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Tokyo: Don't-Miss Gourmet Stops and Food Adventures
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items After many trips to Tokyo, these are some of my favorite restaurants and bars for unique, top-quality Japanese food, sake, and French wine, along with a collection of Tokyo food, wine, and sake adventures.
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Food, Drink, & Nightlife
Hotel
Marriott Aloft Tokyo Ginza
I stay at this hotel because it's economical and centrally located, and within walking distance of anyplace in Ginza, which is known for upscale shopping and restaurants..
Marriott Aloft Tokyo Ginza
Restaurants
Three nights, three great meals
Japanese teppanyaki is a slow, refined evening of several perfect, beautiful small dishes, a tuxedoed waiter (or several), and no throwing of weapons or food. And expensive. I love this great teppan by Wolfgang Zwiener, former head waiter at the famous Peter Luger’s Steakhouse in New York. See my Google Maps review: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QW7mvJ9kMf6Aqndy8?g_st=ig
Wolfgang's Ginza Teppan Steakhouse
This is my favorite restaurant in the world, where the chef cooks your food over the robata grill, places it on a long-handled paddle, and hands it over to you. They do the same with open bottles of beer and never spill a drop. My Google Maps review: maps.app.goo.gl/sykWvCoMUydeQPtf6?g_st=ig
INAKAYA, Ginza
I found this casual-ish sushi restaurant with friendly sushi chefs. I let them pick my choices and could not have been happier with the excellent food and experience. Here's my review: maps.app.goo.gl/nayi93Co4vWyNESM7?g_st=ig
Tsukiji Suzutomi Ginza Six Ten
Bars
Top-end spots for excellent wine
Midair is an elegant 10th floor, easy-to-find wine bar with top Bordeaux by the glass and tasty amuse bouche. I sat by the window, looking out over Ginza. My review: maps.app.goo.gl/KKcKrMEfMXHjBSXp9?g_st=ig
MIDAIR - Ginza Wine bar
I found this cozy little street-level wine bar playing old jazz vocals and torch songs. The bar offered an excellent selection of Coravin-drawn top Burgundy and Bordeaux. This is a great place to unwind after a business meeting or dinner. My review: https://maps.app.goo.gl/iuczSQyciFTeACiQ7?g_st=ig
Vin Apres - Ginza Wine Bar
My favorite bar in the world, which I call “The Secret Bar” because it’s hidden inside the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi. Elegant, great cigar selection, quintessential Tokyo bartenders (the world’s best), and cool jazz. My review: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jGxzKVXWzAgFgTiL7?g_st=ig
Maduro Jazz Lounge
Food, Drink, & Nightlife
Food and drink-related Tokyo adventures
This small group tour led by a local guide is a great way to discover hidden local dining spots that are missed by most tourists.
Tokyo: Shinjuku Food Tour (13 Dishes at 4 Local Eateries)
Discover the rich history of the fish market and its role in Japanese culinary culture.
Tsukiji Fish Market: Street Food & Culture Walking Tour
Learn about sake and compare different types, with an expert guide.
Casual Japanese Sake Tasting and Snack Experience in Kabukicho (Tokyo)
Experience a series of wildly unique traditional dishes and discover bold new flavor combinations in this sommelier-led tour.
Tokyo Guided Sake Pairing with Japan's Weirdest Foods – A Night of Nightlife and Food Tours in Tokyo
Enjoy the show, interact with real sumo wrestlers, challenge them to a friendly duel, then build strength with a sumo chanko hot-pot feast.
Tokyo: Sumo Wrestling Show (2 hours / English)
Learn about traditional Japanese knife-making, shape and refine a handcrafted knife using traditional tools, and leave with a handmade knife you created yourself.
Traditional Japanese Knife Making Workshop in Asakusa