A small, casual Italian wine bar that serves around twenty wines by the glass, in all price ranges, along with light snacks. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Higashi 4-6-3. Open 5pm-3am daily.

Good food served in a 1930s Shanghai junkshop interior. [feedback]

Minami-Aoyama 7-8-1. (on Roppongi-dori, next to Ari's Lamplight) Open 11:30am-2, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

A very small branch of this Tokyo chain; a good place to stop for late-night drinks and inexpensive pastas. [feedback]

Minami-Aoyama 7-11-4. (on Nisseki-dori, just off Roppongi-dori and next to Nishi-Azabu Park Towers) Open 11:30am-3am (LO) daily.

This bakery-cafe offers a nice selection of baked-on-premises cakes, muffins, cookies and scones, along with assorted teas and coffees. The menu also includes sandwiches, and everything is available for take-out. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 4-18-20. Open 10am-7pm. Closed Sundays.

Modern French-Japanese fusion cuisine with plenty of other European and Asian influences. The dining room is warm and lively, service is personal and professional, and the California wine list is nicely priced. Budget around Y7000-9000 per person. The separate bar area is open late. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 2-26-4. (in the street behind Fujifilm) Open 5:30-11:30pm daily.

Excellent grilled fish and meats and friendly service in this lovely converted two-story house. Full-course dinnertime menus from Y2500. There are semi-private rooms on the ground floor and an open party space upstairs, but the counter seating offers the best view of the chefs at work on the grill. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 2-20-1.

Fresh oysters and spectacular, very original seafood dishes, plus gumbo and other Cajun dishes. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 2-25-15, Unimat Mistral Point B1F. Open 6pm-4am (11pm Sundays). Open every day.

Good Peking-style food in a well-established neighborhood restaurant. Dinner averages around Y7,000. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 2-12-1. Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.

A stylishly decorated restaurant in a converted two-story house. The food is spicy and authentic, with plenty of original dishes to show off the chef's talents. There's a nice selection of Australian/California wines to go with the food. Reservations recommended. No smoking 6-9pm. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 2-7-9. Open noon-2pm, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays and holidays.

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]

Nishi-Azabu 1-13-11. Open 11:30am-5am (sushi bar to 1am) daily.

Another Tokyo ramen landmark with long lines. [feedback]

Minami-Aoyama 2-34-30. Open noon-4:30am (LO). Closed Sundays.

Simple, unpretentious fusion cuisine may sound like a contradiction in terms, but Furutoshi's chef somehow manages to produce down-home cooking even while using ingredients from halfway around the world. The decor is stunning, with spacious seating, a pleasant no-smoking section, a large downstairs bar and private rooms. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 1-15-10. Open 11:30am-5am daily.

This elegant two-story space features a large non-smoking dining room and bar downstairs, and smaller spaces and a private room at street level. The steaks here are Japanese dry-aged beef, starting at Y6500 for a 16oz. NY Strip Sirloin; the menu also includes rack of lamb, grilled salmon and Canadian lobster, with starters like foie gras terrine and caviar with melba toast. The extensive French and New World wine list includes several affordable bottles at the under-Y6000 level. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 1-15-14. (at the fork of the road leading to Aoyama Cemetery) Open 6pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.

Brand-name Japanese domestic beef meets Australian and New Zealand wine at this upscale teppanyaki restaurant. The sommelier, Kinoshita-san, has brought along his 2000-bottle wine cellar from his former wine bar (L Vino in Roppongi). Full-course dinners are priced at Y6800-12,000, and lunch is around Y3000. There's also a separate wine bar space called Old Vine Cellar Door, with wines by the glass and accompanying snacks; budget around Y3500 at the bar. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 1-10-6. Open 11:30am-2:30, 6pm-4am daily.

Yes, this cafe would be worth knowing about for their dessert souffles alone. But they also offer a full menu of remarkably high-quality French cooking, from straightforward starters like scallop salad and foie gras to substantial meat and fish dishes. Plus, some dozen savory souffles. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 3-13-10. Open noon-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.

