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Tokyo sushi extravaganza
Japan
The best places to eat sushi in Tokyo if you are a gaijin and don't mind paying for quality
Updated 3 years ago
Awesome sushi full of drunk Japanese businessmen. Go with the omakase and you won't regret it
- +81 3 3571 6523
8-7-6 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- http://www.kyubey.jp/en
Awesome and really interesting sushi that will be different from what you have had elsewhere. WARNING - this guy serves whale. It tastes like tuna and is not worth killing and eating a sentient creature for. I recommend passing and asking him to skip it. Don't bother debating it as sometimes cultures just do things differently and you won't win, but the fish is worth the nightmares
- +81 3 6280 6411
Fourth Floor, Ginza 745 Building 7-4-5, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- https://www.ginzamatsunaga-de-classe.com/
Awesome sushi and very entertaining dinner talk with the maestro
- +81 3 6447 0232
4-2-6 Minamiaoyana Building 426, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- http://www.sushibaryasuda.com
A good riff on the Ginza Kyubey but more low key for a quiet gustatory delight
- +81 3 3505 6067
Hotel Okura Tokyo, 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minamoto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
虎ノ門2-10-4 ホテルオークラ東京 本館 5F Minato, 東京都 〒105-0001 Japan- https://www.hotelokura.co.jp/tokyo/en/restaurant/kyubee/
Awesome ramen. Not everything can be sushi
First Floor, Second Odagiri Building, 4-9-11 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- http://www.multilingual.ippudo.com
Great food and a great show, at a not-so-great price, but a key start to any night in Roppongi
- +81 3 5775 1012
4-10-11 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- http://www.roppongiinakaya.jp/en/map_west.html
Amazing and interesting yakitori
4-2-6 Nishiazabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
東京都 港区 西麻布 4-2-6 菱和パレス B1F
Awesome family-run tempura joint
- +81 3 3405 5866
4-11-4 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
東京都 港区 六本木 4-11-4 六本木ビル 1F- http://www.roppongi-yotaro.com
More ramen. This one offers a very different twist from your traditional ramen
- +81 3 5775 5566
1-4-36 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
東京都 港区 西麻布 1-4-36 ロジマン西麻布１Ｆ- https://www.ramendining-gogyo.com/nishiazabulocation
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Can anyone help me meet a member here? I am adding it to my list so I don't forget to try. I have heard good things but this is the only place whose food I can't speak to personally.... yet
- +81 3 3589 4412
Ark Hills South Tower, 1-4-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
東京都 港区 六本木 1-4-5 アークヒルズサウスタワー 1Ｆ
Japanese baseball is somehow more fun than other baseball. It must be all the songs and drunk men shouting "banzai"
- +81 3 5800 9999
1 Chome-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
〒112-0004 東京都文京区後楽１丁目３−61- https://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/en/tourists/dome/
Solid Beatles tribute bar right by Inakaya
- +81 3 3402 0017
Roppongi Building Annex B1, 4-11-5 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
〒106-0032 東京都港区六本木４丁目１１−5- http://www.abbeyroad.ne.jp
It's good to be the king
- +81 3 3213 1111
1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-8111
- https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html
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Stay at an onsen hotel here before or after climbing Fuji-san. Don’t be intimidated: the climb is easy enough, but the crowds are brutal if you are unlucky.
Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Nice, relaxed Teppanyaki spot. A picture on the wall of Michael Jackson visiting raises the question of whether we can all stop hating MJ yet and enjoy the music or if he is still a monster. Debate it over dinner. Still can’t match Benihana’s showmanship
- +81 3 3583 5460
Japan, 〒107-0052 Tōkyō-to, Minato City, Akasaka, 2-chōme−14−９ ライオンズマンション赤坂志津林 ライオンズビル B1
Very good food and a great bargain relative to the average Tokyo sushi spot. Father and sons team. Popular with the Japanese rugby team apparently.
- +81 3 3405 9597
Japan, 〒106-0031 Tōkyō-to, Minato City, Nishiazabu, 1-chōme−4−４０ 篠ビル B1F
2Sorry to deviate from Tokyo, but I wanted to note this one. Good yakitori in a nice setting at a great price. Yakitori value-for-money blows sushi out of the water
- +81 75 213 2211
Japan, 〒604-0826 Kyoto, Nakagyō-ku, Hiiragichō, 高倉通御池上ル柊町584番地
- https://www.kushikura.jp/en/
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Down an alley, down an alley, and upstairs in a nondescript location in Tsukiji, this was excellent, and I will stress excellent, sushi. Furthermore, if Sushi Kan is quality for about half the price of a typical high end meal, this was half of Kan’s price again. The first good sushi meal that will actually leave you full. I recommend taking advantage of your jet lag, starting your day at dawn and then stopping here for an early rush to beat the crowd.
- +81 3 3543 1244
Japan, 〒104-0045 Tōkyō-to, Chuo City, Tsukiji, 4-chōme−10−１６ 四丁目町会ビル 1F
Delicious and unique experience, but they take a slice of your wallet too. Worth it though if you have the means and the opportunity. Really a special dinner.
2-chōme-1-1 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo City, Tōkyō-to 103-0022, Japan
Excellent soba in a great setting in the heart of Kamakura
- +81 467 61 3838
4-chōme-10-3 Yuigahama, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0014, Japan
Another good value play in sushi
- +81 3 3564 8601
Japan, 〒104-0061 Tōkyō-to, Chuo City, Ginza, 3-chōme−8−１５ 銀座中央ビル 1F
- http://ginza-maruisushi.com/index.html
Good and different food. Self-reportedly praised by Eiji Yoshikawa himself which is what got me in the door. A new taste variety for me, and I’m glad I experienced it.
- +81 75 525 0026
Japan, 〒605-0071 Kyoto, Higashiyama-ku, 祇園 円山公園内八坂神社北側
Not a value play, but you need to stop by an eel place at least once per trip. Those are the rules.
1 Chome-5 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0022, Japan
Great tempura, at an almost criminal value. Worth the wait.
- +81 3 3243 0707
1-chōme-11-15 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo City, Tōkyō-to 103-0022, Japan
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