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onto an open kitchen. It’s a 0 km 2 BUNKYO-
stylish place to sample the 0 miles 2 KU EXPRESSWAY NO.1
kaiseki style of fine dining Ueno KOTOTOI-DORI
Park
at an affordable price. MEIJI-DORI Takada EXPRESS WAY NO.5 HAKUSAN-DORI HONGO-DORI Ueno Asakusa
Sushi Ouchi
7 SHINJUKU- TAITO- EXPRESSWAY NO.6
KU
MAP A6 • 2-8-4
Fujimi
Ichigaya
Shibuya, Shibuya-ku KU YAS U KUNI - DORI Kanda
• 3407-3543 • Open EXPWY NO.9
11:40am–1:40pm, Wakaba CHIYODA-
KU
5:30–10pm • ¥¥ EXPRESSWAY N O.4 Nihonbashi
At this sushi haven, the MEIJI-DORI AOYAMA-D O RI CHUO- EXPWY N O.9
KU
chef uses only natural Akasaka Ginza KOTO-
ingredients and eschews Jingumae SAKURADA-DORI Tsukiji KU
MSG, chemical additives, EXPRESSWAY NO.3 Roppongi
and coloring. Even the soy MINATO- HARUMI-DORI
KU
sauce, vinegar, miso soup, Azabu EXPWY NO.1 Harumi
and green tea that go with 1 mile
yellowtail, tuna, or conger
eel are organic. It has an illustri ous history, with
connections to the imperial family
Higashi-Yama
8 and the high priest at Kanei-ji temple
MAP C2 • 1-21-25 Higashiyama, during the Edo period, when the
Meguro-ku • 5720-1300 restaurant opened. The atmos phere
• Open 11:30am–3pm Tue–Sat, is relaxed and the service unfussy.
6pm–1am Mon–Sat • ¥¥¥
Maisen
For a contemporary take on 0
Japanese fine dining, it’s worth The popular Maisen chain is
searching out this sophisticated famous for its delicious tonkatsu
restaurant in the south of Tokyo. (deep-fried pork cutlets with their
Opt for one of the tasting-course own brand of dipping sauce), served
menus with exquisite dishes served with rice, a bed of shredded cabbage,
on beautiful plates and bowls. and miso soup. Seafood alternatives
include delicately fried shrimp and
Sasanoyuki
9 oysters served with a dribble of
lemon. The Shibuya-ku Maisen,
MAP G1 • 2-15-10 Negishi, Taito-
ku • 3873-1145 • Closed Mon • ¥¥ located in an old converted bathhouse,
Many Tokyoites consider Sasanoyuki is perhaps the most atmospheric
to be the city’s finest tofu restaurant. branch to dine in (see p105).

Customers dining at the busy Maisen branch in Shibuya-ku
For a key to restaurant price ranges see p79

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