KAGARI
KAGARI
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Contemporary Japanese Sumibiyaki

KAGARI

Fire, season and silenceScroll

おもてなし

The spirit of Kagari

An intimate journey through charcoal, season and omotenashi.

At KAGARI, fire is not spectacle. It is a language—measured in heat, distance and time.

01 / 場所

Three cities, one quiet flame

Open hearth at the heart of KAGARI

Our philosophy / 哲学

Precision without performance.

We cook over binchōtan, following the season rather than a fixed idea of luxury. Hospitality is attentive but unspoken; craft is felt in what has been removed.

Discover our philosophy

02 / 素材

The elements of the table

01

Japanese wagyu prepared for the KAGARI hearth

Wagyu

Marbled beef kissed by clean, smokeless heat; rested until its sweetness settles.

02

Japanese binchotan charcoal ready for the grill

Binchōtan

Dense white charcoal burns with quiet intensity, leaving aroma rather than smoke.

03

Seasonal Japanese delicacies inspired by the four seasons

Seasonal vegetables

Harvests arrive at their brief, precise peak and meet the fire with little intervention.

04

Japanese matcha tea with a bamboo whisk

Japanese tea

Infusions selected like wine: mineral, floral and grounding across the meal.

Chef Ren Takamori preparing sushi at KAGARI

The chef

Ren Takamori

“The fire is always speaking. Our work is to listen closely enough.”

Raised between the mountain kitchens of Nagano and the dining rooms of Paris, Chef Takamori brings a quiet, ingredient-led discipline to every KAGARI menu.

Read his story

New York · Kyoto · Paris

Your table awaits.

Choose your city. We will take care of the rest.

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