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Flattoria (Takadanobaba - Italian). 3205-9182 Part of the Fealteria complex, this casual restaurant offers solid Italian fare, including pizzas, in an unpretentious, smoke-free dining room. Prix-fixe dinners are Y2100-5200. Weekday lunches run Y1000-3000, including several "salad lunches"; weekends are a bit fancier, from Y1500-3500. [feedback]  Takadanobaba 1-25-30. Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-9:30pm (LO) daily. | |
La Boheme (Shinjuku Gyoen-mae - Italian). 5366-2242 A big, spacious branch of this late-night budget Italian restaurant, open all afternoon and convenient to visitors to Shinjuku Gyoen. [feedback] | |
The sumptuous Sunday brunch buffet in the Hilton Hotel lobby includes plenty of breakfast dishes, Japanese breakfast items, a special children's menu and roving clowns. Y3500 for adults, Y1750 for children. There's also a breakfast buffet every day from 6:30 to 10:30am (to 11am on weekends), and a "night owl" menu late at night. [feedback] | |
One of Tokyo's better hotel kitchens; there are often special degustation menus as well as a serious wine list. [feedback]  Nishi-Shinjuku 6-6-2, Hilton Hotel. Open 5:30-10pm. Closed Mondays.
Sizzler (Nishi-Shinjuku - American). 3342-5814 Still one of Tokyo's best salad bars, with plenty of options for vegetarians. [feedback]  Nishi-Shinjuku 2-1-1, Mitsui Bldg. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
The first restaurant in Japan from Michelin three-star chef Michel Troisgros. Prix-fixe lunches are Y7,900-10,500; dinners are Y14,700-18,900. [feedback]  Nishi-Shinjuku 2-7-2, Hyatt Regency Tokyo 1F. Open 11:30am-2, 6-9:30pm daily. | |
Perhaps the best deli counter in town, with a huge selection of cold cuts, pates and salads. Lunches are priced from around Y1000, and breakfast is served on weekdays from 8 to 10:30am. The outdoor terrace seating is pleasant in warmer months. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Nishi-Shinjuku 3-7-15, Shinjuku Park Tower 1F. Open 8am-8pm (weekends from 11am) daily. | |
This bistrot branch of the highly regarded L'Artemis restaurant in Jingumae offers a more casual experience and convenient late-night hours. The kitchen covers the standards very well - excellent grilled lamb and pork confit - but they also turn out dishes we don't often see at the typical bistrot - blood sausage served with chunks of baked apple, avocado-shrimp salad, and an eye-opening red pimento creme brulee. The extensive wine list starts at around Y3000; budget Y4500-7500 for dinner. Tables are a bit snug, but there's no smoking, except in the tiny garden area out front. The restaurant is very popular with a young local crowd, so advance reservations are recommended. [See branch review] [feedback] | |
Better Days (Harajuku north - Sandwiches/deli). 3403-7809 Good panini and other Italian-style sandwiches, desserts, coffee, tea, and wine by the glass. There's a small counter area, but business is mostly take-out. No smoking. [feedback] Sendagaya 3-15-12. Open 8:30am-midnight. Closed Sundays. | |
