Hibiya

La Brasserie - French: Hibiya

Traditional cuisine from the Imperial's second, more casual French restaurant. Lunch from Y3150, dinner from Y8,400.

Les Saisons - French: Hibiya

Lavish contemporary and traditional French fare in a luxurious setting here in the Imperial Hotel's flagship French restaurant. Chef Thierry Voisin, formerly of Michelin two-star Les Crayeres in...

Meal Muji - Cafe: Hibiya

Inexpensive bakery and deli items and salads from the famous no-brand design store Mujirushi. Breakfast is served from 7am.

★Shunju Tsugihagi - Japanese: Hibiya

Top-class seasonal Japanese cooking from this well-regarded Tokyo-based chain. Prix-fixe dinners from Y6800 or a la carte.

Coca (Hibiya) - Thai: Hibiya

Thai-style "sukiyaki" (fish balls and other delicacies boiled in a broth at your table) is the specialty of this Bangkok-based chain, along with a decent assortment of street-stall fare.

J.S. Lennep - Beer bar: Hibiya

Right next to Baden Baden under the rumbling JR tracks, and even sharing the same address, they offer a similar selection of beers.

★Peter - International: Hibiya

The flashy main dining room of the Peninsula Hotel offers gorgeous views and an entertaining menu of modern international cuisine. Have fun putting together your own meal of three, four, or five...

Peter: The Bar - Bar: Hibiya

The experience of walking into the bar at Peter, the Peninsula's much talked-about fusion restaurant, defies expectation. Design team Yabu Pushelberg has created a 21st-century fantasy of the '80s, a...

Yurakucho

La Verde - Italian: Yurakucho

A budget Italian restaurant notable for its large portions.

Saigon - Vietnamese: Yurakucho

A fairly wide selection of Vietnamese standards is available here.

★Coca (Bic Camera) - Thai: Yurakucho

Thai-style "sukiyaki" (fish balls and other delicacies boiled in a broth at your table) is one of the specialties of this Bangkok-based chain. They also serve a selection of standard street-stall...

Hibiki - Izakaya: Yurakucho

This upscale chain izakaya is known for their excellent grilled meats and vegetables and their well-chosen sake and shochu lists. The decor is sleek Japanese modern. Budget around Y6000-7000 per...

Club of Famous Curry Diners - Curry: Yurakucho

Five famous Japanese curry shops have gotten together to create this tiny 15-seat counter. Try them all - for Y2500 you can get a set of curries from all five shops, or you can order individual...

Vinos Yamazaki - Liquor shop: Yurakucho

The little tasting room in the back of this well-stocked liquor store is a good place to wind up a shopping afternoon or start off an evening in Ginza or Marunouchi. You can choose from at least...

Marunouchi - MY Plaza/ Brick Square

Opaque Sushi Restaurant and Lounge - Sushi: Marunouchi

The menu here features both traditional Edo-style sushi and modern California-style sushi rolls filled with adventurous combinations of ingredients and assertive flavorings, along with California...

Ifuu - Korean: Marunouchi

Before we discovered Ifuu, we had never heard of a Korean robatayaki. The idea has a definite appeal, though - the simplicity of charcoal-grilled skewers of meat combined with spicy Korean flavors...

A16 - Italian: Marunouchi

Good pizzas and other Italian fare from this San Francisco-based restaurant. Terrace seating in the Brick Square garden area. Budget around Y3500 at dinnertime. Lunch is served until 4:30pm.

Marugo - Wine bar: Marunouchi

This Marunouchi branch of the excellent Marugo wine bar is less cramped than the original shops in Shinjuku, but it can still get smoky sometimes. The outdoor seating is recommended when the weather...

Anthemble - Singaporean: Marunouchi

A Singapore-style dining bar with a nice view out over Marunouchi Brick Square. Budget around Y4000 for dinner. Open until 2am Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Ippudo - Ramen: Marunouchi

A branch of the famous Hakata ramen chain, featuring thin, slightly chewy noodles in a pork-based broth ("red" or "white"), with or without extra chashu. You can add your own freshly grated garlic.

