
SEAT RESERVATIONShibousai Kitagawa
Ise-ebi spiny lobster, Matsusaka wagyu beef, sustainable shark fin; these are just some of the premium ingredients that are used in the easily digestible fare at this critically acclaimed Matsusaka restaurant.
SEAT RESERVATIONJapanese Wine Umi to Tsuchi
An exposition on an exciting pocket of the Japanese wine industry, this restaurant serves bottles from 10 of Yamanashi Prefecture's best wineries. These complement inventive fusion dishes that combine Japanese techniques with European flair.
SEAT RESERVATIONBOLT
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded counter bistro where French technique meets izakaya-style dining in a space full of rustic charm. Sip a glass of rare spirits while poring over the menu’s small plates.
SEAT RESERVATIONBerangkat
Legendarily difficult to get a seat at, this central Kyoto izakaya incorporates culinary influences from Southeast Asia and beyond in its Michelin Bib Gourmand-awarded cooking.
SEAT RESERVATIONMaison Kei
Breathtaking views of Mount Fuji make for a stunning backdrop to this Gotemba restaurant’s cuisine, a collaboration between a legendary Japanese sweetmaker and one of Japan’s most famous Michelin-starred chefs.
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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