In a city that can’t seem to get enough of omakase sushi, these are the crème de la crème.
From Tokyo to Bangkok: Den Kushi Flori Written by Gastronomer Lifestyle August ‘The Japanese Issue’, 2023 Share this post First opened in Shibuya, in 2020, as a collaboration between two Japanese culinary maestros, Den Kushi Flori combines the best of Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa’s kaiseki cuisine, as showcased at his two-Michelin starred Tokyo restaurant Den, and […]
One hails from Niigata and creates exquisite French cuisine out of the best Japanese ingredients. Another comes from Fukuoka and lives to bring joy through ramen and a little bit of humour, while a third chef from Gunma makes some of the purest sushi Bangkok has seen and tasted. In discovering the stories of three of the city’s prominent Japanese chefs, we realise that, despite each of their uniqueness, they share many traits and ideas in common— most significantly a deep-rooted passion for their work.