My Tokyo Restaurants

2009-08-21T20:48:00.000-07:00

Bar.R keeps a low profile on the internet as far as I can tell but seems very much your old style (which is a good thing) Ginza bar with a wide selection of whiskeys and very polite staff. Worth dropping in for an earlier drink or similar when business entertaining for a slightly old style experience. Tel 03-3571-0068. 東京中央区銀座６丁目５番１４号銀座能楽堂ビル別館６F

Goss, Ginza

2009-08-21T20:40:00.000-07:00

Goss is a small but sophisticted littel Wine bar in Ginza where you pay by card and then use the card to select the drinks from a carefully preserved wine keeper. Quite a good system, but the bar itself isnt built for comfort with rather too stylish and high chairs. 　The own web site is here.

Bar Orchard

2009-08-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

Didn't actually get round to staying and having a drink in Bar Orchard but looked quite promising, if expensive, bar in Ginza for an intimate drink. Tel 03 3575 0333.

Le cafe Berthollet

2009-05-05T07:11:00.000-07:00

An excellent French restaurant with a very good value lunch. Very suitable for taking female friends in the evening as well. Also a good location close to Aoyama crossing. Also has a group restaurant in the Shin Marunouchi building that looks good - Le Remois.

http://www.reims.co.jp

Tel 03 5412 8851

Pizzeria and Bar Blue Pearl

2009-02-13T22:15:00.000-08:00

Looks more like a lunch place, cafe than an evening venue but well above average for lunch and a very decent price. Small but the sort of place where the owner takes a lot of pride in and is capable of more than the relatively small size implies. On the road down from Bikkuri Sushi in Ebisu that is pretty full of restaurants.

Tel 03 3444 8603
http://www.blue-pearl.jp/

Salt

2009-02-13T22:12:00.000-08:00

A well known and very decent restaurant ideal for business entertaining and doing a good lunch. In the Shin-marunouchi building. Need I add much more.

http://www.pjgroup.jp/salt/e_index.html

ぐいや

2009-02-13T22:06:00.000-08:00

My favorite Izaka in Tokyo on the left if you take the narrow road that is first past azabu crossing on the left when you go towards Shibiya (Almond is pretty much on the corner I think). Good value, a decent cut above the average place for quality unpretentious inside and decent value in a very good and convenient location.

Tel 03 5464 0908

海仙楽

2009-02-13T21:35:00.000-08:00

This is a stylish and high class Izakaya in Ebisu in the basement of the Excellent Hotel (an easy to overlook but quite substantial hotel on the bus terminal side of the station a little further up on the right towards Daikanyama). It attracts a somewhat older crowd and also would be fine for business entertaining. An attractive display of fresh fish is in front of the modern counter section.

Tel 03 5458 5757 open until midnight
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g279700/

ビストロ　Bordeaux

2009-02-13T21:16:00.000-08:00

A rare high class French Bistro in Shibuya on the opposite side from McDonalds/Bic Camera up a little up the slope on the opposite side. An excellent wine list and nice interior but a little expensive and also not so busy.

渋谷１－１５－１6
Tel 03-3400-5949
http://www.bor-deaux.com

副はうち

2009-02-13T21:11:00.000-08:00

Of the many Izakayas around Ebisu this is the best in terms of atmosphere, reasonableness of price and quality and variety of food on offer. Difficult to spot, the place is down a steep staircase into the basement. The counter faces a really wide selection of Sake and Shouchyu. The shop owner is also a qualified somelier. Open from 17:00 to 05:00 the following morning.

Location is just off one of the roads leading away from the bus stand opposite Atre outside Ebisu station.

Tel 03 5721　2980
恵比寿南１－４－５
http://gourmet.suntory.co.jp/shop/0357212980/index.html

新日の基 - Andy's Shinhinomoto

2009-02-13T20:56:00.000-08:00

A very well located and very foreigner friendly Izakaya in Yurakuchou on the Bic Camera side. Run by an Australian married to a Japanese lady.

東京千代田区有楽町２－４－４
Tel 03 3214 8021
http://gourmet.livedoor.com/restaurant/12522/

Il Calandrino Tokyo

2008-11-16T00:45:00.000-08:00

Expensive, high class but also relatively casual restaurant in the Shin Marunouchi building. Generally can book up lunch relatively easily but this is more a reflection of it not being cheap. Howevr it is pretty good for a special occasion and can't miss for still relatively formal but not over the top business entertaining.