Hasegawa (Harajuku - Liquor shop). 5785-0833 A very well-stocked sake shop, plus a small stand-up bar where you can try samples in small 50ml tasting sizes. Usually there are around ten sakes open for tasting, priced Y200-400. There's also a small snack menu - prosciutto, cheese, dried mentaiko. The retail side of the shop stocks over 100 premium brands of sake, and unlike many shops that seem to specialize in those humongous isshobin bottles that won't fit in your fridge, most of the sake here is in convenient 720ml bottles or in tiny single-serving mini-bottles. [feedback]  Jingumae 4-12-4, Omotesando Hills 3F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Mist (Harajuku - Ramen). 5410-1368 In addition to their standard ramen (Y1200), Mist also offers a Y2800 prix-fixe ramen dinner (with salad, grilled pork and other dishes), and a Y5500 ramen "concept menu." [feedback]  Jingumae 4-12-4, Omotesando Hills 3F. Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily. | |
The tiny cafe area attached to this spice shop serves spice-oriented dishes like lamb tajine and yogurt blanc mange with cardamom and lemongrass; at lunchtime there are curries and a bread and deli platter. The take-out counter handles standard and special-blend spices, cheeses, small deli items, Indian biryanis, olive oil, pasta and other assorted goods. [feedback]  Jingumae 4-12-4, Omotesando Hills 3F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Bisty's (Harajuku - Wine bar). 5771-4466 This unusual wine bar and retail shop offers more than 80 wines by the glass - mostly French, but with a good selection from elsewhere around the world. Wines come in three different tasting sizes (20ml, 50ml, 90ml), with prices averaging Y300-700 for the 50ml size. A new-fangled nitrogen dispenser system keeps the wines fresh, and automatically dispenses your selected wine when you insert a prepaid card. (Cards are sold in various denominations.) The chef here trained in France and New York, and his food menu ranges from simple small-plate dishes (in the Y500-1000 range) to full meals; at lunchtime you'll find mostly sandwiches. [feedback]  Jingumae 4-12-4, Omotesando Hills B3F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. | |
High-grade conveyor-belt sushi, Y120-300 per plate. [feedback]  Jingumae 1-14-27. (across from Harajuku station) Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily. | |
  Jingumae 5-25-5, 2F. Open 11:30am-8pm daily.
Benoit (Omotesando - Mediterranean). 5468-0881 From French celeb chef Alain Ducasse, a Mediterranean restaurant covering the cuisines of Italy, Spain, North Africa and Greece. The dining room is comfortable and attractively laid out, with nice views of Aoyama-dori, Shibuya and Shinjuku. Service is professional without being stiff. The wine list has some nice choices for under Y9000, and wine by the glass is fairly reasonable. Prix-fixe dinners from Y8,000, lunches from Y4500. [feedback]  Jingumae 5-51-8, La Porte Aoyama 10F. Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Spectacular, creative, fun French haute cuisine from the famous Michelin three-starred chef. Dinner starts at Y17,450, and the market lunch is Y7,350 (+12% service); wines cover the full range, starting around Y5000. [feedback]  Minami-Aoyama 5-3-2, Aoyama Square Bldg 4F. Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm. Closed Sundays. | |
The basement of Crayon House has an organic vegetable shop and two separate natural-food restaurants: "Hiroba", serving Japanese food, and "Home", with French cuisine. "Hiroba" offers an interesting buffet lunch for Y1,200. [feedback]  Kita-Aoyama 3-8-15. (walk down Omotesando towards Harajuku, turn left at the Hanae Mori Building and walk one block) Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily. | |
Azzurra (Gaienmae - Italian). 3497-1586 Skillfully constructed fish dishes and pastas from an extensive menu that changes daily. [feedback]  Jingumae 3-38-12, Puzzle Aoyama Bldg. B1F. Open 6-11pm. Closed Tuesdays.
