Nukumi
Nakajima Park, Japan
Nukumi occupies a restrained modern building near Nakajima Park, with a small counter and private dining spaces inside. Masaki Yamamoto draws on training in Osaka and a long career in Japanese kitchens, using seasonal ingredients from Hokkaido and elsewhere in Japan. The meal moves through contrasting preparations before finishing with rice, giving each ingredient its place within a larger sequence. Choose it for a calm, attentive evening of Japanese cooking with a strong connection to the season.