Sazenka
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | February 2017 |
| Founder | Ryoji Hayashi |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo , Japan |
| Products | Chinese cuisine |
Sazenka is a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant situated in Minato, Tokyo.
History
Sazenka commenced operations in February 2017. The executive chef, , possesses a decade of expertise from the Chinese restaurant along with five years of experience at the Japanese establishment Nihonryori Ryugin. The proprietor, Ryoji Hayashi, also oversees another Chinese dining venue in Tokyo named Tousenkaku.
Reception
In late 2017, Sazenka was awarded two Michelin stars and subsequently became the first Chinese restaurant in Tokyo to achieve a third star by the end of 2020. It received the Tabelog Award gold medal in 2018, 2019, and 2021. GQ Japan honored it with the Best Breakthrough Award in 2017. The restaurant was ranked twenty-third on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019, twenty-ninth in 2020, and twelfth in 2021. Additionally, it secured the seventy-fifth position on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2021.
See also
Further reading
External links
- Sazenka (茶禅華) on Tabelog