A quiet favorite in Tokyo, Cadota is an intimate Italian restaurant led by chef Naoyuki Arai, whose training in southern Italy shows in its handmade pasta and restrained, seasonal cooking. This illustration captures the warmth and simplicity of its street-level presence—a place defined less by attention and more by devotion to craft, repetition, and everyday excellence.
A quiet favorite in Tokyo, Cadota is an intimate Italian restaurant led by chef Naoyuki Arai, whose training in southern Italy shows in its handmade pasta and restrained, seasonal cooking. This illustration captures the warmth and simplicity of its street-level presence—a place defined less by attention and more by devotion to craft, repetition, and everyday excellence.