Yukashi

Chef Daisuke Izutsu is the quiet force behind this highly personal, kaiseki-style experience. While the room verges on cluttered, the menu takes seasonal ingredients and turns them into ornate works of art. The otsukuri is a colorful signature, featuring cuts of toro and hay-smoked hamachi stylishly arranged on a white marble base with the likes of pickled turnips, radishes, and daikon. Another signature combines wagyu beef, Hokkaido uni, and foie gras – all blowtorched and wrapped with shiso leaf. Dinner ends with simple, unadorned slices of Japanese crown melon from the chef’s hometown. These presentations come at considerable expense, but for those looking for artistry, intimacy, and subtlety, this restaurant is one to consider.