Tokyo Food Page Restaurant Listings

Shiroganedai

Tenement (Cafe). 3440-6771

Ebisu 2-39-4. Open 6pm-3am. Closed Sundays.

Lohotoi (Dim sum). 3449-8899

Lohotoi serves up a wide assortment of high-quality, freshly made Hong Kong-style dim sum on weekends, something that has made them popular with Chinese customers from the neighborhood. You'll find a full menu of mid-priced Cantonese fare in the evenings, and typical budget lunches on weekdays. [feedback]

Ebisu 3-48-1. Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-11pm (LO). Closed Wednesdays.

Isola (Italian). 5447-2733

Another candidate for best pizza in Tokyo, prepared in a ceramic oven, although some may balk at the prices - pizzas range up to around Y3000. [feedback]

Shirogane 6-17-2. Open 6:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Karashi (Teppanyaki). 5423-5424

Upscale okonomiyaki and moderately priced teppanyaki steaks at a friendly neighborhood grill. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Shiroganedai 3-19-5. Open 5:30-11pm. Closed Mondays.

La Boheme (Italian). 3442-4488

One of the few late-night spots in the neighborhood; pizzas and pastas in a multi-level, palatial setting. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 4-19-17. Open 11:30am-3am (LO) daily.

Stellato (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]

Shiroganedai 4-19-17. Open 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Blue Point (Cafe). 3440-3928

The restaurant in back is pretentious and overpriced, but the outdoor cafe is a pleasant place to sit during warm weather. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 4-19-19. Open 11:30-3am daily.

Sakura Sakura (Japanese regional). 3440-7316

The Kyoto-born chef prepares traditional but somewhat casual Kyoto cuisine, with special attention paid to tofu and yuba dishes (including yuba-based udon noodles) and beautiful Kyoto vegetables. The decor is traditional and very soothing. Prix-fixe menus start at Y5000; pork shabu-shabu is Y5200, and there's a big a la carte menu as well. The lunchtime menu is all udon noodles, priced Y840-1575. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 5-15-10. Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.

Hizuki (Japanese). 5798-7492

Charcoal-grilled dishes, sushi, and modern Japanese cooking. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 5-11-2. Open 5pm-4am daily.

Sabado Sabadete (Spanish). 3445-9353

Perfectly ordinary paella and tapas at inflated Shiroganedai prices. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 5-3-2. Open 6-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays and holidays.

L'Ecailler (French). 6408-0879

This modern French restaurant specializes in fish and seafood, using first-rate ingredients and creative recipes. The charming dining room fits well with its Shirogane surroundings - tiled floors, beveled glass windows, artistic cartoon sketches on the wall, subdued lighting. Prix-fixe menus starting at Y4800 offer very good value for money, and lunches start from just Y1500. The extensive wine list is mostly French, but there are many reasonably priced choices from Italy, Portugal and the New World. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 5-3-8. Open noon-5, 6-10pm (LO) daily.

Luxor (Expensive Italian). 3446-6900

A luxurious venture from Mario Frittoli, formerly of Il Pinolo in Kamiyacho. The dining room is beautiful and the cooking is splendid; budget around Y10-15,000 (or more) for dinner and drinks. [feedback]

Shiroganedai 5-4-7, Barbizon 25, 2F. Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm daily.

Meguro (east)

Shimpei (Expensive French). 3449-6433

Owner-chef Shimpei Matsuo studied painting in France as well as cooking and patisserie, and he prepares original and creative French cuisine in an intimate setting (just 8 seats downstairs and a private room for 8 upstairs). Prix-fixe lunch is Y10,000; dinner Y15,000. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 1-23-12. Open noon-1pm, 6-9pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

Tuk Tuk (Italian). 3444-5150

An "Italian Thai" restaurant from the exceedingly diverse (including Thai, Hawaiian, Chinese and Irish manifestations) American Bridge Company chain. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-13-22. Open 11:30am-2:30, 3:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Himonoya (Izakaya). 3442-8088

A relaxed late-night izakaya with good food and drink. One of the specialties is himono, various types of dried fish that are served grilled. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-14-5, Crystal Tower B1F. Open 11:30am-2, 4:30pm-5am daily.

Keawjai (Thai). 5420-7727

Very high-quality "Imperial" Thai cuisine, popular with Thai customers. Highlights from the huge menu include an encyclopedia of soups, creative seafood dishes (like kipper stuffed with shrimp in chili sauce), and Isan barbecue items from northeast Thailand. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-14-9. Open 11:30am-9:30pm (LO). Closed some Mondays.

