100 Famous Shops

Il maestro della cucina giapponese che esalta la bontà degli ingredienti

Nel ristorante di alta cucina giapponese "Shinbashi Hoshino", aperto nel 2012 dopo oltre dieci anni di apprendistato presso il famoso ristorante di sushi "Kyo-mi" a Tokyo, il signor Yoshimi Hoshino offre piatti che combinano creatività con la tradizione della cucina giapponese. I piatti, raffinati e delicati, esaltano al massimo il potere degli ingredienti, portando sorpresa e emozione a chi li assaggia.

Located deep in Karuizawa, this Italian restaurant accepts reservations for only one couple per day. No matter how much attention he pays to creating an extraordinary atmosphere, the hustle and bustle of the city gets in the way.…With this in mind, owner-chef Koji Kobayashi decided to close his Tokyo restaurant and relocate to Karuizawa, a place rich in nature. Kobayashi has appeared on numerous TV programs, including "Jounetsu Tairiku" (Continent of Passion). Here are the dishes that surprise and delight these connoisseurs.

The restaurant is named after Minoru Hasegawa, the former owner-chef of Ristorante Kaoru, a famous Italian restaurant in Hokkaido that attracts many food connoisseurs, and was opened in a renovated house in Hiroo. The dishes served here are one-of-a-kind dishes that no one else can imitate, using top-quality ingredients directly from Hokkaido, Hasegawa's hometown, and other parts of Japan that are not available on the market, as well as self-taught techniques obtained from the Internet and literature. The deliciousness of the food has attracted a flood of reservations immediately after the restaurant opened. The restaurant has become so popular that a two-year waiting list is now in place.

Matsukawa is a kappo restaurant located in Tameike-Sanno, Akasaka, where many embassies and foreign companies have their offices. The owner is a talented chef who trained at the famous Shiga restaurant "Shofukuro," which is well known among those in the know. The delicate and elegant flavors of his cuisine are highly praised by gourmets and chefs alike. We hope you will experience the taste of what is called the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine.

Continuously evolving Edomae craftsmanship

Sugita Sugita, Nihonbashi Kakigaracho, received its first Michelin Tokyo star in 2017. Trained at the long-established sushi restaurant Miyako Sushi in Nihonbashi, Takaaki Sugita is a connoisseur who goes to the market every day to select the finest ingredients, regardless of where they come from. In addition to careful preparation and creative slicing, Sugita also remembers to use red vinegar and boiled-down soy sauce to carry on the tradition.

A restaurant specializing in local cuisine located in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture. The restaurant is located in a land surrounded by the mountains of Gifu, full of nature. The restaurant is an old private house that has been reconstructed into a complete private room with a sunken hearth, and the menu is a single course that you can leave to us. You can enjoy seasonal ingredients such as wild vegetables, sweetfish, matsutake mushrooms, and gibier.

The restaurant says that on the first day of reservations in December every year, reservations for the entire year are filled. Although the restaurant has a complete referral system, in the past few years, only old regulars have been able to make reservations, making it practically a members-only restaurant. The artistic cuisine is like art, with each dish delighting everyone. However, under the chef's policy of never serving the same dish twice, the many dishes that shine with flair are also never to be seen again after the first glance. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will make anyone addicted.