You dine here much as you would have done a century ago – sitting on thin cushions at low ...

A slice of Paris in Marunouchi, right down to the red banquettes, brass fittings and menu ...

There’s a church-like air of reverence at this sleepy shrine to classical music. A pamphlet ...

Chef Shinichiro Sakurai has mastered the sturdy, heart-warming cuisine of France’s Basque ...

The pair of signed John Lennon cartoons on the walls is the legacy of a chance visit by the ...

Kyoto-style cuisine is the focus of this traditional restaurant. It’s referred to as udon ...

This branch of one of Osaka’s top okonomiyaki restaurants replicates the original Kansai-style ...

Just about everything you eat and drink at T (pronounced ‘Tay’) is grown, netted or brewed ...

Kanetanaka is one of Tokyo’s most exclusive ryotei (traditional restaurants), but this sleek, ...

A welcome retreat from Shibuya’s brash Center-gai, Heikichi has a rustic, retro feel. The menu ...

Tucked away in the backstreets of Shibuya, this cheerful little Turkish restaurant serves up an ...

Friendly and casual, this mid-market trattoria specialises in the cucina and vini of Sicily. ...

This cosy basement wine bar boasts a decor every bit as eccentric as its name. The cuisine is ...

Who says tempura has to be expensive? Surviving amid the gleaming modern buildings of Shinjuku, ...

What this bustling little restaurant lacks in ambience it makes up for in tasty ...

After two decades in a convenient location not far from the east exit of Shinjuku Station, Ban ...

Hidden away in Hakusan, this Kyoto-style tofu restaurant is one of Tokyo’s best-kept secrets. ...

Tokyo’s most famous tofu restaurant was founded way back in the Edo period by a tofu-maker ...

Perhaps, at some point in the distant past, this was the way local upmarket operations got to ...