Sazenka

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

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

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.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Further reading

  • Inukai, Yumiko (April 18, 2017). 「茶禅華」（中国料理）犬養裕美子のレストランガイド [Yumiko Inukai's restaurant guide: Sazenko (Chinese restaurant)]. Vogue (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  • 2017年最注目の中華は広尾「茶禅華」しかない! 中国料理の深層を「和」のアプローチでときほぐす（GetNavi web）. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). September 10, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

External links

  • Official website
  • Sazenka (茶禅華) at Tabelog

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