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Japanese ice cream flavours you need to try
Swap your vanilla ice cream with these unique Japanese flavours: matcha, sesame, sake and more
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The best restaurants and cafés in Tokyo, including restaurant reviews and new openings
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Best street food and snacks at Tsukiji Market
There’s still plenty to eat at the bustling Tsukiji: tamagoyaki omelette sandwiches, tuna sashimi, grilled scallops and more
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Best restaurants in Tokyo for solo diners
Forget casual ramen joints and fast food chains. Here’s where to treat yourself to a good meal when you’re dining solo
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The best pizza in Tokyo
Here are the top 20 pizzerias in the city, all serving up thin, crispy, authentic Naples-style pizza
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Best ramen in Tokyo
From old-school noodles and tonkotsu classics to soupless tsukemen and spicy favourites – you'll be bowled over by these ramen
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Jikasei Mensho
Jikasei Mensho also offers a vegan dandan noodle dish that is almost impossible to tell from the meaty original...
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Ponchi-ken
The humble cutlet has undergone plenty of evolution since those days, culminating in the 2015 awarding of the first Michelin mark to a tonkatsu-only restaurant
Tokyo's best...
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Best kakigori in Tokyo
Ice, ice baby. Here are Tokyo's best kakigori shaved ice desserts to beat the heat
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Every Tokyo restaurant in David Chang’s 'Ugly Delicious' season one
From pizza at Savoy and Seirinkan to Den’s fried chicken – see the celebrity chef's Tokyo top picks from his hit Netflix show
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Best cafés for latte art in Tokyo
Follow our guide to Instagram the most beautiful latte art in the capital
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Best bakeries in Tokyo
The city’s upper crust: these excellent bread shops and patisseries are definitely worth your dough
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Best kaiseki restaurants in Tokyo
The traditional multi-course kaiseki dinner is considered the epitome of Japanese cuisine, and these dedicated restaurants are the best in Tokyo
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Best restaurants in Shinjuku
From ramen and udon to tempura and kaiseki, here's where to go in Shinjuku for some of your best meals in Tokyo
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Food and drink events
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You can now dine in a vintage Orient Express first-class carriage in Hakone
Experience the opulence of the 20th-century’s most famous luxury train just two-and-a-half hours from Shinjuku
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The breathtaking 230m-high rooftop bar at Shibuya Sky is now open
Take in the Tokyo skyline views with a drink in hand at Shibuya’s highest rooftop bar
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Sézanne in Tokyo is ranked as the best restaurant in Asia for 2024
The French fine dining restaurant at Four Seasons Marunouchi took the top spot in this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list
Hot new openings
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Taizan
Can’t decide between Japanese or Chinese? You can have both at this new Ebisu restaurant, serving up meals made with traditional Japanese...
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Bloody Angle Dougen Tong
All the cool kids come to hang out at this record and café bar just off the busy streets of Shibuya...
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Izakaya Masaka
Hidden among the cool restaurants of Shibuya Parco’s Chaos Kitchen, this shitamachi (downtown) izakaya-style restaurant serves only vegan dishes...
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Ultimate guide to yakitori
Here's a photo menu to help you identify and order the different chicken parts in a classic yakitori meal
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Ultimate guide to wagashi
Wagashi are the dainty Japanese sweets made for teatime. But can you tell your daifuku from your monaka and dorayaki?
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Best restaurants at Toyosu Market
Just like its predecessor in Tsukiji, Toyosu Market is home to some of the top sushi restaurants in Tokyo
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Best character cafés and restaurants in Tokyo
Dine with your favourite characters at these themed eateries, from Snoopy and Pokemon to Peter Rabbit and Moomin
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The most beautiful Starbucks in Japan
In Japan, Starbucks has created unique and stunning coffee shops that marry art, architecture, local history and café culture