Kaiseki-Sakura, 556 Church, at Wellesley, 416-923-1010
If it’s cheap California rolls, sushi pizza and miso soup you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place. Instead, superstar-in-the-making chef Daisuke Izutsu specializes in intricately prepared tapas-style dishes derived from the Buddhist tea ceremony – breathtakingly beautiful miniatures like a tempura-battered fig followed by a tissue of house-smoked salmon marinated in beet juice – that taste even better than they look. Bring a camera.
