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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Kajitsu
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. The restaurant had received a Michelin star. Time Out New York rated the restaurant four out of five stars. 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.

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.

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Reference

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  7. ^ Ratliff, Ben (July 23, 2018). "Annoyed by Restaurant Playlists, a Master Musician Made His Own". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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