Azabu-Juban
Open 6pm-4am daily.
The fantastic sake list here (more than 200 varieties) is supported by a solid sake-friendly food menu, including many Okinawan dishes and luxurious items like foie gras and uni. Budget around Y7000...
Open 6pm-4am daily.
Open 11:30am-1:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed 3rd Monday.
A "hawker-style SE Asian canteen" in a pretty cafe setting; they specialize in very authentic Singapore-style Hainanese Chicken Rice (steamed chicken served with jasmine rice and various sauces). ...
Open 11:30am-1:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed 3rd Monday.
Open 11:30am-11pm (Fri, Sat -4:30am) daily.
Nim's serves legit New York-style pizzas, with a thin, crisp crust that's pleasantly crunchy around the edges. Toppings are ample, with tempting choices like Italian sausage, pepperoni-jalapeno,...
Open 11:30am-11pm (Fri, Sat -4:30am) daily.
Open 6-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Despite the name, one of the things we like best about this gorgeously appointed bar is its relaxed atmosphere. (The name comes from its location on the top floor of a boutique hotel called The...
Open 6-11:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 5-11pm. Closed weekends.
A tiny counter bar (plus a few tables) with friendly service and good food. The tapas-style menu includes various Spanish hams, an excellent paella, and a very rich and luscious oxtail stew. You'll...
Open 5-11pm. Closed weekends.
Open 11am-9pm (LO), Sundays to 6pm. Open every day.
Gourmet burger pioneers in Tokyo, they still grill up some of Tokyo's better burgers in town, and also assemble great sandwiches (including an inspirational shrimp and avocado combination) and...
Open 11am-9pm (LO), Sundays to 6pm. Open every day.
Open 11:30am-11pm daily.
This popular chain of spaghetti joints offers a good variety of Japanese-style pastas built around ingredients like asari clams, salmon roe, spicy cod roe and natto. But there's plenty more - you...
Open 11:30am-11pm daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm (LO), Sun to 10:30. Closed 3rd Sunday.
The specialty of the house is a dish called samgetang - a richly flavored Korean stew made from tender chicken meat, ginseng, garlic, Korean dates and rice. Enjoy it here in conjunction with...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm (LO), Sun to 10:30. Closed 3rd Sunday.
Open 11am-8pm (Sat, Sun -7pm). Closed Mondays.
The concept here is a New York-style bakery-cafe in the heart of Azabu-Juban, selling top-quality cheesecake, carrot cake, brownies, cookies, cornbread and pastries just like you'd find in New York. ...
Open 11am-8pm (Sat, Sun -7pm). Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Sarashina soba noodles, the specialty here, are made only from the refined core of the buckwheat kernel. Noodles here are served with two dipping sauces - sweet and spicy - which you can combine as...
Open 11am-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
As the name implies, wine is the main focus at this bustling bar-restaurant, with a food menu designed to play a supporting role. Wine prices are extremely reasonable (the shop is run by the Seijo...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm daily.
Decent fast-food-style burritos, tacos, and fajitas, all made from premium organic ingredients. Choose from grilled chicken, carnitas (braised pork), steak or vegetarian filling; prices range from...
Open 11am-10pm daily.
Open 11:30-4:15am (LO) daily.
Inexpensive pastas and Italian wines by the glass, with convenient late-night hours.
Open 11:30-4:15am (LO) daily.
Open 10am-10pm daily.
France's popular chain of frozen-food grocery stores (with some 900 locations in their home country) now has several Tokyo branches, where you can stock up on everything from frozen fruits and...
Open 10am-10pm daily.
Open 5-10:30pm (Sat, Sun noon-10pm) daily.
Pizza Strada's hulking, riveted-metal pizza oven is a steampunk work of art. Sitting just behind the main counter area, it provides customers with a ringside view of their pizzas as they're fired up...
Open 5-10:30pm (Sat, Sun noon-10pm) daily.
Open 6pm-2am daily.
The recipes at Burgaz Ada are from Constantinople, not Istanbul, as the chef is ambitiously working to recreate historical dishes from the Ottoman Empire - the roots of modern Turkish cuisine. ...
Open 6pm-2am daily.
Yamada Chikara - Experimental: Azabu-Juban
Open 6pm-midnight (LO) daily.
Chef Yamada learned the techniques of Molecular Gastronomy during his stint at El Bulli in Spain, and here he applies those techniques to kaiseki cuisine. All seating is at the counter, and the...
Open 6pm-midnight (LO) daily.
Open 11:15am-2, 5:30-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
One of Tokyo's very few Greek restaurants, Milieu was started by a former chef at the Japanese embassy in Greece. The menu covers Greek standards like moussaka, spanakopita, dolmades and...
Open 11:15am-2, 5:30-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
A casual neighborhood drinking spot, Sukha offers a variety of "Latin cocktails" such as caipirinhas and other cachaca drinks from Brazil, Peruvian pisco cocktails, liquorice-flavored aguardiente...
Open 5pm-midnight. Closed Sundays.
Open 8:30am-9pm daily.
Meat is Nissin's strong point, with over a dozen types of cold cuts, a cornucopia of sausages, and unusual items like pheasant, rabbit, and even kangaroo meat. And the third-floor wine shop is worth...
Open 8:30am-9pm daily.
Akabanebashi, Kamiyacho
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Although you may occasionally run across a California roll in a Tokyo sushi shop as a novelty item, other types of American-style inside-out rolls are pretty much unheard of. That's why this small...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open noon-2:30, 6-10pm (LO; Sat -9pm). Closed Sundays.
Kamikatz is run by Rise & Win Brewing Company, a craft brewery based in Tokushima Prefecture. As their official Tokyo taproom, they serve eight of the brewery's craft beers on draft, including some...
Open noon-2:30, 6-10pm (LO; Sat -9pm). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-3, 3-8pm (LO) daily.
First-class traditional Japanese cuisine, with an emphasis on tofu, in a beautiful setting next to Tokyo Tower. Private dining rooms look out over lovely gardens and 100-year-old trees, although the...
Open 11am-3, 3-8pm (LO) daily.
Mi Familia - Mexican: Kamiyacho
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-11pm (LO; Sat -9pm). Closed Sundays.
Mi Familia serves crowd-pleasing Mexican cuisine, with dishes like Puebla-style Chicken Mole, hefty home-made grilled chorizo, tequila-sauteed shrimp, and a ceviche of the day. Budget around...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-11pm (LO; Sat -9pm). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO) daily.
The second incarnation of Nobu Tokyo is under different management, and is closer in style to the branches in New York and London. Prix-fixe omakase menus are priced Y12,000-25,000, along with an...
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 6-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Run by a New Zealand meat company, Wakanui was set up to introduce Tokyo gourmets to premium beef, lamb and wines from New Zealand, and they succeed quite admirably at that mission. The beef is all...
Open 11:30am-2, 6-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Craft beers are accompanied by an extensive Japanese food menu at this 30-seat bar-restaurant next to Kamiyacho Station. The casual menu wouldn't seem out of place in a typical Tokyo izakaya, with...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10:30pm. Closed Sundays.
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...
Open 11:30am-2, 5:30-10:30pm. Closed Sundays.
Onarimon
Open noon-3pm, 5-8pm (LO) daily.
Daigo serves top-class vegetable-centered temple cuisine. Lunch starts at around Y16,000; dinner from Y24,000.
Open noon-3pm, 5-8pm (LO) daily.
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