Quality Udon restaurant located in the east part of Tokyo. Good option for lunch/dinner when you are in the area. Recommend you have cold Udon for the first time (Not Udon in a hot soup). Always crowded but no reservation is needed. Rather…

Very popular "Gyukatsu" (beef cutlet) restaurant that now runs 6 branches in Tokyo (as of October 2016). Note that Shibuya branches are always very crowded and you should expect to wait for an hour or so, I'd suggest you get there 30-60 mi…

Used to be "Pepper Lunch" but the company replaced most of the PL branches with "IkinariSteak" in Japan, which is now much better quality at a higher pricing. Over 100 branches in Japan as of September 2016. You should be able to find one …

Photo: Tabelog Classic French bistro. Small and hidden, close from both Ginza and HigashiGinza stations. Each dish takes relatively long to come as there's only one chef in the ketchen. Drink-slowly-eat-slowly type of birstro. Don't come w…

Reasonable pricing and yet good quality. A bit of a walk from the center of Roppongi and literally hidden without any sign outside (see the entrance photo below) so must be tough to find the place for the first time. Their grilled/deep-fri…

Photos from website Probably, the best Udon place in the Shinjuku area where there aren't many Udon competitors. The only issue is that this place is tiny and gets crowded, so you may have to get in the line and wait for a while, 4 out of …

Photo: https://www.hanamaruudon.com/ Set this as your benchmark for Udon if you haven't been exposed to real Japanese Udon before. Surprisingly cheap and yet good quality. Many different kinds of Udon dishes availabe. Tempura, too. So many…

Photo: http://www.robuchon.jp/joelrobuchon Very well-known, established French grand maison "Joel Robuchon" located in the Yebisu Garden Place complex, looking like a palace from the Middle Ages. Its interior is gorgeous too. Serves qualit…

Photo: https://tokyo-calendar.jp/article/3126?ref=restaurant Photo: http://www.kyubey.jp/ Used to be fairly competitive in the Sushi domain in Ginza. It's above average in the area at the moment as so many good Sushi restaurants have emerg…

Photos by bottan Popular roasted beef bowl restaurant that has 2 branches in Tokyo: this one in Harajuku and the other in Takadanobaba. The Harajuku branch seems less crowded and you sometimes don't even need to wait in a line. Pretty good…

Photos above by クワトロ☆ One of the most famous Yakitori restaurants in Tokyo. Rated super high on Tabelog as well. The problem here is that you have to wait for a few months to get seated as there's always a long waiting list for reserva…

Photo from website Reasonably priced and yet good quality. A variety of stick dishes using meats (beef, pork, chicken) and vegetables, cheese, etc. Japanese traditional feel to both its interior and exterior. All the dishes go well with be…

Traditional style Tonkatsu restaurant in the center of Ginza. Easy access, safe option for lunch. A bit pricy but guess it comes from its long history. Katsudon may be a good choice for your first visit and it's as cheap as 1,000 JPY. Give…

Very unique Soba. Always crowded and closed on weekends, so you have to go there on a weekday and should expect to wait in the line whenever you go. The soup for dipping the noodles has a strong, distinct flavor. Shockingly salty for the f…

Photo from HOT PEPPER Pretty good choice when having Italian style pizza, probably one of the best pizzarias in the Shibuya area. The side dishes aren't so good, which is the only reservation of mine for this place. Just keep ordering pizz…

Photo: http://www.tokyo-aburasoba.com/ 'Aburasoba' is soup-less Ramen. The special sauce is buried on the bottom of the bowl and you stir it up with vinegar, chili oil, and toppings before eating. Many branches available in Tokyo. Open til…

Photo: http://www.yasubee.com/ A good place for you to experience Tsukemen-style Ramen for the first time. Sweet and sour Tsukemen soup goes well with the thick noodles. They serve regular Ramen too, although 9 out of 10 people order Tsuke…

Photo: http://diamond-dining-shops.jp/warayakiya/roppongi/photos Photo from Tabelog Located in the center of Roppongi (and many other branches available in Tokyo) and open till early mornig, and has a traditional feel. Their speciality is …

Photos: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13004628/ Photo: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130201/13000302/ Can expect well-balanced French course dishes at MONNA LISA. Two branches in Tokyo, Ebisu being warm and relaxed atmosphere,…

Photo: http://www.marugame-seimen.com/ Great place for you to experience real Japanese Udon for the first time. Cheap and good for its pricing. Many different kinds of Udon and Tempura availabe. Set this as your benchmark to evaluate Udon …

Photo: http://oya-food.com/beef-kitchen-nakameguro/ Good option as a beef BBQ place in the Nakameguro area. Stylish place, spacious seats, quality but reasonable beef. Can do lunch too. Thier noodles are also good. Recommend it. My rating:…

Photo from Tabelog Pretty decent Italian place. Can be used for any situation, quality food and service and yet reasonable. Many branches available (10 in/near Tokyo). Check out more photos here. My rating: 4.0 AW kitchen 10Website | Tabel…

Photo: http://www.sushinomidori.co.jp/index.html Super famous for non-Japanese travelers now and has 8 branches. This one in Shibuya should be in top 3 for being crowded all the time. Should expect to wait 30+ minutes no matter when you go…

Photo: http://www.rigoletto.jp/roppongi/ Serves well-balanced hamburgers, basically authentic western-style but nicely tuned to Japanese people. Great for lunch. Dinner menu includes proper meals and a variety of side dishes that go well w…

Photo: http://www.butagumi.com/nishiazabu/ Makes you feel like you are ivited to a traditional Japanse household for a meal. Get a sense of what the traditinoal Japanese houses were like. Pretty cozy place though not spacious. Serves good …

Source: http://www.the-great-burger.com/ I've been to several other hamburger places in Tokyo that are better, but that being said, this one isn't bad. Should be a good lunch option when hanging out in this area, which you'd come around at…

Source: http://www.o-kizi.jp/ Easy access from Tokyo station. Okonomiyaki, in general, should be fairly easy for visitors and travelers from overseas to come to like, because of its soy-sause-based, sweet-sour taste. Also fun to watch the …

Photo from website Super easy access from Ebisu station. Vey popular salt- based Ramen and has several other branches in central Tokyo. Sophisticated Ramen, liked by many people including women. Yuzu (citrus) flavor is well blended. You'd …

"Musashi" is a well-branded for their Ramen places in Tokyo and they mostly serve soy-sauce-based soup, fish-stock type of Ramen. Very Japanese-like taste. One of the bests in the soy-sause Ramen category, I belive. You may not like it tha…

Well known for its very meaty hamburgers. A big fan of hambergers? You haven't come across any good ones in Tokyo? Come check it out. They use their branded beef called "Yazawa Meat", which is selling well to other restaurants that sell be…