The Best Italian 30 Restaurants in Japan 2024

We have prepared for you 30 of the most popular and recommended Italian restaurants in Japan. Discover the best restaurants Japan has to offer.

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1. Foliorina della Porta Fortuna

Italian
2147-689 Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture

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Located in the hinterlands of Karuizawa, this Italian restaurant accepts reservations for only one group per day. No matter how much you focus on creating an extraordinary atmosphere, the hustle and bustle of the city will get in the way...Koji Kobayashi, the owner and chef, decided to close his restaurant in Tokyo and move to Karuizawa, which is rich in nature. Genuine gourmets travel by Shinkansen and taxis in search of Mr. Kobayashi's cooking, who has appeared on numerous TV shows such as Jonetsu Tairiku. Here is a dish that surprises and delights such gourmets.

2. Pellegrino

Italian
2-3-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

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"Pellegrino" is located in a quiet residential area of Ebisu 2-chome. Theater-type restaurant with 6 seats per day. The menu consists of only one omakase course. Using carefully selected ingredients from all over the world, our restaurant offers local cuisine from Parma, the capital of food. If you have the chance, please try it once.

3. Convivio

Italian
3-17-12 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Kamimura Building 1F

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Italian restaurant "Convivio" is located in a quiet residential area of Sendagaya. Enjoy authentic Italian cuisine based on traditional Italian cuisine prepared by a chef trained in Milan.

4. al checciano

Italian
83 Shimoyamazoe Ichirizuka, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture

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"Al Quecciano" is a place where you can enjoy Italian cuisine that maximizes the flavor of the ingredients, with a focus on local production for local consumption. Only here can you taste the umami of the ingredients and the elaborate and exquisite seasoning of each item.

5. Ristorante Acquapazza

Italian
Aoyama M's Tower Passage Aoyama 2F, 2-27-18 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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About a 2-minute walk from Gaienmae Station, this ristorante serves Italian cuisine made with plenty of seasonal Japanese ingredients. You can enjoy a wide variety of dishes a la carte or courses, including lunch during the day and the signature dish "Fresh Fish Acqua Pazza" at night.

6. Santa Chiara

Italian
1904 Shalom K 1F, Tokugawacho, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

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Italian restaurant "Santa Chiara" is located in a quiet residential area in Higashi Ward, Nagoya City. Enjoy Italian cuisine using freshly caught local fish from Mikawa Bay and Ise Bay, carefully selected by the owner chef who has experience working at a fish market.

7. Baci

Italian
2-29-26 Izumi, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Sunfumi Izumi Building 1A

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An Italian restaurant "Baci" is located about a 1-minute walk from Takaoka Station. In a limited space of about 10 counter seats, you can enjoy authentic Italian food prepared by the husband and wife owner and carefully selected wines from all over Italy.

8. Casa della Mante

Italian
3-17-12 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Otsudori Electric Building B1F

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The Italian restaurant "Casa della Mante" is located about a 5-minute walk from Fushimi Station. You can enjoy dishes that use carefully selected ingredients from all over the country and wine that goes well with them.

9. Cantina GIOIOSO

Italian
Yamaguchi Building B1F, 1-112 Omoteyama, Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

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An Italian restaurant "Cantina GIOIOSO" located about 10 minutes on foot from Yagoto Station. Dishes made with rare meat and fish delivered directly from all over the country and paired with wine are popular.

10. Ristorante Da Nino

Italian
Grand Maison Nogizaka 1F, 1-15-19 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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This is a long-established Italian restaurant where you can enjoy authentic Sicilian cuisine using carefully selected fresh seafood, pistachios and tuna dried mullet roe that are particular about the production area, and sea urchin that is made in Japan. The interior of the restaurant is lined with Sicilian pottery and plates, and you can enjoy the atmosphere of an Italian restaurant typical of Sicily.

11. Trattoria Ryougoku

Italian
2-17-10 Higashisakura, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

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Italian restaurant "Trattoria Ryougoku" is located about 3 minutes on foot from Shineicho. You can enjoy Italian home cooking by the owner, a former sumo wrestler.

12. La Rocha

Italian
3-6 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Samurai-do Building 3F

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The Italian restaurant "Rocchadoro Kagurazaka" is located about a 3-minute walk from Iidabashi Station. You can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine using plenty of ingredients from Shimane, the chef's hometown, such as blackthroat seaperch and pine needle crab.

13. Ushimaru

Italian
1307-2 Bokuto, Matsuo-cho, Sanmu City, Chiba Prefecture

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A detached house restaurant in Matsuo, Chiba Prefecture. The cute appearance that seems to be in the Italian countryside is like a stylish mansion. The cuisine is Italian with plenty of seafood. Recently, it is one of the restaurants that has been attracting attention among gourmets. It seems that the number of customers who visit from outside the prefecture has increased.

14. Ristorante Sakura

Italian
Prime Square 1F, 2-5-5 Honcho, Chuo Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

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Italian restaurant "Ristorante Sakura" is located about 15 minutes on foot from Chiba Station. You can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine that uses plenty of local Chiba ingredients, including seafood.

15. Yamaguchi

Italian
570-185 south side of Gion-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

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An Italian restaurant that represents Kyoto in Gion. The cuisine that combines Japanese ingredients and high-end ingredients from around the world allows you to enjoy unique cuisine that is not bound by the genre of Italian. Because it is an introduction system, reservations for first-time customers are not possible unless there is an introducer.

