Nanao

By Kathleen Squires

Credit: courtesy Nanao Restaurant

Since 1985, when Katsuko Nanao opened her restaurant Nanao, she's been putting her unique stamp on kaiseki, Japan's most formal cooking style. A self-taught chef with an all-female staff, Nanao bucks tradition�and her unorthodox food�sole sashimi with shreds of mountain yam, delicate fried mushrooms with gingko nuts�is what happens when home cooking meets kaiseki. It's a breath of fresh air.

Nanao
No. 2 Ishihara Building, First Floor

1-5-10 Azabu-Juban, Minato-ku

Tokyo, Japan
03/3401-7770