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2-2-6 Ginza. & 03/3567-6281. Main dishes ¥2,000-¥3,000; set dinners ¥8,400-¥13,650; set lunches
¥3,675-¥6,300. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm and 6-9:30pm (last order). Station: Yurakucho (5
min.). Near the Tourist Information Center and Printemps department store.

Peter INTERNATIONAL Perched on the 24th floor of the Peninsula
Tokyo and offering inspiring views of Hibiya Park and the Imperial Palace's gardens from
three walls of windows, this restaurant wows with its internationally inspired cuisine and
theatrical setting that puts guests “on stage” as they walk via a raised platform and catwalk
to their table. With an emphasis on fresh ingredients, simple preparation, and healthy
meals, the menu may include such main dishes as roasted cod with asparagus, potatoes
confit and fricassee of mushrooms and bacon, chicken jus or grilled quail with black
trumpets, parsley polenta, and poached Japanese eggplant with a citrus jus. This is a great
choice for a romantic or celebratory meal (note that children younger than 12 are not
allowed).
On the 24th floor of the Peninsula Tokyo, 1-8-1 Yurakucho. & 03/6270-2763. www.peninsula.com.
Reservations recommended. Main dishes ¥2,700-¥5,200; set dinners ¥8,500-¥12,000; set lunches
¥4,800-¥8,500. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-10pm. Station: Hibiya (1 min.).

Ristorante Sabatini di Firenze ITALIAN Open since 1980, on the seventh
floor of the Sony Building, this top-act Italian restaurant boasts good views over the
Ginza from its elegant drawing-room-style dining room. Sister restaurant of a well-
known Florence mainstay, it is famous for its handmade pasta, cooked to al dente perfec-
tion, along with traditional and contemporary renditions of seafood and meat dishes,
including a classic Milanese-style veal cutlet and Japanese beef filet with foie gras and
black truffle sauce. To complement the food are more than 500 Italian wines.
On the 7th floor of the Sony Building, 5-3-1 Ginza. & 03/3573-0013. Reservations recommended for
dinner. Main dishes ¥4,000-¥9,000; set dinners ¥12,000-¥16,000; set lunches ¥3,600-¥7,000. AE, DC, MC,
V. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm and 5:30-9:30pm (last order). Station: Ginza (exit B9, 1 min.).
Ten-ichi TEMPURA In this restaurant, located on Namiki Dori, in the heart of
Ginza's nightlife, you can sit at a counter and watch the chef prepare your meal. This is the
main outlet of an 80-year-old restaurant chain that helped the tempura style of cooking gain
worldwide recognition by serving important foreign customers. Today Ten-ichi still has one
of the best reputations in town for serving the most delicately fried foods, along with its
special sauce (or, if you prefer, you can dip the morsels in lemon juice with a pinch of salt).
Other Ten-ichi restaurants in Tokyo are in the Imperial Hotel's Tower basement
( & 03/3503-1001; station: Hibiya); Akasaka Tokyu Plaza ( & 03/3581-2166; station:
Akasaka-mitsuke); and Isetan department store, 3-14-1 Shinjuku ( & 03/5379-3039;
station: Shinjuku Sanchome).
6-6-5 Ginza. & 03/3571-1949. Reservations recommended for lunch, required for dinner. Set dinners
¥10,500-¥18,900; set lunches ¥8,400-¥12,600. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-9:30pm. Station: Ginza (3
min.). On Namiki Dori.
MODERATE
3 Donto VARIED JAPANESE Located in Hibiya, on Harumi Dori, in
the basement of an unlikely looking office building, this is a great place for lunch. Popu-
lar with the local working crowd (and therefore best avoided noon-1pm), it's pleasantly
decorated in a rustic style with shoji screens, wooden floors, and an open kitchen. Take
off your shoes at the entryway and put them into one of the wooden lockers. Choose
what you want from the plastic-food display case by the front door, which shows various

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