Kurkku's attractive and spacious dining room is tucked into the back of a trendy-looking design shop, and the main focus is on the wood-burning grill at the heart of the open kitchen. The menu is built around premium grilled meats but also includes hefty portions of vegetables and greens. Prix-fixe dinners of ample size start at Y5500, and they include a vegetable-centered chef's menu. A few decent wines can be found for under Y6000, but it's easy to spend more if you want to splurge. The Y2800 three-course lunch is an especially good deal. [feedback] | |
L'Artemis (Jingumae 2-chome - French). 5786-0220 Excellent French cooking and a substantial wine list (around 180 varieties), starting in the Y3000 range but covering all the bases. They also have an extensive and unusual selection of eaux-de-vie. Lunch starts at Y1000; three-course dinners from Y4000. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Jingumae 2-31-7, Villa Gloria 101. Open noon-2:30, 6-9:30pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays. | |
Zest (Shibuya - Tex-Mex). 5489-3332 California-style Mexican food and drinks, served in one of Tokyo's noisiest restaurants. [feedback]
Reliable pastas and other Italian dishes, with convenient late-night hours. [feedback]
From the owners of the Zest Mexican chain, a lively, fun place serving Southeast Asian dishes. The food is tasty (although not extremely authentic), there's a big bar, and service is friendly and competent. [feedback]
This newest venture from the popular budget Italian chain promises to serve "an Italian mama's home-cooked meals." [feedback] | |
Gompachi (Shibuya - Japanese). 5784-2011 Japanese cuisine and a late-night sushi bar. [feedback]
Coucagno (Shibuya - Expensive French). 3476-3000 Fancy French food with a skyscraper view; prix-fixe dinners from Y8000, with lots of good wines in the Y10,000-15,000 range. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Sakuragaokacho 26-1, Cerulean Tower Hotel 40F. Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Zest (Ebisu - Tex-Mex). 5475-6291 A huge, bustling branch of this popular Tex-Mex chain. The open-air rooftop seating can be very pleasant when the weather is warm. [feedback] | |
Deluxe-level cooking and service in an elaborate castle-like setting. At dinnertime there's a rather extravagant 18-course tasting menu for Y35,000 per person (plus 12% service charge). Downstairs you'll find "La Table de Joel Robuchon" (03-5424-1338) - a more casual, convivial restaurant with inventive cuisine and a very reasonable wine list; prix-fixe lunch from Y2800 and dinner from Y5000. [feedback] | |
One of the most highly rated teppanyaki restaurants in town, Yebisu also boasts a nice 22nd-floor view and convenient English menus. Full-course dinners with premium domestic beef, seasonal seafood and vegetables run Y15,000-25,000 and lunch is Y4,000-10,000. The menu often includes seafood-only dinners as well as beef-centered ones. [feedback]  Meguro-ku, Mita 1-4-1, Westin Hotel 22F. Open 11:30am-3, 5:30-10pm daily.
Smart, cutting-edge California-influenced cuisine, with an emphasis on grilled items and sashimi. The mostly California wine list is well assembled and comfortably priced. Tables are adequately separated, and the large two-story space, which is reached by crossing the entrance moat, is unusually luxurious for Tokyo. Dinner with drinks will probably start at around Y6000 per person. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback] | |
Budget-priced pastas and other Italian fare. [feedback]
Tableaux (Daikanyama - International). 5489-2201 Under the same management as Zest and La Boheme, this is one of their two high-ticket California-style restaurants (along with Stellato). There's also a separate bar and cigar-smoking room (with a very effective ventilation system, fortunately). [feedback]
A branch of the Nishi-Azabu and Shibuya Monsoon Cafes, with eclectic Asian cuisine. [feedback]
Amusing "ethnic" dishes from Southeast Asia and a lively, fun atmosphere. [feedback]
A very small branch of this Tokyo chain; a good place to stop for late-night drinks and inexpensive pastas. [feedback] | |
A convenient late-night Italian standby. [feedback]
Various Asian dishes and a casual atmosphere. [feedback]
Taku (Nishi-Azabu - Sushi). 5774-4372 It's unusual to find high-quality sushi like this outside Ginza, but here it's presented in a modern dining room with late-night hours. They also serve French wines as an alternative to sake; wines from Y1000/ glass or Y10,000-Y150,000/ bottle. Budget around Y18,000 for dinner. [feedback]
Zest (Nishi-Azabu - Tex-Mex). 3400-2235 Well-prepared, casual California-Mexican dishes and a variety of ever-popular frozen margaritas. [feedback]
Gompachi (Nishi-Azabu - Japanese). 5771-0170 Good sushi and other straight-ahead Japanese fare from the late-night Global Dining group (La Boheme, Zest, etc.). The massive, multi-story space is always buzzing with activity, and sometimes seems to be the center of an international social scene in Tokyo. [feedback] | |
Run-of-the-mill "Mexican"-flavored American food. Often crowded, and popular with American families. No smoking. [feedback]  Hiroo 5-16-3, Koyasu Bldg. 2F. Open 11:30am-2, 5-11pm (LO 10pm) daily.
