Seirinkan
Pizza restaurant · Meguro ·
Acclaimed Neapolitan pies, pasta & sides in steampunk setting
Acclaimed Neapolitan pies, pasta & sides in steampunk setting
"With unadorned concrete walls, Seirinkan, Tokyo's original pizza hideaway, feels like it’s built inside a bunker. Susumu Kakinuma, the owner and pioneering pizzaiolo, cut his teeth in Naples, returning to his native land well equipped to roll some dough. Here he keeps the menu purposely simple, with just two pies: a traditional margherita and a cheese-less marinara. The crust bubbles and chars in small pockets, thanks to a short blast in the wood-fired oven, and holds a crisp exterior before revealing a satisfying underlying chew." - Brad Japhe
"For 23 years this Tokyo pizzeria has been at the forefront of the Neapolitan pizza movement in Japan, led by pizzaiolo Susumu Kakinuma, who is credited with starting that movement and whose pies draw visitors from around the world. The menu emphasizes classic Neapolitan margherita and marinara pizzas and the operation is accredited by the True Neapolitan Pizza Association. Kakinuma traces his craft to a formative first bite in Naples 40 years ago and famously likens pizza-making to music, saying the correct rhythm is essential to producing consistently excellent pies." - Eater Video
"At the end of the “pizza” episode, David Chang and Aziz Ansari sample chef Susumu Kakinuma’s pies at this Tokyo restaurant, which are made entirely using local Japanese ingredients." - Manami Takashina
"A Tokyo pizzeria where Susumu Kakinuma crafts pizzas entirely from Japanese ingredients; the locally rooted pies astonished David Chang and Aziz Ansari, who described the experience as mind-blowing." - Greg Morabito
