JINBO MINAMI AOYAMA

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JINBO MINAMI AOYAMA, Italian Tasting Menu in Tokyo (Gault&Millau 15)

JINBO MINAMI AOYAMA is an Italian restaurant at 4-11-13 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, rated 15 by Gault&Millau in 2026. Chef Yoshinaga Jinbo cooks a single seasonal course each day.

Chef Jinbo's training

Jinbo grew up in Ibaraki and studied at the Tsuji culinary college in Tokyo. He then spent about two years in France and Italy, working in Michelin-starred kitchens. Back in Japan he joined Hiramatsu and later ran the kitchen at Hotel Emion Tokyo Bay. In 2010 he opened HATAKE AOYAMA, an Italian restaurant built around vegetables.

One course per day

The menu is a set course, written fresh each day around seasonal ingredients, with food waste kept in mind. Lunch from 11:30 am runs eight dishes (¥12,100 with tax, plus 10% service). Dinner from 5:30 pm stretches to fourteen, with five amuse-bouches, a specialty, two pastas, then fish and meat mains (¥23,100). Allergies should be mentioned when booking.

Wine and service

Hiroyasu Kato, service manager and sommelier, began his career as a bartender. The wine list starts with Champagne and moves on to Burgundy, Piedmont and Tuscany, with a few bottles from California and New Zealand. The Michelin Guide lists the restaurant as Recommended for 2026.