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3-15-23 Roppongi. & 03/3475-4412. www.lafiesta-tokyo.com. Main dishes ¥880-¥3,280. AE, DC, MC,
V. Daily 5pm-12:30am. Station: Roppongi (4 min.). From Roppongi Crossing, walk down the left side of
Gaien-Higashi Dori in the direction of Tokyo Tower, turning left after passing McDonald's on your right.

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Mado Lounge ITALIAN/FRENCH You have to pay the admission fee to the
Mori Art Museum (p. 186) to dine here, but at 52 floors above the city, it's worth it for
the views alone (the cutting-edge exhibitions are great, too). For lunch, you'll choose one
of the sets, which may include the likes of grilled chicken with tomato sauce or Japanese
pork ragu served with penne rigatte, while dinner allows you to nibble on a range of tapas
(such as ratatouille with white beans), salads, pastas, pizzas, and main dishes ranging
from Norwegian salmon to Japanese beef stewed in red wine. From 2:30 to 6:30pm,
there's a curry set for ¥1,200 along with various cakes. Note that on Friday and Saturday
nights (usually from 8pm) there's live music or a guest DJ, with a cover charge averaging
¥3,500.
Mori Tower, Roppongi Hills, 6-10-1 Roppongi. & 03/3470-0052. Main dishes ¥1,300-¥2,300; set
lunches ¥1,200-¥2,400. AE, DC, MC, V. Wed-Mon 11am-midnight (last order). Station: Roppongi (Rop-
pongi Hills exit, 2 min.).

Roti Roppongi AMERICAN A casual brasserie with both indoor (nonsmoking)
and outdoor seating, Roti counts many expats among its loyal customers, due in part to
its quiet, tucked-away location just a minute's walk from Roppongi Hills and also to its
bilingual staff and modern American fare, which includes free-range rotisserie chicken,
grilled steaks, burgers, serious Caesar salads, and many other delectable dishes too
numerous to mention. More than 90 bottles of New World, Australian, and New Zea-
land wines, as well as American ales and Belgian microbrews, are on offer.
6-6-9 Roppongi. & 03/5785-3671. www.roti.jpco.com. Main dishes ¥1,600-¥3,300; set lunches (Mon-
Fri only) ¥1,500-¥2,000. AE, DC, MC, V. Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun 11:30am-5pm; daily 6-11pm.
Station: Roppongi (A1 exit, 1 min.). On a side street that parallels Roppongi Dori, a stone's throw from
Roppongi Hills.
A Torigin YAKITORI Part of a chain of yakitori establishments, this no-frills old-
timer is typical of the smaller Japanese restaurants all over the country patronized by the
country's salarymen, who stop off for a drink and a bite to eat before boarding the com-
muter trains for home. An English-language menu includes skewers of grilled chicken,
gingko nuts, green peppers, quail eggs, and asparagus with rolled bacon, as well as various
kamameshi (rice casseroles cooked and served in little pots and topped with chicken,
bamboo shoots, mushrooms, crab, salmon, or shrimp).
4-12-6 Roppongi. & 03/3403-5829. Yakitori skewers ¥150-¥260; kamameshi ¥840-¥1,260; set meals
¥2,630. No credit cards. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm and 5-10:30pm. Station: Roppongi (2 min.). From Rop-
pongi Crossing, walk on the right side of Gaien-Higashi Dori in the direction of Midtown and take the 3rd
right.

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Note: To locate these restaurants, see the map on p. 103.
VERY EXPENSIVE
La Tour d'Argent CLASSIC FRENCH Here's the place to dine if you're cele-
brating a very special occasion, are on a hefty expense account, or fancy yourself a jet-
setter. Opened in 1984, La Tour d'Argent is the authentic sister to the one in Paris, which