Japan’s top 10 plant-based restaurants according to the 2021 We’re Smart world awards

We're Smart® World, a trusted name in plant-based cuisine, has announced this year's World's Best Vegetable Restaurants. "La Distillerie" in Luxembourg, led by Chef René Mathieu, won the World's Best Vegetable Restaurant Award for the second year in a row.

The We're Smart® World team visits and evaluates hundreds of restaurants around the world. The selection criteria are restaurants where at least two-thirds of the menu are fruits and vegetables, as well as a high level of quality and creativity, and demonstrating concern for ecological footprint and social impact.

Discoveries Award Winner Tsu.Shi.Mi

From Japan, Tsu.Shi.Mi (Tokyo), led by Chef Seiji Tsukimi, won a Discovery Award.

Comments from Chef Seiji Tsukimi

I believe that the We're Smart® Discovery Award is an important opportunity to promote the diversity of Japanese ingredients grown on Japanese soil to the world. Even though I have been pursuing Japanese seasonal vegetables for many years, I still get a lot of inspiration and imagination from the diversity and potential of vegetables in creating new dishes and menus. I will continue to pursue the diversity and possibilities of plant-based cuisine, and I hope that customers around the world will experience dishes at Tsu.Shi.Mi that reflect the exciting potential of the fruits of the earth in their own unique ways.

Seiji Tsushimi 都志見セイジ, Chef, Tsu.Shi.Mi (Tokyo)