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ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as March 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Felipe Oliveira and Hiro Tagai, of ramen bar Koyoté, open an itameshi restaurant - Japanese-Italian cooking - in Salt Lake City.0.60Yamada Opens in Manhattan
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ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.4 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as April 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Chef Isao Yamada opens a minimalist kaiseki counter on Elizabeth Street, serving the seasonal Japanese multi-course form without spectacle.0.60Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition Begins in Tokyo
Nakagin Capsule Tower, 8-Chome Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-0061, Japan
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