List of restaurants in Tokyo explained
This is a list of notable restaurants in Tokyo, Japan.
Restaurants in Tokyo
- Afuri – chain of ramen restaurants
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Michelin 2-star French restaurant located in Minato, Tokyo
- Butlers Café – restaurant and bar located in Shibuya, Tokyo, one of Japan's leading fashion centers
- Les Créations de Narisawa – received one Michelin star in the 2008 Michelin Guide Tokyo, and then two stars in 2010
- Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant – has two locations in Tokyo[1]
- Lil Woody's
- Matsugen – name of several Japanese restaurants owned by the Matsushita brothers located in Tokyo, Hawaii, and New York City
- Nihonryori Ryugin – fusion cuisine restaurant in Minato-ku, Tokyo
- L'Osier – Michelin Guide former 3-star (2008–2011)[2] classic French cuisine restaurant in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
- Little Texas – Texan cuisine honky-tonk, one of the main venues for country and Western music in Japan.[3]
- Ramen Street – area in the underground mall of the Tokyo Station railway station's Yaesu side that has eight restaurants specializing in ramen dishes.
- Ribera Steakhouse – Japanese professional wrestling, boxing and mixed martial arts-themed steak house restaurant with two locations in Tokyo
- Sushi Ginza Onodera
- Tokyo Skytree – Sky Restaurant 634 is located here[4]
Michelin 3-starred restaurants
The Michelin Guide for Tokyo was started in 2008.
Tokyo [Kantō region 関東地方]
| Name | City | 2008
(150)[5] | 2009
(227)[6] | 2010
(261)[7] | 2011
(266)[8] | 2012
(293)[9] | 2013
(373)[10] | 2014
(281)[11] | 2015
(226)[12] | 2016
(217)[13] | 2017
(227)[14] | 2018
(234)[15] | 2019
(230)[16] [17] | 2020
(226)[18] [19] |
|---|
| Araki | Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | Closed in 2013, relocated to London in 2014[20] |
| Azabu Yukimura | Azabu-Jūban, Minato | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Esaki | Shibuya | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | Lost in 2017 and relocated/rebranded in Sep 2018 as Yatsugatake Esaki[21] [22] |
| Ginza Koju | Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars |
| Hamadaya | Chūō, Tokyo | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | - | - |
| Ishikawa | Shinjuku | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Joël Robuchon | Meguro | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Kanda | Minato | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Kohaku | Shinjuku | | | | | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| 7chome Kyoboshi | Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 2 stars | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Makimura | Shinagawa | | | | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Quintessence | Shinagawa | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Ryugin | Roppongi, Minato | | | | 2 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Sazenka | Minato-ku | | | | | | | | | | | 2 stars | 2 stars | 3 stars |
| Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | - |
| Sushi Mizutani | Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | Closed in 2016[23] |
| Sushi Saito | Minato | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | - |
| Sushi Yoshitake | Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo | - | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Usukifugu Yamadaya | Minato | | | | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars |
| L'Osier | Chūō, Tokyo | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | Closed for reconstruction; New chef[24] [25] [26] | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Kadowaki | Minato | | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 2 stars | 3 stars |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Meyers . Joe . Pictures, text chart 100 years of Grand Central history . Connecticut Post . February 21, 2013 . February 23, 2017.
- Web site: Tokyo hotel, legendary chef preparing a $720 dinner- Nikkei Asian Review . Nikkei Asian Review . September 24, 2016 . February 23, 2017 . February 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170224212227/http://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Life/Tokyo-hotel-legendary-chef-preparing-a-720-dinner . dead .
- Web site: Honky-Tonk Tokyo . AFAR Media . July 7, 2020 . April 4, 2023.
- Web site: Take a sky-high meal at Tokyo Skytree; savory cold noodles for summer; American grill master visits Marunouchi . The Japan Times . June 7, 2013 . February 24, 2017.
- News: Reynolds . Isabel . Michelin Guide dubs Tokyo world's starriest city . Reuters.com . 19 November 2007 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: More Michelin stars for Tokyo . The Japan Times . 19 November 2008 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: McCurry . Justin . Tokyo is the new Paris, say Michelin . The Guardian . 18 November 2009 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Japan equals France for top three-starred Michelin restaurants . The Telegraph . 24 November 2010 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Forbes . Paula . Michelin Announces 2012 Stars For Tokyo . Eater.com . 29 November 2011 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Forbes . Paula . Michelin Guide Announces 2013 Stars in Tokyo . Eater.com . 28 November 2012 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Canavan . Hillary Dixler . Michelin Announces 2014 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . 3 December 2013 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Shah . Khushbu . Michelin Announces 2015 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . 2 December 2014 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Callaghan . Adam . Michelin Announces 2016 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . December 2015 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Filloon . Whitney . Michelin Reveals 2017 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . 29 November 2016 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Burton . Monica . Michelin Announces 2018 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . 28 November 2017 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Burton . Monica . Michelin Announces 2019 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . 27 November 2018 . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2019 Selection . MICHELIN.com . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Michelin Guide Tokyo 2020 . Michelin.com . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: Burton . Monica . Michelin Announces 2020 Stars for Tokyo . Eater.com . 26 November 2019 . 8 December 2019.
- News: Opening The Araki - Premier Construction News. 2015-01-07. Premier Construction News. 2018-10-09. en-GB.
- News: How Michelin's stardust has changed Tokyo. Swinnerton. Robbie. 2016-12-09. The Japan Times Online. 2018-10-09. en-US. 0447-5763.
- Web site: Esaki . Shintaro . Profile . Yatsugatake Esaki . 8 December 2019.
- News: Heartache 〜水谷八郎、引退〜 : Shoot Diary. Shoot Diary. 2018-10-09. ja-JP.
- Web site: Restaurant L'Osier Earns Two-Star Rating after Reopening, while Restaurant Faro Shiseido Earns One-Star Rating for Seven Straight Years – Michelin Guide Tokyo 2015 – . Shiseido Group . 8 December 2019.
- Web site: L'Osier Awarded Three Stars in Michelin Guide Tokyo 2020 . Shiseido Group . 8 December 2019.
- News: Mastering the Art of French-Japanese Cuisine. Tomisawa. Ayai. 2010-10-15. Wall Street Journal. 2019-12-09. en-US. 0099-9660.
