The best restaurants in Japan

Seasonal, exact and regional, from the sushi counter to the train-station bento.

Chef is checking the restaurants worth it in Japan one by one, and adds each here once a page shows it's open. Check back in a few days, or ask Chef now.

What to eat while you're there

Sushi, Ramen, Tempura, Kaiseki and more.

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Picked by Chef Amazing; nobody pays to be here. A place shows only after Chef finds a page that shows it open now. Photos are the restaurant's own where we have one; otherwise a dish of Japan, labelled, not that restaurant. Spot a mistake? Write to us.

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