6 Best Restaurants In Tokyo

Tokyo restaurants are renowned all over the world for being the best in quality, taste, presentation, and the perfect blend of flavors and textures. Tokyo has a staggering 203 restaurants that have Michelin stars and plenty of others with the Bib Gourmand status as they pay the closest attention to sourcing each ingredient in the finest quality possible and preparing it with utmost care.

It’s no wonder that Tokyo has the best Japanese cuisine restaurants in the world, but it also features some of the best restaurants in French cuisine and Italian cuisine. Whether you’re on a hunt to enjoy some fresh seafood, local Japanese food like curry rice or thick noodles, the finest quality Kobe beef or wagyu beef, or high-grade sushi, Tokyo has it all and more.

A must-have experience in Tokyo is to have a fine dining experience of Japanese cuisine by indulging in a tasting menu with wine pairing. This would be an unforgettable way to experience Tokyo’s food. Let’s look at a list of the 6 best restaurants in Tokyo.

The Six Best Tokyo Restaurants

Den

Sporting the number one spot on Asia’s Best Restaurants list in 2022, Den has been a feat of bringing together umami, elevated Japanese flavors, vibrant colors, and impeccable plating, to present the finest contemporary dishes with a touch of elegance. This two Michelin stars holding restaurant gives traditional Kaiseki cuisine a very modern spin.

With a recent location change to central Tokyo, Zaiyu Hasegawa wanted to bring together the feel of experiencing fine dining closely with your family in a serenely designed space due to which he relaunched his own restaurant. Enjoy their signature dishes of the Den salad and Dentucky Fried Chicken while experiencing a tastefully curated seasonal menu paired with the finest wines, teas, and sake. They also have a highly experienced sushi chef during certain times of the year. Not only one of the best restaurants in Tokyo, Den is also one of the best restaurants in the world.

Address: Japan, 150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Jingumae, 2 Chome−3−18 Architectural Institute JIA Building

L’Effervescence

This unique restaurant led by Chef Shinobu Namae highlights French cuisine in a different way by using French techniques to prepare Japanese ingredients like fresh seafood meticulously with French flavors. The three Michelin stars restaurant L’Effervescence is an artisanal fine dining experience.

Expect to devour signature dishes like the Artisanal Vegetables dish which features seasonal vegetables, umami-packed dishes featuring seasonal seafood contrasted with umami from land ingredients, whole sous vide Japanese turnip, and a fine dining take on the McDonald’s Apple Pie (yes, you read that right)!

Address: 2 Chome-26-4 Nishiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0031, Japan

Narisawa

The ideology of this restaurant is based on the Satoyama culture which blends conscientious living with humans being mindful of forests and helping them flourish. Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa is a devout believer in the importance of farm-to-table food that is made of sustainable produce and does exactly this at Narisawa.

This two Michelin star-holding wonder serves authentic Japanese ingredients with flavors that have been inspired by the Japanese, French and Chinese cuisines. ‘Satoyama Scenery and Essence of the Forest’ is its main signature dish and we highly recommend trying it. You also must try their fine Wagyu beef, the Okinawan sea snake broth, and soil soup, which are some of their more authentic regional dishes.

Address: 2 Chome-6-15 Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan

Maidreamin’ Shibuya

Maidreamin’ is one of the world’s biggest chains of popular maid-themed cafes and the branch in Shibuya city, Tokyo, is a unique Japanese experience to have. Japan has a very distinctive and one-of-a-kind culture with maid cafes being an interesting and fun part of this culture. With servers dressed in maid outfits who call you “master” or “princess”, and Japanese cafe food plated to look like cute animals, you would not have visited any cafe like this.

Enjoy Japan’s famous Omurice with a variety of sauces, chicken Yakitori, grilled chicken dumplings or Gyoza, and several other Japanese cuisine street food-inspired dishes. They also serve champagne and cocktails. Don’t forget to take pictures with the cute maids as well!

Address: Japan, 150-0042 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Udagawacho, 30−1 Horaiya Building B1

Gyukatsu Motomura Harajuku

Gyukatsu Motomura is a tiny restaurant in an unassuming space in the basement of a building, famous for serving the best Tonkatsu, which is a breaded pork cutlet usually served with rice and gravy. They also serve chicken and beef Katsu cutlets with rice, and the whole menu only consists of four items. The meat cutlets are finished cooking by the customers on their own hot stones and that is a fun experience in itself.

This quaint hole-in-the-wall restaurant with local chefs has been raved about by locals and tourists alike for having the best quality of meat and a delicious sauce that make the dish absolutely rave-worthy. It is truly one of the best restaurants in Tokyo that is affordable and reasonably priced.

Address: Japan, 150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Jingumae, 3 Chome−23−2 B1F NS Building

GYOPAO Gyoza Roppongi

This small cozy restaurant is extremely popular in Tokyo for being one of the best restaurants in Tokyo for Gyoza. Enjoy Pork Gyoza, fried Gyoza, and Xiaolongbao which are soup dumplings, steamed spring rolls, Mapo Tofu, and several other delicious fusion dishes that combine Japanese cuisine and Taiwanese cuisine perfectly.

Gyopao also serves premium Japanese malt beer, high-quality Japanese whiskey, Sake, Soju, wine, and cocktails. Located a short distance from the Roppongi district station, it is very centrally located and usually has a queue outside it due to its popularity, so we recommend making a table booking online beforehand.

Address: 4 Chome-9-8 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan

FAQ

Does Tokyo have the best restaurants?

Tokyo is home to many of the best restaurants in the world. It has a whopping 203 Michelin stars holding restaurants. Some of the best restaurants in Tokyo are:

What is Tokyo’s most famous food?

Sushi would definitely be Tokyo’s most famous food as almost every best sushi chef and sushi artisan restaurants are in Tokyo. Prawn tempura from tempura restaurants and Japanese fish burgers are other famous foods.

What is considered rude in a Japanese restaurant?

Japanese people consider it rude when you leave leftover food on your plate when you use chopsticks to spear the food and most of all it’s considered rude to stick chopsticks in a bowl of rice either slanting or upright, as this is usually done to honor the dead. You should also never place the chopsticks on the bowl as this is incorrect etiquette.

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