| Opinionated About Dining, the leading source of global restaurant rankings for devout diners, announces its list of the 2015 Top 30 Restaurants in Japan, today. Selected by the survey's expert membership of highly literate connoisseurs of the culinary arts, the list is comprised of top tier establishments delivering coveted gastronomic experiences throughout 13 wards in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hokkaido. Celebrated destinations led by prominent master chefs of sushi, kaiseki and French cuisine dominate the top five ranked restaurants in Japan including Sushi Saito (Tokyo), Matsukawa (Tokyo), Michael Bras Toya (Hokkaido), Sushi Sawada (Tokyo), and Jimbocho Den (Tokyo). 30 BEST RESTAURANTS IN JAPAN Rank Name Location 1 Sushi Saito Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 2 Matsukawa Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 3 Michel Bras Toya Toya, Hokkaido 4 Sushi Sawada Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 5 Jimbocho Den Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 6 Hajime Nishi Ward, Osaka 7 Hyotei Sakyo Ward, Kyoto 8 Sukiyabashi Jiro Roppongi Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 9 Ryugin Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 10 Ishikawa Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 11 Sushi Mizutani Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 12 Harutaka Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 13 L'Osier Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 14 Kitcho Ukyo Ward, Kyoto 15 Quintessence Gotenyama Shinagawa, Tokyo 16 L'Effervescence Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo 17 Cuisine[s] Michel Troisgros Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 18 Ukai-tei Ginza Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 19 Sushiso Masa Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo 20 Chateau Restaurant Joel Robuchon Minato, Tokyo 21 Mikawa Zezankyo Fukuzumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 22 Les Creations de Narisawa Minato, Tokyo 23 Sushi Yoshitake Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 24 7 Chome Kyobashi Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 25 Obana Minamisenju, Arakawa, Tokyo 26 Shima Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo 27 Ginza Koju Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo 28 Aragawa Nishishinbashi, Minato, Tokyo 29 Hashiguchi Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 30 Sushi Kaneseka Ginza, Chuo, Tokyo Steve Plotnicki, Founder of Opinionated About Dining and one of the industry's pioneering food bloggers, says, "The survey results reflect a combination of Japan's rich culinary scene, and the high skill level of the chefs working in the country, and the highly cultivated expertise of our members - food savants, who like myself, are curious about where to find a great meal, and who regularly travel across the globe to discover the best dining experiences the world has to offer." "OAD is unique in its approach to voting, by having the opinions of diners that eat out more widely having a higher score weighting than those that do so occasionally. In this way it reflects the views of experienced diners rather than those of industry insiders," said Food Critic, Andy Hayler. About Opinionated About Dining OAD is the premier restaurant rating system compiled by an expert membership of highly literate connoisseurs of the culinary arts who travel the world to experience the art of food. By relying on statistical accuracy, transparency, discerning palates and weighted votes of members, the Opinionated About Dining survey provides a more distinctive approach to rating restaurants. The OAD algorithm generates a ranking system that classifies restaurants based on the reviews of the membership community. Each member influences the results based on the number of restaurants he/she has visited and the current ranking of those restaurants. At the end of each rating year, restaurants are ranked using a combination of data including: the type of reviews they attract (from positive to negative); the level of reviewer who visited (the percentage of experienced and inexperienced reviewers), and whether the number of reviewers who visited that year is trending upward, downward, or holding steady. By using this method, OAD eliminates a dilution of results experienced in other voting systems that are based on surveys, while at the same time offering everyone an opportunity to participate. The resulting list reflects the combined expertise of a community that is dedicated to the dining experience, versus the collective view of the average diner, or the subjective rating by a restaurant critic. |
