The Top 43 Places to Eat Near Restaurant KAITO
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Rank 2. Kappou Nishimura
Japanese
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Rank 3. tavola calda OHNO
Italian
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Rank 5. Hinode
Japanese
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Rank 8. Hirovanna
Italian
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Rank 9. Le Temps Perdu
French
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Rank 12. MEI
Italian
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Rank 16. sai
Italian
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Rank 22. a.ligne
French
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A pizzeria-grill sitting inside Nagoya's busiest shopping arcade, Cesari runs on the reputation of Pasquale Makishima, who won the World Pizza Championship and then quietly built what amounts to a small Italian food empire in Japan. The menu spans red and white pies made with imported Italian ingredients, grilled meat, classic Italian dishes, and desserts from the in-house lab upstairs. The wine list is organized to pair with all of it. Ranked in the 50 Top Pizza World list.
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Rank 24. sincerita Taku
Italian
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Rank 26. il AOYAMA
Italian
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Rank 29. Enoteca Pinchiorri
Italian Wine Bar
The view from the 42nd floor of Midland Square hits before the menu does, and Nagoya spreads out below you like a reward for taking the elevator. This is the Japanese outpost of the storied Florentine fine dining institution, and the kitchen bridges Italy and Japan in ways that feel considered rather than gimmicky. Fresh pasta anchors the menu, the desserts are serious, and the wine list runs deep, with thoughtful options for non-drinkers too.
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Rank 30. Kyouaji Motoi
Japanese
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Rank 31. VICINO
Italian
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Rank 33. Pizza Gorge
Pizza
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Rank 35. Takada Hassho
Japanese
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Rank 36. Bon Vivant
French
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Rank 37. la bûche
French, Western
The chef is at the market every morning, listening to farmers before deciding what goes on the plate. This one-Michelin-star French prix fixe restaurant sits in the rural mountain village of Ohara, and the wood fire burning at the open counter runs on timber from forest thinning, which is either very poetic or very on-brand, probably both. Wild greens, mountain flowers, and game fold the surrounding landscape directly onto the plate.
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Rank 38. Docilità Casalinga
Italian
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Rank 41. Tokuyamazushi
Japanese
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Rank 42. Korian
Japanese
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Rank 43. Jukuseibuta Kawamura
Japanese
A plaque on the wall reads "Timing is everything," which turns out to be the whole philosophy here. This is a tonkatsu shop built around aged pork, sourced from a Fushimi butcher and rested before it ever meets the fryer, where it goes in twice at low temperature. The menu lets you pick your cut and grade, so there's a mild amount of homework involved. The pork katsu curry, spiced with ginger, is a reasonable excuse to stay longer.