TOKYO DINING OUT

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Restaurants in Tokyo for Foodie Visitors

JAPANESE ICE OUCA

(Photos from the website below) Nice, neat ice cream place near Ebisu station. Always packed with girls and couples. Fun menu to choose ice creams from. Seasonal ones are pretty tempting too. Obviously a good place to take a girl to. My ra…

CLINTON ST. BAKING COMPANY & RESTAURANT

Photos from Tabelog Originally started in NY and came to Tokyo in 2013. American style pancake was a huge trend back then and is still popular. Nothing's overly surprising here and yet sophisticated and a good place for relaxed weekend mea…

HOUSE

Photos from Ikyu "Hidden" French bistro located in NishiAzabu, a bit of a walk from Roppongi. Good place for a date dinner. The food is pretty good too, though the portion of each dish isn't big and you'd end up spending more than you thou…

AS Classics Diner

Photo: http://www.roppongihills.com/shops_restaurants/restaurants/00108.html Photos: http://www.asclassics.com/ Serves meaty and yet well-balanced hamburgers. Great accessibility from Roppongi station or Roppongi Hills. A nice lunch option…

Mi Choripan

Photos above from website This place is all about "Choripan", which is an Argentine-style sandwich with a spiced chorizo. Exotic and complex flavors. Pretty good taste-wise, and yet felt a bit pricy for its portion. Could be the only place…

CoSTUME NATIONAL WALL

Photo by ありゅグルメ Photo by B級大王 Photo by ありゅグルメ Hidden (literally), stylish cafe/bar that has the refreshing-green interior. Open for lunch/cafe as well. Nice place to drop by after dinner for a drink or two. Super hard to fin…

SAVOY

Quality Napoli-style pizza restaurant that has some other branches in/outside Tokyo. This branch may be most accessible especially for visitors as it's located in the Roppongi/Azabu-Juban area where you'd probably hang out once during your…

Shokudou-Shichisai

Awesome Ramen, particularly its freshly-made noodles! (They make it right there based on your order). Never had Ramen noodles that are as good. It's just so impressive. Fish-stock, soy-sause based, fairly simple soup that goes well with th…

Sushi Kanesaka

Photos: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13005003/ One of the great Sushi restaurants in the Ginza area. Stunning quality throughout the course. Seating layout is pretty interesting -- the counter is separated two parts and they see…

L'antica Pizzeria da Michele

Photo: http://www.damichele.jp/tokyo/ Lively Italian restaurant located near Ebisu station. The size of their pizza (MARGHERITA and MARINARA) is huge, and it's definitely cheap, considering its quality. A good option for eating pizza in Eb…

LAMB MEAT TENDER

Photo: Facebook Photo: https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131003/13185240/ Named after "Love me tender", sort of funny if you think about it. Great lamb is served here (beef & pork too). Lunch is exceptionally reasonable considering its qual…

TENDAN

Photos: http://www.tendan.co.jp/ Yakiniku restaurant from Kyoto. Only 2 branches available in Tokyo as of 2016. They do a very good job making private spaces in the restaurants so that you can relax and enjoy your meal without caring about…

Kuumba du Falafel

Photos from website Awesome Falafel, lots of fresh vegetables. Makes you feel healthy. The only downside is that it's far from Shibuya station. But that gets you to walk, making you even healthier as a result. A good option for a healthy l…

Morinobutchers

Photo from Tabelog Awesome place to eat beef (and pork) at exceptionally reasonable pricing. The portion's huge too. You'll be stunned how much meat you can get with what you pay. Make sure to bring a few people with you so that you can en…

Unagi Chikuyoutei

Chikuyoutei has a long history as an Unagi (eel) restaurant and has many branches in Japan. This is a good benchmark for Unagi when having it else where, meaning that this place is definitely above the average but not special. So, it would…

Tonkatsu Kurogane

Fantastic Tonkatsu dishes and yet reasonably priced. What a restaurant. A bit far from central Tokyo but it's absolutely worth the train ride. Period. My rating: 5.0 Tonkatsu KuroganeTabelog | More photos | 03-6459-6416 Address: 6-19-16 Mi…

HAINAN JEEFAN SHOKUDO

Photo: http://www.route9g.com/ Well known Singaporean reastaurant in Tokyo, 2 branches available now. What's awesome here is Chicken Rice. It's just so good. I've been to Singapore twice and been to some restaurants known for chicken rice,…

KNOCK CUCINA BUONA ITALIANA

Photo: http://mother-restaurants.com/ Pasta's very good here, 3 branches available in Tokyo now. Other dishes are also good but probably best to come for lunch. Reasonably priced, stylish interior, good serivice. LIke it a lot. My rating: …

Miboujin Curry

Looks like an old-fashioned cafe, actually serving curry dishes all day long. Stir-fried vegetables topping makes their curry rather unique and it does add a nice texture and flavor to curry. Worth a try if you like curry. My rating: 4.0 M…

Torisoba Soruto

Great salt-chicken-stock soup Ramen, probably one of the best salt Ramen I've ever had. You may not have an opportunity to come around this area but if you do, make sure to drop by. Their Gyoza is pretty good too. My rating: 5.0 Torisoba S…

Naminoue

Photos: http://rashiku.biz/naminoue/ Japanese cuisine restaurant, located in the quiet street. "Hidden" feel to it. Opened recently, so relatively easy to make a reservation for the time being. Can probably pop up without it if 10:00pm or …

Shodai

The whipped-cream-looking curry-soup Udon here is well known. Give it a shot if interested. Pretty good. Soba is also not bad. Open till early morning. A convenient option to come after having a drink at some other places. My rating: 4.0 S…

Salmon&Trout

Very interesting French restaurant, particularly its name! Refreshing combinations of ingredients, texture, and scent. Fun to experience each dish, although not everything tastes great. It seems like they want to be on the offense in terms…

Fumin

A mixture of Tiwanese and Japanese cuisine, leaning more toward Japanese in fact, so expect it. Pretty good Natto rice/fried rice many Japanese would be a big fan of, but non-Japanese folks who have never tried Natto before, DO NOT even gi…

SAWAMURA Marunouchi

Photos: http://www.b-sawamura.com/shops/marunouchi.php My favorite lunch place in the Marunouchi area. Their bread is so good that you can just keep eating....and you can have it as much as you want! (comes with the meal). Stylish interior…

Bakery & Restaurant SAWAMURA Shinjuku

Photos from webstie A well-known bakery & restaurant that came from Karuizawa, a highland area in Japan. You can just buy bread or sit in for a meal at the restaurant connected to the bakery. Both are great and open till late. I also go to…

Anko

Japanese so-called "Izakaya", quality seafood and chicken dishes. Traditional Japanese-style interior, small but comfortable space. Located in the deep Shibuya, a bit far from the station. Various kinds of Japanese Shochu and Sake to go wi…

TonkatsuDaimon Aoki

Unbelievably tender, flavorful Tonkatsu. I place this restaurant in Top 3 for Tonkatsu in my life and will probably be so for the rest of my life. Not much else to say. You just have to give it a try and will understand what I'm saying. Aw…

TOKYO Kenkyo

A nice cafe, located in a quite area, far from noisy crowded Shibuya. A good place to read a book with a cup of coffer and some sandwiches. Closer to Daikanyama, proper area for a weekend stroll. Ther Tonkatsu sandwitch is pretty good. My …

BUY ME STAND

Such an Interesting cafe, being so foreign in terms of the food, interior, boutieque space and non-Japanese customers. Worth a visit just for their hot sandwiches. Not cheap but filling enough for lunch. My rating: 4.5 BUY ME STANDWebsite …