Toranomon Hills
Open 11am-2:30, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
They aren't kidding - some of these pizzas really are crazy! The kitchen here enthusiastically experiments with variations like Gyros Pizza and Micro-sardine Pizza along with offbeat side dishes...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-9pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO; Sun -9pm) daily.
This bustling dining bar is a fun destination for drinks with friends or group outings of any size. They offer freshly brewed beers, inventive original cocktails, appetizing food and friendly...
Open 11am-10pm (LO; Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Lien serves excellent modern French cuisine with a flair. They also offer a good selection of affordable wines from around the world (not just France), with eleven wines poured by the glass. Lunch...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 11am-8pm daily.
Am Stram Gram's tarts are photogenic and very tasty, made with perfect specimens of fruit. They're ready to take home or eat here at one of the free tables in the lively atrium lobby of Toranomon...
Open 11am-8pm daily.
Open 11am-2:15, 5-10pm (LO; Sun -9pm) daily.
Tapas, pintxos snacks and paellas are served with Old World wines and Spanish sherries at Bar Espanol Picar. The six-part tapas platter provides a good mix of flavors to accompany your first glass...
Open 11am-2:15, 5-10pm (LO; Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 7:30am-9pm (LO; Sun 8am-8pm) daily.
This all-day cafe is probably the most casual choice among the several craft-beer destinations in Toranomon Hills Station Tower. It offers eight craft beers on tap and another 100 or so by the can...
Open 7:30am-9pm (LO; Sun 8am-8pm) daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO; Sun -9pm) daily.
As the chef works his skewers, clouds of aromatic smoke rise from the grill, with sudden bursts of flame when fat hits the hot charcoal below. It's a scene guaranteed to perk up the appetite as you...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (LO; Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 8am-6pm daily.
The Toranomon Hills branch of this highly regarded New Zealand coffee roastery has a nice airy feel to it and a very beige color scheme. They serve New Zealand-style espresso beverages (long blacks,...
Open 8am-6pm daily.
Open 11:30am-12:30, 5-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
While the main Ginza branch of this legendary Michelin-starred yakitoriya demands a good portion of an evening to fully appreciate, this more casual outlet is well suited to bar-hopping. Grab a seat...
Open 11:30am-12:30, 5-10pm (LO). Closed Mondays.
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily.
Pairon offers a wide selection of well-prepared Chinese dumplings and other dim sum dishes, all at very reasonable prices. Dishes here seem a bit more sophisticated than at your typical gyoza joint,...
Open 11:30am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
A casual mini-branch of the Michelin-starred contemporary Spanish restaurant in Ginza, Plancha Zurriola serves tapas, paella and plancha-grilled items along with Spanish wines. Budget Y5,000-8,000...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -8:30) daily.
This tiny specialty stand serves very juicy and delicious fried chicken, Spanish rather than karaage in style, with mild garlicky flavoring and quite ample volume. They claim the chicken tastes...
Open 11am-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -8:30) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Original Isan dishes from northeastern Thailand are the specialty at this very international Thai restaurant (they have branches in New York, Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City as well as Tokyo). ...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-10pm (LO; Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Okinawan and Taiwanese cuisine are the main offerings at this lively drinking spot in the middle of the Toranomon Yokocho bar-izakaya complex. Casual small-plate dishes like Okinawan rafti (braised...
Open 11am-2, 5-10pm (Sat, Sun -9pm) daily.
Open 4-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Chicken parts and pork organ meats, grilled on skewers over charcoal, are the specialty of this long-running shop, and they do an excellent job preparing them. The grilled venison - tender and very...
Open 4-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Novel, fusion-style udon is the specialty here, but what first attracted our attention was the inviting little sake bar standing at the front of the shop. A couple dozen well-chosen craft sakes from...
Open 11am-2:30, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Toranomon
Open 11:30am-2, 4-10:30pm (LO; Sat -9:30). Closed Sundays.
This Belgian beer bar serves a mix of imported beers and beers from their own Tokyo Brewery (Rio Brewery), along with a meaty food menu. Budget around Y4,000-5,000 for food and drink at dinnertime.
Open 11:30am-2, 4-10:30pm (LO; Sat -9:30). Closed Sundays.
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Tasty steaks, including USDA prime beef, from this American steakhouse chain. The decor is on the conservative side (lots of brown and beige), and the music can be repetitive (we were treated to a...
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
If you want to, you can think of Le Petit Tonneau as a wine bar. They serve more than twenty different wines by the glass and a few dozen more by the bottle, with Cotes du Rhone, Languedoc, Bordeaux...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:15am-2:30, 6-9:15pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
The second branch of one of Tokyo's best Indian restaurants, Nirvanam specializes in southern Indian fare made with high-quality ingredients - lots of mutton, chicken and fish curries and some...
Open 11:15am-2:30, 6-9:15pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm. Closed weekends.
Craft Beer Market offers thirty different brews on draft, including a good number of seasonal specials. Prices are noticeably less expensive than the average Tokyo microbrew bar, with pints priced at...
Open 11:30am-2, 5-11:30pm. Closed weekends.
