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Mokubei
Kyoto
A traditional Kyoto restaurant on Hanamikoji Street where the fourth-generation chef sends out eel, painstakingly deboned by hand to coax out its full texture, alongside handwritten waka poetry and Buddhist blessings on the side. The kind of place where every gesture carries the weight of the old capital, and the service moves with the quiet precision of someone who was very carefully taught.
One honor, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 69
How we score
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