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…

Nowhere in the world you can have such excellent beef as in Japan. Wagyu (which literally means “Japanese beef” ) can be so marbled and fatty that if you go for the highest grade beef you might feel as if you are eating foie gras or pure fat. (So my…

Sometimes you need to travel to another side of the world to get answers to your questions. And the question I’ve been asking myself was – what had happened to Umu, my favorite Japanese restaurant in London, which has changed for the worse ever since it’s head chef, Ichiro Kubota…

Some images from the tea ceremony at Happo-en gardens in Tokyo, a complex and sophisticated centuries old ritual where each gesture has a meaning.

This little “guide” is based on my dining experiences at some of the best sushi restaurants in Tokyo over the last 5 years. It might sound simplistic to Tokyoites, but hopefully useful for those who have never been to this fantastic city! One thing you should know before going to…

So this is how the precious musk melon from Senbikiya Tokyo store looked when sliced. This one cost me around 80 €, while the most expensive musk melon at the shop that day was over 160 €! As exciting as opening a Christian Dior shoe box 😉

One of the biggest pleasures of travelling is the wonderful people you might come across. American-Japanese Yukari Sakamoto is a sommelier, a chef and an author of a book called Food Sake Tokyo. We did the Tsukiji tour together – Yukari’s knowledge of Japanese products and cuisine is just incredible.…

You don’t need to feel as if you are dining at a temple is the motto of Zaiyu Hasegawa, the chef of a modern kaiseki restaurant called Den (2-2-32 Kandajinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; tel.03-3222-3978 ). His “counter” restaurant has 2 Michelin stars and ranks very high on the Japanese language site…

This time I’ve also revisited Miyako sushi (or Miyakozushi, 4th best sushi restaurant on the tabelog.com site) which for me is probably the favourite from all the high-end sushi-yas in Tokyo at the moment. Sugita san has this rare ability, even among the best sushi chefs, to bring out the…