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COURSE MENUKitashinchi Harami Shin-Omiya
This Nara specialty restaurant spreads the gospel of the harami. Japanese kuroge wagyu black beef skirt steak is presented in a number of increasingly luxurious ways, incorporating premium ingredients like truffles and caviar.
COURSE MENUWagyu Yakiniku Mikoto
With every seat in a private room, Kawagoe yakiniku specialist Mikoto is the ideal place to celebrate special occasions. Local wagyu beef is selected down to the finest detail, from marbling to thickness to the way the knife enters each slice.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Hatagaya
Drink, chat, and savor premium yakiniku at this bistro-esque venue close to Shibuya. From craft beer to crafted dining experiences, Yakiniku Hatagaya delivers.
COURSE MENUMiavato
Iwate Prefecture’s famous beef takes center stage at this Tokyo cafe-turned-meat bistro, alongside other regional specialties and favorites from all around the world — including zucchini bread and charcoal-roasted coffee.
COURSE MENUPOZ Dining
POZ Dining is famously particular about its ingredients: going through more than 100 local Kannai farms in the process of choosing its vegetables, it also only uses seafood exclusively from Hokkaido, as well as grass-fed pasture-raised beef.
COURSE MENUSushi Gami
With 35 years of experience in sushi restaurants and luxury hotels all over Tokyo, Chef Takashi Sakagami’s skills are razor-sharp. Every morning, he purchases seafood fresh from Toyosu Market to make into wildly inventive dishes.
COURSE MENUWami Daisuke
Located in a residential area of Tokyo’s Shirokane district, this Kyoto-style ryotei offers a highly intimate dining experience almost like a supper club, and is frequented by some of Japan’s most famous celebrities.
COURSE MENUGumbo & Oyster Bar - Namba Parks Store
This Namba Parks oyster specialist is every oyster enthusiast’s dream. Sample oysters from all over Japan prepared in a number of different ways, and cleaned using a patented “five-star” cleaning process using deep sea water.
COURSE MENUYakitori Kita
By sourcing multiple breeds of chicken from farms all over Japan, Chef Yosuke Nakamura is able to prepare traditional yakitori skewers and inventive a la carte dishes that best suit each bird’s specific flavor and texture.
COURSE MENUEmit Fishbar
This Ginza Six oyster specialist is every oyster enthusiast’s dream. Sample oysters from all over Japan prepared in a number of different ways, and cleaned using Emit’s patented “five-star” cleaning process using deep sea water from Toyama Bay.
COURSE MENUocean good table Ishigaki
Discover a lesser-known side of Okinawan cuisine at this Ishigaki restaurant, offering barbecued delicacies like highly-marbled Ishigaki wagyu beef and Agu pork — the latter so rare that it is colloquially called the “phantom pig”.
COURSE MENU8th Sea Oyster Bar - Ginza Corridor Store
Ginza Corridor hosts a restaurant that’s every oyster enthusiast’s dream. Sample oysters from all over Japan prepared in a number of different ways, and cleaned using a patented purification process using deep sea water from Toyama Bay.
COURSE MENUSoba Shubo Fukumaru
The noodles at this Osaka soba specialist are made with Tochiusu flour from Tochigi Prefecture, giving it a satisfying texture and rustic taste. It pairs especially well with a glass of buckwheat shochu, whether served on the rocks, hot or chilled.
COURSE MENURistorante Porto Faro - Ginza Main Branch
Executive chef Sou Hoshiai dazzles guests with his dual mastery of the teppan grill and traditional Italian cuisine, the latter of which he honed while training at a series of trattorias across Italy.
COURSE MENUYakiniku Gyu-Bei (Sakae Honten)
Perhaps no other restaurant takes its wagyu beef as seriously as Yakiniku Gyu-Bei, which measures not just the thickness of every cut of its A5-grade Japanese kuroge wagyu black beef down to the millimeter, but even the angle at which it is sliced.
COURSE MENUItamae Bar LIVE FISH MARKET - Hibiya Gourmet Zone
Enjoy the lively atmosphere, fresh food and excellent drinks at this fish bar in the Hibiya Gourmet Zone. Order sizes range from a few slices to an entire half fish. Enjoy your fish of choice prepared any way, from salt-grilling to acqua pazza.
COURSE MENUHorumonyaki Koei Honten
The oldest store in the Koei chain of horumonyaki restaurants, this Kabukicho restaurant is said to draw first-time visitors through the smell of grilling offal alone, and make them repeat customers through its affordable — and delicious — menu.
