Sazenka

Sazenka (Japanese: 茶禅華, Hepburn: Chazen ka) is a Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant in Minato, Tokyo.

Its executive chef, Tomoya Kawada (川田 智也), previously worked at a Chinese restaurant Abazu Choko (麻布長江) for ten years and a Japanese restaurant Nihonryori Ryugin for five years.

[1] Its owner is Ryoji Hayashi, who has been involved in another Tokyo-based Chinese restaurant Tousenkaku.

[4] The Tabelog Award gave the restaurant a gold medal in 2018, 2019, and 2021.

[5][6][7] GQ Japan magazine gave Sazenka the Best Breakthrough Award in late 2017.