3-1-25 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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The wife is the chef, the husband the sommelier in this couple-run restaurant. The omakase set menu consists of pairings only. An evangelist to the world for Japan as a terroire, JULIA specialises in Japanese foodstuffs and Japanese wines. Most ingredients come from Ibaraki Prefecture, where the husband was born and the restaurant originated. Uniquely, the couple favours pairings of vegetables and fish with fruit. Self-taught and freewheeling, the cuisine is colourful and light.