Very good Peking duck and other Chinese fare at amazingly low prices. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Nishi-Azabu 3-2-13, Court Annex 2F. Open 24 hours a day.

Chef Seiji Yamamoto does a very impressive take on experimental cuisine from a Japanese perspective, with eye-openers like edamame foam with pulverized ice cream and foie gras with figs. Eleven-course prix-fixe menus run Y15,750, Y21,000 and Y26,250, and there's a seven-sake selection paired with the food for an extra Y5000. [feedback]

Roppongi 7-17-24, Site Roppongi Bldg 1F. Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sunday.

Upscale Italian cooking from the popular Salvatore Cuomo chain. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-1, Roppongi Hills Westwalk 507. Open 11am-2am (LO) daily.

Late-night kushi-katsu, with shochu, awamori and sake from around Japan. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-1, Roppongi Hills Westwalk 509. Open 11am-4am (LO) daily.

Excellent Hawaiian seafood with intriguing Asian influences - there's plenty of Pacific Rim cuisine in Tokyo, but somehow Roy's manages to stay unique. There's also a decent selection of New World wines to go with the food, and a popular weekend brunch (Y3500, or Y7000 with champagne and wine open bar). [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-1, Roppongi Hills Westwalk 511c. Open 11am-3, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Healthy seasonal vegetable-centered cuisine is the concept at this cheerful counter shop, with attractively presented dishes like bagna cauda, vegetable shabu-shabu, grilled shiitake with duck, and grilled acorns. Take-out bentos are sold from 11am-4pm. Budget around Y5000 for dinner; lunches from Y1300. Open to 1am Fridays and Saturdays. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-1, Roppongi Hills Westwalk 5F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.

"New-style French dining" in a very stylish dining room. The food is first-rate and the ambience is casual, with all counter seating. The focus of attention is the open kitchen space on the other side of the counter - a performance space really - where the chefs go about their work. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-2, Roppongi Hills Hillside 220. Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10pm (LO) daily.

The dim sum here is fairly average, but there's a lot of it! Some 51 varieties, including 14 desserts, and all you can eat at lunchtime and all day weekends. The decor is modern and attractive, and non-smoking seats are provided. Y3200 at lunchtime, but tea is extra (from Y800); Y3800 for weekend dinners. There's also a regular menu, and late-night hours on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-2, Roppongi Hills Hillside 2F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO; -3am Thu-Sat) daily.

This flagship restaurant of the Grand Hyatt bills itself as a French brasserie, with a very spacious setting and a dramatic open kitchen. Their all-day service includes breakfast and a popular brunch on weekends. The Y2200 weekday lunch buffet is also worth checking out. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-3, Grand Hyatt 2F. Open 6:30am-10pm (LO) daily.

The Grand Hyatt's Chinese restaurant offers a dim sum buffet at lunchtime every day for Y4200. Budget around Y10,000 per person in the evening for food and drink. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-3, Grand Hyatt 6F. Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10pm daily.

Excellent grilled meats and flamboyantly expensive New World wines in the Grand Hyatt's flagship restaurant. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-3, Grand Hyatt 6F. Open 11:30am-2:30, 6-10:30pm daily.

Appetizing sandwiches and burgers, deli items and interesting drinks like raspberry soy milk, from the Homeworks burger shop. Take-out and local delivery available. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-4-1, Metrohat B1F. Open 8am-11pm daily.

A modern conveyor-belt sushi shop with a high-tech element - an electronic chip in each plate keeps track of freshness, and fish is taken out of rotation after thirty minutes. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-4-1, Metrohat B2F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.

Curries and other Balinese standards in a pleasant setting, with a good deal of outdoor seating. It's also a nice place to stop for an out-of-the-ordinary dessert and coffee. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-2, Roppongi Hills Hillside B103. Open 11am-4am (LO) daily.

Four types of mozzarella cheese imported from Italy every day make up the centerpiece of the menu here. You can enjoy them with various salamis and dried hams, salads and pasta dishes, and Italian wines. Budget around Y5000 at dinnertime, Y1500 for lunch. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-2, Roppongi Hills Hillside B1F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.

