La Luce (Kanazawa)
Creative Cuisine / Fusion Food
Italian cuisine meets French influence and priceless Japanese tableware for a winning combination at this Kanazawa restaurant.
Restaurant Details
※ This is the Italian fusion restaurant in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. Guests are requested to confirm this is the correct restaurant before making a reservation.
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Kanazawa City plays host to a great many historic landmarks. Chief among them is the magnificent Kenrokuen Garden, one of Japan’s three greatest gardens. Historically, the nearby Omicho Market has served as the region’s busiest market and reliable supplier of seafood to many of Kanazawa’s finest restaurants. Of course, the brilliant white keep of Kanazawa Castle towers over them all, visible from every corner of the city.
It is within walking distance of these three attractions that Italian-French fusion restaurant La Luce makes its home. Situated in a back street on the bank of the Sai River, La Luce is run by a chef that has been active for over 20 years in Tokyo and other parts of Japan.
While the chef’s primary expertise is in Italian cuisine, a single look at La Luce’s menu reveals the influence of French and Japanese culinary thought. Eclectic dishes like flounder and sea urchin carpaccio or veal loin with Madeira sauce are commonplace on La Luce’s tables, served atop precious Imari porcelain ware that instantly gives any meal a Japanese flourish.
Local Kanazawa ingredients are almost exclusively used in La Luce’s one-of-a-kind dishes — many of them organic — but for ingredients that cannot be found in the Kanazawa breadbasket, such as foie gras, truffles or specific cheeses, the chef settles for no less than the best from Italy and France. A wide selection of natural wines accompanies the menu.
While it only began operations in December 2023, the restaurant has already found itself a popular destination for Kanazawa visitors looking for a culinary breath of fresh air.
The standard course at La Luce. With a foundation in Italian cuisine, the chef incorporates Japanese and French influences, as well as local Kanazawa ingredients, to craft a course menu offering that is uniquely his own.
The standard course at La Luce. With a foundation in Italian cuisine, the chef incorporates Japanese and French influences, as well as local Kanazawa ingredients, to craft a course menu offering that is uniquely his own.
The more premium option at La Luce. With a foundation in Italian cuisine, the chef incorporates Japanese and French influences, as well as luxury ingredients from the Kanazawa locality, to craft a course menu offering that is uniquely his own.
The more premium option at La Luce. With a foundation in Italian cuisine, the chef incorporates Japanese and French influences, as well as luxury ingredients from the Kanazawa locality, to craft a course menu offering that is uniquely his own.
La Luce (Kanazawa) Remarks
A children’s menu is available upon prior request. Please indicate how many are required when placing the reservation.
Guests with dietary restrictions and/or food allergies should inform the restaurant beforehand. The restaurant might not be able to accommodate guests who make same-day requests.
The restaurant reserves the right to refuse reservations to guests who have excessive dietary restrictions, particularly those of fish or vegetables.
The course menu content listed below is an example, and is subject to change based on seasonal availability.
The restaurant cannot always guarantee that it can provide guests with their preferred seating options after a reservation due to availability.
The pictures provided are for illustrative purposes.
La Luce (Kanazawa) Business Days
La Luce (Kanazawa) Address
2-30-4 Katamachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0981
La Luce (Kanazawa) Access Info
La Luce can be reached via a 15-minute bus ride from Kanazawa Station’s East Exit, followed by a 5-minute walk from the Katamachi bus-stop. Alternatively, it is a 15-minute walk from Kenrokuen Garden, or a 20- to 25-minute walk from Omicho Market.
La Luce (Kanazawa) Phone Number
La Luce (Kanazawa) Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Restaurant location
Stretching alongside the Sea of Japan, the coastal prefecture of Ishikawa boasts some dramatically diverse scenery ranging from rugged coastlines to untouched mountain backdrops, offering the freshest seafood and colorful locally-grown produce, harvested from rural areas.
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