La Boheme (Shiroganedai - Italian). 3442-4488 One of the few late-night spots in the neighborhood; pizzas and pastas in a multi-level, palatial setting. [feedback]
Stellato (Shiroganedai - International). 3442-5588 Upscale California dining in a fun, thirties-movie-palace setting, from the owners of the Zest-La Boheme chain. The mainly New World wine list is well assembled, and dinner with wine generally runs in the Y7,000-Y10,000 range. [feedback]
Although they're not our favorite oyster bar in Tokyo, Grand Central does offer an impressively big selection of oysters from all over. There's also a large, varied wine list (heavy on the whites, naturally), with lots of choices by the glass, in case you feel like just dropping in for a drink at the bar. [feedback]  Konan 2-18-1, Atre Shinagawa 4F. Open 11am-11pm (LO) daily. | |
This small but stylish bar specializes in koshu (vintage sake), and they offer several different tasting sets to guide your explorations. The Y1260 set features three different types of koshu, and changes weekly. There's also a set comparing three different mature koshu (Y1890), and a set comparing 5-, 10-, and 32-year-old vintages from the same brewery (Y3150). The food menu is very simple - assorted cheeses and smoked dishes. There's a Y450 cover charge; budget around Y4000. [feedback]  Takanawa 4-10-18, Wing Takanawa West 2F. Open 5-11:30pm (3-11:30pm Sat/Sun) daily. | |
 Ryugin (Roppongi - Kaiseki). 3423-8006 Chef Seiji Yamamoto does a very impressive take on experimental cuisine from a Japanese perspective, with eye-openers like edamame foam with pulverized ice cream and foie gras with figs. Eleven-course prix-fixe menus run Y15,750, Y21,000 and Y26,250, and there's a seven-sake selection paired with the food for an extra Y5000. [feedback]  Roppongi 7-17-24, Site Roppongi Bldg 1F. Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sunday. | |
"New-style French dining" in a very stylish dining room. The food is first-rate and the ambience is casual, with all counter seating. The focus of attention is the open kitchen space on the other side of the counter - a performance space really - where the chefs go about their work. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback] | |
Superb, inventive American cuisine from noted Tokyo chef Ian Tozer, built around a deceptively casual menu. The dining room is pleasantly smoke-free, and there's outdoor patio seating when the weather permits. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Roppongi 6-6-9, Piramide Bldg. 1F. Open 11am-2, 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Inexpensive pastas and late-night hours. [feedback]
R Burger (Roppongi - Sandwiches/burgers). 6805-3119 This upscale fast-food shops offers unusual burgers like maguro with wasabi dressing and chicken with ume and shiso. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Roppongi 4-9-8. Open 11am-11pm daily. | |
Zest (Roppongi - Tex-Mex). 5570-6999 Crowd-pleasing California-style Mexican in a casual atmosphere. [feedback]
Homework's (Azabu-Juban - Sandwiches/burgers). 3405-9884 They grill up some of the best burgers in town, and also assemble great sandwiches (including an inspirational shrimp and avocado combination) and voluminous baskets of French fries. (Delivery within the neighborhood until 8:30pm, until 5:30pm Sundays and holidays.) [feedback]  Azabu-Juban 1-5-8. Open 11am-9pm (LO), Sundays to 6pm. Open every day. | |
Eclectic Asian cuisine and a lively atmosphere. [feedback]
Inexpensive pastas and Italian wines by the glass, with convenient late-night hours. [feedback] | |
Confident American cuisine and an excellent California wine list. [feedback]  Higashi-Azabu 1-20-3. Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays. | |
Nirvanam (Kamiyacho - Indian). 3433-1217 The cooking here is a level above the usual Tokyo Indian restaurant - sophisticated dishes with distinctive flavors and top-quality ingredients. The emphasis is on southern Indian specialties (the owner is from Kerala), with lots of curries of mutton, fish and chicken and some great starters. The popular lunchtime buffet is bigger than average, with fifteen different dishes. Budget around Y3000-4500 at dinnertime. [feedback] Toranomon 3-19-7. Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10:30pm. Closed Sundays. | |
