Sazenka
Restaurant in Tokyo, Japan
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Sazenka (Japanese: 茶禅華, Hepburn: Sazenka) is a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Minato, Tokyo.
| Sazenka | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | February 2017 |
| Owner | Ryoji Hayashi |
| Head chef | Tomoya Kawada (executive chef) |
| Food type | Chinese |
| Dress code | casual (with some restrictions) |
| Rating |  (2020–present) (2017–2020) |
| Location | 4-7-5 Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, 106-0047, Japan |
| Website | sazenka |
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]