Ranking
An editorial ranking of restaurants, cafés and bars: grades from A+ to F, price range, and the Tabelog score where one exists.
Places ranked: 2,446
Hokkaido · Casual Dining
A tiny, one-chef soup curry shop in Sapporo, celebrated for its clear, delicate broth made from brand meats and fresh Hokkaido vegetables. Expect long queues for a refined, ingredient-first take on the local specialty.
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Hokkaido · Casual Dining
A foundational soup curry restaurant in Sapporo's Minami ward, celebrated for its unique tomato-spice broth and pioneering use of lightly fried vegetables. Expect long queues for this local institution.
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Kyoto · Dessert Shop
A centuries-old confectioner in Kyoto's Shimogamo district, famous for its chimaki sweets. Kawabata Doki is a take-out only shop where reservations are required to purchase its signature bamboo-steamed delicacies, deeply rooted in the traditions of…
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Kyoto · Fine Dining
A refined kaiseki restaurant in Kyoto, serving a tightly focused seasonal menu. It's a destination for travellers seeking a classical expression of Japanese cuisine, defined by its delicate dashi and immaculate ingredients.
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Hokkaido · Casual Dining
A high-end yakiniku restaurant in Sapporo's Susukino district, celebrated for its obsessive focus on rare wagyu cuts and precise butchery. Go for top-tier beef and creative sides in a sleek, modern setting.
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Hokkaido · Fine Dining
A creative Italian restaurant in Sapporo's Odorinishi district, CUCINA ITALIANA MAGARI serves tasting menus that reinvent Hokkaido's finest ingredients. It's a destination for its imaginative courses and one of the region's best wine cellars.
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Nara · Fine Dining
An intimate kaiseki counter in Nara where the chef prepares refined seasonal dishes before your eyes. Known for its elaborate hassun appetizers and signature clay-pot rice, it offers a warm, personal Michelin-starred experience.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A serious sushi counter in Shinjuku's Arakicho district where each piece of nigiri is served at a precise, pre-announced temperature. It's a destination for connoisseurs seeking a highly technical omakase from the renowned Nanba lineage.
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Tokyo · Casual Dining
An acclaimed ramen shop in Suginami's Shoan district, celebrated for its complex shamo chicken broth and distinctive char-siu. A destination for connoisseurs seeking one of Tokyo's most refined chicken ramen bowls.
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Tokyo · Food Stall / Food Stand
A celebrated takeaway stand in Ebisu, Taiyaki Hiiragi is famous for its uniquely thin, crisp-skinned taiyaki, baked in small batches and filled from head to tail with a generous, house-made red bean paste.
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Tokyo · Casual Dining
A celebrated tonkatsu specialist in Takada, known for its patient, low-temperature frying that yields an exceptionally tender cutlet with a light crust. Expect long queues for a seat at one of Tokyo's top-rated spots.
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Osaka · Pâtisserie
A highly regarded patisserie in Osaka's Kita Ward, known for its technical precision across classic French cakes, tarts and viennoiserie. Expect queues for its signature pistachio mousse cake and flaky croissants.
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Ishikawa · Casual Dining
Kou Zushi Honten (幸寿し 本店) is a family-run sushi house in Nanao on the Noto Peninsula. Its single omakase course is built almost entirely from local Noto and Toyama Bay seafood, at a fraction of Tokyo prices.
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