Kajitsu

Kajitsu was a Japanese restaurant in New York City. It 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.^[2][3] The restaurant had received a Michelin star. Time Out New York rated the restaurant four out of five stars.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

Kajitsu
Restaurant information
Established	2009 (2009)
Closed	September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)[1]
Food type	Japanese
Street address	125 East 39th Street
City	New York City
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	10016
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°44′59.4″N 73°58′40″W

Matcha being stirred at Ippodo in 2014

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.^[7]

See also

• Food portal
• New York City portal

• List of defunct restaurants of the United States
• List of Japanese restaurants
• List of Michelin starred restaurants in New York City