The pleasure of dining in Tokyo isn’t measured in absolutes, but possibilities. It’s about the izakaya you stumble across while searching for that TikTok famous tonkatsu joint. It’s about making ...

Visiting Tokyo for the first time can feel like stepping into the future and the past at once. This vast, ever-shifting metropolis is all about contrasts: centuries-old shrines tucked beside glass ...

Whether it be the original Matsuhisa restaurant in Los Angeles, the range of 50+ Nobu restaurants around the globe or even the growing portfolio of Nobu hotels/resorts, you’ve probably heard of famed ...

Tokyo-based Indian chef Tejas Sovani’s deep appreciation for the rigors of Japanese cooking was first forged at Gion Okumura in Kyoto. A pioneering institution in the heart of the ancient capital, it ...

A konbini egg sandwich at 3 a.m. shouldn't qualify as a formative culinary experience, but in Tokyo, it does. The 7-Eleven version costs about $2, arrives in packaging engineered to keep the bread ...

Tsukiji Market is one of Japan’s oldest and most famous fish markets, and is best known for the unique meals visitors can have here. The wholesale tuna portion of the market moved to Toyosu, but ...

There are about 1,500 Italian restaurants in Tokyo, but Alter Ego is one of the most legendary. Here the tajarin pasta is a tangle of delicately thin noodles bathed in a silky butter sauce; the minced ...

Whether you’re a regular visitor or it’s your first time, the Japanese capital’s dynamic food scene never fails to surprise and delight intrepid eaters. The pleasure of dining in Tokyo isn’t measured ...