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  1. Oryori Honjo

    Japanese

    Eat 69
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    Counter kappo restaurant where the chef trained long enough in Kyoto that the dashi still tastes like it. Omakase menus shift with the season, with small hotpots cycling from sansho pepper in spring through pike conger, matsutake, and winter wild boar. The format is technically fixed but the chef leans toward flexibility, so if you have a preference, say so. The kind of quiet, unhurried room where the counter arrangement is the whole point.

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    • Hotpot

      “Seasonal small hotpots are well worth the wait: flower of Japanese pepper in spring, pike conger in summer”

      Michelin Guide
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    Address
    4-2-7 Sakyo, Nara, Nara, Nara 631-0801, Japan · Nara
    Hours

    Closed today, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    • Monday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Tuesday Closed
    • Wednesday Today Closed
    • Thursday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Friday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Saturday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Sunday 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM 6 PM to 9:30 PM

    Other irregular closures possible; check Instagram

    Phone
    0742-71-1110
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