KHAO

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KHAO Tokyo: Thai Tasting Menu with Japanese Ingredients in Kandajimbocho

KHAO is a Thai restaurant in Tokyo at 2-12-7 Kandajimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, and it holds one Michelin star for 2026 for high quality cooking. The room is a counter dining space, and the kitchen works from a single set menu.

Thai roots, Japanese ingredients

KHAO describes its approach as keeping the traditions of Thai cuisine while cooking with ingredients and sensibilities from Japan. The restaurant points to common ground between the two countries, including rice cultivation, fermentation and the bounty of the sea. Herbs and spices add brightness, and the dishes aim for a layered balance of sour and spicy. Gault&Millau gave the restaurant a score of 15 in 2026.

The Chef's Tasting Menu

Dinner centres on an eight-course Chef's Tasting Menu priced at ¥22,000, tax included, plus a 10% service charge. The courses draw on seasonal produce such as Asian herbs, Japanese mushrooms and local chicken. Plan for about two and a half hours at the table.

Wine and tea pairings

Wine pairings are ¥13,000 and tea pairings are ¥7,700, both tax included with service charge not added. The team selects each pairing to match the flavors of the course it accompanies.