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is one of Tokyo's most authentic Parisian-style brasseries -
their steak frites is the real thing - and it's a pleasant spot
to hang out sipping coffee or red wine. Pastries start at
¥210, while daily lunch specials of both meat and fish
dishes go for under ¥1300.
Daily 10am-midnight.
Futon
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4-1-8 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku
T
03 5467
2213,
W
take-5.co.jp; Roppongi station; map pp.90-
91.
Designed like a street-food stall, and set on a side alley
away from the main road, this cute Korean barbecue place
is a fun place to cook salty beef short ribs above a charcoal
brazier for ¥1050; also consider other traditional dishes,
such as
chijime
seafood pancake for ¥840.
Mon-Wed
6pm-1am, Thurs-Sat 6pm-4am, Sun 5-11pm.
Gonpachi
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1-13-11 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku
T
03
5771 0170,
W
gonpachi.jp; Roppongi station; map
pp.90-91.
A faux-Edo-period storehouse is home to this
atmospheric Japanese restaurant. Take your pick between
reasonably priced soba (from ¥800) and grilled items (from
¥180) on the ground and second floors, while on the third
it's sushi - a full meal will set you back around ¥3000.
There's a wonderful samurai drama atmosphere, and it's
easy to see how the place inspired the climactic scenes of
Quentin Tarantino's
Kill Bill Vol. 1.
Daily 11.30am-5pm.
Hong Kong Tea House
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2F Roppongi Hills
Hillside, 6-10-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku
T
03 5413 9588;
Roppongi station; map pp.90-91.
One of the cheaper
places in the Roppongi Hills complex, serving decent dim
sum from ¥200 a plate, and mains for under ¥1000. The
interior is surprisingly fancy-looking for a budget place.
Daily 11am-10.30pm (Thurs-Sun till 3am).
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Kurosawa
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2-7-9 Nagatachō, Chiyoda-ku
T
03
3580 9638; Tameike-sannō station; map pp.90-91.
Quality soba (from ¥735) and pork dishes (from around
¥5000) are the speciality of this atmospheric restaurant,
whose design was inspired by the sets from Akira Kurosawa's
movies
Yojimbo
and
Red Beard
.
Mon-Fri 11.30am-3pm &
5-10pm, Sat noon-9pm.
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
2F Roppongi Hills Hillside,
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
T
03 5772 7500,
W
robuchon.jp; Roppongi station; map pp.90-91.
The
French masterchef has six Tokyo outposts; this one in
Roppongi Hills is the best, offering tasting menus starting
at ¥2950 for lunch, ¥4800 for dinner. There's a no-bookings
policy, so you may have to wait to get a seat at the long
counter, facing the open kitchen where black-garbed chefs
create culinary mini-masterpieces before your very eyes.
Daily 11.30am-2.30pm & 6-10pm.
Lauderdale
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6-15-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
T
03 3405 5533,
W
lauderdale.co.jp; Roppongi station;
map pp.90-91.
Top hotels aside there aren't too many
places in Tokyo where you can get as good a Western-style
gourmet breakfast as at this super casual place, which
successfully conjures up the stylish South Beach vibe in the
midst of Roppongi Hills; try the eggs benedict for ¥1800.
Later in the day it's just as good a spot for bistro favourites
on the outdoor terrace; their made-to-order sou
és are
well worth trying.
Daily 7am-10pm.
Nobu Tokyo
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Toranomon Towers O
ce, 4-1-28
Toranomon, Minato-ku
T
03 5733 0070,
W
nobutokyo
.com; Kamiyachō station; map pp.90-91.
There's a
dramatic Japanese-style design for Nobu Matsuhisa's Tokyo
operation, where you can sample the famous black-cod
dinner (Robert de Niro's favourite) for ¥3500. For something
a bit different, try
tiradito
,
Nobu
's South American twist
on sashimi.
Mon-Fri 11.30am-2pm & 6-10.30pm, Sat
& Sun 6-10.30pm.
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Nodaiwa
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1-5-4 Higashi-Azabu, Minato-ku
T
03 3583 7852,
W
nodaiwa.com/en; Kamiyachō station;
map pp.90-91.
Kimono-clad waitresses shu
e around this
160-year-old
kura
(storehouse), converted into one of Tokyo's
best eel restaurants; a set meal will cost around ¥5000. The
private rooms upstairs can only be booked by parties of four
or more; if it's busy, they may guide you to the annexe around
the corner, which has an almost identical interior.
Mon-Sat
11am-1.30pm & 5-8pm.
Roti
1F Piramide Building, 6-6-9 Roppongi, Minato-ku
T
03 5785 3671,
W
roti.jp; Roppongi station; map pp.90-
91.
You'd better be hungry before dining at this modern
American brasserie, as portions are huge. Their speciality
is rotisserie chicken (a quarter of the bird is ¥1600), while
any of their other grilled meat dishes could easily feed two.
Microbrew beers and a tempting range of desserts are also
available.
Mon-Fri 11.30am-3pm & 6-11pm, Sat noon-
5pm & 6-11pm, Sun 10am-3pm & 6-10pm.
SaamRoa
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2-12-9 Azabu-Jūban, Minato-ku
T
03 5484 3388,
W
saamroa.com; Azabu-Jūban station;
map pp.90-91.
A fine and tempting range of authentic
Thai dishes are served at this casual place bedecked with
colourful, ethnic trinkets. The set lunch is great value (¥980),
though also consider the
laab
(a dryish curry made with
pork, basil and water spinach; ¥1340).
Daily 11.30am-2pm
& 5-11pm.
Seizan
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5F Roppongi Hills West Walk, 6-10-1
Roppongi, Minato-ku
T
03 5772 2077; Roppongi
station; map pp.90-91.
Part of the venerable Sushisei
chain, this is the best sushi place in Roppongi Hills, with
a great lunch set for ¥1300 as well as dinner sets from
¥1800. Ask to sit at the counter if you want to order directly
from the chefs.
Daily 11am-10pm.
Shunjū
य़ळ
27F Sannō Park Tower, 2-11-1 Nagatachō,
Chiyoda-ku
T
03 3592 5288; Tameike-sannō station;
map pp.90-91.
The modern Japanese dining experience
par excellence
, matching stylish interior design with food
made from the freshest seasonal ingredients. The buffet
lunch deal is good (although the place gets busy with o
ce
workers) while in the evening set menus kick off at ¥6000
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