The St. Regis Osaka

Following its successful debut in 2024, Marriott International’s Luxury Dining Series returns with an expanded line-up of cities and culinary talents. Last year’s series began at the Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, and the 2025 edition will once again kick off in Japan – this time at St. Regis Osaka. The choice aptly reflects Osaka’s rising global profile, not only as the host of the 2025 World Expo but also as one of Japan’s most dynamic culinary destinations. Taking place over the weekend of July 11-13, the event will be hosted across St. Regis Osaka’s restaurants and signature bar, with a programme featuring guest chefs and collaborations from both Japan and abroad. The weekend opens with a four-hands teppanyaki dinner at Wajo. Head chef Takato Kitano will team up with Yuki Ode, master teppan chef from the Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, for a special menu celebrating Japan’s exemplary produce, particularly seafood and heirloom vegetables. In contrast, the hotel’s other restaurants will highlight two of the most distinctive cross-cultural cuisines originating in Japan: Italian fare by way of Japanese, and the longstanding dialogue between French techniques and Japanese flavours. At La Veduta, head chef Michiaki Yoshida will collaborate with chef Agustin Balbi from Ando in Hong Kong – a Michelin-starred restaurant and a familiar name on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list – to create an Italian-Japanese multicourse menu. Meanwhile, Brasserie Régine will host an elaborate French-Japanese tasting...