Sazenka

Sazenka (Japanese: 茶禅華, Hepburn: Chazen ka) is a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Minato, Tokyo.

Sazenka
Restaurant information
EstablishedFebruary 2017 (2017-02)
Owner(s)Ryoji Hayashi
Head chefTomoya Kawada (executive chef)
Food typeChinese
Dress codecasual (with some restrictions)
Rating3 Michelin stars (2020–present)
2 Michelin stars (2017–2020)
Street address4-7-5 Minami-Azabu
CityMinato, Tokyo
Postal/ZIP Code106-0047
CountryJapan
Websitesazenka.com

History

The restaurant opened in February 2017. Its executive chef, Tomoya Kawada (川田 智也), previously worked at a Chinese restaurant Abazu Choko (麻布長江) for ten years and a Japanese restaurant Nihonryori Ryugin for five years.[1] Its owner is Ryoji Hayashi, who has been involved in another Tokyo-based Chinese restaurant Tousenkaku.[2]

Reception

Sazenka was awarded its first two stars in late 2017.[3] It was then awarded the third star in late 2020, becoming the first Chinese restaurant in Tokyo to hold three Michelin stars.[4] The Tabelog Award gave the restaurant a gold medal in 2018, 2019, and 2021.[5][6][7]

GQ Japan magazine gave Sazenka the Best Breakthrough Award in late 2017.[8] The restaurant was also ranked twenty-third in 2019,[9] twenty-ninth in 2020,[10] and twelfth in 2021[11][12] in Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list. It was also ranked seventy-fifth in 2021 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.[13][14]

References
  1. M-Style Japan Co. Ltd. (November 19, 2020). ミシュラン2つ星店「茶禅華」の料理長 川田智也が語る「本物志向」をテーマにした「美巣」主催の第１弾インタビュー記事公開のお知らせ！. PR Times (Press release) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  2. Joe, Melinda. "Review: Tousenkaku". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. Hallinan, Bridget (November 29, 2017). "Tokyo Now Has 234 Michelin-Starred Restaurants". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  4. Kurita, Yumi; Nagasawa, Mitsuko (December 28, 2020). "Michelin Tokyo awards 3 stars to Chinese eatery for 1st time". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  5. Kakaku.com (January 24, 2018). The Tabelog Award 2018（食べログアワード 2018）を発表！ (Press release) (in Japanese). PR Times. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  6. Kakaku.com (January 23, 2019). 国民が選ぶ“今、一番おいしいお店”が決定 ！食べログが「The Tabelog Award 2019」を発表 (Press release) (in Japanese). PR Times. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  7. 「食べログアワード2021」Web上で発表。頂点の「Gold」に輝いたのは32店. Foodist Media. February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  8. Oishi, Tomoko; Kimura, Chinatsu; Iwata, Katsumi (December 3, 2017). "和魂漢才"の精神が大成功を収めている──＜ベスト・ブレークスルー賞＞茶禅華. GQ Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2020". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. "12: Sazenka (Tokyo, Japan)". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  12. Cheng, Fontaine (March 25, 2021). "Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 revealed with Hong Kong's The Chairman taking the top spot". Time Out. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  13. "The World's 50 Best Restaurants". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  14. The World's 50 Best Restaurants (September 23, 2021). "The World's 50 Best Restaurants Announces the 51–100 List for 2021" (Press release). Cision PR Newswire. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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