Kajitsu | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2009 |
Closed | September 18, 2022 [1] |
Food type | Japanese |
Street address | 125 East 39th Street |
City | New York City |
State | New York |
Postal/ZIP Code | 10016 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40°44′59.4″N73°58′40″W / 40.749833°N 73.97778°W |
Kajitsu was a Japanese restaurant in New York City. They specialized in shojin ryori or Japanese Buddhist cuisine serving seasonal vegetarian set menus. Along with the main restaurant, the owners also operated a non-vegetarian handmade soba space called Kokage downstairs as well as Kaijitsu Cafe for lunch options and wagashi. The space also hosted the only New York location of Ippodo, a tea place specializing in matcha which did full tea ceremonies as well as gyokuro and sencha. [2] [3] The restaurant had received a Michelin star. Time Out New York rated the restaurant four out of five stars. [4] The restaurant opened at 414 East 9th Street in the East Village in 2009 and moved to 125 East 39th Street in Murray Hill in 2013. [5] [6]
The composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto was a regular diner at the restaurant, and was recognized for selecting the music played in the background at the restaurant. [7]
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