Blue Dragon - Motoazabu - Asian Fusion

Blue Dragon - Motoazabu
March 2009

1F Tanaka Building
3-2-20 Motoazabu
Tel. 03-3478-8287
Open 6.30pm - 3.30 am

Best Dish - Chicken Rice Soup
Cost - This place is actually licenced as a bar not a restaurant so they make you order one drink. Including one drink, expect to pay maximum 3,000 yen each.
English Friendly - Yes
Seats - 12 + counter
Atmosphere - No-nonsense, good value.
Food - Most dishes are very good, a few are exceptional. Half the fun is trying them all!
Service - below average
Wine list - In typical Japanese style they have 2 kinds, red and white.
Functions - no
Private Room - no
Non smoking areas - no
Vegetarian Options - yes but I wouldn't guarantee no fish sauce.
Family Friendly - no

Syun - Hiroo - Organic Fusion

Syun - Hiroo
January 2008

2F Hiroo Complex
5-7-35 Hiroo Shibuya-Ku
Tel. 03-5792-4143

Open every day for lunch 11:00 - 16:00

Open for dinner

Mon - Sat 17:30 - 23:00

Sun & Hol 17:30 - 22:00

www.syun-hiroo.com

Best Dish - Uncured ham and organic onion salad with carrot sauce.
Cost - Courses range from 4,800 yen to 8,800 yen per person.
English Friendly - Yes
Atmosphere - Modern and sophisticated
Food - All the vegetables are fresh, full of flavour and unimaginably sweet. A couple of the sauces were not complimentary to the dishes.
Service - Excellent
Wine list - Organic wines only
Private Functions - yes
Non smoking areas - yes
Vegetarian Options - yes
Family Friendly -no

Elements - Toranomon - Fench Fusion

Elements - Toranomon
December 2007

Toranomon Towers Residence 1F

4-1-34 Toranomon

Minato-ku Tokyo
Tel. 03-5733-0222

Open for lunch 11:30 - 15:00

Open for dinner 18:00 - 23:00

Closed Sunday and holidays

www.elements-restaurant.com

Best Dish - The roasted duck is the signature dish and the steak is also superb.
Cost - Mains go up to 12,000 each.
English Friendly - Yes.
Seats - 2 private rooms for up to 10 people each and 52 seats in the main room.
Atmosphere - The interior design could be in any top restaurant anywhere in the world. The wooden floors can make is noisy.
Food - wonderfully fresh
Service - excellent
Wine list - A large selection of mostly French.
Private Functions - Yes.
Non smoking areas - Yes.
Vegetarian Options - No.
Family Friendly -No.

Red Pepper - Omotesando and Ebisu

Red Pepper - Omotesando and Ebisu - Modern
October 2007

3-5-25 1F Kita-Aoyama

Minato-ku Tokyo

From Omotesando crossing, take the laneway behind thepolice box.
Tel. 03-3478-1264

1-12-5 1F Ebisu

Minato-ku Tokyo

Tel. 03-3280-4436

Open 17:00 - 24:00
www.take-5.co.jp

Best Dish - Lasagna
Cost - Dishes range from 600 - 2,000 yen each. Most are around 1,100 yen.
English Friendly - Menu's are Japanese. We had one waiter who spoke a little English.
Seats - Omotesando is very small with 20 seats, Ebisu is a little bigger with 42 seats.

Atmosphere - Lively and Friendly.
Food - Everything was good.
Service - The food was a little slow to come out
Wine list - none
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - No
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly -No

Legato - Shibuya - Fusion

Legato - Shibuya
April 2007

3-6 Maruyama-cho
15F E Space Tower
Shibuya-ku
Tel. 03-5784-2121
email: legato@global-dining.com
www.legato-tokyo.jp


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Buco - Shirokane - Italian

Buco - Shirokane
February 2007

1-29-13 Shirokane
Minato-Ku
Ph 03 5475- 1368

The pastas here constantly change and are very good but don't expect traditional Italian, it is very much Japanese influenced.

Best Dish - Garlic mushrooms with bread to dip in.
Cost - dinner for 2 with t glasses of wine in around 7,000 yen.
English Friendly - Yes, English speaking waiters but no English menu. They are happy to read the menu out for you.
Seats - 30
Atmosphere - On week nights business, otherwise couples.
Food - Good quality Japanese style Italian.
Service - Superb.
Wine list - Good.
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - No
Vegetarian Options - Yes.

T.Y. Harbor Brewery - Higashi Shinagawa - Modern

T.Y. Harbor Brewery - Higashi Shinagawa
February 2007

2-1-3 Higashi Shinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tel. 03-5479-4555
Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:30 - 14:00, Saturday - Sunday and Holidays 11:30 - 15:00
Dinner: Monday - Saturday 17:30 - 22:00, Sunday and Holidays 17:30 - 21:00
www.tyharborbrewing.co.jp

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Daidaiya - Akasaka - Asian Fusion

Daiaiya - Akasaka

Belle Vie 9F
3-1-6 Akasaka
Open for lunch 11:30-14:00
Open for Dinner 17:00 - 0:00 daily
Ph (03) 3588-5087

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Tesoro - Spanish - Omotosando

Tesoro - Spanish
December 2006

4-2-17 Omotesando Hills B1F
Shibuya-Ku
Ph (03) 5770-3996

We went to this restaurant for the Christmas dinner set so we had no choice for ordering. We looked for somewhere to go at the last minute and this was one of the few restaurants that still had places available. We were expecting and wanting authentic Spanish food so we were a little disappointed when the menu came out full of French and Japanese influences.

I love fish pie, it reminds me of a pub/bar/nightclub on the water in Sydney called Bungalow8. I would head down there for fish pie lunch and a few beers once every couple of weeks. The fish pie here was good, but a little too creamy for my personal taste. However I do think the cream appeals well to Japanese tastes.
The pigeon and fois gras pie was incredible. The pastry was cooked to perfection and it could have been served in any top restaurant in the world. The uni (sea urchin) and oyster paella was average.

Summed up - Don't expect traditional Spanish. This is modern Spanish fusion
Best Dish - We had the Christmas dinner set, best dish on it was the pigeon and fois gras pie.
Cost - Christmas set + wine was a bit under 40,000 yen for 2. Normal dinner you can expect to pay around 15,000 yen. Not so good value for money here but I guess you can expect that given this restaurants location.

English Friendly - English menu but the waiter don't speak much.
Seats - 40
Atmosphere - modern and classy
Food - Awesome
Service - Immaculate
Wine list - Not much Spanish wine, mostly French. Both recommendations were excellent.