Al Ché-cciano

This restaurant is absolutely phenomenal. Fresh, innovative, surprising, and delicious. It’s honestly some of the best food I’ve had in Japan, and easily the best Italian-inspired food I’ve had outside of Italy. A couple of the dishes could have been dropped into an elite restaurant in the Italian countryside, and nobody would have known the difference. Just go, you’ll be glad you went.

The owner chef Mr. Okuda said “local first” as the first wave. Many global chefs and activists had cross talk or collaborated works with him for many years. Now it’s one of the symbolic restaurant in all of Tōhoku district especially agricultural sanctuary “Shōnai” Yamagata prefecture. The heirloom vegetable was really amazing and the lamb was incredibly amazed us! You can see the season of this neighborhood though his works.

Interesting Italian fusion using local and seasonal ingredients. What you see if the 7 course menu

This was great. Very reasonably priced for the quality and experience, filling and delicious, well worth a visit.

Very unique on food pairing, always surprised by the combination of ingredients, no fancy dressing but the true taste of food.

Best Italian restaurant I’ve ever been! All ingredients are from local and the chef knows how to bring out the best flavor from each vegetable, meat and fish. I can’t express precisely as they are above and beyond. Trying this restaurant will be the greatest moment when you travel in Japan.

The dish was beautifully done by mindful chef Mr. Okuda. I really loved the quality local food with marriage of techniques they developed for each ingredients.

庄内の旬食材を活かした本格イタリアン、アル・ケッチァーノを訪問。 前菜からメイン、ワインまで、一皿ごとに地元の恵みと丁寧な仕事を実感。 ネタ、素材、調理――どれを取っても妥協なし。 飲み物のラインナップも豊富で、イタリアンらしい組み合わせが楽しめました。 アクセスは鶴岡駅から車で約15分、駐車場完備で車利用も安心。 「特別な夜」「ご褒美」に、地元食材のイタリアンを堪能したい方におすすめです。 📸 その他の写真は Instagram 👉 @ken.shifuku 📍 店舗情報（要確認） アル・ケッチァーノ 山形県鶴岡市遠賀原字稲荷43  営業時間： ランチ 11:30〜15:00（L.O.14:00）／ディナー 18:00〜22:00（L.O.20:00）  定休日：月曜日（祝日の場合は翌火曜）  駐車場あり（多数）・全席禁煙  ⚠️ 情報は訪問時点のものです。来店前に営業時間等ご確認ください。