Kissa Tanto, Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant in Chinatown, Vancouver, Canada.
Kissa Tanto is a restaurant in Chinatown that combines Japanese and Italian cooking on one menu, with house-made pasta, fresh seafood, and carefully prepared proteins. The space occupies the second floor of a building with a focused, modest-sized dining room where quality takes priority over variety.
The restaurant opened in 2016, marking the start of a new fusion approach in Vancouver's dining scene. Since then, it has become recognized for bringing together two distinct culinary traditions.
The restaurant reflects Vancouver's diverse cooking traditions, where Japanese techniques meet Italian ingredients and create a new culinary direction that feels part of the city's identity.
The restaurant is open Wednesday to Sunday from 5:30 PM and located on the second floor of a building on East Pender Street in Chinatown. Visitors should plan ahead for a table since the space is intimate and advance booking is essential.
The restaurant earned a Michelin star in 2022 for its innovative approach and careful preparation of dishes like spaghettoni with Wagyu ragu and charcoal udon with dungeness crab. This recognition shows how successfully two cooking worlds can come together.
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