Two-Michelin-Starred Japanese restaurant Zeniya, which put Kanazawa on the culinary map by showcasing the best of its region’s ingredients in an authentic traditional setting, is set to bring its signature kaiseki experience to Singapore this August, in a joint venture between the Les Amis Group and Shangri-La Group.
Zeniya Singapore will be located at the Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, where it takes over the former Nami restaurant premises on the 24th floor, with a vantage view of the hotel’s landscaped greenery.
Helmed by Shinichiro Takagi, a second-generation chef who took over the family’s restaurant when his father died unexpectedly, Zeniya developed an international reputation thanks to the English-proficient Takagi, who now spends much of his time travelling overseas, while his younger brother Jiro helms the kitchen as head chef.
The restaurant – which serves its cuisine on priceless antique tableware – creates menus according to the produce of the season, and foodies are known to head there during the winter when Kanazawa’s prized snow crabs, native to the Kaga region, are in season.
