Tokyo — Where We Ate & Drank
We've hit 137 restaurants, bars, and cafes across Tokyo over three trips—from sushi counters in Nagatacho to smash burgers in closet-sized spots and bars like Macho Macho.
Tokyo is the city we've eaten most ambitiously in — 137 spots and counting across three trips, from Kanesaka's sushi counter in Nagatacho to smash burgers in a room the size of a closet. The list below skews the way the city does: serious food hiding behind unserious doors, and a bar scene (Macho Macho, we're sorry, we're not sorry) that has to be experienced to be believed.
- 3 visits since 2023, most recently March 2026
- Best months to visit: May–November
- 44 Michelin-starred tables · 11 Top-500 bars
- Worth timing: Cherry blossom season (March–April), Sumida River Fireworks (25 July), Autumn leaves (koyo) (November)
Plan your Tokyo days with these picks →
Restaurants
- The smash scramble
- STORIARE /ストリアーレ
- Nagatacho Sushi Kanesaka
- Cignale Enoteca
- Makimura
- Gastronomy “Joël Robuchon”
- atelier 森本 XEX
- Sushi Sho Yotsuya
- Teppanyaki Mon cher ton ton Roppongi
- Yokozuna Tonkatsu/ Sumo lunch
- Nihonbashi Kakigaracho Sugita
- Sushi Arai
- Sushi Murayama
- 本店 山科
- Kobikicho Tomoki
- Tsukiji Sushicho, Main Store
- Ninja Tokyo
- Savoy Tomato & Cheese
- 鮨さいとう はなれ NANZUKA(3110NZ)
- Saito
- Sakurai Japanese Tea Experience
- Sumibi Yakiniku Nakahara
- Sushi Kuwano
- Sushi Kanesaka Palace Hotel Tokyo
- See all 68 restaurants in Tokyo →
Bars
- Muscle Bar Macho Macho Shinjuku
- Macho Macho Shibuya
- TANTRA TOKYO
- DINING BAR KUJIRA
- Jazz SPOT Intro
- LUXE Shinjuku
- Bar TRENCH
- APOLLO BAR GINZA
- Liquid Factory
- Muscle Girls
- Japanese Gin Bar THE HISAKA
- VIRTÙ
- SPIRITS BAR Sunface SHINJUKU
- FOLKLORE
- Blue Note Tokyo
- Bar Wakabayashi
- The Bellwood
- Land Bar Artisan (New)
- Grandfather's bar
- Old Imperial Bar
- Flying Bumblebee
- Seventh Heaven
- Bar LIBRE GINZA
- The SG Club
- See all 52 bars in Tokyo →