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  1. Rank 371. Ryobo

    Italian

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    3-11 Kiyokawamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa 921-8032, Japan · Kanazawa City
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–10 PM

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  3. Rank 371. Ryouriya So

    Japanese

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    3-9-21 Chuo, Fukui City, Fukui 910-0006, Japan · Fukui City
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  6. Rank 371. sai

    Italian

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    2-8-17 Chiyoda, Nagoya City, Aichi 460-0012, Japan · Nagoya City
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 6:30 PM–10:30 PM

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    1-17 Monzenmachishikaiso, Washima City, Ishikawa 927-2166, Japan · Washima City
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–1:30 PM, 6 PM–7:30 PM

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  9. Rank 371. Scino

    Italian

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  10. Rank 371. SEMPRE

    Italian

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  11. Rank 371. Senti.U

    Italian

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    Address
    587 Shinkawamachi, Kanoya City, Kagoshima 893-0015, Japan · Kanoya City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 6 PM–8 PM

  12. Rank 371. SETTAN

    French

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  13. Rank 371. Settanta

    Italian

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    1-15-23 Izumi, Nagoya City, Aichi 461-0001, Japan · Nagoya City
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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    1-36-36 Nagono, Nagoya City, Aichi 451-0042, Japan · Nagoya City
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 6 PM–8:30 PM

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  17. Rank 371. Shinoda

    Japanese

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  19. Rank 371. SHINTANI

    Chinese

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    1-4-21 Nakazaki, Osaka City, Osaka 530-0016, Japan · Osaka City
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  20. Rank 371. Shinzenbi

    Chinese

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    3-24-10 Haruyoshi, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 810-0003, Japan · Fukuoka City
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    Closed now, opens 12:30 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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    2-2-15 Hommachi, Maebashi City, Gunma 371-0023, Japan · Maebashi City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–7:30 PM, 8 PM–10:30 PM

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    1-37-1 Yoshitakemachi, Komatsu City, Ishikawa 923-0835, Japan · Komatsu City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10:30 PM

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  24. Rank 371. Simples

    Italian

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    2-8-7 Izumi, Nagoya City, Aichi 461-0001, Japan · Nagoya City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–Midnight

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  26. Rank 371. SINQ

    Charcoal-grilled French

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    5-18 Tatemachi, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 730-0032, Japan · Hiroshima City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–8 PM, 8:30 PM–10:30 PM

  28. Rank 371. Soubiki

    Japanese

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  29. Rank 371. Sous-sus

    French

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    Address
    1-2-40 Omachi, Akita City, Akita 010-0921, Japan · Akita City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  31. Rank 371. sumi

    French

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    1095-101 Hagiwara, Gotemba City, Shizuoka 412-0042, Japan · Gotemba City
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–1 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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    3-3-24 Uomachi, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka 802-0006, Japan · Kitakyushu City
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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    3-22-8 Nakakumarunouchi, Nagoya City, Aichi 460-0002, Japan · Nagoya City
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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    25-1-22 Minami 2-jo nishi, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 064-0802, Japan · Sapporo City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–10 PM, 8:30 PM–10 PM

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  45. Rank 371. Suyama

    Japanese

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  46. Rank 371. SYMPOSIUM

    Italian

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  47. Rank 371. Syn

    French

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    Address
    1-5-22 Kusagae, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 810-0045, Japan · Fukuoka City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–10 PM, 6:30 PM–10 PM

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  49. Rank 371. TACUBO

    Italian

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    17-2 Sugiyamacho, Gifu City, Gifu 500-8829, Japan · Gifu City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  51. Rank 371. TAKAO

    Italian

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  52. Rank 371. Takiya

    Japanese


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  59. Rank 371. TOEDA

    French

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    1877-1 Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Nagano 389-0111, Japan · Karuizawa Town
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Noon, 6:30 PM–7 PM

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    1408 Yogocho Kawanami, Nagahama City, Shiga 529-0523, Japan · Nagahama City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 6 PM–9 PM

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  62. Rank 371. Tonoya Yo

    Japanese

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  64. Rank 371. Totto

    Italian

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  65. Rank 371. TSUBAJIN

    Japanese

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    5-1-8 Teramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa 921-8033, Japan · Kanazawa City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–9 PM

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  66. Rank 371. Tsukioka

    Japanese

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    Address
    3-12-12 Otemon, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 810-0074, Japan · Fukuoka City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

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  68. Rank 371. Ushimaru

    Italian

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  69. Rank 371. Utsushiki

    Japanese

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  70. Rank 371. värm

    Wood-fired American

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    17-15 Kimachi, Sendai City, Miyagi 981-0932, Japan · Sendai City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–7 PM

