Da terra

• Historical Setting: Da Terra is housed in a beautifully renovated traditional folk home, offering a rustic charm with wooden beams and soft lighting.
• Family-Operated Farm: The restaurant sources over 100 varieties of vegetables from the family's independently operated fields, emphasizing Nara's distinct terroir.
• Michelin Green Star for Vegetable-Forward Cuisine: Da Terra earned a Michelin Green Star for its focus on vegetable-forward dishes, highlighting seasonal ingredients with diverse cooking methods.

• Seasonal Local Vegetables (up to 15 varieties at a time): Sourced from the chef’s family farm, these vegetables are the heart of Da Terra’s menu, presented in a signature dish that rotates with the harvest to showcase Nara’s terroir. They are prepared using diverse techniques—roasted, pureed, boiled—to highlight each vegetable’s unique flavor and texture, often served as a colorful, multi-component salad or risotto.
• Stone-Milled Whole Wheat: Grown and harvested by the chef’s family, this wheat is ground in a traditional stone mill to make fresh pasta and homemade bread, integral to dishes like handmade tagliatelle. The flour’s rustic quality and local provenance are central to the restaurant’s identity.
• Truffle: Used sparingly but memorably, truffle features in signature pasta dishes such as homemade tagliatelle with truffle sauce, adding earthy depth and luxury to otherwise simple, ingredient-driven preparations.
• Homemade Pasta (e.g., Tagliatelle): Crafted from the stone-milled wheat, the pasta is a vehicle for both seasonal vegetables and luxury ingredients like truffle, reflecting the restaurant’s blend of Italian technique and Nara’s agricultural bounty.
• Locally Harvested Grains (for Bread and Pasta): Beyond wheat, the chef’s family cultivates a range of grains, all processed in-house and used in bread and pasta, emphasizing the connection between field and table.

Da Terra - Michelin-starred Restaurant in Nara

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Set Menus

• Lunch Course

  • Focus: Seasonal vegetables from the restaurant’s own farm, Italian dishes with a vegetable-forward approach.
  • Price: ¥7,700 (tax included)
  • Description: A vegetable-centric Italian lunch course highlighting fresh produce with various cooking styles to express each ingredient’s flavor and texture.

• Dinner Course

  • Price: Approximately ¥11,000
  • Description: Italian dinner course featuring seasonal vegetables, whole-grain pasta, homemade bread from farm-harvested wheat, and select meat and fish dishes prepared with Italian techniques.

• Omakase-Only Menu (Tasting Style)

  • Signature Dish: "Da Terra" — showcasing up to 15 seasonal vegetables prepared in diverse ways (roasted, pureed, boiled) to highlight Nara’s terroir.
  • Focus: Seasonal vegetable-focused Italian cuisine with additional meat and fish options.
  • Price: NOT_FOUND (exact price not specified)

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A la Carte Options

• No specific a la carte menu or prices found in the current data. The restaurant primarily offers set and omakase menus focusing on seasonal vegetables and Italian preparations.

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Special Seasonal Menus

• The menu is highly seasonal, relying on over 100 varieties of vegetables grown in the family’s fields, changing dishes to reflect the freshest ingredients available.
• Seasonal vegetables are the core of all menus, with preparations tailored to the current harvest.

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Price Summary

Menu Type	Price Range	Currency
Lunch Course	¥7,700	JPY
Dinner Course	~¥11,000	JPY
Omakase/Tasting	NOT_FOUND

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Additional Notes

• Da Terra holds one Michelin star and a Michelin Green Star for its sustainable, vegetable-forward cuisine.
• The restaurant is located in a historic Japanese townhouse near Kawara-dera Temple, offering an intimate dining experience with 12 seats and private room options.
• Payment methods include credit cards (JCB, AMEX) and electronic money; QR code payments are not accepted.

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Sources:
Menu details and prices from Tabelog review and ByFood reservation site. Michelin Guide recognition and restaurant concept from ByFood and Michelin Guide Nara 2024.