Kaasan (Izakaya). 3473-6777

Grilled chicken, raw fish, and sake from around the country. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-15-14, Takaki Bldg. 2F. Open 4-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

Madal (Nepalese). 3442-3566

The Tokyo branch of a Kyoto restaurant serving Nepalese, Tibetan and Indian food. In spite of their location in a run-down office building, the dining room is cheerfully exotic, with decorative carpets, wall murals and seating cushions adding to the atmosphere. The food is a slightly fancier version of home cooking. Lunch from Y800. They also have a bar area, open to 11pm. No lunch on weekends. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-15-2, Meguro Business Mansion 5F. Open 11am-3, 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Mutekiya (Japanese). 5437-7681

It looks like just another unassuming, mid-priced Japanese restaurant in an office building, but they get extra points for the big fish-stocked pond in the middle of the dining area and the convenient above-the-station location. There's also a decent sake selection. Set lunches from Y750. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 3-1-1, Atre 2F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Yuuan (Japanese). 5437-1216

A Japanese-style deli with take-out service; prices and quality are similar to department-store take-out booths. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 3-1-1, Atre 2F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Meguro (west)

Shinanoya (Liquor shop). 3493-0143

This discount liquor shop also sells a fair assortment of imported foods to go with your booze. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-21-13. Open 11am-10pm (11-9 Sundays). Open every day.

Nefertiti (Middle Eastern). 5719-5455

Veteran chef Mahamout Al-Houri, who worked in a five-star hotel in Egypt before coming here, serves authentic Egyptian delicacies like grilled pigeon stuffed with rice, mulukhiya (moroheya) soup, and kushari - a mix of lentils, rice and macaroni in a spicy tomato sauce. The decor features lots of curtains, antique lamps and hookahs to set the mood, and there's belly dancing most nights. Budget around Y4-5000. [feedback]

Kami-Osaki 2-17-4, 2F. Open 11:30am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Blues Alley Japan (Jazz club). 5496-4381

A supper club with live blues and jazz (mostly from local groups) and French and Italian food. At dinnertime main courses start at around Y2,000, but lunchtime is more competitive, with a Y1,200 Ladies' Lunch. Reserved for parties on weekends. [feedback]

Meguro 1-3-14, Meguro Station Hotel B1F. Open 11:30am-11pm Tuesday-Friday. Closed Mondays.

Tonki (honten) (Tonkatsu). 3491-9928

Japan's most famous tonkatsu restaurant has been called an institution, and indeed the atmosphere is institutional and utterly charmless, with a vast assembly-line kitchen surrounded by one large counter. The food is plain and simple -- plump, lean pork cutlets without an excess of flavor, served with a bland tonjiru (pork soup), rice and pickles for Y1,650. They must be doing something right, though, because there are usually lines waiting to get in. [feedback]

Shimo-Meguro 1-1-2. Open 4-10:45pm. Closed Tuesdays, some Mon.

Maya (Nepalese). 5434-1862

A "nouvelle Nepali" kitchen, they also serve a very economical Y1000 curry dinner. [feedback]

Shimo-Meguro 1-2-22, 2F. Open 11:30am-2, 6-11pm.

Kathmandu Gangri (Nepalese). 3493-4712

The heady aromas of exotic herbs and spices wafting out of the kitchen summon up images of far-off lands, and the atmospheric Tibetan music on the stereo completes the picture. The menu here includes Nepalese and Tibetan sections, with set dinners ranging from Y1100-3000 and lunches starting at Y700. The food is nicely spiced, rich and garlicky, and fiery hot, and the portions are quite filling. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Shimo-Meguro 1-2-22, B1F. Open 11:30am-3, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Casse-Croute (French). 5487-3608

Simple, budget French fare and an inexpensive French wine list. Especially good at lunchtime. [feedback]

Shimo-Meguro 1-3-4. Open 11:30am-1:30, 6-9:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.

Rasoi (Indian). 5487-5602

A la carte menu from Y1,110, lunch from Y780. They also deliver within the area. [feedback]

Shimo-Meguro 1-3-28, Sunwood Meguro 2F. Open 11am-3, 5-10pm (LO) daily.

Tavern, The (British pub). 3779-0280

Assorted British beers and food, including Cornish pasties, fish and chips, shepard's pie and steak-and-kidney pie. [feedback]

Shimo-Meguro 1-3-28, Sunwood Meguro 2F. Open noon-1am daily.

Black Lion (British pub). 3491-2312

(Formerly "Little Euro") A London-style pub that attracts an eclectic cross-section of the ex-pat community. Assorted British beers and pub-style food. [feedback]

Meguro 1-5-16. (take the west exit and follow Meguro-dori to where it forks, and turn right. The bar is a few steps down the hill, on the left) Open 5pm-midnight daily.

Santa Marta (Italian). 3710-4588

A hidden-away Italian trattoria with excellent pastas. [feedback]

Naka-Meguro 3-10-34. Open noon-1:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.