The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Ichiju Nisai Ueno Minoten
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Rank 1. Ichiju Nisai Ueno Minoten
Japanese
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Rank 2. Kashiwaya Osaka Senriyama
Japanese
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Rank 3. Shunsaiten Tsuchiya
Tempura, Japanese
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Rank 4. Tenjinbashi Aoki
Japanese
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Rank 5. HAJIME
Innovative
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Rank 6. Higashichaya Nakamura
Japanese
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Rank 7. Taian
Japanese
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Rank 8. Numata
Tempura
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Rank 9. Ukitacho Ima
Japanese
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Rank 10. KAHALA
Innovative
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Rank 11. La Cime
French, Contemporary
A sleek fine dining room in Osaka's business district where modern French cooking gets quietly rerouted through western Japan's seafood and a subtropical island's citrus. The chef trained in Lyon and Paris, and it shows, though this is far from a museum piece. Suits fill most seats, but nobody's stiff about it. The Boudin Dog, one crispy bite of blood sausage, is the kind of thing you'll still be talking about later. On Asia's 50 Best list.
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Rank 12. Oimatsu Hisano
Japanese
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Rank 13. Miyamoto
Japanese
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Rank 14. Pierre
French
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Rank 15. Kamigatachuka SHINTANI
Chinese
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Rank 16. Yonemasu
Japanese
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Rank 17. Koryu
Japanese
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Rank 18. La Baie
French
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Rank 19. Fujiya 1935
Innovative
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Rank 20. YUNiCO
Italian, Italian Contemporary
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Rank 21. KuushinGarandou
Chinese
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Rank 22. Iroha
Japanese
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Rank 23. Ryoriya Inaya
Japanese
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Rank 24. capi
Innovative
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Rank 26. Hiraishi
Tempura
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Rank 27. Sushi Shigenaga
Sushi
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Rank 28. Ono
Japanese
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Rank 29. Iwaki
Japanese
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Rank 30. Yoshikou
Fugu / Pufferfish
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Rank 31. Empathie
French
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Rank 32. Kashiwaya Osaka Kitashinchi
Japanese
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Rank 33. Rakushin
Japanese
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Rank 34. Oimatsu Kitagawa
Japanese
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Rank 35. Chi-Fu
Chinese
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Rank 36. Yakitori Torisen
Yakitori
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Rank 37. Yakitori Ichimatsu
Yakitori
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Rank 38. Nishitemma Ichigaya
Japanese
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Rank 39. Numata Sou
Tempura
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Rank 40. Oryori Yamada
Japanese
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Rank 41. Shinchi Yamamoto
Japanese
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Rank 42. Kaishoku Shimizu
Japanese
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Rank 43. Tosara
Contemporary, Italian
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Rank 44. Point
French
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Rank 45. ad hoc
French
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Rank 46. P greco
Italian
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Rank 47. Torisho Ishii
Yakitori
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Rank 48. Naniwa Ryouri YU
Japanese
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Rank 49. Teruya
Japanese
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Rank 50. Sennarizushi
Sushi
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Rank 51. Le Pont De Ciel
French
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Rank 52. Yugen
Japanese
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Rank 53. Sushi Harasho
Sushi
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Rank 54. Oryori Horikawa
Japanese
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Rank 55. Sushi Hoshiyama
Sushi
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Rank 56. atelier HANADA
Chinese
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Rank 57. PRESQU'ÎLE
French
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Rank 58. Rooots Nakanoshima
Contemporary
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Rank 59. Sui Oya
Japanese
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Rank 60. Fushimimachi Kakoiyama
Japanese
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Rank 61. SINAE
French
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Rank 62. Nishino
Japanese
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Rank 63. Katamachi Kawaguchi
Japanese
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Rank 64. La Becasse
French
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Rank 65. IDÉAL bistro
French
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Rank 66. Différence
French
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Rank 67. agnel d'or
French
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Rank 68. Ajikitcho Bunbuan
Japanese
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Rank 69. Ñ
Spanish
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Rank 70. Konoha
Japanese, Tempura
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Rank 71. Alarde
Spanish
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Rank 72. a canto
Italian
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Rank 73. Sushi Sanshin
Sushi
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Rank 74. milpa
Mexican, Contemporary
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Rank 75. nishi-Shinsaibashi Yuno
Japanese
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Rank 76. Ajikitcho Horieten
Japanese
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Rank 77. Masuda
Japanese
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Rank 78. Terada
Japanese
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Rank 79. Hachi
Japanese
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Rank 82. Oryori Hanagaki
Japanese
This two-Michelin-star kaiseki house in Nara takes exclusivity seriously: one party per day, full stop. The chef built the bamboo garden, the gate, the whole atmosphere himself, and that same personal obsession carries into every course. Seasonal ingredients get introduced at the table, sometimes prepared right in front of you. The crowd is exactly one group of very lucky people who planned way ahead.
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Rank 83. Ajinotabibito Roman
Japanese
A Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant in Nara where a family affair actually means something. The chef has spent a career learning to get out of the way of good ingredients, and his daughters run the room with the kind of warmth you can't train. The food is quiet and precise, the sort of place where a bowl of vegetables stops you mid-bite. Dress neatly, go hungry, and let them lead.
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Rank 84. Tenboshi
Tempura
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Rank 85. Koikiryori Aji Manso
Japanese
This Michelin-starred Japanese omakase spot in Nara takes exclusivity seriously, serving just one party per meal, so the chef builds your entire menu around what you actually want to eat. The name translates roughly to "chic cuisine," and the cooking backs it up, mixing Japanese tradition with the occasional Western riff. Serious drinkers get plenty of bar snacks to graze on. It's an intimate, unhurried evening designed entirely around your table.
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Rank 86. Mugito Mensuke
Ramen
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Rank 87. PITAK GOHAN
Thai
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Rank 88. Tonkatsu Fujii
Tonkatsu
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Rank 89. DIVA
French
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Rank 91. Izakaya Tokitame
Izakaya
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Rank 95. via del emme
Italian
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Rank 96. Chukasoba Mugen
Ramen
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Rank 97. Tanpopo
Teppanyaki, Okonomiyaki
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Rank 98. il luogo di TAKEUCHI
Italian
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Rank 99. Shokudo Akari
Izakaya
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Rank 100. ku:de kiyo
French