Restaurant Naz (レストラン ナズ) Karuizawa

Awards

OAD

Japanese Restaurants 2024, 227

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Tabelog

2024 Silver

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Ratings from the web

Tabelog

4.49

Chef

Natsuki Suzuki

Cuisine

Innovative, Italian

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021

Dinner at Restaurant Naz

on 07 Feb 2024

by Feasting Pigs

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one of the most sought after tables where chef serves a unique menu based on fermented dishes after his training in noma and kadeau in copenhagen, as well as a breif stint in italy. his menu in his small restaurant up in karuizawa revolves around light and refreshing flavours, and i truly enjoyed his winter menu as a refreshing break from washoku.
loved the texture of the first bite, yomogi mochi made with genmai and lightly fried. the ravioli was also one i really enjoyed, perfectly cooked... More

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one of the most sought after tables where chef serves a unique menu based on fermented dishes after his training in noma and kadeau in copenhagen, as well as a breif stint in italy. his menu in his small restaurant up in karuizawa revolves around light and refreshing flavours, and i truly enjoyed his winter menu as a refreshing break from washoku.
loved the texture of the first bite, yomogi mochi made with genmai and lightly fried. the ravioli was also one i really enjoyed, perfectly cooked pasta with a sakekasu broth was a good complement to the pork and fermented bakchoi (hassai) filling. the fugu dish was also really good, fugu shirako, topped with lightly seared fugu and fermented strawberry. slightly underwhelmed by his signature of smoked salmon with radish, but what followed was my favourite, deep fried celeraic which acts as a vessel to enjoy with ice cream and dried pineapple, as a person who isn’t a fan of these western root vegetables, this was incredibly tasty and completely changed my mind. what followed was a koi somen, wagyu with the sweetest aged sweet potato topped with butter, and a koi sushi. before ending with a pine ice cream and hazelnut cake with herbal tea. really great to see how such fusion of nordic fermentation techniques could work so well with japanese ingredients and delicate flavour profiles, highly recommend their non-alcoholic pairing. really interested to see what other seasons here brings.
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december 2023
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winter lunch course: (¥45,000 with pairing)
✨蓬餅yomogi mochi with caviar
✨ラビオリravioli with fermented bakchoi and kurobuta, sakekasu miso sauce and porcini oil
✨河豚白子 いちごfugu shirako, strawberry
サーモン 発酵生カブsmoked salmon, fermented kabu, tomato sauce
✨根セロリ 牛乳アイス パイナップルfried celeriac, celeriac milk ice cream and pineapple
焼き鯉 そうめん grilled koi fish with somen
短角和牛 2ヵ月半熟成焼き芋tankaku wagyu with aged sweet potato
鯉の寿司 koi fish sushi
もみのきの葉のアイス pine ice cream, chinese lantern sauce and chips
ヘーゼルナッツケーキ hazelnut cake
ハーブティー herbal tea
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would revisit: yes, another season
reservations: intro-only
price range pp: ¥30,000-¥60,000
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📍RESTAURANT NAZ
location: 134-3 oiwake, karuizawa
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Dinner at Restaurant Naz

on 18 Nov 2023

by Kevin Chen

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This was one of my favourite meals at this place to date. Back when winter was just moving into spring, it was also one of the widest repertoires of flavours and cooking so far. The peas, the pasta, unagi and hotaru ika were on point, with a good balance against the looming spring vegetables.. it is always nice to try the core dishes like the aged salmon which has varying taste and texture through the seasons. Also, great pairings for both alcoholic... More

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This was one of my favourite meals at this place to date. Back when winter was just moving into spring, it was also one of the widest repertoires of flavours and cooking so far. The peas, the pasta, unagi and hotaru ika were on point, with a good balance against the looming spring vegetables.. it is always nice to try the core dishes like the aged salmon which has varying taste and texture through the seasons. Also, great pairings for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic are excellent..
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Lunch at Restaurant Naz

on 01 Nov 2022

by Gerhard Huber

A true destination restaurant in Kagurazaka. The Italian label is probably clearly wrong as the whole food feels more Nordic than Italian. Unsurprisingly as the chef worked in a Pizza restaurant in Tokyo and then worked in Copenhagen to refine his skills.
The cooking is very precise, the flavours restrained and the execution prefect.

Dinner at Restaurant Naz

on 17 Dec 2021

by Reisa Jiang

Restaurant Naz レストラン ナズ 1st visit — a new restaurant in Karuizawa. Innovative cuisine combining Italian, Nordic and Japanese elements, with quite a few fermented and dry aged ingredients. Overall a very good experience, nice space and interesting wine pairing. Easy access from Tokyo so definitely worth the trip. •
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Restaurant Naz レストラン ナズ 1st visit — a new restaurant in Karuizawa. Innovative cuisine combining Italian, Nordic and Japanese elements, with quite a few fermented and dry aged ingredients. Overall a very good experience, nice space and interesting wine pairing. Easy access from Tokyo so definitely worth the trip. •
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Dinner at Restaurant Naz

on 01 Dec 2021

by Kevin Chen

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Outstanding meal at Naz a couple of months ago. Italian, Nordic and French cuisine combined with precision execution, beautiful plating amidst a cozy location. Wine list has a more natural focus but pairings work well with all the dishes. Quite a journey to get there as it is located just on the outskirts of Karuizawa, but extremely worthwhile.
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Outstanding meal at Naz a couple of months ago. Italian, Nordic and French cuisine combined with precision execution, beautiful plating amidst a cozy location. Wine list has a more natural focus but pairings work well with all the dishes. Quite a journey to get there as it is located just on the outskirts of Karuizawa, but extremely worthwhile.
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#料理 #レストラン #東京 #食事 #food #foodie #foodstagram #stuffieat #kevcheeats #kevchetokyo #kevche #グルメ thanks! @naz_karuizawa Less