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
Fukuoka · Izakaya
A unique izakaya in Fukuoka's Haruyoshi district where the star is not meat, but morning-harvested green onions (negi). Come for the signature *negi nabe* hot pot with unlimited onion refills, paired with Kagoshima black pork.
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Hiroshima · Steakhouse
Steak Kaiseki Miyako Kasuga (ステーキ懐石都 春日) serves wagyu teppanyaki as a French-leaning kaiseki course in private rooms. It sits on a garden estate in Kasugacho, Fukuyama, and is a special-occasion destination.
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Tokyo · Dessert Shop
Sunny Hills (サニーヒルズ) is a Taiwanese pineapple-cake shop in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo. It sits inside a Kengo Kuma building wrapped in a hinoki lattice, with an upstairs tearoom where cake and tea come free with a purchase.
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Hokkaido · Casual Dining
A popular Sapporo curry house known for its rich, Japanese-style Indian curries and exceptional house-baked bread. Located on the ground floor of the ARK36 Building, it's a one-man operation prized for its quality and value, but be prepared for a…
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Kyoto · Bistro
A lively Franco-Japanese bistro in Kyoto known for its creative cooking and signature dishes like uni pudding and smoked mackerel with potato salad. Popular with locals, it offers generous portions and a vibrant atmosphere.
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Tokyo · Fine Dining
Hinabe Mita serves a sophisticated, course-style hot pot in Mita. Diners customize their meal by blending a rich chicken paitan broth with a genuinely numbing Sichuan mala broth, making it a destination for hot pot connoisseurs.
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Aichi Prefecture · Dessert Shop
Kakuozan Kichi Imo Honten (覚王山吉芋 本店) is a takeaway sweet-potato confectioner on Suemoritori in Nagoya, on the ground floor of the Kohoya Building by Kakuozan Station. Its ultra-thin fried potato sticks are the draw.
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Hiroshima · Gelateria
A popular gelateria on the Shimanami Kaido cycling route in Setoda, Onomichi. It's a canonical rest stop known for its gelato made with local Setouchi ingredients like Setoda lemons and Hakata sea salt.
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Osaka · Steakhouse
Directly run by the JA Kagoshima agricultural cooperative, this restaurant in Osaka's Shinsaibashi district serves premium black beef and pork. It is known for its signature seiro-mushi (bamboo-steamed) dishes and private rooms, making it ideal for…
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Aichi Prefecture · Izakaya
An Okinawan izakaya in Nagoya's Nishiki nightlife district, on the 2nd floor of the Sento Hiruzu Building. It serves Agu heritage pork as shabu-shabu or basket-steamed, with Orion beer on draught, until late.
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Osaka · Buffet
A premium buffet on the 29th floor of the Osaka Station Hotel in Umeda. Go for the skyline views and live cooking stations, where chefs prepare everything from nigiri sushi to roast beef and Mont-Blanc desserts to order.
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Aichi Prefecture · Casual Dining
Kaisen-don Senmon Ten Enya (海鮮丼専門店 えんや) is a lunch-only seafood-bowl counter in Shinsakae, Nagoya, on the ground floor of the Scarlet Building. The owner buys whole wild fish directly from fishermen.
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