Eats · Jingumae, Tokyo, Japan
About
Seasonal menus of strikingly presented contemporary dishes, with wine pairings, in a stylish space.
Den is the Tokyo restaurant of Zaiyu Hasegawa—two Michelin stars and a consistent presence on Asia's 50 Best—that presents Japanese kaiseki cooking with an unusual warmth, humor, and personal generosity entirely at odds with the category's typical formality. The "Dentucky Fried Chicken" mid-meal—a piece of Japanese fried chicken in a tiny KFC-branded box—is both famous and perfectly accurate: exceptional cooking that refuses to take itself more seriously than the pleasure of its guests.
Review summary
Guests frame Den as a polished restaurant experience. The available review set points to steady guest satisfaction rather than a single standout anecdote. Current public sentiment sits at 4.4 public rating.