This stunning venture from the Hiramatsu group and the famous French chef Paul Bocuse occupies one of the most spectacular public spaces in Tokyo, inside the new national art gallery. Three-course prix-fixe lunch is Y1800; in the evening a la carte mains average around Y2700. [feedback]  Roppongi 7-22-2, Kokuritsu Shin-Bijutsukan 3F. Open 11am-9pm (LO; lunch -2pm). Closed Tuesdays. | |
Famous Kyushu ramen; kakuni (Chinese-style stewed pork) is one of their specialties, and helps explain the long lines at lunchtime. [feedback] Nagatacho 2-12-8, 1F. (on the east side of Sotobori-dori) Open 11-1am (Fri. to 3am). Closed weekends. | |
Kikunoi (Akasaka - Kaiseki). 3568-6055 Third-generation kaiseki chef (and sometime TV celeb) Yoshihiro Murata is known for his innovative approach to kaiseki cuisine, drawing on French cooking techniques and ingredients. He has two branches in Kyoto, but this is his first Tokyo venture. Full-blown kaiseki service starts at Y15,750. [feedback] Akasaka 6-13-8. Open 5-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays. | |
Rakutei (Akasaka - Tempura). 3585-3743 The decor is austere and the mood is subdued at this exclusive twelve-seat tempura counter. All the energy is focused on the tempura, which is world class. The chef and his assistant stick to basics, with top-quality seasonal ingredients lightly fried and served with either lemon, plain salt or a simple dipping sauce. Prix-fixe menus are Y10,500 or Y12,600, with optional sashimi starter course for Y4,200. The drinks list offers a choice of several good sakes (Kubota Manju is Y2000/1-go) or French wines. Some English spoken. [feedback]  Akasaka 6-8-1. Open 10am-noon, 5-8:30pm. Closed Mondays.
An unassuming little sandwich shop in the middle of the Toranomon office district. The menu includes bagel sandwiches, salads, quiche and frozen yogurt, and everything is available to go. Bagels are Y150, and sandwiches start at Y520. No smoking. [feedback] Nishi-Shimbashi 1-23-9. (on Karasumori-dori five minutes south of Toranomon, or ten minutes west of JR Shimbashi station.) Open 8am-7pm. Closed Sundays. | |
Modern French cuisine from chef Tateru Yoshino, formerly of the Michelin-starred Stella Maris in Paris. The menu includes dishes like risotto of watercress with frogs legs; carpaccio of Canadian shrimp with corn ice cream; duck foie gras with crystalized eggplant in cacao sauce; and roast lamb with pumpkin puree. The attached wine bar offers cheaper a la carte options and very late hours for this office neighborhood. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Higashi-Shimbashi 1-7-1, Park Hotel Tokyo 25F. Open 7-10:30am, 11:30-2pm, 6-9pm (LO) daily. | |
Lavish contemporary and traditional French fare in a luxurious setting here in the Imperial Hotel's flagship French restaurant. Chef Thierry Voisin, formerly of Michelin two-star Les Crayeres in Rheims, mans the kitchen. Breakfast starts at Y3465, lunch at Y5775, and dinner at Y12,600. [feedback]  Uchisaiwaicho 1-1-1, Imperial Hotel Mezzanine. Open 7-10am, 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily. | |
Peter (Yurakucho - International). 6270-2763 The flashy main dining room of the Peninsula Hotel offers gorgeous views and an entertaining menu of modern international cuisine. Have fun putting together your own meal of four, five, or six courses (from Y11,000), with down-to-earth dishes like their "Roasted Duck Foie Gras, Ginger Bread-Citrus Marmalade Mille Feuille, Foie Gras Ice Cream, Balsamic Yogurt". The wine cellar is made up mostly of half-bottles, starting at around Y3700; wine by the glass from Y1600. [feedback] | |
Five famous Japanese curry shops have gotten together to create this tiny 15-seat counter. Try them all - for Y2500 you can get a set of curries from all five shops, or you can order individual curries for around Y1000 each. (The collaborating shops are Ethiopia, Delhi, Topca, Dom Pierre, and Hongou Petit Feu.) [feedback]  Yurakucho 2-7-1, Yurakucho Itocia Plaza B1F. Open 11am-11pm daily. | |
