Condé Nast TravelerAug 3
42 Best Restaurants in Tokyo (2026)
Tokyo's gastronauts are seeking the flavors of the world—not just Japan.
Kyoto's cult standing-soba bar, designed by Yusuke Seki.
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- MiyawakiRestaurantEight-seat counter, two tables, private room for four.
- SubaRestaurantKyoto's cult standing-soba bar, designed by Yusuke Seki.
- Bulgari Il Ristorante Niko RomitoRestaurantNiko Romito's Tokyo outpost on the 40th floor.
- Tani kore TaniRestaurantRetro look in old shopfronts flanking Kiyosumi Garden.
- Tiffany & Co. Blue Box CafeRestaurantFirst café in Japan, on the jeweler's Ginza flagship.
- MukyoRestaurantSake takes the spotlight at this venture from Yoshinobu Kimura.
- Crazy BravoRestaurantReincarnation of Crazy Pizza at Square, sibling of Don Bravo.
- HikitaRestaurantSleek, eight-seat counter from yakitori master Toyoki Hikita.
- Sushi KadowakiRestaurantMinimalist counter accommodates just a handful of diners.
- SézanneRestaurantSeventh floor of the Four Seasons Hotel with a view.
- Sushi ShunjiRestaurantElegant space centers around a beautiful wooden counter.
- UkiyoMuseumUnderstated elegance serves as a canvas for culinary artistry.
- TonkiRestaurantOld-school and proud, Tonki still serves tonkatsu (breaded pork cutlets) the way it did when the restaurant first…
- KandaRestaurantHanging in the entryway of three-Michelin-starred kaiseki restaurant Kanda, a contemplative black-and-white photo of…
- Tempura MotoyoshiRestaurantSecreted away in the basement floor on a curving side street in Tokyo 's upscale Aoyama, Tempura Motoyoshi was tricky…
- ShirosakaRestaurantShirosaka has all the trappings of a classic kaiseki restaurant: an immaculate wooden interior, a window that looks out…
- Maz TokyoRestaurantBeyond the sliding door, the grey-walled interior of Maz feels like a microcosm unto itself.
- Sushi TonariRestaurantTucked into the residential calm of Azabu-juban, Tachigui Sushi Tonari plays the laid-back younger sibling to…
- LocaleRestaurantThis cubby-sized bistro emanates home-away-from-home hearth energy, with rustic wooden fixtures and shelves lined with…
- Tachigui Sushi AkiraRestaurantFollow the line (it’s a long one) down a rickety set of stairs to the weathered basement digs of Tachigui Sushi Akira,…
- HosokawaRestaurantStart us off with an overview.
- DenRestaurantWhile some miss the quiet intimacy of Den’s original location (a two-story house in the off-the-beaten-track…
- Pizza Bar on 38thRestaurantLight floods through the floor-to-ceiling windows of The Pizza Bar on 38th, located inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel…
- Tinc GanaRestaurantA striking, two-toned counter–mint-green on the inside, pale grey on the outside–anchors the interior of Tinc Gana, the…
- L'EffervescenceRestaurantThe spacious Tokyo dining room of L’Effervescence exudes an intimate and inviting feel.