Tel: 03 5918 6551
http://www.ilcalandrino.jp/en/

Oto Oto

2008-11-08T02:15:00.000-08:00

Oto Oto is a decently priced and stylish Japanese restaurant in Ebis Glass Square tucked away at the end of the corridor. Good enough to take work people it is also good for lunch and fairly children friendly.

Tel 03 5791 7666.

But the main thing is it is part of a pretty decent luxury chain. The URL for the group is...
http://www.ramla.net/luxury_restaurant/

芋の蔵

2008-10-26T02:58:00.000-07:00

Imonokura is a good quality (and a little expensive）Kyushu speciality Izakaya in the Oazu Building (opposite Tokyo Station in the same building as Maruzen's main branch. One of few restaurants with a good raw whale selection and special frosted raw horse meat. Good for the occasional visitor.

Imonokura

〒100-0005東京都千代田区丸の内1-6-4　オアゾショップ＆レストラン6F
[営業時間]
ランチ/11：00～16：00
ディナー/月～土17:00～24:00(OS23:00)
日･祝17:00～23:00(OS22:00)
TEL:03-5220-0068 FAX:03-5220-0073

Thai Tam

2008-10-13T00:47:00.001-07:00

This is quite an oddity. There are a whole range of expensive restaurants in the north side of the road leading from Azabu crossing up to Roppongi but not so many cheaper places (a few though). This is certainly one of the cheaper places - in fact excellent value Vietnamese restaurant. This is very informal, but quite clean neat inside. Not suitable for business but certainly OK for a low cost fairly quick meal. The JPY2,800 course menu was just incredibly good value for money - including salad, two types of harumaki and the typical bowl of noodles. Not in the top tier but great for a credit crisis dinner.

Very hidden away - more as if you are going into some office building rather than anything else and not large. Second road on the right past Konpachi and then take the first right and then its on your right - but pretty difficult to find if you havene been there.

Hiroshima Building 1f 1-11-13, Nishi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
Tel 03 3479 0658 and while not the sort of place you would normally make a reservation, probably OK to do so.
11:30 to 14:30 lunch time, 18:30 to 22:30 last orders

Tetsu Jin　鉄人

2008-10-13T00:33:00.000-07:00

Of the many fairly casual Izakaya's in Ebisu this is one of the best (good enough to have gone twice with my wife and happy to go again). A little difficult to find - quite steep steps leading down to the basement but nicer inside than average - Wafu modern and quite dark. Suitable for business dinner with more casual acquaintances. The JPY5,000 or so menu is good value - probably a little too much. The hot chocolate souffle style (atcually not a souffle) is very good. Good selection of Shouchu but no cold sakes.

Address:
1-7-13 Nishi Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021. Very close to the station so easy to walk.
Tel: 03 5784 9280 6pm to 5am closed on Sundays

URL for group:
http://www.ebisu-wagen.jp/

Cicada Hiroo

2008-09-15T06:04:00.002-07:00

Great casual Meditteranean restaurant on the left of the road leading from Nishi Azabu crossing down to Hiroo. Fine for business dinner, pretty casual though so OK for parents, large number of foreigners, less suitable for dates. However, seems that children six or less have to use individual rooms - so best to book.

URLs:
Restaurant home page

Contact:
03-5447-5522

Le Pré Verre in Tokyo

2008-09-15T06:04:00.001-07:00

Great casual French restaurant situated in Omotesando on the fourth floor of the building with Chanel and the MOMA Museum, more or less opposite to Omotesando Hills. Could suite large group, casual enough so noisy children less of a problem, decent value for the quality and nice wine list. Must be one of the best casual French restaurants in town.

URLs:
Restaurant
Gurume Pia entry

Call: 81.3.3486.1603

Le Petit Tonneau - Azabu Juban

2008-09-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

The Azabu Juban branch is 0ne of the nicest casual French restaurants I have been to in Tokyo - very authentic, nice atmosphere and great location looking into the oval park like space North West of Azabu Juban station. Downstairs has better atmosphere and a seat looking out to the oval is good in summer. A window seat is probably good upstairs. Can certainly take business colleagues or a relatively large group - eight to ten say - OK.

Three restaurants around town, Azabu Juban above also in Toranomon, Kudan. Azabu Juban -
Location: great
Business dinner: very good
Date: very good
URLs:
Overall
Azabu Juban shop
Azabu Juban menu