🥇🥈🥉 The Tabelog Award 2022

Tabelog Award 2022 The Tabelog Award 2021 was announced on Monday 31st January 2022. As with last year, awards were announced online. Restaurants up for consideration are those which have scored over 4.0 during 2021 and following a vote taken in the first two weeks of November by Tabelog users who have visited the restaurants. The full list is at https://award.tabelog.com/en?lang=en including Best New Entry at https://award.tabelog.com/en/restaurants/new so again, no point in repeating it here but below I list the changes from 2021.

As last year, there are no restaurants debuting with a Gold award. Unlike last year the "Best New Entry" list exactly matches the "new" Silver restaurants list. But three of these restaurants (Naruse, Ete and L'evo) relocated in the past couple of years and all had Silver awards prior to 2021 and Chiune relocated in 2021 and was awarded Gold in every year prior to relocation. If a restaurant relocates it will generally get a new Tabelog entry and scores are not carried forward so it can take a year or so for enough high-scoring reviews to come through for a restaurant to regain a previous award. That's what's happening here: these are not new restaurants just relocations. This year I've broken out the restaurants receiving their first ever Tabelog award and those which have had an award prior to 2021 but missed out last year.

The list is definitely less busy compared with previous years. There were 339 changes on my list last year and only 219 this year. The total number of restaurants listed was 624 in 2020, 536 in 2021 and 522 in 2022.

How useful/definitive the Tabelog Awards are is debatable. I take it as one indicator of trend and nothing more. Unlike Michelin, awards can go to any restaurant in Japan so it can be useful to pick up new restaurants in areas Michelin doesn't cover. Anyway, that's enough blurb. I hope you find this list useful.

