If you are a certified foodie and planning to take a trip to Tokyo, you might want to allot a huge portion of your itinerary to just exploring Japanese food. Seriously! You’ll realize Tokyo is more than just sushi, okonomiyaki, and sashimis.
In Tokyo, it is a must to get to know Roppongi, the capital city’s entertainment district, which is equivalent to New York City and Hong Kong in terms of the experiences you can try. By day, the expansive Roppongi Hills skyscraper complex attracts travelers for its observation deck, designer fashion stores, and museums. The city wakes at night to offer visitors the fun of barhopping and clubbing.
Are you wondering where to eat in Roppongi? Here are its best restaurants!
1. Wagyu Yakiniku KIM
In Japan, a single serving of wagyu won’t be enough. Even if you’re on a one-week tour, you’ll find yourself eating wagyu more than once. This restaurant in Roppongi chooses to keep itself low-key in the upscale area where it is. It serves top-grade A5 Wagyu beef and offers beef sushi, filet cutlet, and the luxurious chateaubriand.
Price: From 10,000 yen
Hours: 5:30-10:30 PM (Monday to Friday), 5-10:30 PM (Saturday to Sunday)
Contact: +81 50-2030-4678
Address: 2-2-2 Shirogane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
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2. Inakaya East
A proud Fodor’s choice, Inakaya East offers a robatayaki dining experience where food pleasures mingle with theatrical spectacle—in a symbolic way, of course.
Robatayaki is a cooking method similar to barbecue, wherein food is cooked at various speeds over hot charcoal. You sit by a counter, cooks stand behind a grill, and food is spread out before you – seafood, fresh veggies, and beef and chicken skewers. Point out what you want and wait for them to be served.
Price: From 10,000 yen
Hours: 5-11 PM
Contact: +81 3-34-085040
Address: 3-14-7 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
3. Sushi Saito
If you’re too picky of restaurants and only want proven ones, head to Sushi Saito, a Michelin three-star sushi restaurant at the Ark Hills South Tower. The sushi here is manually prepared and served by Chef Takashi Saito, and several diners love it, so it’s always jam-packed, and it’s difficult to get a seat unless you reserve it early.
Price: From 10,000 yen
Hours: 12-2 PM, 5-10 PM (closed on Sundays)
Contact: +81 50-52-636863
Address: 1-4-5 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
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4. Kappo Kawada
Kappo Kawada is a bit high-end. Unlike other restaurants on this list, prices here start at 33,000 yen, but you won’t regret it. This restaurant serves not only authentic but also creative Japanese dishes that use handpicked ingredients from all over Japan. Its owner, Chef Kawada, creates unique and seasonally rotating courses featuring 14 parts of nigiri, as well as side dishes.
Price: From 33,000 yen
Hours: 5:30-11 PM (closed on Mondays)
Contact: +81 50-55-926740
Address: 2F, HOYO Shintora Bldg., 3-5-9, Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan
5. Kushiyaki Ganchan
This yakitori isn’t what you’d expect for a restaurant in this category. It’s usually noisy and cluttered, and you’d find yourself squeezing in. The cooks confidently yell at each other, fan the grill, and serve up huge beer schooners.
While waiting for your food, you can check out the walls adorned with festival masks, lanterns, paper kites, and greeting cards from its celebrity patrons. With its best-tasting charcoal-broiled chicken and vegetables, would you even mind the crowd?
Price: From 6,000 yen
Hours: 4-11 PM (closed on Sundays)
Contact: +81 3-34-780092
Address: 6 Chome-8-23 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
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6. Azabu Yukimura
For almost two decades now, Azabu Yukimura has continued to preserve the long-established art of Kyoto cuisine, not in Kyoto, but in the heart of downtown Tokyo. Also a Michelin-starred restaurant, it serves the finest 10-course meals by its chef and owner.
Price: From 10,000 yen
Hours: 5:30-11 PM (closed on Sundays)
Contact: +81 3-57-721610
Address: 1 Chome-5-5-3 Azabujuban, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan
7. Onzoushi Kiyoyasutei
Also a kaiseki restaurant, Onzoushi Kiyoyasutei offers every reason why the locals keep coming back. For travelers, dining here is an unforgettable experience. Tradition is the name of the game, from its specialty—the teppanyaki—to its A5 Sendai beef, black abalone, and spicy lobsters. Visitors are treated like royalty.
Price: From 10,000 yen
Hours: 5-11 PM (closed on Sundays)
Contact: +81 3-34-084889
Address: 4 Chome-8-6 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
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8. Ippudo
You see this name in your country’s Japanese restaurants, serving up ramen, but head to Ippudo in Roppongi, and you get the dish in its most genuine and authentic version. Don’t be surprised if you find it difficult to find a seat, but Roppongi partygoers visit here to fill their stomachs before dancing the night away.
A must-try is the shiromaru ramen, which has a creamy pork-based stock, thin yet firm noodles, and chashu pork slices as toppings to complete the ramen experience. Prices start at just 1,000 yen.
Price: From 1,000 yen
Hours: 11 AM-11 PM
Contact: +81 3-57-757561
Address: 4 Chome-9-11 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan
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