Although it's best known in its convenience-store and yatai manifestations, oden can be a cuisine of great subtlety and refinement, and Konbuya in Nishi-Azabu is an excellent place to investigate the mysteries of gourmet oden preparation. There's also a very nice selection of sake and shochu to go with it. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 4-10-5. Open 6pm-1am (LO; 11pm Sundays). Open every day.

One of Nishi-Azabu's chic-est eateries, with a very stylish trad-meets-modern interior of stone, shoji, polished wood, concrete and glass. The food is straightforward Japanese seafood - seasonal sashimi and grilled fish, and a small menu of hibachi-grilled items. The setting is more impressive than it is fun, the menu is safe rather than adventurous, and service is surprisingly slapdash, but it's still a suitable place to bring visitors to town. Dinner is around Y5000 without drinks. [feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 4-10-6. Open 6-11:30pm (LO) daily.

Mediterranean-inspired foods and drink from Spain, Italy, Greece and Morocco, from TY Harbor chef David Chiddo. Enjoy one of Tokyo's friendliest wine lists; the bar is open late. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Minami-Azabu 5-2-40. Open noon-3, 6pm-2am (LO) daily.

This simple, cheerfully decorated spot serves authentic and tasty Mexican food at friendly prices. Formerly located alongside the tracks in Ebisu, they now occupy slightly larger quarters near Hiroo station. [feedback]

Minami-Azabu 4-5-65, B1F. Open 11:45am-1:45, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.

One of the best of the international supermarkets, with the widest range of imported foods in Tokyo, including an excellent selection of cheeses. They also have a very good wine department. Delivery within about a 20-minute radius of the store. [feedback]

Minami-Azabu 4-5-2. (two minutes east of Hiroo station) Open 9am-8pm daily.

The atmosphere here is an interesting cross between dining bar and health-food shop. The emphasis is on organic and healthy ingredients, but the presentation is stylish, the recipes creative and modern. On the drinks menu you'll find organic wines (from Frey Vineyards in California), a microbrew beer or two, and organic teas and fruit juices. [feedback]

Hiroo 5-7-35, Hiroo Complex 2F. Open 11am-3:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.

An often-crowded neighborhood izakaya with good food - they call themselves a "fisherman's diner." Get there early because it fills up quickly. [feedback]

Hiroo 5-16-16 2F. Open 6pm-midnight.

Accessible, inexpensive Thai cooking in a pleasantly modern venue. [feedback]

Hiroo 5-2-25, Hongoku Bldg B1F. Open 11am-3:30, 5:30-11pm daily.

Some of the best burgers in town, along with terrific salads and sandwiches. 30-minute delivery within the area. [feedback]

Hiroo 5-1-20. Open 11am-9pm (LO) (Sun. to 6pm). Open every day.

Hearty, authentic French country-style cooking. There's a small wine bar at the entrance where you can stop for a glass or two along with snacks like raw oysters and venison carpaccio. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Hiroo 5-17-11. Open noon-2, 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.

A trendy but comfortable cafe where you can enjoy the open-air front section during the warmer months. The back area is set up like a very large living room, with plenty of sofas for lounging. (Note that after 6pm there's a table charge in some areas of the cafe - Y500 per person at tables in the back, Y1000 per person on the sofas.) The desserts are especially recommended (they also run a wholesale cake shop from the basement). [feedback]

Minami-Azabu 4-12-26. Open 11:30am-1:30am (LO) daily.

Serious, modern Italian dining in a very tasteful setting. The extensive pasta section includes items like home-made pici with duck ragout and home-made tagliolini with anchovies and mushrooms. Starters average around Y2000; pastas Y2500, mains Y3000. The extensive wine list covers all of Italy and includes a handful of bottles for Y6800 and under, with most in the Y8000-15,000 range. Prix-fixe lunches (starting at Y1800) are an especially good deal. [feedback]

Minami-Azabu 4-2-42. Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm. Closed Sundays.

This cozy bistrot serves hearty French country cuisine - cassoulets, blood sausages - and many reasonly priced wines by the glass or bottle. The late-night hours are convenient, and perhaps the best time to visit; the counter can get a bit cramped and smoky earlier in the evening. [feedback]

Ebisu 2-23-3. Open 7pm-3am. Closed Mondays.