If you're crazy about truffles, this specialty restaurant has just what you're looking for. The dining room is tasteful and elegant, and the menu is traditional French, except there are truffles in every dish (even dessert). Four-couse truffle-enhanced lunches are Y8500, and prix-fixe dinners start at Y15,000. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-10-2, Roppongi Hills Hillside B1F. Open 11am-10pm (LO) daily.

This is the English-friendly branch of the legendary Sukiyabashi Jiro in Ginza, run by the original owner's son, where you can enjoy absolutely top-grade sushi and actually talk to the chef, which is at least half the fun. Lunch menus from around Y17,000, dinner from Y24,000 (plus drinks). [feedback]

Roppongi 6-12-2, Keyakizaka-dori 3F. Open 11:30am-2, 5-9pm. Closed Wednesdays.

You can enjoy cafe-style lunches and light snacks throughout the day; in the evenings it's also a lounge bar with Scotch whiskies and cigars. Weekend brunch is served till 5pm. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 6-12-4, Keyakizaka-dori 2F. Open 11am-11pm daily.

This popular international chain restaurant serves New York-style Italian fare, with a focus on Roman cuisine. The menu features ten veal dishes (ranging Y5000-8000), scampi, and a good selection of daily specials. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 6-12-4, Keyakizaka-dori 2F. Open 6-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Yes, they can be expensive, but we're still glad that Tokyo has at least gourmet grocery store that's open 24 hours a day. Delivery service as far as Toranomon and Minami-Aoyama. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-11-1, Keyakizaka-dori, Gate Tower 1F. (at the very bottom end of Roppongi Hills, next to Tsutaya) Open 24 hours a day.

Fine Italian dining in a casual atmosphere, from the Michelin-starred Sadler restaurant in Milan. Full-course dinners are Y8500, while pizzas and pastas are in the Y2200-2800 range. There's also a very impressive wine cellar. Terrace seating is available in the warmer months of the year. [feedback]

Roppongi Hills, Keyakizaka-dori, Gate Tower 3F. Open 11am-1am daily.

This stunning venture from the Hiramatsu group and the famous French chef Paul Bocuse occupies one of the most spectacular public spaces in Tokyo, inside the new national art gallery. Three-course prix-fixe lunch is Y1800; in the evening a la carte mains average around Y2700. [feedback]

Roppongi 7-22-2, Kokuritsu Shin-Bijutsukan 3F. Open 11am-9pm (LO; lunch -2pm). Closed Tuesdays.

A large assortment of open-faced sandwiches and other Danish specialties. Sandwiches range from Y800-Y1,200, and at lunchtime (11:30-2:30) they come with salad, wine, and dessert. [feedback]

Roppongi 7-3-22. Open 11:30am-11pm (LO) daily.

After Sunday mass at The Franciscan Center Roman Catholic Church, Italian nationals flock to Pizzeria 1830 for wonderfully prepared Napolitan pizzas and home-style pastas. The pizzas come with or without tomato sauce, topped with tantalizing combinations like mushrooms and Italian sausage; or ham, mixed mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and olives. Wines are reasonably priced, with a selection of five by the glass and more by the bottle. Budget around Y5000 for dinner. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-6-28. Open 11:30am-3, 5:30-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Nestled in overstuffed chairs with pillows covered in candy-colored pastel silk, visitors can enjoy spectacular views while listening to live Bossa Nova from 2:30-midnight. Arrive on the early side if you want a window seat - they are usually taken by 6pm. An entertainment charge of Y2500 applies after 8pm. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-1, Ritz-Carlton 45F. Open 2:30pm-midnight daily.

Gourmet hot dogs, chili, gumbo and clam chowder - to stay or to go. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Galleria B1F. Open 7am-10pm (LO) daily.

This rustic, stucco-walled restaurant features skewered pork delicacies and other regional specialties from the south of Spain along with custom-imported Spanish wines. Under the same management as the ever-reliable Miyakawa wine-bar/restaurant in Azabu-Juban. Budget Y6000-7000 for dinner. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 1F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO). Closed Mondays.

A well-appointed Tokyo branch of the upscale New York Indian restaurant. At lunchtime you can enjoy a Y2000 buffet which includes three curries of the day, vegetable fritters, sauteed vegetables, omelettes and a salad bar. Prix-fixe dinners are Y6500-8000. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 1F. Open 11am-3, 5-10pm (LO) daily.

