Komforta — Restaurant in Nara

This was our favorite meal so far! Taste and presentation were top notch! Bravo, chef Saga Takuya @saga.takuya Your creativity and finesse were amazing 🤩

Restaurant @komforta.nara in Nara, Japan 🇯🇵 is definitely off the beaten path, but it truly deserves its @michelinguide It is Italian cuisine with Japanese ingredients and refined French techniques 🙌

Our tasting menu consisting of:

1. Insalata- local fish Ayu (sweet fish) OR shrimps / eggplant / cucumber / green curry / couscous

2. Zuppa - creamy fava beans, sabayon mousse, brûlée.

3. Antipasto misto - rice seafood salad / maguro (raw tuna tartare) / eggplant 🍆/ coleslaw / mashed potato salad with crudo / cauliflower puree with smoked squid / meat stew / edible flowers/ kiwi 🥝

4. Pasta course - red shrimp 🍤, homemade almonds granola, basil, tomato, edible flowers, spaghetti served modern style. The most delicious pasta I have had recently 🥳🥳🥳

5. Fish course - Japanese Sea Bass, zucchini foam, grilled vegetables from Akishino, Nara.

6. Meat course - Yamato pork with black garlic / broccoli puree / wine reduction sauce / red onion / baby corn 🌽

7. Palate Cleanser - wine and Japanese pepper granita / edible Nasturtium leaf 🍃

8. Bread service - homemade focaccia and orange peel Pain de Campagne. Served with infused olive oil 🙏

9. Summer platted dessert- pineapple gazpacho, coconut 🥥 panna cotta, vanilla gelato, yogurt tuile, edible flowers, pineapple-pepper jelly 😋😋😋

10. Coffee ☕️ with milk 🥛

I am truly impressed by the quality and perfection in each dish!!

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My most recent restaurant in Nara and now a top 5 favourite in the world. Exquisite presentations with sublime decoration and ceramics. Italian fusion meets chef Saga’s creativity with Japanese passion for high quality. Short but excellent wine selection and just careful selection of high quality products. You need to come and enjoy it with an open mind and with complete abandonment to creativity. Thank you Chef Saga and Chef Hiroki for making us feel at home...

Wonderful dining experience at this cozy restaurant outside of the main tourist area of Nara. We made reservations a couple days ahead of time just in case, and we ended up having the whole restaurant (and the staffs’ attention) to ourselves. The meal was simply sublime. Many thanks to Chef Saga Takuya and staff for the delicious meal and warm hospitality.

Access by ~13 min bus ride from Yamato-Saidaiji station. Parking lot with plenty of...