L’Evo

Nanto, Japan

Eiji Taniguchi’s restaurant is at one with its landscape. The chef moved to this remote location in Toyama prefecture in 2010, after training in France and Japan. Here beneath the Tateyama mountains and next to the Jinzū river, Taniguchi crafts ultra-local dishes based on ultra-seasonal ingredients, blending the influences of his Asian and European experience to create a cuisine that is wholly his own – to say nothing of continuing the tradition of his forebears, a family of chefs in Osaka. Taniguchi forages for ingredients in the forests surrounding the restaurant and what he can’t find himself, he relies upon from a network of trusted local farmers, fishermen and brewers. The exquisite-looking results feel as much a part of the surrounding nature as the view through the full-length windows of the minimalist, modernist dining room.

Key Information

• Average price per person $225
• Please contact the restaurant directly for opening hours
• 81 763 68 2115
• Visit L’Evo's Website

Location

100 Tajima Togamura Taikanba, Nanto, Toyama, 939-2518