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Aoyama, Tokyo

# NARISAWA

Yoshihiro Narisawa turns Japan's forest floor into a tasting menu, and has for two decades.

FlightLogic expert score: **9.2/10** · Editorial composite rating 4.8/5 · ££££ · [Innovative](https://flightlogic.co.uk/restaurants/cuisine/innovative/) , [Fusion](https://flightlogic.co.uk/restaurants/cuisine/fusion/)

Photo: Pocsywe / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

Quick answer

**Is NARISAWA worth visiting?** FlightLogic assigns an expert score of 9.2/10 based on editorial research. The 4.8/5 star figure is an editorial composite for guide comparison — not a verified consumer aggregate. It has 2 Michelin stars. Best for special occasions, food enthusiasts, business dinner.

## About NARISAWA

Narisawa built his reputation on a single idea — that a kitchen should taste like the landscape around it — and two decades on, the "satoyama" tasting menu still opens with bread baked tableside in a ceramic pot meant to evoke soil. Techniques lean French (consommés, emulsions, controlled fermentation) but the ingredients are relentlessly local: mountain vegetables from Nagano, river fish from Gifu, moss and bark textures rendered edible. It is fusion in the literal sense, not the marketing one — a French-trained chef translating a Japanese ecosystem course by course. Expect theater (the bread ritual, tableside finishing) alongside genuine restraint in seasoning.

## Menu highlights

- **Satoyama Scenery Bread** included *Baked in a stoneware pot at the table; opens every tasting menu*
- **Essence of the Forest Floor** included in ¥38,000 dinner menu *Mushroom and moss consommé finished tableside*
- **Charcoal-Grilled Gifu River Fish** included in ¥38,000 dinner menu *Ayu with bone-dashi glaze*

Rating transparency

**FlightLogic expert score: 9.2/10.** Star ratings on this page are editorial composites from named FlightLogic research — not aggregated consumer submissions — unless individually marked as verified below. [How we verify reviews](https://flightlogic.co.uk/review-integrity/)

Star rating is a FlightLogic editorial composite for guide purposes. Individual excerpts below are editorial samples unless marked with transaction or geolocation verification.

## Editorial rating breakdown

Distribution reflects FlightLogic editorial modelling for guide comparison. See published excerpts below.

## Published reviews

Sorted by date (newest first). We do not reorder by rating or “helpfulness”. [Review integrity policy](https://flightlogic.co.uk/review-integrity/)

1. ★★★★★ 5.0 Editorial sample The bread course sounds gimmicky until it's in front of you — the smell of the pot alone resets your palate before anything else arrives. — Haruto Sagawa · 14 March 2026 Response from NARISAWA Thank you, Sagawa-san. Glad the ritual still lands after all these years — that's exactly the intent.
2. ★★★★★ 5.0 Editorial sample Booked four months out and it was worth every week of waiting; the ayu course had more depth than dishes twice its size. — Claire Dubois · 22 January 2026

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### How far in advance should I book Narisawa?

Reservations open two months ahead and the counter fills within days, especially for weekend dinner seatings — plan on booking the moment the window opens or working through a concierge.

### Is the tasting menu adjusted seasonally?

Yes. The satoyama concept means roughly a third of the menu changes through the year to track what's coming out of the mountains and rivers, so a repeat visit in a different season is a genuinely different meal.

## Visit info

### Hours

**Monday**

Closed

**Tuesday**

Closed

**Wednesday**

12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30

**Thursday**

18:00–21:30

**Friday**

12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30

**Saturday**

12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:30

**Sunday**

12:00–14:30, 18:00–21:00

### Features

- Reservations accepted
- Wheelchair accessible

Last updated: 4 July 2026

## Location

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