16. Bottega

Italian
5-17-8 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Aprice Hiroo B1F

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Italian cuisine that continues to pursue tradition and innovation. "BOTTEGA" means "workshop" in Italian, and the name of the restaurant comes from the chef's desire to create a restaurant where you can feel the live atmosphere of cooking. The chef is Mr. Sasakawa, who has experience at "Aroma Fresca" and "Casa Vinitalia". The cuisine is based on local cuisine and offers a la carte and course meals. It is a hideaway restaurant for adults where you can enjoy high-level Italian cuisine.

17. Piat Suzuki

Italian
Hasebeya Building 4F, 1-7-7 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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Authentic Italian "Piat Suzuki" is located about a 2-minute walk from Azabu-Juban Station. It has one Michelin star and is popular for its simple dishes that value the taste of the ingredients.

18. settanta

Italian
1F 1-15-23 Izumi, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

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Settanta, an Italian restaurant with a Michelin star, is located about a 3-minute walk from Hisaya Odori Station. Popular for its modern, secluded atmosphere.

19. SALONE 2007

Italian
36-1 B1F SALONE 2007, Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa

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A shop in Minatomirai, Yokohama. Opened in 2007 as the flagship store of the Salone Group, which operates Italian restaurants mainly in Tokyo, our restaurant has gained a reputation as an elegant and refined restaurant, and has been highly rated on numerous gourmet sites.

20. Dodici Maggio

Italian
Izumi 1 Building 1F, 1-22-7 Izumi, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

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An Italian restaurant that brings out the original taste of the ingredients. The appearance is beautiful, and you can taste dishes that can only be tasted here.

21. Ristorante Hamasaki

Italian
1-5-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Togo Memorial Hall 2F

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The Italian restaurant "Ristorante Hamasaki" is located about an 8-minute walk from Omotesando Station. You can enjoy Italian cuisine that brings out the aroma and flavor of the ingredients prepared by the owner who trained in Florence.

22. Wordsworth Sawara

Italian
I 491-1 Sawara, Katori City, Chiba Prefecture

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A stylish restaurant where you can enjoy your meal while enjoying the greenery. The spacious interior retains the atmosphere of a Japanese-style house, creating a relaxed atmosphere. It is popular for its reasonably priced healthy Italian dishes made with fresh vegetables and fish. The pizza has a large volume, and although the dough is thin, it has a chewy texture. A restaurant where you can casually dine in an excellent location.

23. Trattoria Que Pacchia

Italian
Manivia Building 4F, 2-5-1 Azabujuban, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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Italian "Trattoria Que Pacchia" with a Michelin Bib Gourmand located about a 4-minute walk from Azabujuban Station. There are also terrace seats where you can see Tokyo Tower, and you can enjoy a relaxing meal in a lively atmosphere.

24. Aroma del Sole

Italian
2937-5 Shimoguricho, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture

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A restaurant where you can enjoy "Neapolitan pizza" baked in a wood-fired oven ordered from Naples at a reasonable price. After training in Naples, the owner, who turned from a cook to a Neapolitan pizza craftsman, shows his skills, and the shop is crowded with many people day and night every day. High-quality flour is used for the pizza dough, and you can enjoy both the aroma and sweetness of the wheat. Other than pizza, there are other special items such as meat and fish dishes and stewed dishes. The stylish exterior is reminiscent of southern Italy.

25. Linacimento

Italian
1F, 2-23-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

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About an 8-minute walk from Meguro Station on each line, a hideaway restaurant with a chic and calm atmosphere. This is a restaurant where you can enjoy Italian cuisine using seasonal ingredients from all over the country, and the wines that go well with the dishes are mainly Italian brands.

26. Prisma

Italian
Aoyama ALLEY 1F, 6-4-6 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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Prisma is the only Italian restaurant in Tokyo to receive the highest rating of two stars in the Michelin Italian category. At the age of 20, the chef trained in Italy for two years before refining his skills in Japan before opening Prisma. The interior decoration is simple and stylish. Needless to say, there is a wide selection of bottled wines.

27. Sarah Amabile

Italian
Ginza Trecious 12F, 2-6-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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"Sala Amabile" is located on the top floor of Zatrecious. Aroma Fresca's Mr. Harada's shop has a grand piano and other high-class atmosphere like a salon in Ginza. The charm of this restaurant is the elegant dishes served in small portions and multi-plates.

28. RODEO

Italian
Nakameguro Plea Tower 1F, 3-5-1 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

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Italian in Nakameguro. All the dishes using charcoal with the scent of firewood are delicious. If you see the fire swaying in the darkness, there is no doubt that your feelings will be shaken.

29. Il Cuore

Italian
1-4-1 Matsuzonocho, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture

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Il Cuore is a long-established Italian restaurant in Hanamaki. Pasta is popular at this popular restaurant that fills up as soon as it opens. You can enjoy Italian cuisine that puts a lot of effort into meat and fish dishes, with a wide variety of menus such as hand-made items with a chewy texture and orthodox peperoncino.

30. zoe's

Italian
Chiba Prefecture Kashiwa City Kashiwa 4-6-23 AK Building 1F

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"zoe's" is said to be one of the best Italian restaurants in Kashiwa City. The dishes that bring out the flavors of the ingredients are delicious, and the presentation is beautiful. A popular restaurant with good cost performance for both lunch and dinner.

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