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割烹 — to cut and cook

Kappou (割烹) means to cut and to cook — Japan's oldest form of fine dining: one craftsman, one counter, and the season of that day.

In Japanese, 割 is to cut, 烹 is to cook — and kappou is the art of doing both in front of the guest. There is no kitchen hidden behind walls: the knife, the flame, and the craftsman's hands are the entire theater.

The craftsman's hands — sashimi cut right on the counter — The knife, the fish, the focus

At 144/1 Pasteur, Nishiyama keeps that spirit in about ten seats around a dark hinoki-wood counter. Warm lantern light, washi paper, deep pools of shadow — a wabi-sabi room, where beauty lives in imperfection and the moment.

Kappou is dining for the patient: slow, quiet, letting the craftsman lead each dish at the season's pace.

seats

~10 seats at the counter

style

Kappou · omakase

address

144/1 Pasteur, Bến Nghé, D1

prices

Unpublished · at the counter

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