Tama - Wine bar: Marunouchi

Tama serves Okinawan food and wine, which turns out to be a pretty good combination. There are five wines by the glass every day, all priced at Y550, and many more bottles lining the wall, all with...

Cafe 1894 - Cafe: Marunouchi

Mitsubishi Ichigokan, completed in 1894, was designed by a British architect and was the very first office building in the Marunouchi area. It reopened as a museum in 2009 as part of the Marunouchi...

Pagliaccio - Italian: Marunouchi

The cheerful green exterior of this recently opened cafe/trattoria adds a bit of color to a street lined with generically tasteful shops selling luxury goods. Large windows offering a peek at the...

Marunouchi - 3-chome

Brasserie Aux Amis - French: Marunouchi

Upmarket French wines and excellent country-style French cooking; chef Masashi Hadachi (formerly of Aux Bacchannales in Harajuku) is in charge of the kitchen. The bistrot-style setting is casual,...

Pantry - Sandwiches/burgers: Marunouchi

Great sandwiches, American-style burgers and substantial salads (from the same management as Homework's in Hiroo). They deliver over a wide area from Nihonbashi down to Shimbashi/Uchisaiwaicho.

Podo - Korean: Marunouchi

This lively after-work pub is a great place to try makkoli, the very drinkable Korean version of milky-white nigori ("cloudy") sake. Eleven different types are served, in unexpected flavors like...

Vin Picoeur Marunouchi - Japanese: Marunouchi

French-style Japanese kushiyaki (or is it the other way around?) - charcoal-grilled pork and other meats, with some French dishes like pot-au-feu. The French wine list is very large.

Takara - Japanese: Marunouchi

This place must have looked great on paper when it was being planned. Start with a good assortment of premium sake (a couple dozen nicely chosen brands from around the country), add some trendy...

Tsuruhan - Japanese regional: Marunouchi

Tsuruhan promises "Kyoto vegetable dining" plus a good assortment of local Kyoto sake brands. The cozy dining room features a big central counter plus a few small tables around the edges of the...

La Mere Poulard - French: Marunouchi

Traditional French omelettes are the specialty at this Paris-based cafe and attached bistro-restaurant, although full-course dinners are also served. Wines start at Y2625 per bottle, and cider is...

Meal Muji - Cafe: Marunouchi

Inexpensive bakery and deli items and salads from the famous no-brand design store Mujirushi, inside their huge flagship store in Yurakucho.

Aroyna Tabeta - Thai: Marunouchi

All their set menus are Y600, and the atmosphere is just like dropping into some night stall in Bangkok - loud pop music, fantastic cooking aromas, and minimal decor.

Cafe Salvador - Cafe: Marunouchi

The magazine corner at this popular all-day cafe includes Conde Nast titles like Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, GQ and Wired for your browsing pleasure. The single-origin coffee is made from beans...

Marunouchi - Tokyo Building/ JP Tower

★Il Ghiottone - Italian: Marunouchi

This first Tokyo branch of one of Kyoto's best Italian restaurants occupies a small, minimal but elegant dining room facing the street. Dinner is either Y7500 or Y10,000 - chef's omakase menu only -...

Viron - Cafe: Marunouchi

A combination bakery and brasserie; it also features a small standup bar serving ten wines by the glass - a good place to meet up before dining nearby.

Mucho Modern Mexicano - Mexican: Marunouchi

This lavishly decorated late-night restaurant offers a variety of small-plate Mexican dishes for Y300 and Y500, with items like pork ajillo, shrimp and avocado ceviche, and softshell crab fritters. ...

Muy - Spanish: Marunouchi

Muy's huge, dramatically lit bar is very impressive, stretching half a city block along the front of the Tokyo Building. The menu includes a big selection of tapas (with numerous Spanish hams),...

Resonance - French: Marunouchi

Fancy modern French cuisine, with dishes like oyster and fennel soup, foie gras flan, hot organic vegetable salad - plus roast meats like veal, venison, lamb and duck. Main courses average around...

No no Budo - Japanese: Marunouchi

This cafeteria-style "natural foods buffet" is a real bargain at Y2400 per person, which includes organic fruit juices and fresh-brewed espresso as well as a big selection of Japanese home-style...

