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Zaiyu Hasegawa's playful modern kaiseki restaurant in Jingumae, known for warm hospitality and a seasonal tasting menu with a sense of humour.
Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's acclaimed Aoyama restaurant, serving a seasonal tasting menu built around Japanese ingredients, forests and the farming landscape.
Good to know
Narisawa is one of Tokyo's best-known fine-dining restaurants, led by chef Yoshihiro Narisawa, whose cooking draws on the idea of satoyama, the managed countryside where Japanese farmland meets forest. The tasting menu changes with the seasons and leans on produce, seafood and foraged ingredients sourced from around Japan, presented with a strong sense of place and a degree of theatre.
This is a special-occasion meal, so budget accordingly and allow a long evening. Reservations are taken only through the restaurant's online booking partner linked from its website, not by phone, and popular dates go early, so book as far ahead as you can and mention any dietary requirements when you do. The restaurant is in Minami-Aoyama, a short walk from Aoyama-itchome and Gaienmae stations, which makes it easy to reach from central Tokyo.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
Reservations are made only through the online booking service linked from the official website; phone bookings are not accepted.
2-6-15 Minami-Aoyama in Minato-ku, near Aoyama-itchome Station.
Hotel
A serene luxury hotel on the top floors of Otemachi Tower, pairing minimalist Japanese design with a spa, 30-metre pool and city views.
Tour operator
A Tokyo-registered travel agency founded in 2016, running guided food and culture tours such as a Shinjuku and Golden Gai evening food walk.
Café
A Jimbocho roastery-café serving light-roasted, single-origin specialty coffee designed to bring out the character of each origin.
Attraction
Tokyo's oldest and most visited Buddhist temple, reached through the Kaminarimon gate and the shop-lined Nakamise approach in historic Asakusa.