Tokyo is a lively city with lots of Michelin-starred restaurants, making it a great place for foodies. Food is made with care and consideration for what's in season, from quick and easy yakitori restaurants that grill chicken on sticks to traditional kaiseki feasts with many courses.
But the city's excellent food is not just limited to Japanese food. There is also good Italian, beautiful Chinese, and a form of French that doesn't fit anywhere and should be its own language.
A tired Brazilian tourist recently said, "It's getting hard to eat anywhere else because Tokyo has everything and does everything better." We agree with you 100 percent. Here is a list of some of the best Tokyo restaurants for foreigners.
Quintessence
Traditional French dishes are made with the best Japanese ingredients in this cool restaurant. One example is a sweet sea scallop with a Gironde salt crust that is placed on a bed of buckwheat rice.
The chef learned how to cook at the Astrance restaurant in Paris. He went on to get three Michelin stars for his own restaurant.
RyuGin
The modern food made by Seiji Yamamoto brings kaiseki eating into the present day. Fresh, high-quality ingredients that are in season are still important, but modern cooking methods are also used. RyuGin is a great place to eat modern Japanese food, and it gets all three Michelin stars it has been given.
Sait Sushi
Even though Sushi Sait lost its three Michelin stars in 2019 when it stopped taking walk-in customers, it is still generally thought to be the best sushi restaurant in Tokyo. The cook and owner is very nice, and the food is very good, especially the tuna and squid.
Sawada Sushi
Even though it only has six seats, this tiny sushi bar has two Michelin stars because it serves some of the best sushi in expeditation Tokyo.
Formerly a truck driver, Koji Sawada is now the cook and owner of the restaurant. He takes great care to serve only the best seafood, like abalone and needle fish that are very tender, and to cook the long grain rice with white vinegar.
Yoshitake Sushi
Masahiro Yoshitake is thought by many to be one of the best sushi cooks in Tokyo. The way he makes his "Edomae" red vinegar rice makes me think of the Edo period. The seafood is fresh and tasty because the cook doesn't bother going to the central market.
Yoshitake Sushi is one of the best places in Tokyo. It has been given three Michelin stars for its authentic sushi.
Ginza, 10
Ten Ichi is now in more than one place, but the original is still in Ginza. There is no question that the food is fresh. When shrimp are still alive, right before they are dipped in batter and thrown into hot oil, is the best time to eat them. The fine batter lets the tasty filling take center stage.
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