kaiseki?

[jtf5128]

kind of afraid to ask...but was there a place that does kyoto style kaiseki (ryori?) in the boston/cambridge area or thereabouts?

[limster]

The only place I know of that offers a traditional kaiseki is Oga in Natick; iirc, it needs to be requested that in advance. I haven't tried it their kaiseki, only been there for "regular" meals and they've been pretty good when I stuck to the cooked dishes.

O Ya has a more modern perspective on Japanese cuisine. Very good for what it is (especially in the area, where there's a dearth of Japanese places, and many that offer inventive Japanese seem to be cooking right out of the Nobu cook book), but also very expensive.

[HopeRI]

O Ya near South Station might be what you are looking for. (As I have heard since I have not yet visited) it is at turns precious, hushed, reverential, food is a revelation...and damned expensive. Sake sommelier included.