COURSE MENUToshima Manryo Ichigetsuan
Enjoy traditionally-prepared unagi dishes in this Odawara restaurant, housed in a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan. Toshima Manryo Ichigetsuan uses exclusively blue-backed “ao-unagi” eels, said to account for only 10 percent of mature eels.
COURSE MENUModern Chinese Ryo
Indulge in luxurious Japanese-Chinese fusion dishes from the mind of chef Ryo Someya. Decadent dishes like black truffle fried rice risotto with Ezo abalone and Kesennuma blue shark fin are accompanied by a huge selection of vintage Shaoxing wine.
COURSE MENUOkonomiyaki Koei Ousaka-en
The original Okonomiyaki Ousaka-en was forced to shut its doors, but the popular horumon-yaki chain Koei adopted it into the fold, giving it new life. It now delights dozens of visitors to Seibu-Shinjuku a day with grilled Kansai staples.
COURSE MENUChinese Restaurant Toh-Lee (Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba)
The Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba’s second floor plays host to Toh-Lee, a Cantonese restaurant whose culinary philosophy is based around constant exploration and evolution, even for tried-and-tested Chinese classics.
SEAT RESERVATIONKissho Kichijoji
Delight in innovative and creative Japanese cuisine, featuring seasonal ingredients and traditional culinary techniques showcased in exceptional shabu-shabu and sukiyaki dishes.
SEAT RESERVATIONKyo-Suiran
Embark on a culinary journey that intertwines cultural heritage, creative cuisine, and the beauty of nature in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Traditional Kyoto cuisine and French gastronomy combine for an unforgettable dining experience.
COURSE MENUGinza Konoha
Even being named one of Japan’s three great wagyu isn’t enough to pass muster at this Ginza kaiseki restaurant. Konoha uses only “maiden beef” in its kaiseki course menus, sourced from young Omi beef cattle that have not yet born calves.
SEAT RESERVATIONUkihashi (Hotel Granvia Osaka)
Inspired by the Japanese literary classic the Tale of Genji, the Hotel Granvia Osaka’s Ukihashi provides an unforgettable dining experience with seasonal ingredients and beautiful decor.
SEAT RESERVATIONKitashinchi Okurano
Recommended by the Michelin Guide, Kitashinchi Okurano brings kaiseki cuisine to life by merging tradition with playfulness. Learn precisely what the philosophy of “wakei seijaku” means while experiencing culinary excellence in Osaka's heart.
SEAT RESERVATIONBar Agiyao
Sip French white wines and savor seafood at Bar Agiyao in Kyoto, a small izakaya with a big heart for Kyoto's food culture. Anticipate sophisticated ambience, 18 wine varieties, and a menu blending French and Spanish cuisine.
SEAT RESERVATIONSushi Ishiguro
Watch chef Toshiaki Ishiguro craft traditional Edomae-style nigiri before your eyes. Find out why Nagoya sushi enthusiasts swear by this restaurant just 3 minutes from Nagoya Station — but make sure to reserve your spot early.
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Best Restaurants in Japan
From fresh sushi to crispy tempura, Japan’s diverse restaurant scene excites visitors and locals alike with hundreds of thousands of high-quality Japanese restaurants. Beckoning with drool-worthy plastic replicas in their windows, both contemporary and traditional restaurants offer unique flavors and atmospheres. Enter any restaurant in Japan and immediately be welcomed with a hearty “irasshaimase!”
Many Japanese restaurants focus on one signature dish, like Japanese curry restaurants, ramen shops, or speciality restaurants selling yakitori grilled chicken skewers. Restaurants steam with DIY shabu-shabu hotpots while grill-it-yourself teppanyaki hotplate restaurants sizzle! Find tiny family-owned ramen shops hidden in the backstreets of Kyoto, and yatai street food stalls bustling in alleys of Fukuoka. And let’s not forget, Tokyo alone boasts the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world!
Throughout the country, fine dining restaurants serving exquisite kaiseki banquets contrast cheap “shokudo” cafeterias meals for salarymen on-the-go. You can order dinner directly from a tablet or even a vending machine, or choose your own sushi pieces trundling past on the belt of a sushi train. Nibble on small plates as you drink up during an izakaya dining experience, seated on tatami flooring and cheersing “kampai!” with the locals. There are so many exciting Japan restaurant options with different foods and local cuisines to try, so don’t waste a moment of your trip looking for a restaurant! Reserve ahead of time at some of the best restaurants in Japan with byFood and secure some of the country’s best cuisine for your taste buds. Don't forget to say, “gochisosama deshita” when you leave any Japan restaurant, meaning “thank you for the meal!”
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