Top Restaurants in Minato
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Minato Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Minato
The Minato district of Toyko is home to a few excellent museums, including the Nezu Museum of antiques and the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. Tokyo City View, an observation area on the 52nd floor of the Mori Tower, offers an amazing panoramic view of the entire metropolitan area.
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1. Kyubey Main Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 698 reviews
Reviewed By brandanop - Boston, Ma
Not only was the sushi the best we have ever had, but the service was incredibly warm. The sushi was delivered fast and fresh with helpful advice from the sushi chefs along the way. The small 12 seat room was completely full and we were the only non-locals. The kind people around us had fun trying to communicate with us. If you only go out for one fancy meal on your trip, make it to Kyubey!
2. Jomon Roppongi
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 310 reviews
Reviewed By sherryhanna2003 - Los Angeles, California
Please go visit if you have a chance! Each skewer that hit the table was better than the next! Salty, crispy, fatty perfection. It's a small place where you take off your shoes on entering, and the staff is friendly and speak English pretty well. My husband and I had a late night date night during our trip, on a night when the rest of our group slept early. This is NOT a place for a group of more than 4 in my opinion. But the two of us loved our experience! Cold beer, delicious food, and yes, the smoke from the grill is thick, but I expect that from most yakitori places. Comparing this restaurant to a yakitori spot in Ginza we went two nights ago, this was much better. Faster service, better rates, and mouth watering food!
3. Nobu Tokyo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 270 reviews
Reviewed By Scott M - Sydney, Australia
Another sensational lunch at Nobu.
We had a group of 10 and by chance everyone ordered different meals.
Feedback was unanimously the same ie amazing.
I have tried many many dishes and I'm yet to be anything other than very impressed.
Lunch menu pricing is very reasonable for the level of service and food.
Just go....
4. Elio Locanda Italiana
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 237 reviews
Reviewed By SuperShan1 - Singapore, Singapore
Service is excellent the moment you walk into their door. Luciano is very attentive, so are all their staff. We'd nice sparkling wine to start (wish their sparkling wine glass is LARGER though). I'd their hot Fish Carpaccio which is so tasty! Partner has the Mozzarella cheese with Tomato but looks a bit boring though he said was very good.
We'd a gluten free pasta to share which is cook to perfection. My main course is grilled fish which arrive in small portion (exactly what I need after the pasta) while my partner had lamb chops. Both beautifully presented and taste so good! I really can't fault any of the dishes. We couldn't figure out their wine by the glass list so Luciano let us try their Pinot Grigio which is very good. We'd 4 glasses in total. Didn't ask for the price of the wine.
Total bill came to ~ 22,000 Yen ~ USD 210 which I thought was justifiable unlike T.Y Harbor.
Will certainly be back again & again & again! ;)
5. Umegaoka Sushino Midori Ginza
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 461 reviews
Reviewed By dhui - Hong Kong
It just cant be better!
This is one of my frequent visiting sushi spot in Tokyo.
Sushi were all made-to-order, ingredients were nice and fresh.
Even as basic as miso soup was superb!
This is not an high-end restaurant but a mid-tier one with truly reasonably priced food.
One may complain service was not very attentive, but given the food quality and the price, I would say it's not too bad.
My tactics is to come early to queue, hoping you can be admitted in the first round of Seating, that gives you the shortest possible queuing time.
I would suggest arriving at least 30 mins before they open, and 45 mins if you want to be sure for the first round.
6. Takazawa
Overall Ratings
5 based on 121 reviews
Reviewed By Andy M - Canberra, Australia
My gorgeous wife called it four courses into the nine course degustation. It is not a title she would bandy about lightly, and six months later she stands by her judgment. This was, and remains, she says, the single best meal she's ever had.
Me too.
We've both had some decent meals in Japan and other places before and since: Motoyoshi Tempura is sensational. Joel Robuchon, Tofuya Ukai, the kaiseki lunch at the Abudai Bekkan (if you're ever lucky enough to get there) - all fantastic.
But there was something about the whole package at Takazawa: the personal service from Akiko and Chef Takizawa, and the tiny restaurant's intimate atmosphere, the creativity that goes into the dishes, the attention to detail and sheer hard work, the flavours, and the visual feast. It is an awesome combination, and it was hard to disagree when my bride made her pronouncement.
I reckon the great strength of TripAdvisor is that -almost without exception - those attractions that consistently rate highly with a large sample group over many years turn out to be excellent. Takazawa is a classic example. It's absolutely no mistake that this restaurant has a certificate of excellence; that it has been rated one of the best restaurants in Asia and the world. It's a truly class act.
Of course, it is not cheap, and unless you're seriously cashed-up, it's probably best reserved as a special treat. But, if you can get a reservation, and put off the kids' school fees for a month, you're very unlikely to be disappointed.
Strongly, highly, recommended.
7. Tempura Kondo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 171 reviews
Reviewed By harlemfamily - NYC, NY
This was our second tempura meal while traveling in Japan - We have decided that we love Tempura! We sat at the counter and Kondo prepared our meal - the fish was really fresh! And the vegetables a treat - we regretted not getting the corn - our neighbors had it and it looked delicious! All was wonderful and we got a picture with the Chef!
8. NARISAWA
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 408 reviews
Reviewed By Randolph66 - Dallas, Texas
Experiencing Narisawa is a Must for anyone who wants to have a mind blowing experience when visiting Tokyo. This was one of my top five dining experiences of all time.
The food is extremely thoughtful celebrating the season and drawing inspiration from nature. The chef has an amazing gift in creating an innovative and sublime use of ingredients. The way he can transform and elevate flavors shows his love for the bounty of the season. Every single dish was better than the one before. There was never one that I did not crave or could pass. Every crumb was devoured!
Service is gracious and seamless.
The setting is an extremely simple setting that is elegant and without any distractions. You are captivated by the simplicity and the incredible detail in the food and presentation of the cuisine.
9. Yamazaki
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 314 reviews
Reviewed By alanthegreat - Singapore, Singapore
This is my 2nd visit since 2011. The chef changed, the restaurant did not, so did the quality of sushi too. Now their menu has more variety, with pictures and captioned in English. Price is also more transparent and competitive. I'm surprised that the queue here isn't longer than the other 2 sushi bars along the same row, when the ratings on google and Tripadvisor showed this is actually higher rated.
A bit about this sushi bar, the chef prepares the sushi on the spot and asked for preference of wasabi or sweet sauce to be added on the sushi. The fish served is very fresh, and the fish sizes are quite adequate, not those which are thinly sliced. The chef would introduce each sushi and the type of fish it is when he is serving it. Ala carte menu is available if you do not want to try unfamiliar sushi from the set meals or Omakase meals.
Highly recommended sushi bar and I won't bet myself against coming here a third time when I visit Tokyo again.
10. Ippudo Roppongi
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 389 reviews
Reviewed By creamteaanyone - London, United Kingdom
We visited this restaurant twice whilst we were in Tokyo, it's a small restaurant close to Roppongi station and serves a small selection of great ramen dishes and drinks. Staff were friendly and helpful and we really enjoyed the food.
The do have an English menu which helped us, and the recommendation of the dumplings was appreciated. The portions are gernourous and you leave feeling like you've had a great meal.
If you are looking for a fairly cheap. tasty and filling option for dinner, this comes highly recommended.
