Cuisine - Innovative
OSAKA
capi カピ
A star-rated innovative cuisine restaurant, highly respected by fellow chefs.capi opened in January 2021 in Kitashinchi and quickly earned a Michelin star for its bold and creat...
- Starred Restaurant
- 1 Star
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
SUGALABO V
A new entrance into luxury and fine dining. Experience the exclusive world of LOUIS VUITTON and SUGALABO.SUGALABO V, the world’s first Louis Vuitton-attached café, bar, and restaurant, opened in 2020. C...
- Special and Limited Release
- Haral / Muslim-Friendly
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
Ristorante Due Fiori リストランテ ドゥエ フィオーリ
Innovative cuisine at an Osaka hideaway restaurant which patrons wanted to keep secret.The Nishitenma district in Osaka. This area has long been home to many law offices, and more recentl...
- Open for Lunch
La Kanro ラ・カンロ
An artfully innovative restaurant which offers an extraordinary culinary experience and captivates guests with its charm.La Kanro, an innovative cuisine restaurant, relocated to its current address in September 2020 amid ...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- M Selected
- Gault & Millau
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Counter Seating
- Private Room
Kushiage Hirokawa 串揚げ 広川
The best Kushiage skewers cooked using premium ingredients sourced by a renowned star-rated sushi restaurant.Chef Hirotsugu Morioka, head chef and owner of the acclaimed Michelin-starred sushi restaurant Sushi...
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Counter Seating
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Babies and Small Children
HAJIME
The prestigious three-star restaurant and pinnacle of Japanese cuisine that continues to captivate the world.Having achieved the prestigious rank of 3 Michelin stars faster than any restaurant in the world, HA...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Starred Restaurant
- 3 stars
- Gault & Millau
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Haral / Muslim-Friendly
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
BEARS LAB
Satisfying both vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike, BEARS LAB's creative cuisine will leave everyone happy and convinced of its quality.In Osaka’s Kitahorie area, known for its stylish urban development led by young people, there ...
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Haral / Muslim-Friendly
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
Leone Yoshikawa Kentaro Leone 吉川 健太郎
Unique Innovative cuisine created under the concept of "Japan within Asia".The ever-popular innovative restaurant “Leone Yoshikawa Kentaro”, formerly located in Osaka...
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
Fujiya 1935
A dining experience that evokes unforgettable memories of the seasonsThis is a concept which I give serious thought to, wish to embody in the cuisine I create, and commu...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Starred Restaurant
- 2 Stars
- Gault & Millau
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
ad hoc
Owner and chef of the critically-acclaimed restaurant “Tout-Le-Monde,” it was listed in the Mich...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- 1 Star
- Gault & Millau
- Open for Lunch
nent nent
The pinnacle of French Cuisine in Osaka crfeated through experience and creative individuality.Established in March of 2021, 「nent」almost instantly proved its capabilities by being awarded a ...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- 1 Star
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
KYOTO
LURRA°
A unique and innovative gastronomic experience in Kyoto which continues to amaze both fans and critics from around the world.The name LURRA° comes from the “Basque word “Lurra” which means “planet ear...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Starred Restaurant
- Gault & Millau
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
Kyoto Cuisine Shuhaku 京料理 修伯
Innovative and sensational 1-star Japanese cuisine created by the fusion of French and Japanese styles and flavors.After six years of training in Japanese cuisine and another six years honing his skills in French cu...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- M Selected
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
- Babies and Small Children
cenci
An innovative Italian restaurant which truly values its ingredients, and was the first restaurant in Kyoto to be included in ASIA'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS.“Ingredients” are the most important thing in the cuisine at cenci. By adding a personal...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Starred Restaurant
- 1 Star
- Gault & Millau
- Counter Seating
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
Shinmonzen Yonemura 新門前 米村
An innovative 1-star restaurant showcasing a unique fusion of Kyoto, French, and Japanese cuisine.Shinmonzen Yonemura is the remarkable rebirth of the acclaimed Restaurant Yonemura, which earned a M...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Starred Restaurant
- 1 Star
- Counter Seating
- Open for Lunch
Gion Nikuryori Oka 祇園肉料理 おか
Kyoto Niku Kappo cuisine in which aged meat takes center stage.Enjoy a pursuit of umami which surpasses that of standard meat cuisine.
The process of aging meat in low-temperature storage for an extended period of time greatly condense...
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
TOKI（HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO） 都季
Recognized in a prestigious 2024 dining guide, TOKI is led by Chef Tetsuya Asano, who will represent Japan at the Bocuse d'Or International Culinary Competition 2027.The culinary team at TOKI offers diners a vibrant atmosphere where they can experience French cuisine prepared with the freshest, seasonal Kyoto ingredients.
A highlight of this culinary experience is the fond or “dashi,” a flavorful soup stock made with Kyoto's pristine water.
Kyoto, the capital of Japan for nearly a thousand years, is surrounded by mountains that serve as th...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- M Selected
- Counter Seating
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
Kyoto Kiu 京都きう
A top-secret sushi establishment only accessible through a referral and if privately booked.Kiu is a unique, referral-only restaurant in Kyoto, meaning its phone number isn’t publicly av...
- Special and Limited Release
- Counter Seating
KOBE
Cà sento
Cuisine is the creation of something through collective effort. The pinnacle of 3-starred innovative cuisine in Kobe.Cà sento is an innovative restaurant which has been selected as 3-stars for six consecutive years i...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Gault & Millau
- Open for Lunch
entre nous entre nous アントル ヌー
A private members-only French cuisine restaurant which is now accepting exclusive reservations.Chef Hideki Takayama is the famed Japanese chef who took 5th place in the 2015 Bocuse d’Or int...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- M Bib
- Gault & Millau
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
KANAZAWA・TOYAMA
Auberge eaufeu オーベルジュ オーフ
A gastronomic restaurant which breathed new life into a closed elementary school, reborn as an auberge, showcasing the rich flavors of the local region.Nestled just 30 minutes by car from Komatsu Airport in Ishikawa lies the enchanting town of Kanagaso...
- Gault & Millau
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Haral / Muslim-Friendly
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Group Guests (10 or More)
- Open for Lunch
SHOKUDO YArn
SHOKUDO Yarn is based in Komatsu City in Ishikawa Prefecture and is located a mere 10 to 15 minutes ...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Gault & Millau
- Private Room
- Open for Lunch
TOKYO
L’Effervescence
A 3-star and sustainability-recognized French restaurant ranked among Asia’s 50 best restaurants. Continuously pushing the boundaries of gastronomy.L’Effervescence is a truly one-of-a-kind French restaurant that pushes the boundaries of gastr...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- 3 stars
- Gault & Millau
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Private Room
- Solo Diner Accepted
- Open for Lunch
NAGOYA・GIFU
The Caprice
A talented female chef fluent in English is making her mark in Hida-Takayama.Drawing on international experience, she creates innovative fusion cuisine rooted in Japanese ingredients. (Vegetarian and vegan options available)
After spending over 20 years abroad, Chef-Owner Motozawa returned to Japan and honed her skills for ...
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Gluten-Free
- Counter Seating
- Solo Diner Accepted
HOKKAIDO
CUCINA ITALIANA MAGARI CUCINA ITALIANA MAGARI
New sensation Italian Innovative cuisine that can only be tasted at MAGIRI which uses an abundance of rich Hokkaido ingredients.Although Italian cuisine may seem rare in Sapporo, Hokkaido, you will find a new level of enjoyment ...
- Recommended by a Restaurant Guide
- Vegetarian / Vegan
- Gluten-Free
- Counter Seating
- Open for Lunch