Michelin-starred Tsuta is one of the best restaurants in Tokyo It’s not just about sushi in Tokyo – although leaving without trying some is a great culinary sin. From tonkatsu pork cutlets and unagi ...

A French restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, proves Michelin-level dining doesn’t always come with a hefty price tag. Florilège, in the city’s Azabudai Hills district, offers a surprise lunchtime menu for ...

Japanese restaurant Myoujaku was promoted to three-Michelin-star status, giving Tokyo 12 top-ranked gourmet venues once again ...

Restaurants in Tokyo are known for shokunin, the people who focus on a single skill to the point of obsession. These chefs dedicate their lives to the smallest details of a cuisine: the optimal ...

Festival season may be ending, but Kanimatsuri restaurant keeps the party going with all-you-can-eat crab in Tokyo’s vibrant Tsukiji Outer Market. There are fans of crabs, and then there are fans of ...

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One day last year in early fall, an "okami" proprietress at Sazanka-so was approached by a regular customer who talked about a rumor that the revered "ryotei" would close its doors. When asked about ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Tokyo is the latest stop on Michelin’s international dining guide tour, and the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - "I'll have a draft," says Yasuo Fujinuma, heaving himself down at the sushi counter. He pulls a pack of cigarettes from a frayed pocket of his sweater. From the corner of the ...

Only four bottles of Asahi Super Dry beer are left on the shelves of Ben Thai, a cosy restaurant in the Tokyo suburb of ...

The Japanese capital will urge shorter working hours for bars and restaurants and ask residents to stay indoors as much as possible in "tough, concentrated action" to tame a spike in coronavirus cases ...