Open 3-11:30pm (Sat 1-9:30). Closed Sundays.
The food menu here includes more than a dozen types of sausage, along with ham and cheese platters, grilled meats and salads. Seven taps dispense Japanese and German beers from breweries like Far...
Open 3-11:30pm (Sat 1-9:30). Closed Sundays.
Uchisaiwaicho (and Nishi-Shimbashi)
Open 11am-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Good-quality budget Italian, with a good wine selection. At lunchtime there's a wide selection of pizza and spaghetti variations, most in the Y1000-1500 range.
Open 11am-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.
Open 3-11:30pm (Sat, Sun 2pm-) daily.
The Genka chain of sake-specialty izakayas is known for their policy of selling sake "at cost." Each branch serves several dozen premium sakes at remarkably low prices, starting at just Y280 per...
Open 3-11:30pm (Sat, Sun 2pm-) daily.
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
With its massive, wide-ranging menu of South Indian cuisine, Nandhini offers a very different experience from your typical Tokyo Indian restaurant. The bread menu alone has sixteen items, and there...
Open 11am-2:30, 5:30-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 24 hours a day.
Relatively inexpensive meats and produce, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours a day.
Hibiya Okuroji
Open 6-10pm (LO) daily.
J.S. Lennup has been serving German beers and food under the Hibiya Yamanote train tracks since 1978, so it's only appropriate that they should take their place in Hibiya Okuroji, the flashy new...
Open 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 4pm-midnight daily.
Innovative, thoughtfully designed original cocktails are the hallmark of the Mixology group of bars, and this tiny branch in the stylish Hibiya Okuroji corridor is no exception. The folks at...
Open 4pm-midnight daily.
Open 11am-9pm (bar 12:30-8:30) daily.
This stylish design shop showcases products from Niigata, including the prefecture's most famous export - sake. They stock around fifty kinds of sake, and they're equipped with a small standing-bar...
Open 11am-9pm (bar 12:30-8:30) daily.
Open 11am-10pm daily.
At first glance Eight Base looks like your typical prefectural antenna shop. There's a retail section up front selling crafts, produce and drinks from Aomori Prefecture, with a small dining area in...
Open 11am-10pm daily.
Open 5-11pm (Sun 4-10) daily.
DRA is a stylish standing bar serving craft beers, unusual cocktails, pizzas, grilled lamb skewers and other meaty snacks. Twelve taps dispense craft beers like Modern Times Orderville Hazy IPA and...
Open 5-11pm (Sun 4-10) daily.
Hibiya
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6pm-midnight (LO 10pm) daily.
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 three, four, or five...
Open 11:30am-2:30, 6pm-midnight (LO 10pm) daily.
Open 5pm-midnight daily.
Patrons lounge on pod-shaped seats beneath polished chrome trees, while ambient electronic music mingles with the soft glow of lavender neon from behind the black marble bar. Friendly service and...
Open 5pm-midnight daily.
Open 11am-9:30pm daily.
Traditional cuisine from the Imperial's second, more casual French restaurant. Lunch from Y3150, dinner from Y8,400.
Open 11am-9:30pm daily.
Open 7-10am, 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm 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...
Open 7-10am, 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10pm daily.
Open 5:30-8pm (LO) daily.
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. ...
Open 5:30-8pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
The cleverly named Bar Celona is a very casual Spanish bar serving inexpensive wine by the glass along with pinchos sandwiches (from Y300) and other wine-friendly snacks. (Note that between 4 and...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
In case you're feeling nostalgic for the flavors and atmosphere of American middle-school cafeteria lunches, Susan's meatballs hit the spot. Pork, beef and chicken meatballs come with classic tomato...
Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-3, 4-8:30pm (LO) daily.
The specialty of the house at this unpretentious Nagoya-based shop is broiled fish that's first been marinated in sake lees. Teishoku meals with rice and soup are priced around Y1300-2000.
Open 11am-3, 4-8:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sun -9:30) daily.
In case you're wondering how this "Tokyo Premium" branch of the popular Nagasaki-based noodle shop is different from regular Ringer Huts, the answer is in the vegetables. They offer extra...
Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; Sun -9:30) daily.
Open 10am-8pm (Sat, Sun -7pm) daily.
This rather large antenna shop sells a good variety of local food products from Kagoshima Prefecture, including freshly made satsuma-age (deep-fried vegetable- and fishcakes). Ready-made kakuni and...
Open 10am-8pm (Sat, Sun -7pm) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Top-class seasonal Japanese cooking from this well-regarded Tokyo-based chain. Prix-fixe dinners from Y6800 or a la carte.
Open 11:30am-2, 6-10pm (LO) daily.
Open 4-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Nestled under the Yamanote train tracks, this venerable Tokyo establishment serves 15 different German beers along with German food.
Open 4-9:30pm (LO) daily.
Open 11:30am-2, 4-11pm. Open every day.
Right next to Baden Baden under the rumbling JR tracks, and even sharing the same address, they offer a similar selection of beers.
Open 11:30am-2, 4-11pm. Open every day.
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