I’ve never been to Okuda’s san flagship restaurants Koju (3*) and Okuda (2*) in Tokyo, so I can’t compare, but the quality of the products at his newly opened restaurant in Paris couldn’t get any better, while his skills and cooking techniques are simply mind-blowing. Pictures and review coming soon!

The hardest to reserve restaurant in the world is not in Brooklyn, Barcelona and not even in Copenhagen. It’s in Tokyo and you’ve probably never heard of it before. I’ve been trying to get into Kawamura steakhouse without any success each time I went to Tokyo. And I am not…

Despite August being my least favourite time of eating raw fish in Japan, Harutaka sushi-ya was as outstanding as always.Harutaka Takahashi, who started his sushi chef career at the famous (or… infamous) Sukiyabashi Jiro, was especially generous this time. The snacks prior to sushi (otsumame) included abalone and three types…

Before you ask me how I managed to get a reservation at Kawamura steakhouse in Tokyo – I didn’t. There are two Kawamuras which both happen to be in Ginza. The famous one where it’s almost impossible to get into as the chef gives priority to his regular customers (I…

If young and aspiring chefs in the West might believe that being creative and innovative is the key to one’s first Michelin star, in Japan you can get a Michelin star for being really good in what you are doing, even if what you are doing is deep-frying pork cutlets.…

In the normal world of fine dining 38000 Yen or 290 Euros will buy you a tasting menu containing at least a bit of truffles, caviar or other expensive ingredients. Not in Tokyo’s 3 Michelin starred 10 seat tempura restaurant 7 Chome Kyoboshi (Ozio Ginza Building 6F, 5-5-9 Ginza, Chuo-ku,…

Chef Seiji Yamamoto is fond of dragons. The walls of his restaurant and the 400-year old presentation plates are all adorned with these mythical creatures. Even the restaurant’s name, ryugin, means “singing dragon”, while Nihonryori translates as “Japanese cuisine”. Three Michelin star Nihonryori RyuGin (7-17-24 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo; tel.03-3423-8006) specializes in…

The very best sushi experiences in Tokyo are rarely less than ¥ 15 000 – ¥ 20 000 per person, so I was very curious to visit 2 Michelin starred Kimura sushi(3-21-8 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; tel.03-3707-6355) where dinner costs from ¥8,400 to ¥ 12,600, while lunch “only” ¥5,250 for an omakase.…

The updated list of 50 best restaurants in Tokyo according to Tabelog users. Like in the case of the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo, many changes have occurred since I first compiled the list. 1. Kyo Aji (kaiseki) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1301/A130103/13002887/2. Den (modern kaiseki,2*) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131003/13046855/http://gm.gnavi.co.jp/shop/0120130141/3. Quintessence (modern French/kaiseki,3*) http://tabelog.com/tokyo/0/0/lst/COND-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0/D-rt/ http://quintessence.jp/4. Les Saisons…

The list has been revised on the 30th of October The list of the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo on the Japanese language Tabelog.com website is more volatile than I thought. There have been quite a few movements since I compiled it two and a half months ago. Miyakozushi and Sawada have…