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Update-date: May 12 2025

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Top 6 Japanese Restaurants Recommended by Chefs

The unique award by Hitosara, "Best Chef & Restaurant," themed "Chefs Recommended by Chefs," is given to the restaurant that stood out the most that year. In the latest 2024-2025 announcement, more than 20 chefs made recommendations, and six notable restaurants were proudly honored as "Three Hats."

Mood

A creative Japanese cuisine restaurant located a 10-minute walk from Roppongi Station, near the Nishiazabu intersection. The chef, Yugo Perret-Galix, trained at a renowned French restaurant before coming to Japan to study Japanese cuisine. After working at Kikunoihonten and Esquisse, he opened his own restaurant. The interior features a calm atmosphere with a Nara cypress counter and displayed artworks.

Chef-Recommended "Hitosara Best Chef & Restaurant 2024-2025" BEST 7

Combining the essential sauces of French cuisine with the delicate knife skills and approach to ingredients of Japanese cooking, this restaurant expresses what it believes to be truly "good" beyond borders. It is a place filled with the desire to share the vitality that ingredients possess with its visitors. All ingredients used are traceable, including vegetables directly delivered from trusted farmers.

~Comments from Recommended Chefs~
“They possess advanced Japanese culinary skills and create original dishes that only they can make.” [Japanese Cuisine Kenno] Mr. Kenno Sakai and others

Kibun

Open: [Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 25,000 JPY
Address: 4-11-28-2F Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Map
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Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant offers a unique dining experience. The menu features a variety of dishes that blend traditional flavors with modern techniques. The staff provides attentive service, ensuring a comfortable atmosphere for all guests.

Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant offers a cozy atmosphere and a diverse menu. The chef specializes in seasonal dishes using fresh local ingredients. It is popular among both locals and tourists for its excellent service and reasonable prices.

A hidden gem of a restaurant located in a quiet residential area, just a 4-minute walk from Kita-Sando Station. The space, decorated in earth tones that evoke the image of a forest, offers a view of a lively open kitchen. Shinsuke Ishii, who has mastered authentic techniques at renowned restaurants in France and Tokyo, manages everything from cooking to serving.

With the desire for people to enjoy traditional French cuisine in a fun and casual way, the restaurant has designed its appearance and dining style to be approachable. The charming 'Sea Bass Taiyaki' looks delightful, but its flavor remains firmly rooted in classical French cuisine. Attention is also drawn to Mr. Ishii's 'Sea Cocktail,' which reflects his efforts to protect marine resources and the ocean environment.

~Comments from Recommended Chefs~ “The dedicated and energetic activities of 'Chefs for the Blue' have a very positive impact on chefs both domestically and internationally.” [CHOMPOO] Mr. Mikio Morieda and others

Sincère

Open: [Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 7:30 pm) / Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (last order 1:00 pm)
Closed: Other 1st, 3rd, 5th Mondays
Average price: [Dinner] 25,000 JPY / [Lunch] 25,000 JPY
Address: Harajuku Tokyu Apartment B1F, 3-7-13 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Map
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Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant offers a cozy atmosphere and a diverse menu. It is known for its fresh ingredients and excellent service. The chef specializes in seasonal dishes that highlight local flavors.

Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant offers a cozy atmosphere and a diverse menu. It is known for its fresh ingredients and attentive service. The menu features a variety of dishes, including seasonal specials and classic favorites. Customers often praise the balance of flavors and the presentation of each dish.

A 4-minute walk from Tokyo Station, this is the main dining restaurant of the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi. In a luxurious yet relaxed atmosphere, guests can enjoy French cuisine by Daniel Calvert, who has worked in Paris, New York, and Hong Kong and is recognized by gourmets worldwide. The restaurant has been awarded three Michelin stars.

The chef personally travels across Japan to select cherished Japanese ingredients, skillfully transforming them into refined and elegant French cuisine using various techniques. Although the dishes appear calm at first glance, they reveal surprising depth with the first bite. The rich aroma and clear flavors are truly remarkable. The restaurant also features a champagne lounge, offering not only renowned maisons but also a wide selection of vintage champagnes.

~Comments from Recommended Chefs~
“They create dishes that capture the essence, completely different from the cuisines trending worldwide.”
[Quintessence] Mr. Shuzo Kishida and others

SÉZANNE

Open: [Sunday,Wednesday - Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm (last order 9:00 pm) / Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (last order 1:45 pm)
Closed: Monday,Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 70,000 JPY / [Lunch] 70,000 JPY
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Address: 1-11-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Pacific Century Place Marunouchi Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo 7F Map
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Hakunei

An 8-seat counter-only French restaurant located an 8-minute walk from Hiroo Station in a residential area of Hiroo. The interior features a rounded space with a cypress wood counter running through it, offering an extraordinary experience. Chef Dai Hayashi, who trained at Florilege and Margot et Bacchale, demonstrates meticulous craftsmanship and has earned one Michelin star.

The restaurant offers innovative yet comforting dishes that combine the skills and experience developed through French cuisine with Japan's rich ingredients and culture. Guests can enjoy a seasonal omakase course featuring fresh ingredients sourced from across the country. The wine list includes a carefully selected range of champagnes and Burgundy wines that pair perfectly with the dishes.

~Comments from Recommended Chefs~
“Calm and dignified demeanor. Congratulations to Chef Hayashi for being the youngest chef featured in the Michelin Guide!”
From Riku Yakushijin of [unis] and others

Located in the heart of the city, this restaurant offers a cozy atmosphere and a diverse menu featuring both traditional and modern dishes. The staff provides attentive service, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. Popular items include the signature ramen and seasonal appetizers, which are highly recommended by regular customers.

A Michelin two-star Peruvian restaurant located a 1-minute walk from Akasaka Mitsuke Station, featuring an interior made of natural materials that creates a warm atmosphere despite its city center location. Virgil Martinez of Central, ranked No.1 in South America in the "Latin America Best Restaurants 50 2021," and his apprentice Santiago Fernandez showcase flavors using ingredients from Japan and Peru.

Peru, with its nine different altitude zones, is a country rich in diverse ecosystems and culinary culture. It has a food research institute and uses original ingredients sourced directly from Peruvian producers. Featuring fresh and unique ingredients such as the natural blue pigment from spirulina and the sweet-scented Andean herb wakatay, it offers an unprecedented dining experience.

~Comments from Recommended Chefs~
“Their passion and approach to cooking are very sincere. They have a positive influence on the Japanese culinary world.”
[villa aida] Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi and others

MAZ

Open: [Sunday,Monday,Wednesday - Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 45,000 JPY / [Lunch] 45,000 JPY
Address: Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho 3F, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Map
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L'Effervescence

A Michelin three-star standalone restaurant embodying the concept of "Ichichu no Sanko," located a 12-minute walk from Omotesando Station in a quiet residential area. The restaurant features a stylish exposed concrete exterior and an elegant interior that allows guests to escape the city's hustle and bustle. Food enthusiasts from around the world visit to experience the culinary vision of Fuminobu Namie, who has refined his skills at renowned restaurants globally.

They offer a course that incorporates the style of tea kaiseki into a Western format. Mr. Namie visits producers, dives into the sea, and explores fields and mountains in search of ingredients. The "artisan vegetables," which carry the scents and minerals of the earth from various regions, and fish dishes themed "from forest to sea," naturally highlight the best of Japan's unique local flavors alongside diverse tastes from around the world.

~Comments from Recommended Chefs~
“Not only do they share content based on cuisine, but they also disseminate the knowledge and information they have acquired, guiding chefs toward the right path.”
[Sincère]Mr. Shinsuke Ishii and others

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