★Antwerp Central - Belgian rest/beer bar: Marunouchi

There are a lot of good Belgian beer bars in Tokyo, but Antwerp Central is far and away the biggest - a sprawling cafe/ bar/ restaurant with several dining spaces and a big outdoor terrace. The...

Doichan - Izakaya: Marunouchi

This "izakaya + cafeteria" has a very welcoming atmosphere for an office-building basement - blue-and-white tile walls, an open kitchen with hams hanging over the counter, chalkboards announcing...

Kanoya Kiyoshi - Kyushu: Marunouchi

A very casual counter-bar serving food from Kagoshima and further south - satsuma-age (fish cakes), tonkotsu (pork stew), goya kimchee, and of course plenty of shochu.

Kuruma - Yakitori: Marunouchi

Charcoal-grilled free-range chicken is the main focus of Kuruma's menu, supplemented by interesting side dishes like avocado and potato tempura and home-made tofu.

Nana - Japanese regional: Marunouchi

Banzai-ryori, the homestyle regional cuisine of Kyoto, is the specialty here, served with a nice assortment of craft sake from around Japan. Beautiful Kyoto heirloom vegetables are featured in many...

★Kushiro - Japanese regional: Marunouchi

This gorgeously appointed izakaya serves Hokkaido cuisine - top-grade charcoal-grilled seafood, meats and vegetables as well as assorted sushi. Pretty much everything we've tried has been excellent,...

Marunouchi - Maru-biru

Ease - Cafe: Marunouchi

An "event cafe" in the heart of the Maru Biru atrium, at the center of the action.

Aux Amis Tokyo - Wine bar: Marunouchi

A souped-up branch of Aux Amis des Vins, one of Ginza's best French wine bars, with a high-octane view. Dinnertime set menus start at Y6300, lunches from Y1800.

Mango Tree - Thai: Marunouchi

This flagship of a Bangkok-based chain is one of the more upscale Thai restaurants in town, with an impressive lunchtime buffet (Y2500) and a serious evening menu (budget around Y8000). The view is...

Daigomi - Robatayaki: Marunouchi

Top-grade robatayaki in festive surroundings, for that expense-account splurge.

Isola Smeralda - Italian: Marunouchi

The original branch in Shirogane is famous for their wood-burning pizza oven, which is duplicated here.

Kua 'Aina - Sandwiches/burgers: Marunouchi

Hawaiian-style burgers and sandwiches. The atrium deck is very airy and pleasant, but seating there is limited.

Mantenboshi - Yoshoku: Marunouchi

A branch of the highly popular Nishi-Azabu yoshoku restaurant. The specialty of the house is a dressed-up omelette rice, but the seafood gratin and hamburger steak are also good.

West Park Cafe - International: Marunouchi

Reliable rotisserie chicken, sandwiches and deli items. There's also a popular weekend brunch featuring rotisserie chicken and various breakfast-y dishes.

Uogashi-zushi - Sushi: Marunouchi

Reasonably priced, reliable sushi from this Numazu-based chain. Budget around Y4000 at dinner, Y1300 at lunch.

Marunouchi - Shin-Maru-biru

Au Gout du Jour Nouvelle Ere - French: Marunouchi

Michelin-starred traditional French dining overlooking Tokyo Station. Prix-fixe lunches are Y3,500-6,000, dinners Y7,000-12,000.

Franz Club - German: Marunouchi

Part of the popular Franziskaner chain, Franz club offers a decent selection of German beers and nice roast meats, sausages, ham and similar fare, served well into the wee hours of the morning. ...

Igrek - French: Marunouchi

This Kobe-based restaurant serves modern, creative French cuisine. Lunch menus are Y2,100-7,875, and dinnertime degustation menus are Y7,875-12,600.

Salt - Australian: Marunouchi

This very attractive restaurant from Australian celebrity chef Luke Mangan is on the expensive side - some might even call it overpriced - but they do have an excellent wine list with approximately...