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  71. Rank 371. VENTINOVE

    Italian

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  74. Rank 371. WASA

    Chinese

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  76. Rank 371. WATAYA

    Japanese

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  77. Rank 371. Yamazaki

    Japanese

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  79. Rank 371. YO

    Japanese

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    Address
    4-123 Kurokawacho, Yoichi Town, Hokkaido 046-0003, Japan · Yoichi Town
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  81. Rank 371. Yoshichou

    Japanese

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  83. Rank 371. YUKIMOTO

    Japanese

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    Address
    1-9-3 Towacho, Iida City, Nagano 395-0086, Japan · Iida City
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  84. Rank 371. ZENIYA

    Japanese

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  85. Rank 371. ZURRIOLA

    Basque

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    Address
    6-8-7 Ginza, Chuo Ward, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan · Chuo Ward
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 6 PM–10:30 PM

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    Address
    5-6-7 Ginza, Chuo Ward, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan · Chuo Ward
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–Midnight

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  87. Rank 687. COPPIE

    Japanese


  88. A Sichuan-rooted restaurant in Nogizaka where the restrained seasoning is a philosophy, not an oversight: the chef pulls back on the heat so the farm-direct vegetables can actually say something. The name means "ties" or "connections," and that idea runs through everything, from the producers supplying the kitchen to the warm-hearted front-of-house who makes the room feel like someone's home. Seasonal menus keep honest time with the Japanese calendar.


    Address
    1-23-12 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan · Tokyo
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

  89. Rank 689. A VOTRE SANTE

    Traditional French

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  90. Rank 689. AlCeppo

    Italian

    The menu at this Italian restaurant in Shirokane changes not by whim but by compass: southern fish and olive oil dishes run through summer, then the kitchen pivots north come autumn, leaning into mushrooms and braised game. The chef mapped those regions personally, and the seasonal logic is tight enough that returning twice in one year feels like two different restaurants. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and a genuinely useful one.

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  91. A Spanish rice specialist in Ginza, La Panza works through the regional canon: Valencian paella, Basque clams in a clay pot, caldero from Mar Menor simmered in iron. The menu reads like a geography lesson you're happy to fail. Dry-cured ham and tapas keep things moving while you wait for the main event, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand keeps the price from being a surprise. The name means "pot belly," which is either a warning or a promise.

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    Address
    1-15-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan · Tokyo
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:45 AM

    Friday 11:45 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

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    B1F, 12-19 Daikanyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo 150-0034, Japan · Tokyo
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:50 AM

    Friday 11:50 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

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  93. A French bistro where the whole room is white, softened by flea-market antiques and a single pendant light doing real work. The chef cooks classic French, paring things down until the ingredient carries the sentence, and is devoted enough to Bincho charcoal to bake the bread over it. The name means white asparagus, which answers the question you were about to ask about spring. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, tucked into Shimogyo.

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  95. Rank 689. AUDACE

    Italian

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  96. Rank 689. Az

    Chinese

    A Chinese bistro in Nishitemma's basement that pairs Sichuan, Cantonese, and Beijing-style cooking with wine from around the world, which sounds like a gimmick until it quietly makes sense. The wagyu stir-fry lets you pick your sauce, and the menu swings wide enough that a good bottle has somewhere to land. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, and the room feels priced accordingly: neighborhood-relaxed, never fussy.

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  97. Rank 689. Benikurage

    Japanese

    The name belongs to an immortal jellyfish, chosen by a chef who clearly plays a long game. This intimate Japanese dining room runs on carefully sourced sake from across the country, and the food earns its place alongside it: sashimi cut to let the soy sauce do its job, clear soup deepened with kombu. The kimono-clad proprietress keeps the room unhurried. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which should tell you something about the price.

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  98. A basement restaurant in Kanda that serves exactly one thing: biryani, mutton or chicken, and nothing else. The basmati is cooked to order and timed so it comes off the heat the moment the last guest sits down, which is either charming or nerve-wracking depending on your punctuality. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks for a place this focused. Spices forward, oil restrained, grains separate.

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  100. A blackboard packed from top to bottom greets you at this compact counter bistro down a back alley in Ikejiri, listing everything from French regional classics to hamburger steaks and croquettes without any apparent sense of hierarchy. The menu stays fixed so the kitchen can keep its standards steady, which earns it a Michelin Bib Gourmand. "Glouton" means a wholehearted eater, and the place attracts exactly that.

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