Silver to Gold Sakai (Sushi / Fukuoka / 4.56) Hirasansou (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Shiga / 4.51) Aca 1° (Spain / Tokyo / 4.5) Takiya (Tempura / Tokyo / 4.47) Gold to Silver Nozawa (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Aichi / 4.56) Kiyama (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 4.45) Honkogetsu (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Osaka / 4.57) Debut Silver AKAI (Innovative cuisine / Hiroshima / 4.1) Respiracion (Spain / Ishikawa / 4.09) Kiu (Sushi / Kyoto / 4.15) Ninshurou (Chinese / Kyoto / 4.14) katecuore (Italian / Saga / 4.16) Seirin (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Shizuoka / 4.14) Treis (Innovative cuisine / Tokyo / 4.13) "New" Silver Naruse (Tempura / Shizuoka / 4.16) [Relocated] CHIUnE (Innovative cuisine / Tokyo / 4.15) [Relocated] Ete (Innovative cuisine / Tokyo / 4.14) [Relocated] L'evo (Innovative cuisine / Toyama / 4.14) [Relocated] Bronze to Silver il AOYAMA (Italian / Aichi / 4.36) Oryouri Matsuyama (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Fukuoka / 4.33) Torila (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Fukuoka / 4.13) Chisou Sotakuito (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Hiroshima / 4.16) Yoichi Sagra (Italian / Hokkaido / 4.15) SHOKUDO YArn (Innovative cuisine / Ishikawa / 4.25) Hayashi (Kyoto Cuisine / Kyoto / 4.2) Kawaguchi (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 4.29) Miyamasou (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 4.12) Sasaki (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 4.24) Torisho Ishii (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Osaka / 4.29) Inomata (Sushi / Saitama / 4.35) Ajiman (Fugu (Blowfish) / Tokyo / 4.34) Florilège (French / Tokyo / 4.22) OHKUSA (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Tokyo / 4.25) Sushi Ryujiro (Sushi / Tokyo / 4.32) Villa AiDA (Italian / Wakayama / 4.22) Silver to Bronze Hanaichi (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Aichi / 4.18) NIKUYA SETSUGEKKA NAGOYA (Beef dishes / Aichi / 4.34) Takaoka (Sushi / Chiba / 4.33) Gyoten (Sushi / Fukuoka / 4.37) Shimoyamite Naeizuru (Innovative cuisine / Hokkaido / 4.33) Sushisai Wakichi (Sushi / Hokkaido / 4.31) Maruyasu (Fugu (Blowfish) / Hyogo / 4.38) Yakitori Kasahara (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Hyogo / 4.34) Komatsu Yasuke (Sushi / Ishikawa / 4.32) Sushisho Nomura (Sushi / Kagoshima / 4.42) CAINOYA (Innovative cuisine / Kyoto / 4.26) Owatari (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 4.4) Hinotori (Chinese / Osaka / 4.3) Kahala (Creative cuisine / Osaka / 4.27) Tada (Sushi / Osaka / 4.19) Toraya Kochuan (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokushima / 4.36) Den (Creative cuisine / Tokyo / 4.27) FUREIKA (Chinese / Tokyo / 4.2) Hatsunezushi (Sushi / Tokyo / 4.39) Les Saisons (French / Tokyo / 4.25) Mitaka (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 4.36) ShinoiS (Chinese / Tokyo / 4.25) Sushi Shunji (Sushi / Tokyo / 4.31) Takajo Kotobuki (Fowl / Tokyo / 4.29) Tsunokamizaka Koshiba (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 4.21) "New" Bronze Tonkatsu Asakura (Tonkatsu (Pork cutlet) / Aichi / 3.98) Onyado Kawasemi (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Fukushima / 4.13) Ajidokoro (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Hokkaido / 4.07) Myoken Ishiharaso Shokusai Ishikura (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kagoshima / 4.0) Mikasa (Tempura / Kanagawa / 4.3) ONZA (Fowl / Shiga / 4.05) Homemade Ramen Muginae (Ramen / Tokyo / 3.97) Romantico (Italian / Tokyo / 3.84) SALONE TOKYO (Italian / Tokyo / 3.96) Tsugumian (Unagi (Freshwater eel) / Tokyo / 4.12) Daimon (Sushi / Toyama / 3.96) Debut Bronze Sushi Shumbi Nishikawa (Sushi / Aichi / 4.1) Ueda (Sushi / Aichi / 4.11) F (Italian / Akita / 4.14) Sumibiyaki Niku Kyu (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Akita / 4.09) Sushisho (Sushi / Akita / 3.88) Sushu (French / Akita / 4.07) casa del cibo (Italian / Aomori / 4.09) Manshan (Sichuan Cuisine / Chiba / 3.94) Kogureya (Unagi (Freshwater eel) / Chiba / 3.87) Namae no nai Itariaryouriten (Italian / Ehime / 4.1) Ao (Innovative cuisine / Fukuoka / 4.13) Restaurant Sola (Modern French / Fukuoka / 3.96) Tsugumi (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Fukuoka / 4.01) Unazen (Unagi (Freshwater eel) / Fukuoka / 3.9) Uotora (Izakaya (Tavern) / Fukuoka / 3.9) Yakiniku Sudou (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Fukuoka / 4.03) Marushin (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Fukushima / 3.96) Sushi Itou (Sushi / Fukushima / 4.09) Yakitori Mizuki (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Gifu / 3.99) Youshoku tsubaki (Western Cuisine / Gifu / 4.1) Colz (Italian / Hokkaido / 3.93) Susukino Sushi Kin (Sushi / Hokkaido / 4.02) Sushi Ueda (Sushi / Hyogo / 4.07) Yakitori Taniguchi (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Hyogo / 3.96) You (Creative cuisine / Iwate / 4.13) Kuroson (Izakaya (Tavern) / Kochi / 3.85) BARON (Steak / Kumamoto / 4.06) Mirei (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 3.92) Otagi (Kyoto Cuisine / Kyoto / 4.0) Ristorante Nakamoto (Italian / Kyoto / 3.89) Restaurant Ryu (French / Mie / 3.86) Yamanomi (Soba / Nagano / 3.94) Villa del nido (Italian / Nagasaki / 4.12) Kyoudaizushi (Sushi / Niigata / 4.09) Sushi Tokiwa (Sushi / Niigata / 4.11) Funachef (French / Osaka / 4.04) Rakushin (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Osaka / 3.83) Poan (French / Osaka / 4.01) La Cime (French / Osaka / 3.94) Yakiniku Masa-chan (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Osaka / 3.96) Zakuro Nara Kimiya Bettei (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Osaka / 3.95) Fukunaga (Steak / Shiga / 3.91) Uran (Unagi (Freshwater eel) / Shiga / 4.07) Maison KEI (French / Shizuoka / 3.98) Bia (Innovative cuisine / Tokyo / 4.0) Hatou (Sushi / Tokyo / 4.02) LOOP (Creative cuisine / Tokyo / 3.86) Onarimon Haru (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 3.97) Ramen-ya Shima (Ramen / Tokyo / 3.99) Ren Mishina (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 4.0) Shimazu (Sushi / Tokyo / 4.0) Toshi (Cantonese Cuisine / Tokyo / 4.03) Ushimatsu (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Tokyo / 3.88) WASA (Chinese / Tokyo / 4.05) Yakiniku Oboshimeshi (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Tokyo / 3.9) Yamazaki (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Toyama / 3.97) Gold to no award Comptoir Feu (Closed) Silver to no award Miyasaka (Relocated) Tout la Joie (Closed) Bronze to no award Awai Joun (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Aichi / 3.82) BISTRO DIA (Closed) Shitaru (Indian curry / Chiba / 3.87) Sushi Ei (Relocated) Daidokoro (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Fukuoka / 3.9) Sensui (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Fukuoka / 3.67) Tamura (Yakiniku (BBQ Beef) / Fukuoka / 4.02) Yasukichi (Sushi / Fukuoka / 4.13) A due passi (Italian / Gifu / 3.89) Takada Hassho (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Gifu / 3.9) Takotsubo (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Hiroshima / 3.77) ARAGAWA (Steak / Hyogo / 3.95) Nii (Chinese / Hyogo / 3.88) Sushi Matsumoto (Sushi / Hyogo / 3.93) Nagata in Kanoka (Udon / Kagawa / 3.98) CUISINE FRANCAIS NAGOYA (French / Kanagawa / 3.86) RISTORANTE IL NODO (Italian / Kanagawa / 3.96) SALONE 2007 (Italian / Kanagawa / 3.91) Sushi Otowa (Sushi / Kanagawa / 3.7) SWEETS garden YUJI AJIKI (Cake / Kanagawa / 3.97) Cenci (Italian / Kyoto / 3.91) CHIMERA (Italian / Kyoto / 3.9) Gion Maruyama (Kyoto Cuisine / Kyoto / 3.98) Gion Ichidou (Teppanyaki / Kyoto / 3.86) Iwasaki (Relocated) Kakouokamoto (Kyoto Cuisine / Kyoto / 3.9) Kyo Seika (Chinese / Kyoto / 4.01) Naruya (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 3.88) Takamatsu (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 3.71) Tokuwo (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Kyoto / 3.89) Chimatsushima (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Miyagi / 3.92) Sushi Mino (Sushi / Miyagi / 3.82) Fujioka (Soba / Nagano / 3.95) Agnel d'or (French / Osaka / 3.95) Alarde (Modern Spanish / Osaka / 3.93) Gyu Hou (Beef dishes / Osaka / 3.87) Ichimatsu (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Osaka / 3.93) Matsuya (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Osaka / 3.84) Takoyasu (Fugu (Blowfish) / Osaka / 3.72) AMOUR (French / Tokyo / 3.85) Ata (Bistro / Tokyo / 3.79) Chuka Soba Shibata (Ramen / Tokyo / 3.93) Crony (Relocated) Chuka TAKASE (Cantonese Cuisine / Tokyo / 4.05) Don Bravo (Italian / Tokyo / 3.89) GELATERIA ACQUOLINA (Ice cream / Tokyo / 3.96) Ginza Sushi KANESAKA (Sushi / Tokyo / 3.92) Goryukubo (Relocated) Hayashi (Kushi-age (Fried Skewer) / Tokyo / 4.15) HITSUJI SUNRISE (Genghis Khan (BBQ Rum) / Tokyo / 3.87) ICARO miyamoto (Italian / Tokyo / 3.86) Ichiyanagi (Sushi / Tokyo / 3.85) IL TEATRINO DA SALONE (Italian / Tokyo / 3.89) Il Pregio (Italian / Tokyo / 3.83) Incanto (Italian / Tokyo / 3.8) Kojyu (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 3.89) L'appartamento di NAOKI (Relocated) L'EAU (French / Tokyo / 3.88) LA BONNE TABLE (Modern French / Tokyo / 3.86) Le jardin des saveurs (French / Tokyo / 3.86) Le sputnik (French / Tokyo / 3.88) Les Alchimistes (Relocated) Maison de YULONG (Shanghai Cuisine / Tokyo / 3.8) Marutomi (Kaiseki (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 3.94) MASA'S KITCHEN47 (Chinese / Tokyo / 3.79) Menan Chitose (Relocated) Mendokoro Kinari (Ramen / Tokyo / 3.85) Menson RAGE (Ramen / Tokyo / 3.86) Restaurant ALADDIN (French / Tokyo / 3.84) RISTORANTE PEGASO (Italian / Tokyo / 3.83) Ristorante Aroma-fresca (Italian / Tokyo / 3.86) Seika Kobayashi (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 3.82) SHANGU (Closed) Sunano Misaki (Indian curry / Tokyo / 3.84) Spicy Curry Roka (Curry (other) / Tokyo / 3.88) Sushi Tsu (Sushi / Tokyo / 3.79) Sushi Fujinaga (Relocated) Takagaki no Sushi (Sushi / Tokyo / 3.82) TexturA (Spain / Tokyo / 3.81) Tokuyama (Kappo (Traditional Japanese) / Tokyo / 3.91) Toricho (Yakitori (Grilled chicken) / Tokyo / 3.84) Ushigoro Ginza (Relocated) VIA Brianza (Italian / Tokyo / 3.78) Vincero (Italian / Tokyo / 3.88) Yamadaya Nishiazabu (Fugu (Blowfish) / Tokyo / 3.73) Yu (Sushi / Tokyo / 3.98) à tes souhaits! (Cake / Tokyo / 3.97)