Simple, well-prepared Japanese standards, including grilled chicken, in a lively atmosphere. [feedback]  Ginza 1-2-3. (under the highway, across from Seiyo Hotel) Open 11:30am-3am (LO) daily. | |
Inexpensive pastas, cheap Italian wines, late-night hours. [feedback] | |
Zest (Ginza - Tex-Mex). 5524-3621 Good solid food from the Tex side of the Tex-Mex border, with colorful frozen and non-frozen margaritas. [feedback] | |
The third Tokyo restaurant from Lyon-based celeb-chef Paul Bocuse offers prix-fixe dinners from Y5500-9500. Wines are Y5000-250,000, with less scarily priced options by the glass or carafe. The impressively large dining room has a curved wall of windows overlooking Ginza to the south. [feedback]  Ginza 2-2-14, Marronnier Gate 10F. Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-9pm (LO) daily. | |
This outpost of the popular Miravile restaurant in Komaba specializes in desserts - with an Y1890 three-course menu (starter dessert with tea, main platter of two desserts with tea, final dessert plus tea or coffee) and a Y2980 version that includes drinks. The decor is elegant and casual - boldly colored graphics on the walls, burnt-orange stools at a wide counter plus a few small tables along the wall. [feedback]  Ginza 2-2-14, Marronnier Gate 10F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Raffles is a good place to sample some of Singapore's favorite national dishes - Hainan chicken rice, laksa noodle soup, fish head curry, chili crab, fried carrot cake, roti prata, rojak and many more. The decor is cafe-style Colonial-era retro - white marble tables, dark brown wooden chairs, and a two-meter-high white lion guarding the entrance. Prix-fixe dinners are Y3800-6500 (plus many a la carte options); lunch is Y1200-1400. [feedback]  Ginza 2-2-14, Marronnier Gate 11F. Open 11am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Refined Vietnamese classics from the chef behind the upscale Queen Alice restaurants. Try the desserts recommended by their "vegetable sommelier"! Budget around Y4000 for dinner. [feedback]  Ginza 2-2-14, Marronnier Gate 11F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily. | |
This first Tokyo branch of a famous Nagoya shop prepares eel that's grilled over bincho charcoal and served with their own special Nagoya-style tamari sauce. Lunch and dinner sets are Y1900-3800; there are also other eel and side dish options and a better-than-average sake selection. [feedback]  Ginza 2-2-14, Marronnier Gate 12F. Open 11am-3, 5-10pm (LO) daily. | |
Dazzle (Ginza - International). 5159-0991 The immodestly named Dazzle is one of Tokyo's flashiest restaurants, with futuristic lighting and a theatrical entrance - the elevator deposits you in the middle of the kitchen, after which you take a second ride to the glitzy dining room. The food is entertainingly fusionesque, and is accompanied by wines from France, Italy, Spain, Australia, America and Japan, starting in the Y5000 range. Budget around Y6,000-9,000 per person before drinks. [feedback] | |
Beige (Ginza - Expensive French). 5159-5500 Master chef Alain Ducasse's joint venture with Chanel provides excellent modern French cuisine in a lovely setting. The food isn't quite as spectacular as the prices though - mains average Y8000-9000, with prix-fixe dinner menus from Y17,000. Lunches start at Y6000 (for a three-course vegetarian menu), and there are a few wines under Y10,000. There's also a popular afternoon tea set (Y2600) served from 2:30-4pm. [feedback] | |
With 450 varieties of world teas from 32 countries, Mariage Freres in Ginza offers the tea aficionado a rare combination of elegance, atmosphere and quality. Only the "finest harvests" are offered to complement an excellent selection of light meals and sinful desserts. Non-smoking. [feedback] Ginza 5-6-6. Open noon-8pm. | |
Inexpensive pastas and Italian wines by the glass, with convenient late-night service. [feedback] | |
L'Osier (Ginza - Expensive French). 3571-6050 World-class French cuisine from MOF master chef Jacques Borie in an elegant modern dining room. Highlights include the roast suckling lamb and the enormous cheese selection. Prix-fixe lunch from Y6200, dinner from Y16,000; a la carte mains Y6200-9800. Reserve well in advance. [feedback] Ginza 7-5-5. Open noon-2:30, 6-9:30pm. Closed Sundays.
