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: 1,522
Kyoto · Fine Dining
In Kyoto's Sakyo ward, Shunseki Suzue is a destination for Japanese haute cuisine. Chef Suzue sources Japan's most prized seasonal ingredients, grilling them over charcoal at the counter and serving them on museum-quality antique ceramics.
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Kyoto · Fine Dining
An inventive Japanese omakase in Kyoto's Higashiyama district. Chef Yoshihisa stages a monthly-themed 'culinary theatre' for just 10 guests at his counter, making it a destination for its creative, dashi-focused cooking.
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Osaka · Fine Dining
A quietly brilliant kaiseki restaurant in Osaka's Kita Ward, known for its flawless dashi and precise technique. It's a destination for diners seeking seasonal signatures like two-way ayu sweetfish and exceptional clay-pot rice.
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Tokyo · Casual Dining
A high-end yakiniku restaurant in Hongo, Tokyo, celebrated for its A5 Kuroge wagyu. Staff grill premium cuts for you, including the signature Noharȧyaki sirloin, making it a top choice for a curated beef experience.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A destination for precise, creative Italian cuisine in Minami-Aoyama. Run solo by its chef, PRISMA (プリズマ) is celebrated for its signature handmade tagliolini with house-made caviar and its showpiece main courses.
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Kyoto · Fine Dining
In the mountains of Fukuchiyama, three brothers run this unique restaurant dedicated to 'cutting' as a culinary art. It's a destination experience built around hyper-local ingredients and obsessive knife craft.
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Tokyo · Casual Dining
A legendary yakiniku restaurant in Tokyo's Tokiwa district, celebrated by connoisseurs for its signature salted beef tongue (gyūtan) and exceptional raw beef yukhoe. It's a top-tier destination for serious meat lovers.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A highly-regarded sushi bar in Asagaya, known for its extended sequence of creative snacks and precisely controlled nigiri. It offers exceptional value for high-end sushi, but reservations are notoriously difficult to secure.
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Osaka · Fine Dining
An elite sushi counter in Osaka's Miyakojima district, celebrated for its theatrical, multi-course omakase and exceptional value. Access is by introduction from a regular only, making it one of the city's most exclusive reservations.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
Experience Den's unique take on modern kaiseki in Jingumae, where Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa blends theatrical cooking with warm, personal hospitality. It's a destination for a fun, interactive and highly creative tasting menu.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A theatrical, counter-only Spanish omakase experience in Toranomon's Azabudai Hills. Shokudou aca is famed for its live-fire cooking and a finale of two exceptional rice dishes, including a transcendent hairy crab paella.
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Fukuoka · Fine Dining
An acclaimed Edo-mae sushi bar in Fukuoka's Sakurazaka district, serving boldly composed nigiri with premium local fish. A destination for top-tier sushi that reviewers praise for its value compared to Tokyo equivalents.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
In Naka-Meguro, megriva is an exclusive ten-seat counter where a single chef prepares creative Italian cuisine with Japanese seasonal ingredients. It's a destination for serious diners seeking singular dishes like its famed cold sea urchin…
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Hiroshima · Fine Dining
An intimate counter in Hiroshima's Noboricho district, where a Tokyo-trained chef serves a precise omakase course focused on the Seto Inland Sea's finest ingredients. A top choice for its exceptional value and refined local cuisine.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A direct disciple of the legendary Sugita, Sushi Dokoro Yamato serves exacting Edo-mae sushi in Tsukiji. Go for the focused counter experience and a two-part omakase praised for its consistent quality and perfectly treated fish.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
An acclaimed Italian restaurant in Minamiaoyama, malca centres on a theatrical open kitchen and an eight-seat counter. Diners come for its signature tuna bruschetta and an unusually broad, creative pasta program.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A top-tier kaiseki restaurant in Shibakoen, known for its theatrical presentation and relentless pursuit of the finest seasonal ingredients. It's a destination for a maximalist, once-in-a-lifetime dining experience.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A high-end sushi counter in Hiroo that follows the Sukiyabashi Jiro tradition of a powerfully vinegared shari. It's a destination for connoisseurs seeking top-quality seasonal seafood paired with distinctive, assertive rice.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
A highly theatrical, research-driven omakase in Azabujuban. Chef Fujinaga presents a dramatic tasting menu of pristine nigiri and inventive small plates to just 12 guests at a time at a single counter.
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