Kajitsu

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Established2009 (2009)
ClosedSeptember 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)[1]
Food typeJapanese
Location125 East 39th Street, New York City, New York, 10016, United States
Kajitsu
Interactive map of Kajitsu
Restaurant information
Established2009 (2009)
ClosedSeptember 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)[1]
Food typeJapanese
Location125 East 39th Street, New York City, New York, 10016, United States
Coordinates40°44′59.4″N 73°58′40″W / 40.749833°N 73.97778°W / 40.749833; -73.97778
Matcha being stirred at Ippodo in 2014

Kajitsu was a Japanese restaurant in New York City. It specialized in shojin ryori or Japanese Buddhist cuisine serving seasonal vegetarian set menus. Along with the main restaurant, the owners also operated a non-vegetarian handmade soba space called Kokage downstairs as well as Kaijitsu Cafe for lunch options and wagashi. The space also hosted the only New York location of Ippodo, a tea place specializing in matcha which did full tea ceremonies as well as gyokuro and sencha.[2][3] The restaurant had received a Michelin star. Time Out New York rated the restaurant four out of five stars.[4] The restaurant opened at 414 East 9th Street in the East Village in 2009 and moved to 125 East 39th Street in Murray Hill in 2013.[5][6]

The composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto was a regular diner at the restaurant, and was recognized for selecting the music played in the background at the restaurant.[7]

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