Yugyoan Tankuma Kitamise (Hotel New Grand Yokohama)

With four locations around Japan, Yugyoan is one of the country’s premier kyo-ryori — traditional Kyoto-style cuisine — restaurants, offering guests the chance to take a moment, sit back and enjoy a taste of Japanese culinary history. Native to Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, kyo-ryori is considered the essence of Japanese cuisine. It is this cuisine that is made in the kitchens of Yugyoan Tankuma Kitamise. Through the intricacy of his kappo craft, the chef conveys the rich and vibrant history and culture of Kyoto — all of its 1,200 years of tradition — to guests through the use of fine seasonal ingredients. Though they are fundamentally kyo-ryori specialists, each Yugyoan branch also specializes in its own type of Japanese cuisine. The Kyoto main restaurant is purely dedicated to kyo-ryori, while the Sendai and Tokyo branches specialize in teppanyaki. The Hotel New Grand Yokohama branch is unique in offering sushi alongside kappo, making the menu a beautiful fusion of both Tokyo’s and Kyoto’s traditional cuisines. With the steady stream of travelers passing through the Hotel New Grand Yokohama, seats at Yugyoan are always in demand, but none more so than the windowside seats, which offer stunning tableside views of the Yokohama Bay Bridge and Yamashita Park.