This intimate new branch of chef Ian Tozer's "American Brasserie" offers a wine-friendly menu of seafood, steaks and chops, including fresh lobster, Washington oysters, BBQ baby-back ribs and catfish burgers. The wine list covers more than 100 wines by the bottle (including some rare finds) and twenty by the glass, with three different carafe sizes so you can organize your own custom tasting. Budget around Y8000-9000 for dinner with drinks. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 1F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Original Korean cuisine, including unusual dishes made with medicinal herbs. The Y5000 prix-fixe dinner includes semi-raw beef (sangja) with kiwi fruit, spicy grilled fish, cold Korean noodles and several other courses; lunch is Y1200-1800. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 2F. Open 11am-midnight daily.

The dramatic entrance to this spacious wine bar takes you through a tunnel of wine, with bottles displayed behind plexiglass panels on the ceiling, walls and floor. The interior is chic and casual, with seating at two long, undulating counters running the length of the dining room. The wine list covers a broad range of California wines, with two guest vineyards every month each offering a half dozen wines by the glass. The food is casual Italian; budget from Y3000 at lunch, Y10,000 at dinner, or cheaper if you just drop by for a glass and a snack. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 2F. Open 11am-2, 5-10:30pm (LO) daily.

The dining spaces in this heavily design-focused restaurant are tastefully arranged, more European than Japanese in style, as one might expect from Terence Conran's first Tokyo venture. The menu is international in scope, and roast beef is a specialty of the house, with wagon service at dinnertime. Prix-fixe lunches are Y3800-5000 while dinners are Y8400-12,600; there are also plenty of a la carte choices. Most wines are targeted towards big spenders, but there are a handful of decent bottles under Y10,000, such as Penfold's Bin 407 Cabernet for Y7500. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace 4F. Open 11am-midnight daily.

New York's Union Square Cafe has been a serious gourmet destination since the mid-1980s, and this new sister store aims to bring the excitement to Tokyo. Lunches from Y3000, dinners from Y12,000. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Garden Terrace B1F. Open 11am-3, 5-10pm (LO) daily.

Nestled in a corner of the Tadao Ando-designed musuem building, this Tokyo branch of an excellent Italian restaurant in Kyoto has one of the more impressive architectural settings in Tokyo Midtown. The food is first-rate modern Italian; budget around Y5000 for lunch and Y10,000 at dinnertime. Open from 8am weekends. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Plaza 1F. Open 10am-9:30pm (LO; from 8am weekends) daily.

This casual, stylish drinking spot serves gourmet soba and a nice selection of shochu (50 varieties) and sake to go with it; budget around Y1000 at lunch and Y3000 in the evening. [feedback]

Akasaka 9-7-5, Tokyo Midtown Plaza B1F. Open 11am-10:30pm (LO) daily.

Like a good man, a predator-free champagne bar in Roppongi is hard to find. Fortunately, there's Zero Bar. Conveniently located near Tokyo Midtown, this place is just the ticket for a glass of bubbly before the last train at night, or before the first train in the morning (the bar stays open until 5am Tuesday - Saturday). [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 4-10-5. Open 8pm-4:30am (LO). Closed Mondays.

Tucked into a quiet corner of Roppongi, this self-styled "American Chophouse" excels in service, interior style, and food that's both creative and comforting. Using lean but flavorful Iwate Beef for charcoal-grilled steak shows common sense, while touches like Gorgonzola dressing on a roast beet salad bring a modern touch to American cuisine. There's a superb list of American boutique wines, many under Y10,000, plus a full cocktail bar. [feedback]

Roppongi 4-2-35, B1F. Open 6pm-2am. Closed Sundays.

This upscale fast-food shops offers unusual burgers like maguro with wasabi dressing and chicken with ume and shiso. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Roppongi 4-9-8. Open 11am-11pm daily.

Accessible California cuisine - gourmet pizzas and interesting takes on American standards like meatloaf and Cajun chicken. [feedback]

Roppongi 5-5-1, Roi Bldg. 1F. Open 11am-11pm (weekends to 5am) daily.

Tasty burgers, loud music, big crowds. Open 11:30am-2am (M-Th), to 4am (Fri., Sat.), to 11:30pm (Sun.) [feedback]

Roppongi 5-4-20. Open 11:30-2am (weekends to 4am) daily.