WW - Wine bar: Marunouchi

The wine bar of Salt (the Australian restaurant next door), WW offers around 1000 different wines from around the world, including a few dozen by the glass, plus a simple food menu (sashimi, blood...

So Tired - Chinese: Marunouchi

Better-than-average creative Cantonese cooking in a festive setting, part of the Shin Maru Building's seventh-floor "Home" complex. The assorted appetizer platter is worth a try, as is the chozume...

Soba Kichi - Izakaya: Marunouchi

You might not expect to find a late-night drinking scene on the seventh floor of an office building, but we discovered a lively one in the "Home" restaurant complex in Marunouchi's Shin-Maru Biru. ...

DaPaulo - Bar: Marunouchi

A casual French-Italian bistrot-bar, with lots of original tapas-size dishes, wine by the glass and Belgian beers.

Hibiki - Japanese: Marunouchi

This upscale chain izakaya is known for their excellent grilled meats and vegetables and their well-chosen sake and shochu lists. The decor is sleek Japanese modern. Budget around Y6000-7000 per...

Marunouchi - 1-chome/ Oazo

Dean & Deluca - American: Marunouchi

Mostly an all-day cafe/restaurant, although they also have a small deli counter and grocery section with coffees and teas, spices, baked goods, cold cuts, four kinds of smoked salmon, and real dill...

★En - Japanese: Marunouchi

"Washoku En" is a deluxe branch of a small izakaya chain known for their high-quality original food, design-savvy interiors and good value for money. The service here is still izakaya-style - beer,...

Konaya - Soba/Udon: Marunouchi

The thick udon noodles here are served in a rich, very tasty curry-flavored broth, and served with shrimp tempura, bananas or mochi (rice cakes).

Nenohi - Japanese: Marunouchi

Premium regional sake (from the Morita brewery south of Nagoya) is the main draw here, along with a food menu featuring grilled chicken, fresh seafood and similar fare. Lunch averages around Y2000,...

Marunouchi - Eiraku Bldg iiyo!!

Tokyo Beer Hall and Beer Terrace 14 - Bar: Marunouchi

Ample terrace seating (weather permitting) and a wide selection of microbrew beers from Coedo Brewery are the advertised attractions here, although they also serve wines and cocktails. Unlike...

Birdland - Yakitori: Marunouchi

A more accessible branch of the famous Ginza yakitoriya; some highlights include their liver, pate, and cheese dishes as well as grilled organ meats. Despite their name they also do grilled pork and...

Daichi and Keats - Japanese: Marunouchi

Organic, sustainable, ecologically conscious food and drink are on offer at this farm cafe, deli and bar. Typical menu items include eco-shrimp ajillo and farmer's pot-au-feu, while the drinks menu...

Hot Spoon - Curry: Marunouchi

Stewed beef tendon curry is the specialty of the house here, prepared with a blend of fifteen spices and slow-simmered for over six hours, until the beef is soft and very tender. Curries start at...

Kaba - Japanese regional: Marunouchi

Kaba serves a big selection of raw and grilled fish from the San-in region of western Honshu, flown in fresh daily. There are also a few dozen sake from the region - Shimane and Tottori prefectures....

Teppen - Kushiage: Marunouchi

The charming rustic decor has the feel of a real old-school izakaya, although the shop has only been open since 2012. The food menu offers both deep-fried kushiage morsels and charcoal-grilled fish...

Otemachi

La Verde - Italian: Otemachi

Budget Italian food and wine.

Drunk Bears - Beer bar: Otemachi

The simple, inexpensive bar menu includes salmon jerky, grilled mussels and lots of fried dishes. There are more than 50 world beers including Heineken on tap, Sam Adams and Budvar.

Wolfgang Puck Express - International: Otemachi

Good burgers, sandwiches and simple California fare.

ZenyaRen - Yakitori: Otemachi

It's a yakitori mini-theme park - seven great yakitoriya from around the country - from Hokkaido to Kyushu - have been assembled in one spot so you can compare their skewers side by side. A...

Brussels - Belgian rest/beer bar: Otemachi

A good selection of beers in a pleasant, intimate setting, from the popular chain of Belgian beer bars.