 Kyubei (Ginza - Sushi). 3571-6523 Some of the finest sushi in the land, from the inventors of gunkan-maki (the wrap-around technique for fish roe and similar sushi). Lunches start at Y4000 for a nigiri set menu, or Y8000 for omakase. Dinners from Y10,000, with a Y30,000 kaiseki sushi course that's quite a spectacle. [feedback] Ginza 8-7-6. Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm. Closed Sundays. | |
The original Hachinoya opened in Kyushu in 1951, and moved to Ginza only a few years ago. Tasty beef, chicken and vegetable curries and hayashi rice are Y700 each, and there's a mega-large option for Y1600 that's 2.5 times ordinary size. For variety there's a crab croquette topping (Y250), Chinese pork bun with Pu-erh tea (Y550), and chocolate curry (Y980). The attractive counter-only basement shop is non-smoking. [feedback]  Ginza 4-12-7, B1F. Open 11am-8:30pm (LO) daily. | |
Mother Leaf brews aromatic teas from five varieties of Sri Lankan tea leaves in a peaceful, smoke-free atmosphere. [feedback]  Ginza 5-14-5. Open 11am-9:30pm (LO) daily. | |
All their set menus are Y600, and the atmosphere is just like dropping into some night stall in Bangkok - loud pop music, fantastic cooking aromas, and minimal decor. [feedback]  Marunouchi 3-7-11. (under the Yamanote-sen tracks next to Tokyo International Forum) Open 11am-11pm daily. | |
This first Tokyo branch of one of Kyoto's best Italian restaurants occupies a small, minimal but elegant dining room facing the street. Dinner is either Y7500 or Y10,000 - chef's omakase menu only - with reasonably priced bottles and half-bottles of Italian wines. Lunch from Y2000. [feedback]  Marunouchi 2-7-3, Tokyo Bldg Tokia 1F. Open 11am-2, 6-9pm (LO) daily. | |
Kua 'Aina (Marunouchi - Sandwiches/burgers). 5220-2400 Hawaiian-style burgers and sandwiches. The atrium deck is very airy and pleasant, but seating there is limited. [feedback]  Marunouchi 2-4-1, Marunouchi Bldg. 5F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily. | |
Michelin-starred traditional French dining overlooking Tokyo Station. Prix-fixe lunches are Y3,500-6,000, dinners Y7,000-12,000. [feedback]  Marunouchi 1-5-1, Shin-Marunouchi Bldg 5F. Open 11am-1:30, 6-9:30pm (LO) daily. | |
Mostly an all-day cafe/restaurant, although they also have a small deli counter and grocery section with coffees and teas, spices, baked goods, cold cuts, four kinds of smoked salmon, and real dill pickles. Groceries cover the luxury end of the spectrum, with Y1800 jars of pasta sauce and exotic pates. [feedback]  Marunouchi 1-4-5, Mitsubishi Trust Building 1F. Open 7am-11pm daily. | |
Towers (Kyobashi - Beer bar). 3272-8488 This tiny standup bar always has a number of good Japanese microbrews and international beers on tap. Food is limited to snacks. [feedback] Yaesu 2-8-10. Open 5:30-11pm. Closed weekends. | |
Chez Inno (Kyobashi - Expensive French). 3274-2020 Excellent food, fabulous wines, impressively high prices. Often cited as one of Tokyo's best French restaurants. [feedback]  Kyobashi 3-2-11, Dai-hyaku Seimei Bldg. 1F. Open 11:30am-2, 6-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Here inside the Mandarin Hotel's 38th-floor Oriental Lounge, the seven-seat "Tapas Molecular Bar" serves cutting-edge modern cuisine. 21 plates of highly inventive, deconstructivist bite-size morsels are presented over the course of two hours (Y12,000+10%sc). Seatings are at 6 and 8:30pm, and reservations are required. [feedback]  Nihonbashi Muromachi 2-1-1, Mandarin Oriental Tokyo 38F. Open 6, 8:30pm daily. | |
Excellent traditional French cooking in a comfortable, smoke-free dining space reminiscent of a provincial French inn. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback] Wakaba 2-7, Video Focus Bldg 1F. Open noon-2, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays. | |
Very good duck from the famous Parisian restaurant. Around Y20,000 per person. [feedback]
Healthy Kan (Ichigaya - Japanese/health food). 3263-4023 A tasty assortment of healthy Japanese dishes and excellent Belgian beer. [feedback] Rokubancho 4, Asahi Rokubancho Mansion 2F. Open 11:30am-2:30, 4:30-9pm. Closed Sundays.