Only the finest seasonal grilled meat, seafood and vegetables are served at this famous tourist-friendly robatayaki; budget around Y10-15,000 for dinner with drinks. [feedback]

Roppongi 5-3-4. Open 5-11pm daily.

Hataka (Kyushu) style kushiyaki is the specialty here, with excellent (though rather salty) grilled skewers of chicken and pork parts and vegetables. Seating can be a bit cramped and smoky but the food is fantastic. A sister shop to Teyandei in Nishi-Azabu. [feedback]

Roppongi 5-9-17. Open 6pm-5am daily.

Authentic, tasty and filling Swedish food, with great homemade breads. The dining space is small and intimate. [feedback]

Roppongi 5-9-19. Open noon-3, 6-9:30pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

You'll find entertaining dining and festive decor at this fourth Tokyo branch of the popular American chain of Australian-themed steak houses; budget around Y4000 at dinnertime. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-1-3, Roc Mon 2F. Open 11:30am-3, 5pm-midnight (4am Fri/Sat) daily.

This branch of the popular yakitori chain features a gigantic stereo amp and speakers in the main dining room pumping out classic sixties jazz. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-1-3, Roc Mon 4F. Open 5pm-4am (LO) daily.

This upscale izakaya is known for their excellent grilled meats and vegetables, good sake and sophisticated decor; the Roppongi branch also has convenient late-night hours. Budget around Y6000-7000 per person with drinks. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-1-3, Roc Mon 7F. Open 5pm-3am (LO) daily.

Top-notch Chinese cuisine prepared with medicinal herbs, for whatever ails you. Prix-fixe menus range from Y4200-15,750, plus a big a la carte menu. Lunch starts at Y900 and includes numerous noodle and rice variations. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-8-15. Open 11:30am-2:30, 5-10pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

This extremely casual venue is furnished with patched-up and mismatched sofas, herds of stuffed animals, and an actual VW bus with a table and chairs inside. There's a rotating art exhibition on the walls, and some outdoor tables up front. The small menu includes dishes like gorgonzola bacon tortilla wraps and an assorted "deli" platter, plus chai and cocktails. [feedback]

Roppongi 6-8-21. Open 11:30am-2am daily.

The biggest pub in Tokyo, Hobgoblin offers a large selection of draught beers including several British ales. There's pub-style food (with a late-night menu Friday and Saturday) and big-screen TVs showing sporting events. [feedback]

Roppongi 3-16-33, Aoba Roppongi Bldg. 1F. Open 4pm-late (from noon weekends) daily.

A friendly cafe-brasserie with authentic French atmosphere and good, reasonably priced food. The daily Y1000 lunch is an especially good deal, and is served until 5pm. Evening specialties include north-African dishes like lamb and rabbit couscous and Moroccan tajine. Call ahead to arrange a non-smoking table. [feedback]

Roppongi 5-17-1, AXIS Bldg 1F. Open 11am-11pm daily.

Hearty, stick-to-your-ribs food and a friendly atmosphere. They feature several different German beers on tap. [feedback]

Roppongi 5-18-1, 2F. Open 5-11pm (LO). Closed Sundays.

You'll find American-style burgers, meatloaf, chili and regional Cajun and Tex-Mex specialties here at this Tokyo branch of a Seoul-based restaurant. Their weekend brunch starts extra-early at 9am. Happy hour is 5-7pm weekdays. [See FULL REVIEW.][feedback]

Azabudai 3-1-5. Open 11am-4, 6-10pm (LO) daily.

An expensive (and very good) Italian restaurant downstairs, and a cafe upstairs serving drinks, coffee and desserts. [feedback]

Azabudai 3-1-7. Open noon-2:30am (LO) daily.

Excellent French cooking in a pleasant traditional setting (there are just 17 seats, including 5 at the counter). The cheese selection is especially good, as the owner-chef is also a cheese monger. There's a big wine list focusing mostly on Bordeaux and Burgundies, with a median price of around Y8000, plus a good assortment available by the glass. Prix-fixe lunches from Y2940 (Saturdays only), dinner from Y5775. [feedback]

Azabudai 3-4-14. Open 6-11:30pm (LO; 9:30 Saturdays). Closed Sundays.