Travel Guide
Best of restaurants, clubs and art galleries from around Tokyo
Tokyo is arguably the most demanding culinary city on Earth, driven by a cultural pursuit of absolute physical, sensory, and structural perfection.
A Guide to Tokyo Restaurant Bookings
Tokyo's elite restaurants are notoriously difficult to secure. When hotel concierges cannot assist, utilize these trusted booking platforms:European fine dining incorporating Nigerian ingredients and flavours. Refined, compositionally interesting, and currently the most exciting fine dining restaurant in London.
ikoyilondon.com
020 3583 4660
Excellent for limited, first-come first-served access to sought-after spots.
omakase.in
Secure prime seating at highly exclusive venues (note: includes structured service fees).
tableall.com
An auction site specifically to purchase highly coveted restaurant seats.
shokuoku.com
The Culinary Standouts
Sushi Saito, Sawada, & Harutaka
The absolute pinnacles of elite Edo-style sushi, showcasing master knife skills and perfect shari (rice) seasoning.
Inomata
Located slightly outside central Tokyo, making it slightly more accessible via the Omakase platform.
Tempura Niitome
Transforms tempura into a light, flawless art form.
tableall.com/restaurant/149
Pizza Studio Tamaki & Pizza on the 38th (Mandarin Oriental)
Prime examples of Tokyo's world-famous mastery of the Neapolitan pizza.
Sézanne
Exceptional modern French fine dining delivering a subtle Japanese inflection. One of the finest French restaurants globally.
Ginza's Elite Cocktail Bars
Bar High Five (Ginza)
A highly refined, world-famous classic cocktail lounge. The martinis are legendary.
Star Bar Ginza
An exquisite Ginza institution utilizing flawless, hand-carved ice techniques.
Mandarin Oriental Bar
A highly chic, lacquered space boasting panoramic metropolitan views.
Contemporary Art & Galleries
London's top private galleries regularly host museum-grade exhibitions. The most consistently compelling are Gagosian, Ordovas, Skarstedt, Thaddaeus Ropac, and White Cube. Other excellent venues to explore include Alison Jacques, Almine Rech, Annely Juda, Ben Brown, Bernard Jacobsen, Cristea Roberts, David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, Pace, Sadie Coles, Timothy Taylor, and Victoria Miro.