Favorite Fancy Japanese in Tokyo
Hello. I'm living/working in Tokyo for the summer and looking for a celebration place that serves amazing Japanese food. Among others, I've looked at:
Okabe (from the Times article), Kadowaki, Ishikawa, Kikuyoshi and other highly rated places.
Any ideas?
organiceditor
Jun 04, 2007 10:35PM
I guess Tokyo Chowhound is not very active...in most of the major cities the hounds would take that bait in 5 minutes. Come on! A chance to recommend your favorite expensive place!
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It's not terribly expensive and I don't know if it's your idea of a 'celebration place' but I love Banrekiryukodo (usually called simply Banreki) in Azabu-Juban (website is http://banreki.com).
Beautiful space, outstanding food, the proprietor is also your host and server.
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I think one of the reasons no one is biting is because it's such a wide playing field. I mean, you can drop 30,000 on sushi in almost any non-kaiten sushi joint in the city. It's not difficult to find expensive food in Tokyo!
That said, I worked in Ginza until recently, and a few of the places I appreciated in that part of the city were Kamakura restaurant (http://www.rincrew.co.jp/ginza/intro.html), Sakura Ginza (http://r.gnavi.co.jp/fl/en/g087414/index.htm), and Takenori Hyaku-Monogatari
(http://www.diamond-dining.com/taketor...
Hope those links work!
If they aren't expensive enough for you, I'd check with the hotel concierge. She or he will likely send you to Kyubei.
Good luck finding a pricey meal in Tokyo!
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