Restaurant
1. Narisawa
Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's acclaimed Aoyama restaurant, serving a seasonal tasting menu built around Japanese ingredients, forests and the farming landscape.
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2. Den
Zaiyu Hasegawa's playful modern kaiseki restaurant in Jingumae, known for warm hospitality and a seasonal tasting menu with a sense of humour.
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3. Kyubey Ginza
A long-established Ginza sushi house serving Edomae-style nigiri at the counter, part of a family business that has been running for around 90 years.
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4. Tonkatsu Maisen Aoyama Honten
The original branch of Maisen, a Tokyo tonkatsu specialist founded in 1965, frying breaded pork cutlets famously tender enough to cut with chopsticks.
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5. Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu
A sprawling, open-late izakaya in Nishi-Azabu with handmade soba, charcoal skewers and tempura, made internationally famous by a scene in Kill Bill.
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6. AFURI Ebisu
The Ebisu branch of AFURI, the ramen shop named after Mount Afuri and known for its light, citrusy yuzu shio ramen.
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7. Kanda Matsuya
A soba restaurant in Kanda founded in 1884, serving handmade buckwheat noodles such as cold morisoba and hot kashiwa nanban in an old-style dining room.
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8. Asakusa Imahan Kokusai-dori Honten
The flagship of Asakusa Imahan, a sukiyaki specialist founded in 1895, serving black Wagyu sukiyaki and shabu-shabu cooked at the table.
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9. Komagata Dozeu
A restaurant near Asakusa serving dojo loach dishes since 1801, best known for dozeunabe, a shallow hotpot of loach simmered at the table.
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10. Sugoi Niboshi Ramen Nagi Golden Gai
A tiny, round-the-clock ramen counter up a steep staircase in Shinjuku Golden Gai, specialising in intense broth made from dried sardines.
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11. Udon Shin
A small udon shop near Shinjuku Station's south side where noodles are cut and boiled to order, balancing firm bite with soft stretch.
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12. Ten-ichi Ginza Honten
The Ginza main restaurant of Ten-ichi, a tempura house founded in 1930, where chefs fry seafood and vegetables piece by piece in front of diners.
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