A tiny neighborhood hideaway with well-prepared but very conservative and predictable French food. Dinner is Y3,900 or Y5,900, and the wine list starts at Y5,000, with some half-bottles available. Ask them for directions -- it's rather hard to find the first time. [feedback] Nandocho 22. (around the corner from Carmine, just off Chuo-dori) Open noon-1:30, 6-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
 Hitotsubashi 1-1-1, Palaceside Bldg. 1F. (Above Takebashi station, in the Mainichi Shimbun building.) Open 11am-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Inside Glien Passage, the theme-park-extravaganza restaurant complex in Aquacity, Gompachi offers a straight-ahead robatayaki menu - yakitori, grilled fish, assorted side dishes and a handful of soba variations to round things out. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback] | |
Assorted southeast Asian dishes and a large bar. [feedback]
Zest (Daiba - Tex-Mex). 3599-4803 Dependable late-night Tex-Mex food and fun decor. [feedback]
First-class soba -- they also had a very popular branch in New York City's Soho neighborhood. [feedback]  Kami-Ogi 2-7-11. Open 11am-8:30pm. Closed Tuesdays, 3rd Monday.
Guruppe (Ogikubo - Japanese/health food). 3393-1224 Various Japanese-style vegetarian and health-food-oriented dishes. There's a fairly large organic fruit and vegetable shop downstairs. No smoking. [feedback] Ogikubo 5-27-5. Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-9:30pm. Closed Sundays. | |
Mu-hung (Nishi-Ogikubo - Singaporean). 3394-9191 A comfortable smoke-free cafe that serves good Singapore-style chicken rice, although unfortunately they only serve it with fragrant jasmine rice on the 10th, 20th and 30th of each month; you get regular rice the rest of the time. Other dishes include very good Malaysian curries with excellent fried roti (bread), and other Malaysian/Singaporean specialties. There's a tiny art gallery located right next door. [feedback]  Nishi-Ogi-Kita 3-21-2. Open 11am-9:30pm. Closed Tuesdays. | |
Leroux (Yoyogi-Koen - French). 3467-1247 French biologique wines and gorgeous seasonal vegetables are the highlights here, with prix-fixe dinners starting at Y3500. Both all-vegetable and meat and fish options are available. [See FULL REVIEW.] [feedback]  Tomigaya 1-16-3. Open 11:30am-2, 6-11pm (LO). Closed Mondays. | |
A tiny cafe with a limited menu of four Bhutanese stews with rice, including a fiery version of ema datshi, a cheese and chili stew that's Bhutan's national dish. The other stews (pork and daikon, chicken, potato-cheese) are milder, and you can opt for a two-stew combo plate for Y900. There are also a few salads, fried tofu, and a tasty "Indian snack mix" with chopped vegetables and Masala spice. The drinks menu offers Edelpils beer on tap, German and Chilean wines, and Bhutanese rum, whisky, and teas. Classical music plays in the background, and the cafe is entirely non-smoking, just like Bhutan itself. [feedback]  Uehara 1-22-5. (on Uehara-Ginza shopping street between Inokashira-dori and the pos |
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