L'évo

Toyama, Japan

L'évo is the very definition of a destination restaurant – it's literally in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by lakes and mountains in the spectacular Toyama province, a little black wooden hut right on the banks of the Toga river. Osaka-born chef Eiji Taniguchi has operated L'évo in various guises since 2014, extending the complex to include three four-person cottages for overnight guests alongside the tiny 26-seater dining room and unveiling the reinvigorated resort in 2020. Taniguchi describes his food as avant-garde regional cuisine: his 13-course tasting menu is hyper-seasonal and clearly informed by the surrounding environs and its more esoteric ingredients could include firefly squid caught from Toyama Lake which are considered by experts the world's finest example.

Key Information

• Tasting menu from $155
• Lunch & Dinner: Mon – Sun
• +81 763 68 2115
• Visit L'évo's Website

Location

100 Tajima Togamura Taikanba, Toyama, Nanto, 939 2518